The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-18
WASHINGTON LBFFER.

All the wars tuat nave DC II tOugnt
between labor and capital, all the efforts
that both have made 10 secure legislation
which would profit then and the tangled
skein woven about their relations in the
last 10 years are 10 be investiga ed BY
Congress The Senate lobby com niitee
in exc .utiye session decided that the
wars" must be inquired into. Samuel
Gompers. president of the Am .rican Fed.
erat on Of Labor. will appear before the
committee on July rs. nd 9 subpoena
b IS been issued for John Mitchell, vice
president of the Fe Iteration and former
head of The United Mine Workers At
the same time the committee snbp ;enaed
George Pope, president. and J P. Bird,
general manager Of the National Associa.
ton OF Manufacturers As the tale is un-
folded cher men prominent in either
labor organizations or associations Of
manufacturers or individual employers Of
la or who are brought 10 notice will be
asked to appear. The committee decided
10 II ok into thi snhject believing that it
may develop startling information and
knowing that it will extend their inquiry
many weeks. One senator said that the
quest might reach back into some of the
dark corners of the McNanlart dynamite
I'M case and might bring irto the light
the inside story OF many Of the great
strikes that have paralyzed indus'ris aud
thrown thousands cut o! work in the 81
few years. He intimate |. too that il
might develop by far the most marvellous
of all the strange tales that tie COM
mit,es has beard in the past six weeks.
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Chairman Henry, of the Honse Com-
mitiee on Rules. has assured a; delegation
of woman snffragisis headed BY Mrs.
Helen Fl. Gardener, the anthoress, that
the co'nniitlee would give hem hearing
next December on the question Of adding
ancomuittee on woman suffrage to the
standing committees Of TIE House. The
delegstion included the wives of Senator
Shaforth, of Colorado. Ind Represents
tives Raker of California. Stone OF Illinois
aud Taylor of Colorado.
Mr.. Henry said the. committee could
not under the present program take up
the matter at this ssion, but would be
glad 10 hear the sufragists between the
FIRST week of December and he Christ
mas holidays.
Mrs Gardner and Mrs. Stone. VIII did
the talking told Mr. Henry that one-fifth
of the Senate aud one.seven,h Of the
House membership now come from states
where women vote. and thai one.sixth
|of the electoral votes are cast by suffrage
states. They also said that in the 1916
presidential election nearly 4.ooo, 900
women II | vote.
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The Democratic tariff hill was submit
Etedto the senate Friday for ratification by
that body. It's details have already been
decided upon by the Democratic caucns
The senate will not change single itenf
in the bill unless the control of The eau.
Gus over the Democratic majority is
broken. aud Of this there appears to be
no likelihood
In the first full meeting of the finance
committee he'd since the tariff bill left
the house Republican senators declared
that the debate in the senate would prob
ably terminate ahoutsthe first OF Sep.em-
Der Discussion of the measure will be-
gin on Wednesday Of this week and will
continue until a vote is reached.
The bill as reported is better measure
than thet which passed the honses There
are fewer Inconsistencies and SOME con-
spicuous efforts 10 favor special interests
made by the house bill have been elimiu
ated from the senate bill.
AS a whole. duties are lower. The
changes in rates from those provided by
the house bill are slight. but they have
generally been drownward.
The free list has been enlarged and The
addition to that list Of cattle and Aour is q
disiinc, improveme II over the honae hill.
Because Of these imnrovemenisthe Demo
Gratis believe their secret caucus methods
are justified and that the promise OF
early action hy the senate adds to that
justification.
1.-THE bill p sses The senate by Seplem-
Der !. it is estimated the conference cam
mi,tre will not require more than two
weeks 10 adjust all the differences be-
tween the two houses. SO tSat the meas
ure will PRO ably he submitted to the
presi lent Cor his approval by Sept. IS.
There have fiourished in The corridors
OF The Capitol and around The hotels Of
Washington for years breed OF bold
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