Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-02
Sixty-tirst Congress.
Second Session
Wasbington, Feb. ..
SEEATE,

A resolution to Investigate the in
crossed cost of living was introduced BY
Senator Lodge. It provides for select
committee of FIVE senators and closely
fallows the E kins resolution presented q
month ago. The Lodge resolution Wss
referred to the committee on finance. 1t
gives sweeping gu horlty and dire in
garry into the prices for necesssries OF
llls, tie cost of production a. home and
nhrc ad, wages, the possible effect of the
tariff on higher prices and all other fea'
lures of the situation. Three Senate
committees will now consider the que!-
ton ofinvestigatiag the increased cost of
living. The EiSins resolution Is before
the committee on contingent expenses;
the McCunber resolution before the
agriculture committee, and the Lodge
resolution before the finance committee.
Tbs urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was taken up and passee. 1t carries
SIS 713, 900.
The Senate took up aud passed the
House bill making the Panama canal
bonds payable in gold. There was no
discussicn whatever on the sutjsct. l.
is believed this legislation will make the
canal bonds ealsble at par.
Vico.Presdsbt Sherman reported that
Senate. Dspew would read Washing
toms farewell aSdrsss on February %,
the anniversary of the frat presidents
birthday.
Senator Purcell (lem., N. d., who
unexpectedly took bis seat yesterday,
a 10 today given those committee assign.
men's: Conservation Of natural re.
sources, Cusau relations, Indian dep.
relations, Industrial expositions, Missis.
sippi river aud lis trihutsries, Pacific
I,lands and Porto Rico, railroads and
transportation, and sale of meat pro.
CLcts.
The army appropriation bill carrying
S95, 500. 600, wss taken up in the Sen
ate To-Day. 1t Was frs. read for CON-
nittee amendments.
HOUSE.
An amendment to the census bill pro-
killed for food whether on the farm or In
small slaughtered housfs, brcu sht out
discussion OF high prices. The present
/ bill includes only census of cattle kill
Cd at packing houses. Mr.. Weise (.ep
Wip.), declared that be wants also to
know how many hides are produced 10
Americs.
Mr.. Ru;ker wanted clause put 10
| TIE bill providing penalty for collecting
the figures to aid political propaganda.
He declares thst 1t might be used to
favor the leather trust.
Declaring that orders have been given
by sbe administration that all candidates
for cersas obs must agree 10 take 8
poli,iesl census as to insurgent sentiment
ia their districts, Mr.. Robinson (den.
ARR. created g,nsation. Hs read q
lie le. from Repre- sentative o. a. Grow
rep, Mo 10 an applicant Tor census
jo5 informing ths sppiican: that this
must be done, before be secured the job.
Mine Disasters.
Dsakeseoro, Ky, Feb. . Thirty
three dead, tRo missing and halt dozen
| Injured, one f.t,lly, complete the fatal
| ties in the explosiou in the mine of Elk
VALLEY Coal Company, at Browder, near
here ]a,e yesterday.
Primsrr, Cole, Feb. 2-"Uusvoid-
sbla accident" is the verdict expected
| from the c,roaer's jury today iuVes1igat.
ing the explosion which killed 76 men
10 tho Colorado Fnel and Iron Com
psn7's mine here. Fifty-!Wo bodies had
! beer recovered early today and it is be.
iievsd 2S remain under ground.