Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-09
SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION.
SENATE

The credentials OF Luke Ier, demo-
cratic senator-elect from Tennessee,
were presented by Senator Taylor.
The House bill, endorsed by Pres-
dent Taft. for the creation of tariff
commission, was recommended to the
Senate for passage by the committee
OH finance today.
The vote on the report on party
lines, the republicans fayoring and the
democrats opposing it. Amendments
to the House bill made by the com
mittee provide that the appointment
Of members OF the commission shall
be subject to confirmation by the Sen
ate and that the commission shall as
certain, in addition to the cost of pro-
duction, the cost OF transportation
from the point OF production to the
market. The inquisitorial feature OF
the House bill was retained but the
provision that the commission might
procure information for its contiden-
tiaI use was stricken from the bill.
When Senator Lodge, resented the
bill to the Senate Mr. Bailey, an
nounced on behalf OF himself and his
democratic colleagues that they did
not approve the measure. Hc said
they reserved the right to offer amend
ments and oppose the bill in all proper
ways.
A protest from the New Hampshire
National Grange representing 80, 900
persons, with memorials from other
organizations were presented by Senator
Gall;uger.
Similar petitions from the farmers Of
North and South Dakota were present
ed by Senators Crawford, and Gronna.
Senator Bourne, altered protests
against the free admission Of sheep
from Canada.
Senator Gamble spoke briefly on the
Lorimer case. He explained the COM
putatons by which he reached tho CON
clusion that Mr.. Lorimer was not ar
fccted by the corrupted votes cast in the
Illinois legislature. He replied to
criticisms offered by those who have
spoken in opposition to Mr.. Lormer.
Mr.. Bristow addressed the Senate IN
favor OF the bill for the public election
Of senators.
Reciprocity in trade relations with
Canada was urged in an argument by
Mr.. Bevcridse.
IF some think that the agreement
is not all that it should be, he said,
because OF the treatment Of few arti-
Giles, the answer is that even il this OBJ
lection is sound as to these few details.
yet it is negligible when compared With
the importance Of getting this great
national policy established.
HOUSE.
Heated debate ensued in the House
this afternoon when Mr.. Dalzell,
chairman Of the committee on rules,
reported their findings Of fact on the
investigation demanded by Mr.. Hitch
cock, to fix responsibility for the ~
days delay in the referring OF the re-
ports OF the congressional Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee to the
agricultural committee OF the House.
Hitchcock's resolution, passed more
than a week ago, recited the fact that,
while the reports were received by the
House early in December, y days de-
lay occurred before the speaker re-
ferred them to committee for action
and 81 days more before they received
them-meanwhile, the reports not
being accessible for examination.
When Dalzell reported today that
the delay was occasioned by necessity
OF reprinting maps, etc, in the printing
office and that the delay was not CEN
surable.
Representatives Hitchcock and Fitz.
gerald arose to protest. Hitchcock
urged adoption OF 4 resolution censur-
ing employees, and in brief speech
made bitter charges.
He declared that some mysterious
individual" whom printing Office en-
ployes and officers OF the House could
not name, had asked that the matter
be held up, and limited that the delay
had been purposely arranged in order
to make certain that the committee on
agriculture could not pass on it, and
that it could not possibly come up be-
fore March t, when Congress adjourned
and under the rules the report would
die.
Members Of the House felt electricity
in the air as soon rs Hitchcock began
his fight, there being general apprc-
hcnsion among the republican rcgu-
lars" that the Nebraska man intended
in some mysterious way to force con-
sideration in the House Of the reports
OF the committee and there was great
scurrying among the faithful to muster
all hands in order to be present, if the
matter OF adoption Of the reports came
up.
There was general air ofrelicf when
Hitchcock apparently did not press this
question.
Reapportiontment OF congressional
representation under the census Just
completed was the problem with which
the House Of Representatives grappled
today.
Shortly after convening Mr.. Crum-
packer, chairman OF the census conf
mittee, called up his bill, which fixes
the size OF the next Congress after the
one now elected at 433. The measure
provides for q representative for every
oil, SIT citizens, as against 1914, lS2 the
basis under the last census. The
Crumpacfer plan contemplaLcs IN in
crease of AZ representatives divided
among 26 states, with no state losing