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Show jSOLONS READY TO CARRY OUT HARDING WISH Both Democrats and Republicans Re-publicans Promise Action on Measures WASHINGTON, Aug If. Plans for carrying out President Harding's rec-ommendatlons rec-ommendatlons to congress concerning jthe coul situation legislation to control con-trol the present situation brought .about by the miners' strike and designed de-signed to fereslall similar future difficulties dif-ficulties were under waj t."la Both Isenate and house Republican leaders promised speedy action and they were said to have the support of most of Ithe DemocratiO leaders Possibility of passage of necessary bills. In part at Ii ast, next Week was declared good. I The proposed legislation, II was In-di In-di ated by leaders, will be confined foi th. pnsent to measures to set up an agency to purchase, sell and distribute coal In Interstate commerce, and for the creation of a commission to ascertain as-certain the facts in the coal Industry The agency proposition, which would" b'- designed primarily to control prices, 'it was Indicated likely would require more time for consideration than the I factfinding commission as some leaders lead-ers v. . r.- said to oppose the recreation Of an such body as the war-time coal 'administration, which they declared iwas "not" a success. It was understood by legislators th.t ,the president felt tho rail situation .could be handled without immediate aid from congress. |