The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-10
The bill provides that all matter for
"hlcn money has been received must
be labeled advertisement"

ACy mas Deeu TSC0lVcO must
be labeled advertisement"
"A compromise on the parcel pos,
and express provisions occupied most
OF the time of the debate and was
agreed to after numerous amendments
were voted down. AS the bill was
perfected In the committee of the
whole, the parcels post and express
questions are given to a committee
OF three senators and three representa-.
tlves for study and report to the next
session of congress.
IN the meantime a rural route par.
eel service is provided. It's rates are
cents for the first pound and one
cent Tor each additional pound up ia
II pounds. A general parcel post serv.
ice OF twelve cents a pound for eleven
pounds is contained in the bill.
washington, D. c. - The house
empowered Its banking and currency
committee to make a sweeping in
vestlgatlon of the financial interests
OF the country; their relations to in
dustria!. transportation and banking
interests; and the extent to which
their inter-relations may constitute a
money trust"
BY a vote of PAL to Is the Pujo
resolution embracing practically all
the allegation and authority of the
original Henry money trust" reso-
luton was passed by the house i'm
mediately after Representative Mann,
OF illinois. Republican leader. had, in
a fiery speech. charged the Democrats
with trying to hold up" the corpor.
ations and force them to support the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency. Those who voted against the
resolutions were:
Republicans-Austin. Tenn; Calder,
New York; Cannon. Illinois; Dalzell,
Pa; Draper, New York; Henry, Hig.
gins and Tilson, Conn; Howell, Utah;
Malby, New York, and Sullsway, New
Hampshire.
Democrats-Brantley. Georgia; Bull
Kelly and Whitacre, Ohio; Evans. 1lli-
nois.
Representative Pujo, chairman of
the banking and currency committee,
announced that he had telegraphed
to Samuel Untermeyer of New York
and Edgar H. Farrar of New Orleans,
the attorneys who are to conduct the
investigation, asking them to meet
the committee at one The attor.
neys will be asked to arrange for an
opening of the money trust" in.
quiry.
Mann Makes Charges.
Representative Mann charged, dur.
ing the debate. that MIR. U~ntermeyer
of New York is proposing to milk
the money powers and the orpora-
tons that he is seeking to investi-
gate.
This is one of those Come and
see me- resolutions" said Mr.. Mann.
We have an important political cam
paign ahead of Us. There is need for
money. They say to a corporation:
Come and show us everything you
have ever done or else put up the
stuff They say If you dare make
a movement in favor of our political
opponents we will drag you up before
the bars of our committee. No such
gross abuse was ever exercised in the
history Of the government
Chairman Henry of the rules com
mittee denied Mr.. Mann's charges.
He said the house already had passed
a presidential campaign fund pub
licity bill, which would prevent any
Milking of the corporations"
MI. Underwood and Speaker Clark
went into a Democratic caucus and
defeated a favorable report on the
Henry resolution" said MIR. Mann.
But these two gentlemen are candi-
dates for nomination for the presi.
dency. The gentleman from Texas
has u them to cover. He has had
his way now, representing another
candidate for the presidency, MI. Will.
son Of New Jersey, and the distin-
guished candidates for the presidency
from Alabama and Missouri are afraid
to stand where they stood at the time
of the Democratic caucus They have
laid down and let the gentleman from
Texas walk over their PROSTATE bod
ies."
Henry Denies Opposition.
Chairman Henry denied that either
Speaker Clark or Mr.. Underwood was
opposed to the new resolution.
They would not suppress MY
Dear Hartman letters" he declared.
They would not suppress the letters
that were written by Perkins or about
Perkins or those records that are now
lurking in a bureau of this govern
ment."