Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-11
CONGRESS WILL INQUIRE
LIVING COST PROBLEM
Legislation Is Expected to Over
shadow Peace Treaty When
Z Session Opens.
CONSIDER STORAGE MEASURE
National Grange Leaders I'm Capital
to Present Farmers Side-Talc
Up Discussed Colombian Treaty
During Week.
tBy Associated Press

WASHINGTON, August 10. - Con-
gress tomorrow begins actual consid-
GRAFTON Of high cost OF living prob
lens. Plans have been made by lead
ers for immediate consideration of the
legislative recommendations made by
the cost of living question promises
this week to overshadow even the
peace treaty and many other i'm
portant affairs at the high cost of liv-
ing.
Work for several days will be in
the hands OF committees. The House
Agricultural Committee will take up
a bill for government regulation Of
cold storage facilities, and Chairman
Cummins. of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee. is expected to
consider the Presidents proposals for
regulation OF foodstuffs entering into
Interstate commerce. including Federal
licensing OF interstate corporations.
mittce meets to consider the wheat
price question. extension OF the food
control law and other similar ques-
tions.
Chairman Gronna and the National
Grange leaders plan Il statement early
this week, giving the farmers side OF
Senator'S from agricultural States have
been invited TO the meeting Tuesday.
with jurisdiction over the railroad
brotherhoods' demands for increased
wages 10 meet living costs shifted
from Congress to the President and
director general of railroads. the
House Interstate Commerce Committee
tomorrow will resume hearings on the
organized labor's railroad bill. Glenn
+. Plumb. author of the measure, is
expected to conclude his statement to-
Garretson, chief of the Conductors
brotherhood. other advocates of the
Plumb plan and opponents will, be
heard later.
Spirited Debate Expected.
Spirited debate on the high cost Of
living Will be discussed in the Senate
Senators Reed, of Missouri. and kellar
OF Tennessee. have announced address,
es on the subject. and others are in
preparation.
The peace treaty and league OF ma
lions. however. are not to go into
total eclipse in the Senate because Of
interest in the cost of living.
Republican Leader Lodge Tuesday
VIII deliver All extensive analysis Of
snternational problems and other
sing tomorrow will resume his testi-
mony on the peace negotiations and
related subjects before the Foreign
Will read prepareG He probably
negotiations of the Lansing Ishii agree
ment. which defined Japan's special
opens DOOR o ch nocS and T 5es'rmed the
also is expected to receive com
munication from President Wilson in
mehts on the negotiations at Paris
To Consider Treaty.
Republican leaders said today that
the end OF the committees delibera-
d ions on the treaty was not in sight.
as means OF insuring peace and aid.
ing in the solution of living cost prob.
lens ~ some Republicans are Insisting
tnat no action be taken on the treaty
until Colonel f. NJ. House can apneay
before the committee.
me general investigation of Mexi-
can affairs authorized by the Senate
resolution adopted last week is to
De launched tomorrow at meetinr
c OF senator Falls subcommittee 10 dis,
nan, bpro ., An inquiry of many
~, ; Htotner foreign relations subcom-
s'''t resa also plans action this week on
IorI observation s TO the. $4,000. 900 Co
ana other interests in Colombia re-
garded as threatened by a Tecent re
iombtan decree.
,,T Inc House prohibition enforcement
OIL oetore Senate judiciary sub.
committee for e month, is TO he 70
p %,1b tomorrow to the full committee.
eussion In committee.
Report on OIL Lensinr.
Report of the oil land LEASING ,,,
- pianned Wednesday by the Senate
n ip,!u Lands Committee Permanent
a aI,laliar ~ legislation will be taken up
committee. which will hear the viewys
OF Secretary Baker.
80 Rouse nss committees. except for the
CCailroad hearings and the Agriculture
S I'm, tee promise TO be inactive for
some time. Many House members sill,
are absent and there is temporary
GfesSafA on of committee work. The
itousS will not meet until Iuesdav
ana ana then may. adjourn until later in
inc week. having no legislation ready
ro,n committees for action
,,,; Inc war Department Investigations
WaLi continue however. but with ac-
tiyily curtailed from Washington Of
s 81 mittees; One subcommittee now
Is en- route to Europe and another, that
on aircraft headed by Representative
West. 'he
The aircraft committee will hold =
G nsear1ng TOMORROW at Chicago with
CHARLES w. Slich, of Grand Rapids
Mich. and w. E. Merely. Of Cleveland
as as witnesses Several witnesses will
pc heard at st. Paul and then the COM
mittee will go to Seattle for a lengthy
me- nearing into the spruce production
Seattle the committee will 20 to PORT