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Show TO MflKfe CHAHGES IN RAILROAD BILL T- r- -- -n vt ? r V' : ! i Washington- Marcn S3 When ta,c. cdmlnlstrotloa Talroad ; bill; was- tak-' ea up by tbov 6eflfttd .todays- Senator: Elklnsr said as no one -was prepared, to speak on tho bilUne would ask to have It temporarily laid aside. - - :11c said he would not again co'l, upon tho measure-untll after-the disposal dis-posal of the executive legislative and Judicial appropriation bill which would come up tomorrow but after the pas-' fsge of the appropriation bill he would request Senators cither to proceed pro-ceed with- the discussion of .the bill or to fix a time for voting on It, Mr. Elkinsfput In a large part, of tho day. stirring-senators to greater activity in- preparing their speeches.-He found a dozen or more . contemplating ad-; dresses, but none now prepared to si-cak, among 'the; prospective speakers speak-ers aro Senators Root, Bailey, Hughes LaFollette, - Brlstowy. Dolliver, Crawford, Craw-ford, Borah and Ncwlands. . Many of them are holding off until the com-.mlttee com-.mlttee amendments were submitted. Members of the committee admit that a tacit understanding that several sev-eral changes will bo made Including tho following: A provision allowing shippers to ln tervene in -wilts brought - by carriers against tho U. S. to set aside or modify modi-fy orders of tho interstate commerce. A , prohibition against the Interstate commerce commission exercising Jurisdiction over port to port trans-- trans-- porta tlon, . Authorization for .appeals from Interlocutory In-terlocutory decrees and .provisions for five -day's' notice of injunction proceedings. pro-ceedings. A provision .requiring tho Mtbroission of traffic agreements to the Interstate commerce commission for lta approval. |