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

The resolution appropriailug : 65, 600
to be Iexpeuded by the special senate
committee now investigating the In
creased cctt of living was taken up In
the Senate today.
There had been much talk recently
about economy, said MT. Bsveridge,(reP'
Indians and be did not believe $685.
600 should be expended unless 1t WIS
necessary. "WboIessle and retail prices
in the large cities" said Bsveridge,
"could be obtained by The use Of a few
two.cen stamps"
Mr. Lodge spoke on similar lines.
Ttere wss q general recovery Ia the
Sen ate today from the excitement csu'ed
BIZ the refusal of Senators Aldricb and
Hale to stand for reelection. The feet
thew openly ststsd their decision tended
to res.rIss the volume of gossip and
speculation that Was greatest when their
Intentions we're a matter of doubt. The
question of the new psrty leadership ia
naturally Of deep iutsrss., but IS 1t Will
not be determined until the fall of 1911,
senators feel that 1t 10 now too early to
seriously consider the suN j'ct. 1t 10 GER
tain that the new leadership will be BY q
group Of senators, and tha. cor troll by an
individual will net occur In the Senate
again again for many years, II ever
Both Senst1rs Aldrich and Hale we're
absent 10 the early hours OF The Senate
session.
The bold ssurauce Of the House ship
subsidy Investigation committee that It
would force replies from John M. Max
we'll, editor of the American Flag, today
took g slump Of about fifty points Jult
o. II e point of reporting the "retlcence"
of DIR. Maxwell to the House for action,
Attorney A. A. Birney pointed out to
the committee that In the case OF XII.
burn W. Thompson, KilturD, who had
b en- imprisoned by the House for re-
fusal to answer congressional Inquiries,
sled The speaker aud sergesut.at-srms Of
the HCule and secured from The 3D.
prtms Ooult Of the United Sites de.
cision that only In cases looking t)wsrd
ezisli ton or the expu's sion OF a MEM
Der, could Congress imprIson person for
refusal to answer. Therefore the ship
subsidy committee member said: DWELL
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 Ftisr lands to the sugar
t'ust at q third OF their coat to the gov
ernmert, is provided In resolution il-
troduced in the House this afternoon by
Representative Msrtiu, (dem. Oolorado).
A special committee of ten members is
specified 10 the measure to look into the
m tier.
At the same moment that Martin pu.
his resolution IN the bSsKe', Mr.. Slayden
(dem. Texas presented another. He
stated that the information sent BY the
secretary Of va, 10 reference to a former
inquiry WAS itcompltts and uusali'fso-
tor, and that bis resolution was designed
to secure all iniormtt'on.
1t directs the secrttary OF war to In.
iorn the House whether there have been
any other sales of frisr lands than the
San Jose eststs; whether any ether sales
or leases are now being negot sIed aud
the price obtained or ssked for such
land.
The Pickett bill which has the 30.
X" of the administration and grants
authority to the president to Withdraw
pnblic lands at bIs discretion, VAS called
up by Mr.. Moudell, chairman OF the
public lands committee.
Mr.. Ftrds attacked the bill becfuse
SIT Was so attempt to have the president
o. K. a measure and then force 1t down
our tbroa,s."