The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-15
Wool Switched to Let
Steel Revision
Proceed.
ASPERSION CAST
ON UNDERWOOD
Nebraskan Had Ascribed Per.
sonal Motives to Democratic
House Leader in His Hand
ling of Tariff - Threefold
Probe Into Big Trusts
Starts This Week.

Washington. January IA caucus
of the House Democrats on tho iron
and steel tariff schedule Is likely be-
fore the end of this week. The Ways
and Means Committee. as soon as the
already completed pension appropria-
ton bill Is passed by the House. will
DC ready to report the iron and steel
schedule revision to the caucus for ap-
prevail. particularly with a view to
giving steel the right of way in the
tarif proceedings in the House.
Even the chemical schedule bids
fair to precede the wool tariff re-
vision. for WOOL has been switched to
let steel revision proceed. This lie
virtual acceptance of the challenge OF
William j. Bryan, who. during the
extra session, ascribed to Democratic
Leader Underwood personal motives
in putting other rcvisions ahead OF
steel
To Probe Trusts.
threefold probe into gigantic
trusts Will be started b. the House
Committee on Rules Tomorrow, when
the first of q series of hearings lasting
several days VIII cover the activities
of the money trust. shipping combine
and the International Harvester Com
pany All three are 10 be considered
together with respect to the Rules
Committees consideration OF the ques-
ton OF reporting resolutions looking
10 thorough congressional inyest,ga-
ton Of these trusts.
The financial Interests of New York
are largely interested in the matter
Attorney General Wickersham, Sec
Rotary of Commerce and Labor NaeeI
and Samuel Untermyer. Of New York
have been asked to appear before tho
committee Tomorrow for examination
regarding the alleged shipping com
bination, which Is claimed TO control
trans-oceanic traffic.
Most of the Democrats and several
OF the Republicans on the committee
have expressed themselves In favor OF
sweeping investigation OF the imam
cial control of American industrial and
commercial affairs.
Meantime. the Senate COMMITTEES on
Interstate Commerce expects to wind
up this week It's series OF hearings
on trust problems. without any GER
tainty as TO the reporting OF g bill
on the subject
All this week Panama Canal control
and mana cement will figure in hear
ings by the House Committee on Inter
state and Foreign Commerce. which Ia
TO report legislation at this session
liking the tolls and regulations. Can
tain Charles a. McAllister. chief en-
Stneer OF the revenue cutter service
tomorrow will appear to discuss regu-
lations for the measurement of tom
mage OF ships.
Urged to BE Present
Absent Senator's have been urged by
telegraph to be here Tuesday. when
Senator Gallinger Will ask the Senate
to vote Oh the choice OF president pro
tempore of the Senate. There are no
indications that the Senate is any
reader to settle this question than
when the unsuccessful effort was made
at the extra session. the obstacle still
being the lack of agreement between
the regulars and Progressive Repub-
liohns.
The arbitration treaties with Great
Britain and France will come UP in
the near future. a move is on foot TO
have them considered In executive ses-
sion SO as to hold of protracted debate
and oratory.
Senator Lorimer. OF Illinois, will
the Senate committee that is lnvesti-
eating his election. He probably will
be on the witness stand most of the
week. The House committee on steel
trust affairs will continue its hearings
tomorrow. and the House committee
inquiring into the sugar trust will
continue its hearings.
Senator Borah. Of Idaho, has planned
to press his bill for the creation OF a
child labor bureau. Friends of tho
measure claim they can muster a two
thirds vote of the Senate.