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The Secretary states : " It is the understanding that we are voting 

 upon the case before us and not upon a principle involving cases not 

 actually before the Commission. Accordingly the Secretary's view 

 is that the present opinion does not bind the Commission to the para- 

 graph to which Commissioner Stejneger objects. 



" It is the Secretary's further understanding that this opinion is 

 not to be construed as suspension of the rules. The question of possi- 

 ble suspension could not be considered until the first question by the 

 rippellant was definitely answered. With the publication of the an- 

 swer it becomes possible for interested authors to present, if they 

 desire, application for suspension and arguments supporting their 

 proposition. Pending such application the Secretary considers the 

 case closed." 



