The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-15
CONGRESS TAKES Up.
HIGH COST PUZZLE
LEADERS PLAN TO ACT ON sic.
cEsTloNs OF PRESIDENT
WILSON At ONCE
TO REGULATE COLD sToRAee
Farmers and Heads Of Oranges Will
a.
Be Heard by laWmakers.-No End
in Sight for Paiaver Over Rati.
fication Of Peace Treaty

Washington. Aug. 11.-Congress to
day begins actual consideration Of
high cost Of living problems. Plans
have been made by leaders for immetli
ate consideration of the Legislative
recommendations made by President
Wilson in his address Friday. and the
cost Of living question promises this
week to overShadow even the peace
treaty and many other important prob.
lens.
Work for several days will he in the
hands Of committee. The hollSe agri-
culture committee will take up a bill
for government regulation of cold
storage facilities and Chairman Cum
minis Of the senate interstate COM
merce committee is expected to an
nounce Il special subcommittee to con-
slider the presidents proposals for
regulation of foOdStuffs entering in
terstate commerce. including federal
licensing Of Interstate corporations.
Tomorrow the senate agriculture COM
mittee meets to consider the wheat
price question. extension OF the food
control law and other similar ques-
tiOnS.
Chairman Gronna and NATIONAL
grange leaders plan Il statement early
this week giving the farmers side Of
problems now under discussion. All
senators from agricultural states have
been invited to the meeting tomorrow.
With jurisdiction over the railroad
brotherhoods' demands for increased
wages to meet living costs shifted
from congress to the president and
director general of railroads the house
interstate commerce committee today
will resume hearings on the organized
labor railroad bill. Glen F.. Plumb. au-
thor of the measure. is expected to
conclude his statement today and will
be followed by A. r. Garretson. chief
of the conductors brotherhood. 9th
err advocates of the Plumb plan and
opponents will be heard later.
Spirited debate on the high cost Of
living question is expected in the
senate today. Senator Reed. Missouri.
and Senator Mcclellan. Tennessee.
Democrats. have announced addresses
on the subject. and others are in prep
aratiOn.
The peace treaty and leagne Of ma
tons. however. are not to 60 into total
eclipse in the senate because Of inter.
est in the cost of living.
Republican Leader Lodge tomorrow
will deliver an extensive analysis of
international problems and other
speeches are to follow. Secretary Lam
sing today will resume his testimony
on the peace negotiations and related
subjects before the foreign relations
committee. The committee also is ex-
pected to receive communication
from President Wilson in response to
requests for data and documents ON
the negotiations ut Paris.
Republican leaders said yesterday
that the end of the committees delhi.
erationS on the treaty was not in
sight. despite demands for early rati-
ficaion as Il means of insuring peace
and aiding in the solution of living
cost problems. Some Republicans are
insisting that no action he taken on the
treaty until Col. f. NJ. House can APP
pear before the committee.
The general investigation of Next
can affairs. authorized by the senate
resolution adopted last week. is to be
launched today at a meeting of Sena-
tor Falls subcommittee.
Another foreign relations sub.com-
walton to the So5.OOO.OOO Colombian
treaty.
House committees promise To he in
active for some time. Many house
members are still absent and there is
A temporary cessation of committee
tomorrow and then may adjourn until
ate in the week.
The war department Investigations
will continue. but with activity les
'ened by absence from Washington Of
one subcommittee
low is on the way 10 Europe and an
,ther. thar ON aircraft. headed by Rep
'eSentative Freer. left yesterday for
he west
The aircraft committee will hold a
fearing today AT Chicago with Charles
X. Slich of Grand Rapids. Mich. and
y. l.. Morley of Cleveland. as wit
lesSeS. Several witnesses will be
heard at ST. Paul and then the com.
Iittee will go to Seattle for Il lengthy
fearing into the spruce production. be-
Ginning about August 20. From Seat