Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-09
CONGRESS TO BEGIN
PROBES AND ACTION
ON APPROPRIATIONS
Inquiries Into Army and
Navy and Berger Elec-
ton Slated.
SO-CALLED PEACE TREATY
LEAK" C0NFRONTS SENATE
Speed Urged by Leaders as
Fourth Week cf Present
Session Starts.
LuLL IN STORM or DEBATE
Investigations Expected to Halt Out
bursts for Time on Text OF
Paris Covenant.
LuLL IN STORM or DEBATE
rBy Associated pross !

pF Associated Press
ASHINGrON. June s.--Congrcss
enters the fourth week Of the ncw
session tomorrow with broadening
activities and Increased speed urged
by leaders
Inc so-callcd peace treaty leak" in
NeEtisation and the bin to end gov
crnnent control OF telephones. tele-
graphs and cables constitute the SEN
aies work OF principal interest this
week while the House plans to engage
IN cleanup OF appropriation bills
starting tomorrow with the pared
down sS0o.ooo,oo0 army bin investi-
cations OF army and shipping affairs
end also election OF Victor Berger
Socialist. OF Wisconsin. also viii be
started by committees
Vt It's meeting tomorrow to make
N'ans Tor the treaty inquiry. the For
Ign Relations Commiti.. may do lit
Vie more than select subcommittee to
do the actual work of summonIng and
examining witnesses.
Anxious for Action.
Leaders on both sides are anxious
for the investigation Ia start. how
ever. and before the end cf the week
II may 9e meii under way.
nuc'te the inquiry doubtless Will He
the question Of a senatorial immunity
- " applies 1" Senators Lodge and
Eorah "a connection win their state
ments OF the existence ot treaty copies
In New York. This g!ujeci is expected
70 reveal sharn difference OF opinion
among committee members.
Senator Hitchcock. OF Nebraska ana
"th:r Democrats OF the committee VIII
oppose ih!s view, holding that no such
!inlnuhily c-.n be invoked 30 hold back
;acts or material Importance 10 the
inqutry They declare the charges
made by the two senators are too seri-
ous 10 De dropped nov.
In speculation over The possible
trend of the investigation the names
at ntany men promineni in nationa!
politics and la financial circles have
hecn mentioned abcut The capital.
Ssnntor Borah IS known TO favor call
:ng officials of The League TO Enforce
Peace. headed by former President
raft. ana ii IS taken for granted that
State Department officials ana attaches
aill bc asked 10 testify.
Ma! Lend to Pnris.
Whether the ,ruu viii lead later
10 the Paris peace commission or to
the erca; iinancial houses of New
IorN remains TO ne seen No commit
icc member viii MAKE any PREDICTION.
\ iu.. in the storm Of Senate debate
over ihe peacc treaty IS expected while
the inquiry IS started, y reply is cx-
pectcd This week 10 the Senate rcso-
tuition requesting a copy OF the treaty.
ana Win II a fresh outbreak OF Senate
discuss on. but the remainder pf this
month * set aside by leaders largely
tor eNpeditins appropriation bills need
cd July 4
The b.N by Senator Kellogg. Re-
l-N .-d'no.iz.nS government control Of
jtlephorc. i".t graph and CABLE wires is
10 come up n the Senate tomorrow.
and is e,t-d 10 pred .pitate lively
discussion cf tE.- ic."t, dphers sirihC
$ u.,t.'.n and I',sti.Iah IahtEr-Gcuera. .;dr-
leSrls prdrr rcs.""IiS private opera
iiol u: the N.ics. hssaGc OF the
Kellogg bill. which has unanimous
supn"gi - Democrats aud Republicans
Of TIL" I.tcrState commerce Committee,
IS expected late this week The House
interstate Conrmsrc" Committee will
bsEir work tomorrow on wire repea.
leS:s!Hton
Zig appropriation Bills.
Appropriation u liz are 10 have right
OF Way ii. the House. The reduced
amy NJ" pI"",";is for maintenance
OF ccnr:si e@is.at oE. is 10 be taken
up tomurrow. rnJ Viii be followed
"Wednesday az Thurfaay by the 5000
priations Committee tomorrow wi!l
cndeivor 10 complete the railroad ap-
preparation biii. for which $1,000. .000.-
hD0 mas been requested hy the railroad
administration. and then take mp the
sundry civil supply bill. of which a re-
quest of about $500 o00 900 for the ship
building program is The largest Item.
4 start in the War Department cN-
penditures investigation by the House
Committee on Expenditures in the de-
partment is planned this week with
Secretary Baker and Brigcdier-General
Lord as the first witnesses.
Chairman Hurley and others Of the
Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet
Corporation are To appear Tuesday be-
fore the Senate Commerce Committee
TO begin hearings on shipping legis-
lation.
Hearings on the election OF Victor
Berger will be begun Tuesday by the
House Elections Committee.
Hearings In House.
Other hearings to start Tuesday are
the House ways and Means Committees
inquiry into dyestuff tariff legislation:
by the House immigration Committee
on bills to restrict immigration and
dcport undesrablcs, and by the Sem
ate Interstate Commerce Committee on
the long and short haul' rate bill
~ Senator PoindeNter. Republican. OF
Washington. House committee hear
ings on prohibition enforcement legis-
lation and Secretary Lanes land bill
for soldiers and sailors also will con-
tinue this week. and the prohibition
enforcement measure will be pressed
further before the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
The Overman committee of the sem
ate will meet Tuesday TO consider a
report on its inquiry into radical pro-
plganda.
The bill to repeal the daylight saw
ing bill is waiting an opportunity for
House debate. and the Senate Agri-
culture Committee will work this week
on the agricultural appropriation bill,
In which q rider for rcDeal Of tho day-