The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-26

much valuable use made of it. The
hrst OF these periods was forty years
ago The second was about twenty
years ago
Now the Democrats arr, in the
house saddle for "A third time. They
mean therefore to dig to the bottom
II thefe Is any rottenness in this par
tIcular denmark they are Interested
IN Knowing what 1t Is why it Is and
now much use can be made OF IT.
tornInittee on Expenditure.
livery department. Of the govern
ment is represented in the House bv
committee on Expenditures" These
expenditures committees in the past
nave amounted to little. They have
provided some member of the House
with Craftsmanship and they have
pf"Nlued some private secretary with
clerks1ip, that Is about all that had
been done,
Under the new regime. however.
theY came into power, They assumed
tie authority to go into each of the
eAet h'iNe departments and get all the
facts and figures they want They
nave in other words taken upon
themselves the burden of probing the
WORK of the Taft and other RepubH-
can administrations
Wiley Case Raises Stir.
nile some Of the expenditure
committees have got results. others
nave not That the COMMITTEES of
expenditures in the agricultural de-
partment viii perhaps get further
IN the way of sensations than any
nthef now on the job seems probable.
ms committee has begun the In
curry INTO the reasons why DR.. Har-
Fey w. Wiley. chief OF the blIreal
chemistry 10 h.. ~
ana out of the department. 1t is
trying to determine what forces are
now trying to force Wiley to resign.
since its sitting began. the com
mlitee on expenditures in the depart
ment of Justice turned up more or
less Gampaign material but its re-
/ suits did not linger IN the public
nlhd long The same rs true OF the
state department committee. The
paA portrait voucher turned ont to
ne the only important disclosure in
Its inquiry
1he important Special committees
on Investigation have "producedt'
more satisfaction To the Democratic
leaders than have the regular bodies
The Stanley steel committee has had
+ before II some of the leading indus
/ tFiallsts In the United States, and
! has furnished the public with some
nave come out by any other means
II this committee follows it's in
qdries. as II promises to do. il will
recommend at the regular session If
congress some constructive iegisla-
ton with regard to trust control and
regulation. which may justify it's hard
work and tina pangs it has given some
Of the leading steel magnates OF the
country.
Controller Bay Affair
Ihen too, the committee now prob
ing into the Controller Bay affair
/ indicates that Il viii lift the lid Oh
/ the whole OF Alaska and the alleged
attempts being made by the GugSen-
helms and J, =, Morgan TO exploit
that rich territory. 1t therefore has
| the opportunity 10 do the country
service
From the Hard~ick sugar commit
tee may come n comprehensive re-
port AS to the domination OF the sugar
production of ghe United States and
tn" is4Aesszitr If 40 more law 10 pro
tect the independent interests and to
prohibit any coalition between the
beet sugar ,prs,iUeeFs ,of the West and
ethe feane,s u the East, ,.q
Senate Investigates Lsr'inser.
In the senate only one irvestiga
ton of national Importance has been
instituted That has to do with the
methods used In the election of Sem
at0r lorimer, of Illinois. This COM
mittee will moi make it's report until
the regular session OF congress in
December, ana VIII once and for ali
settle the status Of Lorimer In the
senate.
= All OF these ,ommittees are pilng
up WORK for the next next session of
congress. Each of the committees
wifi make report. Some Of these
reports will not be important. but
others viii. in every case reform
OF some Kind Will be proposed and
all this means debate work and legis-
iation.