The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-03-06
ELECTION FUND PROBE
Congressional Committee to Look
Into Sources of Campaign
Contributions.
WILL CALL INSURANCE MEN

ofFoials Of New York Companies and
Others to Be Examined Senator
Lodge viii Try to Resurrect Philip
pine Tariff RiIl--Rate Measure Dis
cussed-No More Free Seeds.
Officials of Insurance companies are
to appear in Washington and under
oath tell the house committee on cleo
ton of president. vice president and
members Of congress exactly what con-
fributions have been made TO political
campaign funds during tie past few
years.
Charles i. Hughes. the inquisitor in
the insurance investigation in New
York city, viii be also asked to APP
pear, as well as those who have been
conducting the investigatlon--th Arm
strong committee and others Identified
with it.
Ofticials Of great corporations Of a
quasi public nature viii also be called
upon.
Members of the committee say they
will call every person who in the
slightest degree knows of political cam
paign contributions having been made
by corporations, but none will say
whether or not Postmaster General
Cortelyou chairman Of the Republican
national committee, or Cornelius n.
Bliss, treasurer Of that committee, will
be called Neither viii they say
whether the Democratic campaign
managers will be called
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce agreed on a
pure food bill.
The senate committee on the Philip
pines has refused to report the Philip
pine tariff bill reducing rates ON inn
ports from the islands. This disposes
of the measure, but Senator Lodge,
chairman Of the committee on the
Philippines, decided to make a motion
that the senate discharge the commit
tee from further consideration Of the
bill.
Under the rules of the senate a mo-
tion Of this character is debatable.
The senator purposes making an argu
ment in favor of the bill and that it be
taken up for discussion. He does not
intend, however, to precipitate action
until after the statehood bill has been
disposed Of
The means suggested provides the
only way in which the bill may be
brought before the senate, in view Of
the action of the committee in defeat
ing it. Opponents of the bill declare
that the senate is overwhelmingly OPP
posed to the passage of the bill.
The army appropriation bill, carrying
more than $69,000,O00, was passed by
the house after five days Of considera
ton.
The house also passed the Foraker
bill, providing for the marking Of the
graves Of Confederate dead buried in
the north
In lengthy speech Senator Foraker
arrayed himself against the Hepburn
railroad rate bill
Mr.. Foraker in his speech conceded
that evils exist in connection with the
railroads, but urged that all of them
could be more effectively met by
amending the Elkins law than by pass.
ing the pending bill He announced his
regrets for differing with the president.
Calling rebates the most serious evil.
he traced the present extensive rail,
road consultations to the fact that the
supreme court decisions against pool
ing had left the roads without protec
ton from the rebate system except tc
resort to some general understanding.
Mr.. Dolliver spoke in support of the
rate BILL The Iowa senator defended
the interstate commerce commission
and declared that when the law was
enacted it would be observed by car
rIers and shippers.
The treaty between the United
States and Santo Domingo under
which the former undertakes to collect
and disburse the customs revenues OF
the latter in order to satisfy Santo Do
mingos foreign creditors, was report
ed to the senate favorably.
The house committee on agriculture
has decided by a vote of 8 to not to
recommend any appropriation to buy
seeds for free distribution.