Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-08
OF LEAK"
EXC|TES CAPITAL
Apv noloos Iuolio's'H
congress Keyed Up for Sen
sations Today, With Big
Men on Witness Stand.
LEGISLATION IN BACK SEAT
Important Measures Sched-
uled to Be Up This Week,
Including Prohibition.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-Congrcs-
sional interest ccntors chiefly this
week in the hearing TO be resumed to-
morrow br the house rules commit
tee on the Wood resolution for an in
NcstiPation into the alleged leak 70
the stock market on President VIII
sons peace note. The hearing al.
ready has assumed tho proportions of
a preliminary Inquiry into series
of rumors that have been circulating
Tor weeks.
Tonight Thomas w. Lawson OF Bos-
ton. who has beer making charges
ever since the agitation Of the subject
began, arrived In Washington In re-
sponse to a committee subpoena TO
give testimony.
Others who are to appear before the
committee tomorrow are Secretary of
state Lansing. in whose department
the peace note originated, Joseph +.
Tumulty. secretary TO tho president {;
Charles II. Sabin. president OF the
Guarantee Trust company Of New
York. BERNARD Baruch; otto Kuhn uf
kuhn, Loeb 4 CO.; Judge william NJ.
kolcott Of New York, special counsel
for Representative Gardner of Massa-
chusetts engaged to show the fluctu-
atoms of the stock market on the day
before the note officially was made
public and Washington representa-.
tives OF the Wall Street Journal, FL
nancill America, and the Central
News association
To Produce Telegram.
Managers of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies loca'
branches, also have boon asked to pro-
duce dispatches filed by these news
organizations bearing ON the subject
OF The peace note.
While this inquiry attracts wide
spread attention. congressional lead
ers are not losing sight of the mas
OF lcgis 1tIvc work that remains 10
he done and the limited time in which
to do II by March 4. If an extra Session
Is TO be avoided.
Other Zig Matters Up.
Railroad legislation earnestly de
sired by President Wilson is I'm en-
hryonic shape. bearings on the sub
Jcct still being held 10y the senate
committee on interstate commerce aud
new bills having been submitted in
dcpendently bv Representative Adam
son. chairman Of the house Int state
and foreign commerce committee.
Appropriations have made some
progress in the house in the last few
days. but none in the senate except ~
the appropriations committee and the
coming week will bo devoted by the
senate almost exclusively to general
measures and legislative business"
"Dry" Bill Tuesday.
Tuesday tho rcnatc will dispose OF
the Sheppard hill To prohibit the mau-
ufacture and sale of liquor In the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Prohibition organ
i2ations % the whole country are
watching this measure with active in
tcrest and opposing an amendment b.
Senator Underwood OF Alabama. which
would submit the question to refer
cndum Of the voters OF the District o.
Columbia. The vote on the referen
dunn in the senate is expected to be
very close. but whatever the result the
whole matter is vet TO be passed upon
by the house.
Waiting senate action also Is the re
viscd corrupt practices bill and con
serVltion legislation. particularly the
mineral lands leasing bill Wcdncs-
day the senate Will vote on the nomi
nation of Winthrop NJ Daniels to sue
coed himself on the interstate com-
mcrcc commission. Despite vigorous
opposition by the Progressive Republic
can senators administration leaders
believe that Daniels will he confirmed