The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-11
NO BARBAR|T|ES
ARE PROVED YET
IN Congressional Investiga-
ton of the So Called Po-
lice Third Degree"
AS TO PARCELS POST
Congressional Committee Fa.
vors Experiment-Other
Washington Gossip.

Washington. Dec. 1O.-The select
committee Of the senate appointed last
session to investigate "the third de.
gree" has thus far failed to uncover
BY those who are instrumental in get.
ting Senator Hepburn of Idaho, to in.
troduce the resolution calling for an
investigation. The third degree
which the select committee is dealing
with, Is confined to federal criminal
cases. and the treatment OF prisoners
by federal officers of the law. Mem
bers OF the select committee say there
Is some foundation for the third de-
gree" stories which the newspapers
print. but the testimony SO far heard
by the committee does not warrant
the assumption that the police In large
cities abuse their power. Senator
Brsndegee. chairman Of the commit.
tee. expects to have his report ready
TO submit to the senate the latter
part OF December.
Members OF the House committee
on postoffice and postcards agree
with the suggestion of Postmaster.
General Hitchcock that an experiment
with the parcels post be made on the
rural free delivery routes. 1t Is point
ed out that this experiment could be
made without much cost to the Post
office Department and In a few months
Il could be demonstrated whether or
not q parcels post would prove sue
cessful and self.supporting. Officials
Of the Postoffice Department who have
Investigated this subject say that they
arc confident that congress will re-
0pond to the demand for a parcels
post by authorizing It's establishment
on rural routes. The House COM
mittee on postoffices and poastroads
will soon take up the postoffice ap-
preparation bill in which provision
will probably be made for this new
department in the postal service.
Republican leaders Of the House
say there Is no question but that
Representative John w. Dwight, OF
New York. will succeed himself as
party whip.
Mr.. Dwight succeeded former Rep
resentative Watson Of Indiana. who
was Republican whip for several con.
yresses. When Mr.. Dwight was elect.
ed whip at the beginning Of the extra
session In March. 1909. some OF the
old wheel-horses in the House shook
their heads, and intimated that the
New York statesman could not fill
the position but he proved himself the
man for the place. On all important
votes In the last session. when party
feeling ran high, and especially when
the leaders were In doubt about how
the Insurgents would vote. whip
Dwight could nearly always estimate
within two votes Of the roll call.
The Whip must be on the Job every
hour OF the session, and must keep
In touch with every member OF the
majority for there is no way OF telling
when the minority may spring sur
prise and demand q roll call. the re-
cord vote of which may play promi-
nent part In the campaign. There will
be plenty Of work for the whip this
session. President Taft has import.
ont measures he will press to a vote
IN the House. and 1t will be the duty
Of the whip to see that all the Repub-
licans are on hand. and to use his In
eluence with the Insurgents to stand
by the ADMINISTRATORS legislative
program. Whip Dwight says the re-
suits Of the November elections will
hot dampcn the ardor Of the Republi-
cans at the short session. and his in.
formation Is that the majority will
pull together.
Southern representatives and other
members who have large labor con.
vtituencies say they will appeal to the
committee on rules II the Touse agri-
cultural committee falls to report the
bill amendatory of the Oleomargerine
law. There are several bills regulat-
Ing the sales Of Oleomargerine pending
before the House agricultural COM
mittee. At the last session the com.
mittee heard much testimony. but to
the disappointment Of those interest
I'd II failed to make any report to
che House. Labor organizations have
petitioned congress to reduce the tax
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