The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-29
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Especial Correspondence TO the Citizen,
Washington. March 26. 1922

NSPtCldl Torres eSponucnce 10 The Citizen
Washington, March 26, 1912
Since the Democrats came into COM
OF the House last spring there has b.
an investigating Congress. Aside fir
! inquiries into Government departmer
/ special inquiries have been made. m
notable among them being those into
| United States Steel Corporation and
American Sugar Refining Company.
The steel inquiry, conducted by s
cial committee headed by Representa-
Stanley, of Kentucky, has been unt
way nearly a year and may close {
week. The report probably will be md
by May. 1t will be a series of recomm
| datlons. One OF them is almost cert
/ to be that large corporation. such as ,
United States Steel. should not own
control common carriers.
The inquiry into the sugar refn
company by committee headed by K
resentatlve Hardwick. of Georgia, clol
some time ago. and while the report
commended no legislation, the data ,
lected was used by Democratic leader.
framing the free sugar bill, which :
passed the House and is now up to !,
Senate
Investigations into the Money TIL
and the Shipping Combine are abou
get under way. The first has been {.
ded into two sections. Representa-
Pujo, of Louisiana, will head a commi
10 investigate the Money Trust, an
subcommittee headed bv Representa-
Glass, OF West Virginia, will study
Aldrich plan of currency reform. Il
public hearings may be held for 81
time.
The inquiry into the Shipping Coml
by the Committee on Merchant Ma
will begin probably within the
week
The Rules Committee this week
take up conditions at the Lawrence
strike, which were the subject of pl
hearings recently. and NAV order ar
curry into the affairs of the Amer
Woo len Company. Another hearing
mas been gong on concerns the cirs
stances under which the United S
took over the Panama Canal strip
the demands of Colombia that her cI
for damages be submitted to The Ha
In the Committee on Expenditun
the Department of Agriculture. the
ida Everglades land charges have
aired. A report from that commit
expected by June 1. 1t was charged
the department was influenced in il
ports on the Everglades by land S
lators.
"A resolution proposing an nvestIg
OF the Baseball Trust will be taken
the Rules Committee this week.
general feeling is that it will be rep,
adversely.
OF all the House Standing Comm
which have been investigating Go
ment departments since last sum
none has made report The Wa.
partments investigation of the al
political activities of Major Beech
Ray is still in progress. The State
partment Committee headed by Il
sentative Hamlin, of Missouri, is pla,
to change the Department systt
accounting.
An inquiry into the Indian Bureau y
be conducted BY the Interior Depar
Committee, headed by Represented
ham, of Illinois
The Post Office Committee has
most OF its time investigating f
Postmaster General Cortelyou's fra
der against the Lewis Publishing
pany of St. Louis, and is expect
make report before the end of til
sion.
In the Senate, an inquiry by the
state Commerce Committee int
Trust problem is expected to res
recommendation for legislation to S
ment the Sherman Law.
Special inquiries into the rights
ator Stephenson, of Wisconsin. ana
ator Lorimer, of Illinois, to their
have been ended. Senator Stcphe
case will come up tomorrow and
ably will be discussed until Wedr
His supporters claim a safe maioi
him. The progressive Republica1
Democrats who have attacked thel
tors election make no prediction
promise to continue their fight.
Senator Lorimer's case comes
vote before the special investigating!
mlttee, Wednesday, and his SUPP
claim it will be five to three in his
They hazard no prediction as to II
come in the Senate.
The big fight will be made on II
of the Senator's counsel. who holt
the Lorimer case was once decic
the Senate and is not open to anot
veStigation. Some of the Senato
were inclined to vote against him
to be hesltatins at the contention
Senator can be tried twice for tn
offense
Leaders of both parties are
efforts to adjourn Congress befo
national conventions. In the
June 10 has been tentatively set
date for which the leaders aim.
leaders are cooperating in this AMI
of them have declared there is mol
why Congress cannot be adjourn
that time