The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-04
SENATOR ELK|NS
HIGHLY |NCENSED
Complains His Resolution for
Food Price Investigation
Has Been Ignored.
MAY BECOME "INSURGENT"
IF TREATMENT CONTINUES
Declares Senator Aldrich Is
Shielding Tariff and Mol
OpOlies and Trusts.

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Sonator
Elkins today made bitter complaint in
the senate concerning treatment he re-
ceived in connection with his resolution
providing for an investigation Into thc
nigh cost Of food. He charged Senator
Aldrich with desire To shield tho tariff
law and the trusts in the inquiry. and
he intima ted that hereafter he might be
an ,insurgcnt" II his wishes did not re-
cciNe more respectful ccnSidera tion.
The discussion vas precipiiated by
Senator Stone, who. soon after the re-
porting of the Lodge resolution TO in
vestiSate the cost of living in mock
solemnity raised the question whether
the committee on contingent expenses
had yet reported The Elkins resolution
which had been introduced carly last
month Responding. Mr.. kcan said that
probab the measure would be amended
and reported soon.
Elkins Is Indignant.
Taking the floor. Mr. 5ll<ins compla incd
that the hnancc committee had reported
the Lodge resolution after u days consId-
Grafton. whereas his own measure had
tee for montk. Mr.. Elkins contendcd
that many lmpoiian, features of mis-
measure had been omitted from The
Lodge resolution. and. asserted tina the
latter had been so framed 10 avoid
any inquiry into the effect OF the tariff
on food prices,
tariff" he asked, and added: Il am a
tariff man myself aud | am not afrs i'd
to face the question in connection with
this investigation.
He then referred 10 the participation
ri Chairman Aldrich OF The finance COM
mittce in preparation of The tariff bin,
and said Mr.. Aldrich was quick to act in
anything affecting his child.
When Mr. Lodge read his resolution as
amended by the finance committee. "a
show that it proposes 10 include the ef-
Virginia senator was still psatls6cd and
declared the measure reported "a
mere method Of sldctracking the qucs-
don, while his OWN measure had been
so manipulated as TO cause ii TO sleep
the sleep OF death.
Got Only Droppings.
Al this Juncture Mr.. Bailey suggested
TO Mr. Ell1ins that IL he desired To get
action by the finance committee he
should get on that committee
II never have gottNn anything out NJ
that committee except in the consldorI-
lion OF the tariff. when ] so, few drop
pings by begging FOR them and by voting
for everything else that they suggested" "
When Mr.. Eailey further suggested
that, 10 become effective. Mr., Clkins
should become an ''lnsursent. the West
Virginian jokingly responded that he
might do 30.
II couldn't 90 it while the tariff bill
WAS pending. but now have more water
10 swim in--morc sea room"
Mr Aldrich replied that the Lodge
resolution was much broad der than Mr.
Elkins had represented.
Let's see responded Mr. t.lkns. iii
II Is Where is there anything in IL
about trusts and monopolies? Are they
10 bc investigated as TO their effect on
food prices? Let's see who is nursing
them
Mr. Aldrich replied that he had no
desire 20 dodge full inquiry or 10 pro-
tcct any interests
Rcinlroducinc his resolution with re-
quest that il be referred to the finance
have kept in the procession and stayed
on the reservation. But / don't have 10
stay there always; tariff laws do not live
forever