The midland journal., 1911-07-28


but secuted the idea that the Sugar Trust
constituted such monopoly such as the
Standard Oil or American Tobacco Com
panies.
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Attorney General Wickersbam will be
given hearing this week before the
House Committee on Judiciary, relative
to the charges preferred by Delegate
Wickersham, of Alaska, that the Attorney
had refused to investigate the alleged
grab" of water front sites on Controller
Bay, Alaska, after proofs had been lodged
with him.
The Attorney General recently declared
the whole matter had been investigated
and had not been "outlawed,o as had
been alleged by the Alaskan delegate
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The most luxurious and lucrative haven
for political lame ducks will go out of ex-
istence with the reassembling of Congress
next winter. The National Monetary
Commission will cease to be on that date,
December a. All those who have enjoy.
ed this comfortable refuge for the last
three years will then be turned out into
the cold and cruel world.
Among those lame ducks now en-
trenched in the Monetary Commission
ars former Senators Aldrich, Hale, Bur-
rows. Teller, Money, Flint and Taliaferro.
Each receives $500 year, the same
salary as while Senator; has the most
liberal allowance for clerical assistance
and occupies elegant rooms in the Senate
Office building.
Some time ago Senator Cummins
started crusade to drive the lame ducks
from their retreat and fathered bill
legislating them out of Office on Decem.
ber 4. Secretary Knox has resigned as
member of the Commission, and Senator
Penrose. who was named as his successor,
said he had discussed the situation with
ex-senator Aldrich. who said report
would be submitted December d, and he
saw no necessity for the Commission
being continued. Mr.. Penrose favorably
reported the Cummins bill aud ii
will pass.
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The star witness for Edward Hines,
and indirectly for Senator Lorimer, ap-
peared before the Lorimer Investigating
Committee in the person of Senator Boes
Penrose. The chairman OF the Finance
Committee and titular leader of the
Senate made far and ava, better wit.
ness for Hines in the matter of Washing.
ton interference in Lorimer's election
than the agent of the Lumber Trust made
for himself.
Penrose fully corroborated all Hines
had said about the finance chairman's
interest in the election of Republican
Senator from Illinois just previous to the
choice of Lorimer, and admitted frankly
and cheerfully that he had authorized
Hines to use his name in any way he
pleased to promote the election of Lori
mer if it was found, as Penrose said he
had come to understand, that Lorimer
was the only man who could break the
deadlock.
Penrose told the committee that il was
his recollection that he made the first
suggestion to Hines that the agent of the
Lumter Trust should get busy in the
matter Of securing the election of Re
publican Senator from Illinois to succeed
Senator Hopkins. Penrose was anxious
to have the Senate vacancy filed, be-
cause he wanted TO get all the votes pos.
sibie for the Payne-Aldrich bill, then
pending.
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The Reciprocity bill was passed ny the
Senate without amendment Saturday by
vote Of So to az. and only the signature
of President Taft is now needed to make
rec procity between Canada and the
United States an accomplished fact, so
far as this Government is concerned.
OF the affirmative votes, the Presidents S