New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
THEDAyIN WASHINGTON

I government, either federal or state, TO ac-
! quire by condemnation private property, 10
] construct and maintain tracks and to run
| trains from one point TO another. to the
necessary exclusion OF those who were
] like privileges available TO all. would enter
into and maintain competition 1t is sug-
| gestcd. therefore. that precedent to the
demonstration Of any necessity for federal
control of tho prices of commodities there
must be shown TO exist in their production
some element OF negotiable or natural mo
| nopoly similar, at least I'm essence. 10 that
! enjoyed by railways. But, more than this'
| the apprehension caused by the Attorney
| Generals suggestion seems clearly to maj
| cate that should y he possible. IN support
| OF that suggestion, TO establish the OK
! istence of such a monopoly In the produc-
! ton of commodities. statesmen. progress
! sive az we'll as conservative. will insist
| upon the most careful examination WIN
q view to determining upon some method
| OF eliminating the element Of monopoly
| before they will consent TO so long strlde
| I'm the direction Of socialism as l. en-
| bodied IN Mr. Wickersham's tentative pro-
posel
DEMOCRATIC TROUBLES.-The Demo
cratic Senators arc in an awful quahnaiN'
| They would. of course, like to put U'e
! President in a hole" by sending him DIV
revising the wool schedule. but they are
so divided among themselves and are AZ
such variance with the views OF the Rouse
leaders that, while they want TO hold
caucus they hardly dare to- There arc
three factions among the Democrats. one
faction insists on standing out for the
House bill. and, il that is defeated by The
votes Of the Republicans, for abandoning
the effort Another wants TO abandon the
House bill as soon as it Is defeated IN
committee Cf tho whole ana to Note lot
the La Toilette bill. 1t will be impossible
10 get these two factions together WITHOUT
q caucus. but If caucus Is called certain
Democrats who do not believe In caucusseS'
notably Senator MARITIME, will decline to at
tend. and thus emphasize the division IN
the Democratic ranks. The House leaders
deprecate the idea that any compromise
between the la Toilette bill and that
passed by tho House can he agreed on In
conference unless e is practically the
House bill. and the Republican insurgents
intimate that they will not accept any con-
ference measure which IS not virtually the
La Toilette bill. In so far as the House
leaders arc concerned. they are quite con-
tent 10 have tho Republican Senate reject
the House measure and adjourn And mat
liz. the regular Republican Senators are all
packing their trunks and threatening 10
| shake the dust of Washington from their
feet the minute the vote on the statehood
bill. scheduled for August Z. has been cast
and there is considerable question If
ouorum Of the House can he kept here
after that date.
| AFTER THE WEATHER MAN.-Repre-
sentative Ralph Moss, chairman OF ire
Committee on Expenditures In the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. statesman "h'S'
chief claim TO distinction rests In the fa't
that he plouGhs and harrows ana maheS
hey when Congress is not in session, mas
finally lecome infected with the inNestga-
ton microbe, and he purposes to start an
linvestiga ton Of the Weather Bureau. MI
Moss has before him certain charges III
spired by James Berry, a dismissed EN-
Move Of the bureau, who has been active
IN assai,ine Professor Willis Moore for
,.oor mr. more. and who has fled numerous
complaints with the committee MS latest
charge Is that Professor Moore mas eA-
ceeded his authority in the attempt 10 Sc
cure the expert services Of the Rev. :. H.
Odenhach. of Cleveland, in connection WIN
the latter's ability to furnish sesinoeraphi-
col observations The disgruntled Mr..
Ferry CHARGES that Professor Moore mas
acted without a specific appropriation
Chairman Moss admits that ms preiIii'-
nary investigation shows merely that an
offer was made to DIR. Odenbach' ana l"e
latter in an interview AT Cleveland TO-DAY
sevs no has received no money from the
Weather Bureau. but that will not deter
tho committee from it's hunt for Scanua'.
Mr. Moss says he intended 70 have an III
vestigation of the Weather Bureau IN prog
rose ere this but that the Wiley charges
On account of their possibly greater oppor-
t,,nitv for interesting DEVELOPMENTS, VIII
no considered first by the Democrats. u
Mr. Berry rerseveres-and he has heeh
knocking at the committee room door SINCE
the bcainning Of the extra sessioh-he may
90, q hearing before adjournment. h'S
charges against Professor Moore embrace
everything from usurpation Of authority
~ tho furnishing of inaccurate weather
! forecasts.