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COMMITTEE VOTES FIFTEEN TO
SIN ON SENATE BILl4-WILL
INVESTIGATE MARSHALL
CONTEMPT CHARGES

Washington, ID. C.-The Senate
bill for the proposed government ar
NOR plate plant was favorably re-
ported today by the House naval
committee by vote of fifteen to six.
Act on Contempt Case.
Washington, ID. C.-Without OPP
position the house today adopted the
resolution for a special committee to
consider the contempt charges
against United States District Attor-
ney H. s. Marshall at New York
which grew out of the indictment
there OF Representative Buchanan,
OF Illinois,
Would Investigate Packers.
Washington, ID. C.-Former Gov
ernor Stubbs and former Governor
Wallace, who said that they had
learned by raising cattle themselves
that packers by combinations We're
crushing livestock growers, pleaded
with the sub House committee to in
vestigate the packers
Speaking on the Borand resolu-
tion now before the sub committee,
which would order federal trade
commission inquiry to determine if
trust laws. they endorsed the pro-
posals strongly. Jail sentences, in
stead of fines, We're urged by the
men.
Noi;inteer Plan on Trial.
Washington. %. C.=The fate of the
federal volunteer plan OF the army
increase bill was in doubt last night
when the Senate recess came after
an all day debate on provision to
strike out the clause. At the last
moment Chairman Chamberlain ask
ed that the vote be deferred till .
o'clock
Through the day conferences
We're held by both the advocates and
opponents of the section seeking to
enlist the support OF senators who
had not decided on their stand.
Senator Lee was aided in his fight
by Senator Lewis. while Chairman
Chamberlain and his committee
worked actively for their bill and
conferred frequently with Republi-
can senators.
1T is understood that severa; sena-
tors changed during the day.
Sterling Amendment Beaten.
feating an amendment offered by
national guard should be first call
ed on for service by the federal gov
ernment in the event of war, COM
ding first after the regular army.
There was no roll call. Chairman
Chamberlain pointed out that exist
ing law on the volunteer army pro-
posal already contained this stipula-
CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON
APPEARS IN HEARING.
Washington, d. C.-The House
committee on public lands has been
having much difficulty in trying to
settle the dispute between the de-
partment of the interior and the
,states of South Dakota, Wyoming,
Montana. Idaho. Nevada, Washing
ton and California. All of these
states surrendered title to sections
and SO in different forest and other
reserves, with the understanding that
they would receive from the govern
ment lands in lieu of said sections
| Many of these exchanges were con
summated, and under the terms oil
an agreement entered into between
the department of the interior and
state officials, the State of South Da-
kota has had patented. about II. .OOC
acres. The present administration
however, has refused to approve the
title to many thousand acres claimed
| by the state. In December of last
year former Attorney-General Roya
C. johnson and Fred Hepperle, com
missioner of school and public lands
met with the authorities at Washing
ton and attempted to secure the ap
proval of the lands involved in the
exchange, but could get no actor
taken. In the hearing now befor,
the House committee. the same ques
tions as those presented by Mr.. Hep
perle and Mr.. johnson are involved
Mr.. Johnson, now representa-:
TIE Second congregational district o
South Dakota --anpaarad hefnra th,