The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-25
MANY DARK PL ACES
RECEIVING L|G II I
Few Things Have Escaped an
Investigation by This
Congress.
RESULTS STILL IN DOUBT
Committees Are Getting Ready
to Report on Their In
quisitorial Labors.
RESULTS STILL IN DOUBT

Washington. March 2+.-Since the
Democrats came Into control of the
House last spring, Congress has been
an investigating Congress. Aside from
inquiries into government departments
special inquiries have been made. most
notable among them those into the
United States Steel Corporation and
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany.
The steel inquiry. conducted by a
special committee headed by Repre-
sentative Stanley, of Kentucky, has
been under way nearly a. year. and
may close this week. The report prob
ably will be made by May. 1t Will
be a series of recommendations. One
OF them is almost certain to DO that
large corporations such as United
States steel, should not own nor con-
troll common carriers.
The inquiry into the Sugar Refining
Company. By q committee headed by
Representative Hardwick, of Georgia,
closed some time ago, and while tho
report recommended no legislation, tho
data contained was used by Dem J.
cratic leaders in framing the free
sugar bill which has passed the House,
and IS now up to the Senate.
Getting Under Way.
Investigations into the money trust
and the shipping combine are about to
get under way. Tho first has been
divided into two sections. Representa-
tive Pujo. OF Louisiana. Will head a
committee to Investigate the money
trust and a subcomm 'ttee headed by
Representative Glass. OF Virginia. will
study the -Aldr!ch plan OF currency
reform. No public hearings may be
held for some time.
The inquiry into the shipping COM
Marine will begin probably within the
next week.
The Rules Committee this week Will
take Up conditions at the Lawrence
mill strike which were Tie subject or
PUBLIC hearings recently and may az
der an inquiry into the affairs of the
American Woolen Company. Another
hearing which has been going on COR
Germs the circumstances under which
the United States took over the Pan
ANA Canal strip ana the demands of
Colombia that her claims for dam
ages he submitted to The Hague.
In tho Committee on Expenditures
in the Department OF Agriculture. the
Florida everglades land charges have
been aired. y report from that COM
mittee is expected by June l. 1t was
charged that the department was in
nucnced in its reports on the ever
SlGueS BY lana SPECTATORS.
resolution proposing an investi-
cation of the baseball trust will be
taken up by the Rules Committee this
week The general feeling is that It
Will he reported adversely.
OF all the House standing commit
tees which have been investigating
government departments since last
summer. none has made n report. The
War Department comnlittee's investi-
CATION Of the alleged political activi-
ties OF Major Beecher d. Ray is still
in progress. Tho state Department
Committee, headed by Representative
Hamlin. OF Missouri. is planning rec
concentrations TO change tho depart
ment's system OF accounting.
In the Senate en- inquiry by thu In
terstatc Commerce Committee into the
trust problem Is expected to result IN
recommendations for legislation to
supplement- the Sherman law.
Election Inquiries Ended.
Special inquiries into the rights OF
Senator Stephenson. o. Wisconsin. and
Senator Lorimor Of Illinois. to their
seats have been ended Senator Ste
phonson's case will come UP in the
, Senate tomorrow and probably Will
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