Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-29
Trust Investigations
Are to Continue.
Both Steel and Sugar to
Be Probed in The House.
Wool Tariff Schedule Booked
For Thursday in Senate.
Democrats Worried Over Sen
ate's Attitude on Reciprocity.
Must Vote, Says Clark, II "Con-
gress Sizzles Till Snow Flies"
Must Vote, Says Clark, II Con
gress Sizzles Till Snow Flies"

Washington, May 2S.-lnVestlgatlons
of The Steel Trust, tie sugar Trust,
and the expenditures and methods OF
governments; departments will COM
prise all the activities of the House
OF Representative during The early
part Of the week. With the Demo
cratic wool tariff bin promised for
Friday the House viii hold no i'm
portant sessions until then; and in
vestigating committees will have op-
portunity to push inquiries that were
started last week
The Lorimer case probably will come
to vote in the Senate Monday as
te the method TO be adopted in max
ing another investigation Of the IL
iinois senatorial election. The La Fol-
lettc resolution, t. name special
committee ard the Martin and DIP
ingham substitutes. leaving tf.r .iri1
quiry to the regular Senate cofomit-
tee on privileges and elections are be-
fore that body for further debate to-
morrow; and efforts are being made
TO have the subject disposed of be-
fore the days adjournment.
The Steel Trust Investigation, which
began with. John W. Gates on the
stand Saturday. will be resumed
Tuesday with other important Wit
nesses, Ghairmana z. II, Cary of the
United States Steal Corporation board
lepg ainong those summoned.
The Sugar Trust committee will
meet Thursday 10 take up its work.
The committees that are to investi
gate the department of justice and the
department of commerce and labor are
to- inset tomorrow: while the commit
tee Investigating the post office de-
parfinent will also continue its ses-
sions
AT the House end of the Capital
there Will be no general raliying of
Democratic forces until Thursday
when the wool tariff comes before the
full Democratic caucus. This is ex
pected to be the first note of the hard
fight which is to follow on the revision
,8of the wool schedule; the fight that is
i expected to engage the House for
many days. The wool bill is practical
zly ready for the caucus; but until it
ZONES before that body, its specific
|&etms VIII not be made public. Ii is
txnefted that it will be introduced in
HE House Friday and that the tariff
Debate viii open during the following
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 ratified by
the caucus.
President Taft is reported to be
hopeful that a majority of the Senate
can be rallied now to adopt the Cana
dian agreement as it came from the
House but when that hoped for ma
1ority will get an opportunity to as
sert itself still is as uncertain as the
length of the present session.
The Senate finance committee has
but few more witnesses to appear
before on the reciprocity measure.
Monday and Tuesday, it is expected
VIII wind up the hearings. The COM
mittee plans to go into executive ses-
sion Wednesday. When it is ready to
report many senators have predicted
1t will submit the bill without recon-
mendations as was done at the last
session. The friends of reciprocity in
Guiding President Taft, also hope il
will be reported without amendment
The Democratic House leaders plain
~ are troubled over the doubtful sit
uation in the Senate. Speaker Champ
Clark has said, however that While he
does not like the hot weather in Wash
ington there must be a vote in the Sen
ate ON Canadian reciprocity if Con
gress has to 'Sizzle" Until snow HES.
AS to the Senate's action ON the
farmers free bill, popular election OF
senators. re-apportionment. statehood
for Arizona and New Mexico and WOO
tariff revision, the Democrats are be
leved to be not SO insistent. There Il
an assurance now that the popula
election of senator's measure will b.
disposed of in the Senate June IL, tn,
date fixed for a vote.
The Democratic House leaders hav
made threats that they will demand
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