Under the amendment to the sixth section, if adopted, and a protest was made to the advanced rate, or the commission under a protest was authorized in its discretion to suspend the advanced rate, until hearing as to its reasonableness, the only decision that could be made under that amendment would be, that the rate proposed to be advanced was either reasonable or unreasonable, but there would exist no power in the commission, if they found the rate unreasonable, to fix what in its judgment would be a reasonable rate. The committee does not believe that it is the desire of Congress, in view of the sentiment of the country as expressed in the press and before it, to pass additional legislation which would invite and suggest such confusion and legal difficulties in the construction of an act which has not yet been put in full operation by the tribunal charged with that duty. COULD THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION, CONDEMNING AN ADVANCE OF RATES, BE REVIEWED BY THE COURTS? 4. It was suggested to the committee that the incorporation of this amendment to the sixth section of the act of June 29, 1906, would deprive the carrier of the right to review by a bill in equity a decision of the commission which denied to the carrier the right to advance a rate. This contention is based upon the ruling of the courts, that the making of a future rate is a legislative act, and not a question for judicial review, and that until the rate is fixed and becomes effective it is purely one within the legislative function, and presents no subject cognizable by the court. Under the amendment proposed a carrier would file a schedule of advanced rates; a shipper enters a protest to the rate taking effect; either by operation of the statute or the exercise of discretion by the commission, the rate is suspended until final hearing; subsequently there is a notice of the hearing and a decision rendered adverse to the contention of the carrier seeking an advance of the rate. Under these circumstances there is no remedy of review of that act of the commission provided for by existing law or under the principles of equity.