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Show INQUIRY INTO RAILROADS IS SOON TO BE RESUMED The Hon apetlnl HerUce WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 25. The conRreflHionnl joint com-mittcc com-mittcc on intorstittc commerce, which hns been conducting the inquiry in-quiry into Bovernmcnt rcgulntion nnd control of transportation, Inst week decided to suspend its hearing: on the subject and ad-iourncd, ad-iourncd, subject to the call of the chairman, because of the pressure of other work before congress. According to the resolution cre- lliiK the committee. It li nitilriit to xtihmlt n report by Jutnniry Slli next It MriiiitlrrMootl ttint before that time the rnmmltlee will nk for nn rxten lnn of lime nml Hint the henrlns will lie rexiitncd Ht n Inter date, when onie of thoie who ulremly lme npprnrel liefore I he rotnnilllee will lie uiiritlmi ed further nml a great innny otliom will be henrtl It li prolmhlr, howev er, Unit the IniirliiKu will not be rrfttira eil until nfler adjournment of Ciiniei on Mnrch lib In nddltlou In rrtilnr routine mixlne the eommeno com mittcc of the two liouneH nre clurced with the Importmit duly of prepnrtnc nnd pn-icntlntc Iho leKlitatlon nxkcil for by i'retlilcnl WIIon to tnnke lm-M4xllde lm-M4xllde a rnllriHiil strike without previous pre-vious Inre-itleallon ThU will Icnre little or no time for the; conildernllnn of tlm general iUellnn of rullwny regulnllon. Country Wants Somtlhlnfl Done. MemberM of ConenM nnd otheni who nre lulereMeil In the lniiilr undertaken un-dertaken ltj I lie Xewlnnd. Committee ItudKt that there In uo Intention of nbnnilonlnt; II It M-cmt iloiilitfnl ludeeil, If the country would ii-rmlt the mnttcr to lie dropiieil If tin re were evidence of a desire on tlio mrt of ('iitiRirmt to ilo ho The nut Imi wide cvlileniT of In lensl etokeil b) Hie lulllntleti of the New bind Impilo hIiow that the cf pie of the iiiiinlrj shlpiK-rn, uiiiMlin em mul lnelop. iu well nn rnllwu) men thelueltei mv nllie to the fait that the mlluuy Nltiintlou In hlshly mi nut Isfni torj Hlhl Unit Hill's tim-t be taken without iiniiiHift-ar) delay to miike ll mnhIIh for the rullroads to meet the crowltiK ueeiN of the nation Prom reimrl rtiTlviHl here It mrum mh Ihouuli nliuot eter rommeri'liil or-rhiiImUimi or-rhiiImUimi him) bianeK4 luleretit In IIh cotintr) were euwiiiiil In rtudylnit the nil In utd ipictl"ii 'I lie t'liniiilMr of Commenv nf Hie I'lilled State hnii Ihimi eolidili tliitf mi elnbornle Impilr) Into vnrloiin pImim of the Htilijiit fur mnii moiillis Mst Mnn IikiiI nnd dlute umiiui'ivliil IhhIIcn lu eirrj lurl of Hie iouiitr have iiniiinlltecs imi-eokimI imi-eokimI In Mud) of the problem mul have Indicated n ileolre to eouio here nml preMMit their views. Niitloiml or-ptnluillons or-ptnluillons of iniiiiufiuturirs, luuilor-men, luuilor-men, loul os'nilorH, whole-Kile mul retail re-tail diiilerw, lmi expreweil throush reHolutlous tln'lr desire fur the uiilllcn-Hon uiilllcn-Hon of the ) Mi m of rnllMiiy resulu-lion, resulu-lion, the Niitlomil IiuliiHlrlnl Tnilll LeiiKite, siisiklni: from the li'UHilut of rhlpivm usiiii; tlic rulhu)s, lm Imlon-iil exiluit feileml reiuilntlou proililllIK It I lieeompllsheil ill mnli i wuy ns to Kle full proliillou nnd prompt iiiljii-tuii'iit lu mnllem relutlm; In trHiikMirlnllou within the states Many Infertile Studying Problem. Alt these orumiluttloiirt represent prl imirlly the lilptcrt of the nuiutr), but Ihev are not the only ouex who are tukliii; ii hnnd In the dlhClissloii Tin' Investors of the iiullou, thmuu'li their own iiksiK'IntloiH ami UiroiiKli commit-teeH commit-teeH n pri'sciitliic the suv Iiiks Imuke nnd other lliinnrliil ori:uultiitloiiK, ute pre purliiK to rIiovv the nifi'hsll) of linprov-ItiK linprov-ItiK rullmad vretlll mul proleitliiK the rlyhts of thnc whose money Is Invest ed lu rallwn) ftecurlllcM rimilly the nillromU themselves, Inlui; vitally ion ii riuil lu the Improvement of exlstliik' loiidltlime ii n plumiliu; to submit their vlevvM throiiKh lliitr executives, opcr-utliiR opcr-utliiR ortlclulM nml Irullle eH'rls ami lo ntoert thilr wlllluwneMH tomxept far-reuihliiK far-reuihliiK feileml n-KnIrttiuu alum; Hues that will enable them to allr.nt uipltiil uml lo provhre the fmllltli's nuilpd for tin- prompt ami i lib lent handling of the couiitr) s lriuiNirtutlon business. Main Trouble le Too Many Maitora. I Not ull of these Interest are lu ae ord n k to Hie ii'imilles thut should be tnloptiil There mciuk lo Ih ii yeuerul amwiuent. however, that many or Hie illltkiiltlcK whli Ii confront the railroads mul whli Ii make It luioMile for thorn to tin -t the requirement) of the nation's na-tion's coiuiueree promptly mul satisfactorily satisfac-torily u rise from the huphnziiril nnd ufteu i ouflli lliiic misisures of teKUliitloii Unit Imvu Imi'H udoptiil from time to time b) the fiili'rul government ami the fori) club) state uml that what Is I nciili'il Is a well ordcretl, H)sieuuitlc I silieme of federal reNuliitlnu thut shall over Hie whole nuiiitr) uml miike It Hwsile for the rallroiul to irovlde the titeiiNloii nml Improve! failllilM im iiiiillj neediil, while at the same time protiKiliiK full) the piiblb Intcre!. |