Show f WW tr i anlo re QUICK ACTION PRESIDENT TAFT ASKS CONGRESS TO MAKE IN N RAILROAD BILL f A messa ge the outcome a of f ar a agreement ree with railroads thereby they agree to withdraw increased rates for Pra present cent washinton Washl nuton president tatt taft da 0 cent a special message to carese in which he recommended that the clause ta in the new railroad ralli cud bill which gives the interstate commerce commission power to investigate and su suspend increased rates filed by the railroads be modified fo so as to toj tabe take effect immediately upon the act the message followed a leng lengua thoun con ference at the while house tuesday morning between the president preel dent and benator senator crane on the part of the senate and representative mana mann on the part of the house there was a wide divergence of opinion among the callers as a to whether bether the amendments bought sought by the president could be secured la in conference those representative who favored the acceptance of the senate 0 bill as a whole contended that the only way vay to make the clansa clause referred to by he the president take effect immediately was to pass a joint resolution to that effect they argued that as it stands in the bill the provision would not take effect for sixty da dao a the president bases his hi request upon the agreement he reached with the railroads on monday whereby they agreed to withdraw all increased rates until the new now law was signed As to how the act Is to be amended whether in conference or by joint resolution ol the president left to the discretion of congress |