Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-20
Sixty.first Congress.
Washington, april 70.
SENATE

The resolution appropria!iDg 5 65, 900
to be ;expendad by the special senate
COMMITTEES now investigating the In
creased cctt of living vas taken up In
the Senate today.
There had been much talk recently
about economy, said Mr.. Bs7eridge'(reP,
Indians and he did not believe $780,.
600 should be expended unless 1t YVES
necessary. "WboIessle aud retail prices
in the large Cities" said BsVeridge,
"could be obtained by The use OF few
two.cent stamps"
Mr.. Lodge spoke on similar lines.
Tiere Was a general recovery 10 the
Senate today from the exc;t 'ment csu'ad
BIZ the refusal of Senators Aldrich and
Hale to stand for reelection. The feet
they openly ststsd their decision tended
to res.rIss the volume of gossip and
spe culation that was grehtss. when their
Intentions were a matter of dtu5i. Ihe
question of the new pslty leadership is
naturally Of deep iUt,res., but ss it will
not be determined until the fall ot19ll,
senators feel that 1t 10 now too early TO
seriously consider the .uHj:ct. 1t is GER
tain thst the new leadership will be BY q
group Of senators, and tina! control by an
ipdividu,l will ret occur In the Senate
again again for many years, If ever.
Both Ssnstors Aldrich and Halls we're
absent 10 ths early hours OF the Senate
session.
The bold assurance OF the House ship
subsidy Investigation committee that 1t
would force replies from John M. Max.
we'll, editor of the American Flag, today
took slump OF about fifty points. Ju't
q, II 9 point of reporting the "let'eenoe"
of Mr. Maxwell to the Heuse tor action,
Attorney A. A. B!rney pointed out to
the committee that In the case OF Kill
burn W. Thompson, Kilturn, who had
b en- imprisoned by the House for re.
fus,l to answer congressional Inquiries,
sled the speaker and sergesut.st-arms of
the Htuse and secured from the ST.
prtma Court Of the Uuited Sites de.
c's!ou that only In cases looking toward
.ezisIl ton or the expu sion OF MEM
Der, could Congress imprison person fer
refusal to auswsr. Therefore the chip
subsidy committee member ssid: "Well
there isn't any hurry, you kuoW."
HOUSE.
A sweeping Investigation of the alleg-
ed scandal 10 the sale by the government
of the Philippine Ffiar lands to the sugar
tust at third of their cost to the gov
erpmeEt, is provided In a resolution it,
troduced in the House this afternoon BY
Representative Msr!ip, (dem. Oolorado).
A special committee Of ten members Is
specified in thu measure to look into the
m tier.
At the cams moment that Martin pu.
his resolution in ths bssEe', Mr.. Sisyden
(dem. Tsxas) presented another. He
stated that the information seDt BY the
secretary of Wa, 10 reference to former
inquiry Was ircomplets and uosa'i'tsc-
tory and that his resolution was designed
to secure all intormst'on.
1t directs the secretary OF war to In.
iorn the Fl 1use whether there have been
auy other sales of frisr lands than the
San Jose eststs; whether any tthsr sales
or lesses are now being negotiated and
the price obtained or ssked for such
land.
The Pickett bill which has the 80.
r." of the administration and grants
suthority to the president to Withdraw
public lands at bic discretion, was called
up by Mr. Mondell, chairman of the
public lands committee.
Mr.. Fer,Is attacked t5e bill beci use
sit was an attempt to have the president
0. E, q measure and then force 1t down
our throata."