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Washington, B.G. f ^ Tuesday, July Si, 1906. The Committee appointed (by advice ©f Counsel) at the meet* ing of Western Lines held at Chicago, 3uly 16th, the Interstate Commerce Commission on certain qu ets©t icoonnsf erre lawtitihn g tvoe ntehde— afmoern pdreedl ilamwi,n artoy bdeicsocmues seifofne—ctiinv leo Aoumg u6s01t, 2l8tehw, Wi19l0l6a,r d cHoont*e l, at 9:00 A.M. The following were in attendance:** Messrs* B. Miller, Vice-President, y. H. Hiland, 8 HW.. iBt.* MBciCdudllleo,u gh., 88 VC.. H1.a ilBeo,w es, FTrrta.f fiTcr fM*a nMaggre.r,, y. G. Stubbs, (Chairman) Trf. Bir. CC.. M.B . && St%. Pl.y .By., CC.. E.AI .H . &w .P . BHy.y,. , 111. Cent. By., M. K. & T. By., U.P.1.1. 1ST. y. M. Dickinson, General Counsel, I.C.R.H., was also present# Mr. B. 0. Ives, Gen. Trf. Mgr., Wabash R.R., who— with Mr. McCullough--was added to the original committee, did not attend. Request had been received from Mr. L. Green, (Frt. Trf. Mgr., go. By.) Chairman of the CoBsaittees of Southern and Southeastern Lainnde ss,u cthh acto utrhsee btewoi nCgo mamgirteteeaebsl e jotoi ntthley Ccoomnmfiesrs iwoint,h tiht e wCaosm mairsrsainogne,d accordingly, the hour of meeting with the Commission being at 2:00 P.M. The Committee proceeded with the reading and discussion of a Cliomsmt itotfe eq,u ebsutti ownhsi wchhi chha dh anodt b eyeetn baecetne ds uupbomni tbtye dt hteo tShoeuitrhe Cronu nsel# CTohem miltistte,e dini d snomoet tihnisntakn ciets ,e xpceodvieernetd poori nntesce wshsiacrhy tthoe rWaiesset,e rann d, after a full review, it was concluded that the Committee would, in its petition to the Commission, confine itself to the follow* iig requests, namely: FIRST: Ask the Commission, in view of the difficulties of the slVuaTion and the magnitude of the work, to make an order pOefr mmaiktitningg,, fpirloivnigs iaonnda lploys,t intgh ep acsosnetnigneura nacen do ff retihgeh tp retsaerinftf sp,ractice with the understanding that the carriers will take up with t he pCroamcmtiiscsaibolne tahen dq uuensitfioornms priancvtoilcvee,d , awnidt thh aat vitehwe Coofm rmeiascsihoinn gw ial l, after the situation has further developed, fix by an order a ti as within which the tariffs diall be filed and published. SEGOHD: Ask the Commission to suspend the requirement of the $0 days' not ice of changes in Import and Export rates, substi* truatt eisn g shtahlelr,e fforr otmh et irmeeq utoi retmimeen,t atsha tt hweyh eraer e jmoaidnet, rbaet epsu belxiissth,e dt ahensde peated-for import business at the pert of entry-and for export, bfuisliende swsi,t h att het heC oommriigsisniaoln bdyom measitli,c paondi,n t whoefr es hniop mjeonitn—t arnadte bse are made, that the charge for the inland service shall be published, posted and filed with the Commission. THXRB: Ask the Commission the questions under Ho.IV., Which were asked of the attorneys, vis: "Section 6. Third period requires that the printed schedules shall state separately the terminal charges, etc., all privileges, etc* , •0. A« these ftharcraw are loeal to the deliverine carrier,