Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
PRESIDENT.
TO OUTLINE
POLICY ON
RAILROADS


Basis Of Earnings-Inter-
est Centers in Various In
vestigations Under Way.
Washington, Jan. 3.-Congress re-
turned to Washington today after the
holiday recess and promptly pulled
onto siding awaiting signals from
President Wilson.
Tomorrow the president will deliver
his railroad legislation message and
ask that it be given a clear track UNI
til disposed of. He will explain the ex-
igencies which led to government oper-
alton of the roads and detail the need
for prompt appropriations and enact
mont of protective laws that the Nc
Adoo directing regime may be unhin-
1ered in carrying out it's gigantic task.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN.
After converting at noon the senate
adjourned Immediately out of respect
to the late Senator Newlands, who died
during the recess. The house passed
bill placing militia and other native
forces of the Philippines in United
States service and then adjourned
out of respect to the late Representa-
tive Bathrick, of Ohio, who died during
recess.
Congress was full of pep and pur-
pose whom It arrived today. Tremen-
dous problems of war work confront
1t. Nast Gums of money must be pro-
vided Fat the railroad legislation
doomed as the most troublesome d.
rectly confronting 1t. Scores of pro-
posals are waiting to be trotted out by
The legislators, once the president has
mapped out his program.
POINTS IN CONTROVERSY.
Two chief points of controversy will
be the three-year average suggested
by the president as the basis for paying
the railroads and the question Of get
ting back government money invested
In new equipment. Aside from the
railroad legislation, congress comes
back without a program. There Is
a vague idea that many tremendous
things must be done, but nobody knows
lust what.
Suffragists doubled their activity in
IN effort to get the Susan b. Anthony
amendment through the house on Jan.
10. There Is no reason to change ear
Ier forecasts of the amendments de-
,eat.
Legislators returned rejecting deep
interest in the progress Of the four
senate Investigations. They learned
that none of the four has yet reached
stage where IT is possible to fore
cast legislative results. Investigators
Today said 1t is likely the military and
sugar coal inquiries at least will bring
BILLS before congress.
PROBE INTO NAVY.
There were no indications today
when the Investigations will end.
Shipping, military and sugar coal are
going full blast in the senate, while tho
house naval committee today heard
Admiral Benson. member of the Amer
lean mission to the allied countries.
= The committee wants Benson to de-
tail the work Of American naval forces
abroad as well as go fully into
equipment and personnel OF the whole
navy.
Both houses planned early adjourn
ment today out Of respect to members
who died In the recess, Senator New
lands of Nevada and Representative
Bathrick of Ohio.
The senate military investigators
heard E. e. Driscoll. superintendent of
the Raritan IN. j.. Wooden mills.
Driscoll was questioned concerning
the quality of cloth put into uniforms
and overcoats for the American army.
Senator Frelinghuysen. who questioned
Driscoll. predicted today that within
three months General PershinE will
insist on a higher grade of cloth uni
forms.
Germany pays $3.50 a yard for her
mems uniforms" said Frelinghuysen.
I'VE pay $2.S5 for an inferior grade of
shoddy. I am convinced we would
save lives by giving our men better
clothing"
MORE OF HOOVER.
Herbert Hoover was to return for
questioning by Senator Reed concern
Ing the food administrators motives
In sending a copy of his recent sugar
statement to President Wilson. Reed
wishes to learn why the country was
given the impression that Hoover had
to 60 to the president to get his state
ment before the public after Reeds
committee had refused to accept.
Myer Bloomfield. New York sociolo-
gist, will continue his testimony before
the shipping investigators on housing
conditions in shipbuilding communities
and plans being worked out to improve
them.