Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-26
SAYS DEMOCRATS ARE
TO BLAME FOR HIS ACT
Because Minority Members Oppose,
Author Of Resolution Asking Money
tor Inquiry Into Cost Of Necessities
Says He VIII Not Push Matter
Stone Declares lie Political Move.
tBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April U.s.
Senator Lodge today gave notice III the
senate that he would not further press
his resolution appropriattng S65,ooV
for the extension of the senate com
mittee Inquiry into the high cost OF
living. lie gave as his reason the op-
position of the Democrats.
As a matter OF courtesy to Senator
Percy, of Mississippi, who was to
speak, Mr. Lodge asked general con-
sent TO have the resolution taken up.
Before Mr.. Percy could proceed, Mr..
Stone. of Missouri, entered protest
TO Mr.. Lodges statement.
I'VE do not accept the statement
of the senator from Massachusetts,
that he cannot bring his resolution 10
a vote because of the opposition on
this side"
Mr.. Lodge said he was willing to
have a vote taken at any time.
MIR. Stone contended for the regu-
larity and propriety of the Democratic
opposition to the resolution and he ex-
pressed the opinion that a vote might
be obtained at comparatively early
cate.
Mr.. Lodge reiterated his willingness
TO take vote on the resolution, but
not TO delay the railroad BILL
No Protection to South.
When the resolution was taken UP
for discussion, Mr.. Percy expressed
The opinion that Il was political
move and intended to save the wan
ing fortunes of the Republican party.
He said he could not bring himself
TO support it without an amendment
extending the inquiry into cotton
speculations, declaring that in AL the
spoilation of the South through the
trusts and combines, under the New
York Cotton Exchange, not once had
the strong arm of the government
been stretched in the protection OF
that section"
Declaring sectionalism matter OF
the past. Mr.. Percy declared that
nevertheless it was coming to be
generally recognized that the white
man must control affairs in the South.
'"rhe property holding and inteili-
gent class must govern, and that
means a government by the Anglo
Saxons," he said.
Mr.. Stone also insisted upon speak
ing on the resolution.
He said that the inquiry had as It's
sole purpose the gathering Of mater
iaI designed to aid the Republican
party, during the fall campaign, In its
efforts to controvert charges, that
inevitably will be(made. that the tarin
was responsible for many increases
in prices of necessities.
After expressing the highest per-
sonaI regard for the Republican sena-
tors promoting the inquiry, Mr.. Stone
said:
When ! discover them playing a
game OF politics under the guise OF
performing a useful public service, |
mean to tell them SO. without sugar
coating what | say with compliments
so profuse as to give TO my per-
Torrance a 'Pickwickian coiosing-
Il think the time has come when
We should have here militant, not
an Apologize democracy"
Mr.. Smith. Of South Carolina, then
introduced a resolution providing for
an inquiry into the sale of cotton to
the cotton pool. He said there had
not been enough cotton sold TO in
fuence the price OF cotton, aud that
the New York sales haa not been
legitimate