Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
Sixty-first Congress.
(Second Session.
Washington, Feb. 4.
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sKHATR.
The exorbiisnt pres demanded FIR
food products wece discussed at length
today in a set speech in the Senate by
Senator McCumter. BE defended the
farmers, Saying they had been attacked
without jlsiics or irqalry. A legisls.
tive ard commercial boycott bad been
s'svled sgalnst the firmer. De de-.
clarsd the farmer had never received
more than fair return for his labor aud
the food products at frat hands arc
cheaper than any other articles OF daily
use.
A bill oil fare from the Senate rtsIsu.
rant was exhibited by NJ. McCumeer
showing that sitloiD stsak Goa. from
$l.15 to So; q tepderloin steak about
the came and p0rteThouses STEAK from
81 10 a A restaurant keeper had
computed that an average seer when
cut up Is worth from 81 900 to IS, 600,
wht ress the farmers receives 800 to $50
for the same steer.
The enormous profits made BY those
handling the farmers products wss
compact 10 other lines, showing that
The fsrmtr did not get the money. A
loaf of bread served sells for so centa or
IS loaVes made a Iuihel of wheat worth
$37 80.
Two potatoes, said Mr.. McCumber,
hashtd brown in the restaurant, cost 80
cents, or the price rscsiVed by the
farmer for an entire bushel of potatoes.
The restaurant keeper, he said, makes
4, 600 per cent. profit.
Consideration of the postal saving
banks bill was resumed.
sepAtor Garter reported an amend
meDt authorizing the board OF trustees
to maintain an sdequsts reserve fund
10 prevent fluctuations 10 interest rstes.
Senator Hey resumed criticism
Of the bill. Hs said the amendment
would make necessary daily publications
showing rates Of Interest being paid By
the government.
A general and substantial increase ID
the price of food duriog the ten years
from 1899 10 1908 Is shown 10 the so.
sEer to the resolution of Mr.. Orswf0td
(rep., s. D., received by the Senate
from thu Department Of Commerce aud
Labor today,
HOUSE.
A row between Messrs. Burgess and
Hardy over q speech made by MI. III rdy
al Cameron, Tex, last October In which
AZ me- urcon plimentsTy things were said
about Senator Bailey, broke out 10 the
II Iuse today.
Mr.. Burgess presented Teso'u Ion
sskIog that The judiciary committee be
asked to look over the speech and report
what action, If any, should be taken.
The speech wa incorporated 10 the Con-
gtessional Record by Mr.. HMdy SIS o
part OF spesch that he made on the
q DOR January %.
IF this Is allowed to stand 10 the
Record" sSid Representative Burgess,
sit could lead to an answer By Senator
Bailey 10 the Senate aud this would dis.
lurb he relations existing between the
tso houses Of Oonkrsss. 1t ViOlahs al
preceden'."
Il think that the gentleman 'hould
point out some specifc remark in that
seeech that he thinks violates the rules
Of this II }use before be offers that 1852
lotion" Iceland Hardy, "because /
took particular pains to edit the Osn'
eron speech very carefully before | pa.
1t 10 the Record"
The motion prevailed 10 the end.
A bill to grant the thanking privilege
to ex President Roosevelt vas introduced
by Mr.. Fish (rep. N. ~ 1t is In line
With the usual tuIom to grant to ex.
presidents the free uIe Of the United
mails.
The House on being notified OF the
death OF representative Lowering, Of
Massachusetts, adjourned.