Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-02-27
CONGRESS HAS
A BUSY DAY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
VOTES TO PROBE THE
MONEY COMBINE
WAS NEARLY UNANIMOUS
Re Investigate Proposed Panama Ca.
nal Tol!s--B!l Introduced by Sen
ator Poindexter to Abolish
Commerce Court.


Washington, Feb 26-An investiga-
ton to determine whether there is
money trust" I'm the United States
operating through or in connection
with the national banks, was ordered
by the house by vote of go to s.
While Republican regulars and in
surgents protested that the inquiry as
proposed was sham and de
lusion," the Democratic forces united
in support of a compromise money
trust" resolution, and succeeded in Sc
curing all but eight Republican votes
in its support,
Usage Of Panama to Stifle Rates.
In an effort to preserve and pro-
mote the interests of the government
by the protection and development of
full, fair, open and profitable use of
the Panama canal by the ships of COM
merce and war of all people and all
nations the house interstate and for
eign commerce committee embarked
on a general investigation Of charges
; of ship trusts. subsidies and other ri.
mors Of improperly in the usage OF
the canal after ii is opened.
The resolution was introduced by
the chairman of the committee. Repre-
sentative Adamson, OF Georgia. 1t re-
cited the need of a thorough inquiry
into the charges that the canal will
he used by trans-continental railroads
to sti(le competition in freight rates.
1t empowers the committee to call
the aid of the government executive
departments to summon witnesses and
put them under oath and to get papers
and other information throwing light
on the matter The result of the in
vestigation will be in recommends
lions for laws appropriate to the needs
disclosed by the inquiry.
Would Abolish Trade Court.
Senator poindexter of Washington.
opened his campaign for the abolition
of the commerce court by advocating
before the senate interstate com.
merce committee his bill to end the
courts existence. Senator Townsend
asked questions designed to show that
only those who opposed the creation
of the court were disappointed with it
Senator Clarke of Arkansas. declared
If the court did not change its atti'
tude he would favor limiting its pow
ers or abolshing it although he had
voted to create It.
Would Settle Land Titles.
on-Representative Steen
erson introduced bill designed &c
give relief to large number of set
tiers in the White Earth reservation
by Quietins the title to the $500 allot
ments which have not been brought
into question by federal law suits.
There are now approximately loo
allotments being challenged by the
governments. and because of this stu
alton the titles to all neishboring al
lotments have become Clouded. It is
to remedy this situation that Mr.
Stevenson has introduced his bill.
One provision of the bill is to the
effect that the federal authorities shall
have 90 days in which to bring suit
against any of the allotments affected
ny his measure. but after that time
no dCIlpI eau Ue DIOuSHt dSdl1tSt lu'
title of the lands.
Appropriation High Dam Work.
Washington-Ther river and harbou
appropriation bill contains an appro
rriation of 81 .25o.OO0 for continuing
the Improvement OF the Mississippi
river from St. Louis to Minneapolis
and 100000 for containing construc
ton of the high dam in the Mississippi
river in the vicinit oyf Minneapolis
Other Minnesota items contained il
the bill are the following: Warroac
river. for maintenance of channel. So.
200: Duluth harbor, for continuing i'm
provement at Superior entrance. $3.50.
600: Red River Of the North, ST. 900
for continuing improvements and fo1
resurvey looking toward additional i'm
provement; survey of old canal route
between Mississippi river and LAX,
Superior with view to permanent i'm
provement. st. CroiX river, to be sur
veyed for future Improvement.
The bill carries $2o. .O10, tn,
smallest amount since 1894.
The largest of the improvement;
appropriated in the bill are $4,000 900
for the Ohio river and for the Missis
sippi, $3.50 900: Missouri river. $500,
00O Delaware river. 100000. ant
Tennessee river. S35O,000