The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-29
House Will Devote Most
Of We eek to hives
+ LEGATIONS.
MANY NOW ARE
IN FULL SWING
F. H. Gary Will Appear Before
Committee Delving Into AT
fairs Of Steel Trust - Me
thod to Be- Pursued in
Lorimer Case May Be
Settled by Vote To-day.

Washington. May S.-Investigat tons
of me steel trust. the sugar trust. and
the expenditures and methods of gov
eminent departments, will comprise ell
the activities Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives during the early part of the
week. With the Democratic wool tariff
bill promised for Friday. the House
Will hold no important session until
then, and Investigating committees will
have opportunity to push important In
quiries that we're started last week.
The Lorimer case probably will
come to vote In the Senate Monday
rs to the method to be adopted in max
ing another investiga tion of the Him
OILS senatorial election The La Fol-
iette resolution to name a special COM
mittee. and the Martin and Dilling-
ham substitutes. leaving the inquiry to
the regular Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections. are before
that body for further debate to-mor-
row; and efforts are being made to
have the subject disposed OF before the
days adjournment.
Gary Witness.
The steel trust investigation, which
began with John W. Gates on the
stand yesterday. will be resumed Tues
day with other important witnesses,
Chairman L. H. Gary. of the United
States Steel Corporation board being
among those summoned. The Sugar
Trust Committee will meet Thursday
to take up Its work.
The committees that are to investi-
gate the Department of Justice and
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor are 10 meet to-morrow, while the
committee investigating the Post-Office
Department will, meet Monday.
At the House end of the Capitol
u-th ha
cratic caucus. This Is expected to be
the first note OF the hard fight that is
to follow on the revision OF the Wool
schedule.
The wool bill is expected to be In
troduced In the House Friday, and the
tariff debate will opeu%during the fol-
lowing week.
While there is much free wool sen
timent among House Democrats the
party leaders are confident that the
revenue bill. drafted by the Ways and
Means Committee. will be retifed by
the caucus.
The House has almost completed the
special program to which Il limited
itself after President Taft had called
the extra session 10 consider the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement, and the
Senate has not acted upon the nrst
legislative bill of importance.
Taft Is Hopeful.
President Taft is reported hopeful
that majority OF the senate can be
rallied now to adopt the Canadian
agreement II came from the House.
When that hoped for majority will get
an opportunity to assert Itself still is
as uncertain as the length OF the pres
ent session.
The Senate Finance Committee has
but a few more witnesses to appear
before 1t on the reciprocity measure
When 1t ia ready to report, many SEN
ators have predicted. it will submit
the bill without recommendation as
was done at the last session. Reciproc-
ity advocates hope 1t will be reported
without amendment.
The Democratic House leaders have
threatened to demand a vote on their
tariff measures In the Senate, but it
is declared on substantial authority
that If the Senate indicates clearly
that It will not consider the tariff blk;
during the extra session the IIous q
Will not demand continuation Of Il
sweltering process TO force action at
this time