The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
WASHINGTON AND - NATION AWAITING
 BAKERS STATEMENT
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Administration leaders of both bodies governments record and replying to it's critics.
 Although the Senate committee voted to meet tomorrow in it's regular room and ignored Secretary Bakers request that he be given a hearing where he might address as many members of both houses as desire to listen, the plan tonight was to adjourn to larger quarters if con- siderable crowd assembled. The place se- lected is one of the caucus rooms of the Senate office building. in which the fa- nous lobby and other inquiries were held. Even this room may not accommo- date the spectators and there was talk tonight of limiting attendance to mem bers of Congress.
 With Congress interested in the pres ent army controversy, many committee meetings scheduled tomorrow are expect ed to go by the board. Little import ant legislation this week is scheduled for consideration on the floor by either house.
 Much progress, however, is expected on the administration railway legislation. Final arguments of railroad and other counsel will be made tomorrow before the House interstate commerce commis-
  before the Senate committee, which will tomorrow start work In revision of the measure.
 INQUIRY TO CONTINUE The Senate military committees army investigation will proceed after Secre- tary Bakers examination is concluded with inquiry into the aviation service and other army branches. Tuesday the committee expects to reconsider the Chamberlain war cabinet bill, probably reporting it to the Senate, with mi nority dissent proposing reference to the naval committee When it will be brought before the Senate where admin istration leaders are confident Of Killing the measure, is problmatical
 Finish of the House naval subbcom- mittee inquiry into naval affairs IS planned this week. The Senate com merce committee will proceed with it's shipbuilding investigation, giving espe- cial attention to the record of Theo- dore Ferris, former chief architect of the emergency fleet corporation. The administration's soldiers and 1, sailors civil rights or "civil relief | bill is to be considered tomorrow by the Senate judiciary committed, which plans an early report to the Senate More than score of minor army and navy bills are awaiting consideration | l the week of the Senate manufactures subcommittee to consider reports of ! its recent investigations of the sugar | and coal shortages.
 CONSERVATION BILLS 1 Two big war conservation measures are liable to become active issues in l the House soon. One is the Presidents l bill for broad price fixing powers, on which he recently called a White l House conference of members of the l House agriculture committee. Chair I man Lever, who has copy of the bill, | is safeguarding it's contents until he l determines whether he will introduce | it in it's present form. Meantime MT. Lever has introduced another govern- ment control measure. a bill empower l ing the President to modify or other wise regulate the sale, use, manufac- | ture and distribution of any food
 stuffs or feed by public eating places.
 I manufacturers, producers or carriers. l The House appropriations commit
 | tee will soon report a huge urgent de-
 ficiency bill to provide for war needs
 by an appropriation based on official
 estimates of $1,500, 100000 for the
 army and navy and other government
 I branches. The $27,0000 900 agricultural
 appropriation bill will be passed by
 the House early this week. It will be I followed by the $s.ooo,000 diplomatic
 and consular appropriation bill. To ex-
 pedite the army bill the military com-
 l mittee this week will have both morn \ ing and afternoon sessions, beginning
 | with Surgeon General Gorgas on the l medical needs of the army tomorrow
 l and Tuesday and other bureaus ths
 rest of the week. The naval appropri-
 \ ation bill. which, like the army bill,
 l will be the biggest on record. is still
 in the hearing stage.