The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-05-16

ed to bring relief to the farmer ana
laborer, while their predecessors
have been unanimous in workin g
only for measures which would en-
able the manufacturer to sell his
products for more and to give
smaller purchasing power to the
working mans wages.
Senator Chiffon saved tho resolu-
ton favoring the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of
the people, when it was in the Sen
ate committee on the Judiciary re-
Gently. An amendment was offered
which would have resulted in the
defeat of the resolution. 1t was put
TO a vote in the committee and with
! Mr.. Chiffon the asst member to vote
the vote was Tie when his name
was reached. He voted against the
amendment, saving the re-
solution, which was then "a
yorably reported to the Senate by Il
ma ority of two, Senator Chilton's
vote being one of the two majority.
Senator Watson will vote for tho
resolution providing for the cleo
ton of Senators by direct vote of
the people and Senator Chiffon has
already voted for it at a time when
his failure to vote SO would have
killed the measure. So it can be
seen that the two Senator's flcm
West Virginia believe in and arc
friendly to the principles of self
government aud are not afraid to
submit their own claims to the
people of West Virginia some
thing which the Republican Sena-
tors of recent years have studiou5ly
avoided doing, and all propositions
to do which they lave stoadfastl V
opposed.
Delayed because the Republicans
prac tically exhausted the contin-
gent fund of the house before the
iournment of the last session, leav.
ing the De mocratic House without
contingent fund till thu begin
ming Of the next fiscal year on July
L, the Investigations into the opera
ton Of the various Department of
the Government will not be begun
with vigor until after the begin
ming OF the next fiscal year The
expenses of witnesses. the cost of
taking testimony and other inciden-
tal expenses all have to be met
when an investigation is on and
with no funds to meet them with
the Investigations must wait.
However, it is assured that as
soon as possible the various depart
ments of the government Will be in
vestigated with view to ascertain
to what extent they have been used
for political purposes and to what
extent they have been extravagantly
run. In addition to the depart
ments several trusts are to be made
the objects of Congressional inves-
tigatlon. The steel trust, the wool
en- trust, the sugar trust and others
are to be investigated.
Rankin Wiley, who is contestine
Congressman Hughes election to
the House, has been here for several
days, and is proceeding to push his
contest His testimony has been
ordered printed and it will then he
taken up by the committee on cleo
tons. While here, Mr.. Wiley had
the privilege of the floor of the
House as contestant for a scat in
the House and took advantage of 1T.
With Congressman Hughes out of
tt WIN on account of illness and Mr..
Wiley present, it lookd as is would
look if Mr., Wlloy should win in his
contest and make solid Democrat
ic delegation from Wes' Virginia.
tt
Senator Watson has introduced n
bill authorizing the erection of a
Federal building at Elkins at cost
not TO exceed $125 900.
l.E
As member of tho committee
on invalid pensions, Congressman
Hamilto u is inclined TO favor the
bill offered by Gen. Sherwood, OF
Ohio, providing for a service pen
sion to soldiers of the Union army
in the civil war, basipg the amount
of the pension each is to receive on
tho time he served i'm the army