The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-08-17
|D0|NGS IN CONGRESS


q alive Humphrey, Of Washington, to-
4 day gave notice of intention to attack
: Chairman Graham, Of the committee
4 on Investigation of the Interior de-
! partment, for his failure to probe the
Controller bay affair thoroughly, and
y In few days he will make speech
in the house attacking Graham for
/ abandoning this investigation before
he had summoned any important wit
nesses. Humphrey has the promise
Of other Western support
Washington, Aug. 1l.-Friends of |
the British and French arbitration |
treaties in the senate have reached the |
conclusion that il will be necessary to |
amend the conventions in order to get |
favorable action upon them. This
conclusion Is the result of discussions
by the senate committee on foreign
relations.
After two prolonged sittings. the
committee adjourned late today to
meet agsin Saturday. Both meetings
were devoted to the consideration of
the documents on their merits, the
first in company with Secretary Knox.
and the second by the members alone.
No effort was made to have the
treaties reported, and it became ex-
tremely doubtful to some of the
friends Of the administration whether
such an effort would be wise at pres l
ent. q
Washington, Aug. 10.-Investiga- |
ton Of the wiley incident" in the z
department Of agriculture, revolving n
around the charges that DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley, as chief chemist, employed I
an expert scientist at an illegal rate 9
OF payment, reached an acute stage in n
the Moss committee of inquiry in the 4
house of representatives today.
Evidence showed that Solicitor Nc a
Cahe had removed the words, "ben- a,
zoaic acid, and substituted the word d,
caffeine" before circulating a judy m
ment rendered against a food manu- a,
facturer in Missouri court, this be-
ing only an incident to the session.
As result of interviews credited
10 President Taft in a newspaper arti-
lie that the committee is conducting ~
an Eek parte" investigation of the
Wiley case, Chairman Moss announced
.oday that all witnesses whom the de- m
oartment of agriculture or the presi- No
lent may desire to put on the stand will in
,e heard.
The power of the committee to in m
Iuire into the Wiley case as il now w
ests before the president was uues-
toned by Representative Sloan, of III
Nebraska, who, however, withdrew vi;
liz objections and said he was willing an
o have the committee go as far as it 10,
liked. 'o'
McCabe admitted that William H. do
tarris, coffee expert, is employed in mr.
he bureau of chemistry under terms Re,
xactiy similar TO those in the case of 70,
Dr.. Rusby, which McCabe refused to III
auction, and which brought about the tle
harges against Wiley. McCabe in 70,
lsted there was difference in that
Iarris was the only coffee expert the an
apartment could employ. o,,i
Washington, Aug. 10.-There was On
uch activity today in the interest zee
an agreement between the two
uses of congress on the schedules of zee
e wool bill, resulting in an under anu
anding that La Toilette and Under WIZ
nod const;tut;no Tho s,h 49,. rJie
,uld mako nm aorIv afrost 80 l neal
adjustment The close ~ a. a., imp
and the two Legislators still apart II
essential details, but nearer than s SUI,
fore. disc
When they were in conference on anu
esday Senator La Toilette gave Mr.. :,
lderwocd to understand that he at u
nd not possibly get his followers .,ei'
agree to rate of less than 80 per eneh
1t on raw wool, while Mr.. Under rio.,
cd told him that it would be neces sou
~ to come to % per cent, if not to
to insure the acceptance of the
inference report by the house. II
The senator undertook to make a to t,
nvass, but with little hope of sue tive,
IS. He had been assured of the we'll
pport of only eight of the insurgents cour
'publicans of the senate for 80 per ter
Mt. He could afford to lose only two men
ties and his investigation was not ton
assuring. hav,
Mr.. Underwood was more confident cleo
an his fellow conferee, leading to Aft
e conclusion that he might go farther fail
an he yet had manifested willing tele
ss to do. His optimism was due to the
change in the condition in the house.
he Democrats of the house have been
oroughly canvassed in the last two S
ys to determine whether they would wor
pport an increase of the rates in tair
e Underwood bill, in order to effect Bea
compromise with the insurgent- Sta
emoeratic strength of the senate. Far
II was asserted today by prominent Ros
that Mr.. Underwood had the
und an unexpected strength in favor of I
meeting the La Toilette forces on the ligt
st possible compromise basis, pre- a st
rably on raw WOOL her