Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
From Washington.
10 rrsspcndsnce Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, February II.

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Washington, February II.
"3hall l have csutuI 10 settle the
Troublesome QUESTION as to whether the
House will investigate the high prices OF
lIviue?' This Is the question that
Speaker Cannon has been asking his
friends today and the decision seems to
bs that the SPEAKER shall have his csn-
cue. The insurgents are not o little
amused ut the way Mr.. Cannon Pa the
question tut they say that 1t illustrates
the situation 10 the House better than
anything else tbtt has been said. Toe
bic b price Of living proposition iss two
edged sword and 10 handling 1t the lead
ers OF the House are having hard work
to find any portion Of the blade that does
not cut. The resolution That was pre-
ssnted uuanimC u,ly by toe COMM t,a Oh
aays and means providing that that
committee should oOpdu;t the invesligt-
ton Is now with the committee on iu'es.
To get 1t out involves double danger.
Any report from the committee on
rules 10 subject 10 an amendment that
will revise the Cannon rules, tut
the speaker of the committee on
rules and Insert the insufgent pro.
gramme 10 lien of the preseLt system.
Secondly, the report Is subject to an
amendment that would give the II use
the power to elect the investigating
committee aud this might result in a
committee that would have some very
harsh thugs 10 say shout the tariff and
trusts. Ia order to got the matter be-
fore the Ii 1use, 1t 10 necessary to have
a republican caucus aud to get enough
insurgents into the csutpi to Insure
victory for the programme. The indics'
ons sre tJdsy that this can be done
because the democrats ere unwilling to
mix up the rules 6gh! with the coat OF
living invei CATION and some OF the
insurgents want 10 stand by the demo-
Gratis 10 THE. The democrats, they say,
stood with them and they should ntt a.
tempt to force the rules its1e I'll the
democrats are ready. There will be at
other opportunity to take up the rules
Gght, they urge. 10 this class are Messr'.
asyes, OF UalifOrnis, and Glrdner, OF
Massachusetts,. The democratic mem.
bers of the House are inclined to take.
the view thtt the rules fgbt can be
postponed. Both Champ CLARK aud
Oscar Underwood are on the comm ttse
90 ways snd means, they ssy, md cau be
tusied t. do the right kind Of probing
o. the coat Of living. S1me of tie it-
surseuts ssy thtt no opportunity to
amend the rules shonld be allowed - go
By and that, If they go into caucus on
this PROPOSE. lon, they will not get an
other chance lless II Is hedged about
Ia int such "a way. Mr.. Dwight Yep.
N. ", republican whip was Instructed
t ,dsy 10 cunt noses to fad out how
many republicans will Uome into csu.
Qua. As 1t stands now, neither The orgsuis
zItion Nor the insurgents know their
strength.
A surprising revelation made by
Chairman Martin A. Kuspp, OF the
Iaterstate Commerce Commission, ID tie
Senate committee on interstate committee
vas 10 the statement that the TAFT inter
state commerce bill does not prevent
holding companies from controlling
competing railroad lines. 1t was stated
plainly ntush, be seid, that railroad
corporation could not coLtiol competing
line Iu! placed no such rsttritton on a
holding company. lis made no srsu
ment oD TIE matter, but said the commit
sion would simply call the attention OF
Or gress to the matter so that 1t might
decide whether 1t was desirable to leave
that section Of the bill unchanged. Mr.
Knapp expressed commissions dissP'
prevail OF the bill By Representative
raliAferro, (itm. Fis.), designed to per
nit express companies to transport free
packages for the personal use Of Its OWE
officers or employees or those Of other
common carriers.
A reCust Ihit the sttoIDey-Zen OF
the United ST ties mat u e proceeding
against thC American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, on the ground OF
alleged conspiracy in resirsiit OF t.ads,