The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-16
By w. V. BYARS.

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testimony very quietly, as if there
was no room for surprises.
He did not conceal his dissatisfac-
ton because Of his own experience
with unification and coordination.
His former business rivals, though
now his patriotic coadjutors, had CO.
ordinated and unified successfully
from their standpoints. BUT icon
densing his explanation of the re-
suits as he felt them) they co-ordi-
mated and unified themselves inside
and him outside. He smiled very
family at times, but the situation did
not appeal to his sense Of humor. He
left the inference that sugar is now
co-ordinated and controlled by the
sugar trust and its allied interests.
with authority supplied and enforced
by the Government.
Senator Jones Of New Mexico ask
ed the witness II there were any
legal authority to fix prices or to
control the market. The witness
could not say. He knew of none.
In discussing the matter across their
table, the Senators concluded that
the only authority was involved by
the method Of giving or Withholding
license. In defining the relations to
the Food Administration Of anyone
who revolted against its methods.
the witness said they could compel
him TO consent or deny him license
to do business. He will resume the
stand Monday.
By continuing its survey Of the
war In executive session, the Sen
ate Committee on Military Affairs
leaves the public free to- consider
sugar, coal and other questions
which do not directly concern the
war. 1t is not likely that anything
more Of sensational interest relating
to the war will be made public
through the Senate before adjourn
ing for the holidays.
At the opening Of the House yes
terday. Democratic Floor Leader
Kitchin secured unanimous consent
to adjourn to IL o'clock Monday,
taking up the prohibition amend
ment, and closing debate so as to
vote on II at 5 o'clock II was re-
solved also that when the House
adjourns on Tuesday next, It shall
be to January 3, 1918.
A debate on woman suffrage re-
suited when the new Woman Suf-
frage Committee of the House at
tempted to take over" all suffrage
business still pending before the
Judiciary Committee. The previous
question was called on il after some
members had charged others with
being hostile to the ladies and all
had insisted that they we're in favor
Of doing everything, or almost every.
thing, the ladies insist on.
Congressman Madden of Illinois
said in the House yesterday that
some House committees never meet
at all except as a matter of form,
so as to elect an ornamental chair
man and vote a salary to a clerk
whose hardest work during the ses-
sion might be done in drawing the
salary. He knew of a committee
chairman who drew his clerks sal
airy for division with the clerk. He
did not know whether or not the d.
vision was made and had his doubts
about it.
Other Republicans supported him
in his theory that while the Demo-
Gratis were expecting patriotic uni
fication there were some things Re-
publicans ought not to be expected
to bear calmly. There was, in fact,
an open violation of the Patriotic
Voluntary Censorship amounting to
revolt If not TO explosion. Then II
was found that il had come prema-
turely on the question of gHirg an
extra clerk to one Of the hardest
worked committees in the House
that on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries. In that case the item was
voted, but first aid" of The same
kind for the Committee on Rules uas
voted down triumphantly. The suf-
fering Republicans demonstrated IN
their own satisfaction that the
Democrats on the committee were
too able-bodied to need more helm
from the Treasury than thew were
dlfeduy getting.
Tne miracles Of today are the
common places OF tomorrow {" sold
Mr.. Garrett Of Tennessee. Yesterday
In recommending the "Garabed E,ree
Energy Generator" to the considera-
ton OF the House. Some members
feared that II one man got control |
OF law OF the universe with an in
venuon, he might monopolize the
use OF the law. Others feared that
the great power promised to be de-
Veloped was not sufficiently safe.
guarded against misuse. Among |
other great hopes OF the invention |
expressed, was the anticipation Of
the restoration Of Mann from bis |
present condition Of degeneracy, as |
attributed to the fall OF Adam Tbs
possibilities Of the discovery as
reaily were considered in good |
faith. with some inevitable sarcasm
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