The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-01-19
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Cen
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Washington, January Is, 1912.

A caucus of the House Democrats
on the iron and steel schedule is likely
before the end OF the present week.
The Wavs and Means Committee. as
soon as the already completed Pension
Appropriation Bill is passed bv the
House OF Representatives, will be ready
to report on the iron and steel revsion
TO The caucus for approval particularly
with a view to giving steel the right OF
way in the tariff proceedings in the House
of Representatives
Even the chemical schedule bids fair
TO preCede the wool tariff revision Tor
wool has been switched to let steel re-
vision proceed. This is a virtual &C
ceptance of the challenge OF VIM. J.
Bryan. who. during the extra session,
aScribed 10 the Democratic Leader, Rep
reSentative Underwood. of Nebraska,
personal motives in putting other revlS
ions ahead of steel.
A three.fold probe into the gigantic
trusts will be started by the House
Committee on Rules tomorrow, when
the FIRST of a series of hearings lasting
several DAYS. will cover the activities OF
the Money Trust. Shipping Combine and
the International Harvester Company.
All three are 10 be considered to-
ge,ier with respect to the Rules COM
mi.tee's consideration OF tne question OF
reporting resolutions looking to a thor
ough Congressional investigation OF
these trusts
The financial interests of New York
are largely Interested in the matter.
Attorney General Wickersham, Secre-
larv Of Commerce and Labor Nagel,
and Samuel Untermeycr. Of New York,
have been asked TO appear before the
| committee tomorrow for examination
regarding the alleged Shipping Comb
nation 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 a
sweeping investigation of the financial
/ control OF American industrial and COM
mercial affairs
Meantime the Senate Committee on
/ Inter State Commerce expects to wind
up this week its series OF hearings on
! Trust problems, without any certainty
as to the reporting of bill on the sub
| ject.
All OF this week the Panama Canal
! control and management Will >tIgure IN
! the hearings BY the House Committee o.
Inter State and Foreign Commerce.
which is to report legislation a; this Ses
/ sion fixing the tolls and regulations.
/ Captain Charles 4. McAlliSter Chief
/ Engineer OF the revenue cutter service,
tomorrow VIII appear 10 discuss the reg
/ nia.ions for the measurement and the
! tonnage of ships.
/ Absent Senators have been urged By
( telegraph 10 be here on Tuesday. when
/ Senator GalJnger VIII ask the Senate 10
! vote on the choice Of a President ORC
TEN OF The Senate. There are no indica
| tons that the Senate IS any reader 10
settle this question than when the unSuC-
cessiul effort was made at the extra ses
sion. The obstacle still being the lack OF
agreement between the Regular and Pro
greSsive Republicans.
The arbitration treaties with Greal
Britain and France will be sure 10. come
up in the near future A move is now
on foot 10 have them considered in exec
utive session. 50 as TO head OH pro
| tracted debate and oratorv.
Senator L0rlmer, OF Illinois. will re
sumo his defense tomorrow before The
Senate Committee that is investigating
his election He probably will be OF
the witness stand for the rest OF the
week
The House Committee on the Slee
Trust. affairs will continue lis hearings
( tomorrow. and the House Committee
unquiFing into the Sugar TruSi will hear
tuo Witnesses from California. one
from Ohio and an Independent, beef
sugar refner from Indiana VINO recently
returned from Europe. where he in.
Spected beet sugar factories
! Senator Borah of Idaho, has planned
10 press his bill for the creation OF d
Child Labor Bureau Friends of the
measure claim that they can muster A
two-thirds vote OF the Senate Borat
viii make speech on the public land
laws on Wednesday.
Huntington Wilson, Assistant Score
tary of State, is 10 succeed Robert BaCor
as Ambassador TO France. according tC
persistent rumors in diplomatic circles
lhere today Thomas c. Dawson. resi-
dent diplomatic officer of the State De
pdrtment, whose name was mentioned
prominently in connection with the pos
OF Ambassador to Brazil. 10 which Ed
ward Y. Morgan was named will be
made Assistant Secretary OF State, the
same rumors saw.
The storm swept Atlantic Coast is
piling up a record of wrecks of ships
and suffering of men that promises tc
eclipse the havoc of all previous rigor
Gus and severe winters of the Eastern
I seaboard. During the past fortnight
and the end is not vet in sisht-the rev
enue cutters patrolllng the coast have
been called inlo greater activity tnau
ever before in t cir history. Within this
period they have extended aid to n
tempest tossed vessels and their helpless
and frost bitten crews whom they have
transported 10 Ravens OF safety. The
aggregate value OF the Saivsged ships
run into millions, and it is estimated thai
about 500 lives were saved by The reve-
nue cutters and the life saving, service
w.rkjug separately or jointly
The establishment OF The parcel posi-
delivery along the rural mail routes
should not be delayed any longer in the
opinion of MIR P. Y McGraw, Fourth
Assist Mt Postmaster General, as pre-
scented in his annual report submitted
today to Postmaster General Hitchcock
Cardinal Gibbons held his annual New
Years reception in Washington at the
rectorv of Saint Patrick'S Church. altel
High Mass on Sunday last
The House OF Representatives is tc
make a start on the investigations OF the
Money Trust the Shipping Trust ano
the International Harvester Company.
twenty-five army officers were de-
tached from chair work in Washington