Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27

Representative Moss, of Indiana. Is chairman. will go to the bottom Of the efforts to get Wiiey's scalp and many interesting developments are scheduled.
 A genuine surprise is promised when the Remson board is smoked out. Some years ago the attacks in congress on the legal statue of The board became SO violent that it was thought well 10 have an opinion from Attorney General Wick ersham on the subject. One was made public in which Mr. Wicker ham held the board was legally ap- pointed. It now develops that ne he referred the question to an As sistant attorney general. yet in the department. who prepared an opin- ion that the board was illegal and had been appointed without author ity of law.
 oinion Was suppressed.
 It was quickly recognized that such an opinion would place Secre- tary Wilson, and ex-President Roose- welt. under whose administration the Remsen board was created, in a very bad hole especially as the board had expended a hundred thou sand dollars in investigating ben zoate of soda. Consequently tho opinion of the assistant attorney general was suppressed and the question was referred to Solicitor George P. McCabe. of the depart ment Of agriculture, who has no connection with the department Of justice. who wrote an opinion sus- taining his chief, Secretary Wilson. The McCabe opinion was sent 70 the department of justice and there promulgated as the opinion of the attorney general. A copy Of the original opinion declaring the board illegal and which was suppressed in favor of the McCabe opinion. is in existence and will be produced be- fore the committee if called foI as it doubtless will be.
 It is not improbable that Former President Roosevelt will be sum moned by the committee to tell Of the circumstances leading to the appointment of the Remsen board. IL is reported On good authority that he indicated to a prominent member of the American Medical association that he had been misled in creat- ing the board and in selecting its personnel. and it is comm1n gossip iE Washington that the creation of the board and it's membership was quietly suggested to him from source which he did not then con meet with the benzoate Of soda and saecharin interests, and other man. ufacturers opposed to the enforce rssu s.f lev h. Wiley.
 Thousands Burned Up.
 While so much fuss has been raised over the salary oi $1.C00 set aside for Dr. H. H. Busby, it Is in- terestiRg to note some Of the sums paid the members of the Remsen board, which. in the three and one half wears of existence has cost the government several hundred thousand dollars and which has rendered two decisions, one reversing Wiley on benzoate Of soda and the other sus- taining him on saccharin. From March l, 1903, to Dec. 3l, 1909, this board drew sS6.7S3, which was d. vided among it's members as fol. lows: Dr. Ira Remsen, of John Hop kins, president of the board, s11, ,63i. salary and s4,040, expenses; total Sl5,662: Dr. Russell H. Chittenden, Yale University. s13,7O9 salary and S5,769 expenses, total S19.479; Dr Christian A Herter, Columbia Uni versity, S9,S22 salary and s3,51S ex- penses, total $13.34O; Dr. John A. Long, Northwestern University. SI5,- 6S5 salary and SS,473 expenses, to- tai S2f,15S; Dr. 4. E. Taylor, Uni- versity of California. S9.T32 salary and S4,4I9 expenses. Since then S60,000 has yearly been set aside for the salaries and expenses of the board.