The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-25
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The steel inquiry conducted by a
sentative Stanley OF Kentucky. has
been under way nearly a year and
may close this week.
The report will probably be made
by May. It will be series Of recon-
mendations. one of them almost cer-
tain to be that large corporations such
the United States steel should not own
or control common carriers.
The inquiry into the sugar refining
company by committee headed by
Representative Hardwick of Georgia
closed some time ago and while the
report recommended no legislation the
data collected was used by democratic
leaders in framing the free sugar bill
which has passed the house and is
now up to the senate.
Investigations into the money
about to get under way. The first has
been divided into two sections. Rep
yesentative Pujo Of Louisiana will
'ociei,a committee to investigate the
CTst and subcommittee
heau.> representative Glass Of
West Vire.-.ta will study the Aldrich
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 the subject of
public hearings recently and may oy-
der an inquiry into tho affairs Of the
American Woolen company. Another
hearing that has been going on con-
Germs the circumstances under which
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anna canal strip and the demands Of
Colombia that her claims for damages
be submitted to The Hague.
In the committee Oh expenditures in
the department Of agriculture the
Florida everglades land charges have
been aired. A report from that COM
mittee Is expected by June 1. It was
charged that the department was in
fluenced in its reports on the ever
glades by. land spectators.
A resolution proposing an investiga-
tion Of the baseball trust will be taken
up by the rules committee this week.
The general feeling Is that it will be
reported adversely.
OF all the house standing commit
tees which have been investigating
government departments since last
war department committees investi-
cation Of the alleged political activi-
ties Of Major Beecher B. Ray is still
in progress. The state department
committee headed by Representative
Hamlin OF Missouri Is planning rec
concentrations to change the depart
ment's system Of accounting.
An inquiry into the Indian bureau
is to be conducted by the interior de-
resentative Graham of Illinois.
The postoffice committee has spent
most of its time investigating former
Postmaster General Cortelyou's fraud
order against the Lewis Publishing
company of st. Louis and is expected
to make a report before the end Of
the session.
In the senate an inquiry by the in
terstate commerce commission into
In recommendations to supplement the
Sherman law.
Senator Lorimer's case comes to a
vote before the special investigating
committee on Wednesday which his
.sqpporters claim will be Ave to three
- htFs flxar. They hazard no pre-
dictton as"to the outcorng In the sen.
ate. The big fikht will be made on the
plearof' the senator's counsel who holds
that the Lorimer case was once decid-
ed BY the senate and is not open to
another investigation. Some Of the
senator's who were inclined to vote
against him are said to be hesitatine
at the contention that no senator can
be tried twice for the same offense.
Leaders Of both parties are making
efforts to adjourn congress before the
national conventions. In the house
June 10 has been tentatively set as
the date for which the leaders aim.
Senate leaders are. e.co-operatittE in this
and some Of them have declared there
is no reason why congress cannot be
adjourned by that time.