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had taken the stand, was a blunt and
leading one.
Did you ever pay anything of value
to anybody for your election?" he de-
manded.
81 never did" replied Senator Lori
mer.
And in a long review of political
conditions in Illinois he repeatedly
denied all impromtu acts in connec-
ton with his own election.
Stanley Is Impatient.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Threats Of
Chairman Stanley of the steel trust
investigation committee to issue sub
poenas at once for everything he
wanted from the United States Steel
corporation and personalities in de-
bate for his fight for $4,000 additional
appropriation for the inquiry, gave
the house an exciting half hour. The
house finally voted the appropriation
to supplement the original s25, 900.
Mr.. Stanley declared he had reached
the end of courteous treatment of the
steel trust officers. Representative
Levy Of New York, a Democrat, who
said he opposed the inquiry as an in
reference with business stability,
was assured by Mr.. Stanley that "he
need not lose any sleep ever though
Mr.. Levy had ]. P. Morgan as one of
his constituents"
Scores Democratic Party.
In an attack upon the Democratic
party for its record in the extra ses-
sion Of congress last summer, Rep
resentative Hill of Connecticut, a Re-
publican member Of the ways and
can committee, declared in the
house that the extra session had de-
monstrated the inability of the Demo
Gratis to do constructive legislative
work.
Mr.. Hill especially attacked the
Democratic tariff record. He insisted
that the free wool advocates, though
greater in the majority when the tar
if session began, had surrendered to
those who favored a duty on wool, be-
cause the wool duty force was strong
enough to combine with the Republi-
cans and secure a majority OF the
house.
The final report of the national
monetary commission formally was
presented in both houses of congress
and referred to committees. Senator
Penrose, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, to which the senate referred
it, stated later that there might be
hearings on the monetary bill and
that the measure may be reported to
the senate at this session of congress.
Washington, ID. C.-Legislative
machinery to provide for operation of
the Panama canal and control of the
canal zone will be started when the
house committee on interstate COM
merce will hold it's first meeting to
frame a program for hearings and
preliminary work as a basis of the
bill which will be reported out to the
house later in the session.
Chairman Adamson and his commit
tee have returned from a trip to
Panama where they conferred with
Chief Engineer Goethals and other Of
ficials who are working to put the
great isthmian ditch into active opera
ton by Jan. 1, 1915, and perhaps. as
they say, a year earlier. Mr.. Adam
son has voiced the opinion that the
progress and quality of the work done
there Is entirely satisfactory.
Appropriation Bills Ready.
Two appropriation bills are about
ready to emerge from the committee
of the house. The District of Column
bia bill, which last year carried $12.-
000. 900, will be completed and re.
ported to the house early this week,
and 1t will be followed quickly by the
pension appropriation bill which uni
usually close to $3.50. 900 900.
The arbitration treaties with Great
Britain and France probably will be
called up In open session Of the sem
ate within a fortnight.