The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
CABINET TO PASS
UPON PROPOSAL TO
CURB PROFITEERING
coNT1NUED FROM PAGE ONE.

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with a committee consisting of Fed
eral Trade Commissioner W. B. Col
yer. Director General Hines and AS
sistant Secretary OF the Treasury Lef-
fingwen, who have been appointed to
/ whip into shape recommendations
made by cabinet officers and other
high officials.
They expect to complete their task
Monday. and on Tuesday cabinet
members and others who met with
Attorney General Palmer will meet
again to hear the report and try to
sift out some plan to bring down
prices.
senate Attacks Money Problem.
The Senate yesterday moved in
directly at the money problem,
which is declared to be at the bot
tom of the era of high prices. when
/ it adopted the Myers resolution or
dering the Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee to investigate the
advisabilty of stepes to debate the
currency. Senator Myers believes
that if the volume of money, which
has doubled in the last few years.
can be cut prices will come down.
In the House desperate effort
was made to pass the Igoe resolu-
tion authorizing an investigation of
I -. - - sha hA 1T
played by packers in controlling the
hide and leather market Speaker
Gillett prevented the measure from
being considered. but Igoe will re-
new his fight next week.
GilIett Writes President.
The night against the high cost of
living suffered a slight distraction yes
terday by the bareback from Congress
because of the Presidents action in
asking that the House postpone its
recess.
Speaker Gillett sent the President
letter in reply to the request that the
recess be postponed, and Republican
leaders declared his communication
shows that the House looks upon the
Presidents action as an attempt to
Ipass the buck to Congress. As far
as the House is concerned, it believes
that the Speaker. in his letter. has
succeeded in passing the buck back
to the White House Mr. Gillette
points out that the President has
complete authority to act in the rail-
road wage controversy. and asks him
to recommend Immediately definite
action to reduce the high cost OF
living
he ~
The letter which Senator Gillett
sent to the President. and which some
members of the House thought was
/ passing the buck" back to the Pres
/ ident. is as follows:
/ To the President.
/ Dear Sir:
/ II have received your letter Of this
/ date expressing the wish that Con-
gress should not recess at present. L
presume it is in lieu Of the ordinary
method Of communicating your views
to Congress and will cause it to be
read in the House.
Il regret that you did not arrive
/ at these conclusions sooner and advice
US when the subject was under con-
I sideration by Congress some days ago,
as Of course it will now interfere with
many perfected plans. But II, as in
timated in your letters, you expect
soon to recommend to US important
. legislation, I have no doubt that the
House will be glad to await and con-
slider the proposals you are preparing
AS to railroad legislation. sup
posed by act of Congress you had now
full authority and one of the reasons
OF our recess was that the committee
OF the House might, uninterrupted by
the business of the House. prepare the
f legislation wsich will be necessary
/ when your authority ceases.
Respectfully yours.
rederiCk H. GiIlett"