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; 'esoiution ordering the shoe inquiry. A
Mort debate started, when Speaker Gil
cit suddenly recognized Representative
rordney (Mich).
Mr. Clark then demanded to know
. What became OF his request.
g Il decline to recognize the gentleman
: or such request" said the Speaker.
but you did recognise me-" Mr.. Clark
: insisted.
; -Then prefer to not put the request
before the House and the gentleman
!. rom Michigan, Mr.. Fordney, IL recog-
: hred," the Speaker replied.
! Explanation OF Speaker.
Mr.. Giliett later explained that ne
blocl<ed the resolution because he did not
propose TO let one man bulidose the
House."
IF Mr.. Igoe will present his resolution
!. n an orderly manner II will be consid-
,red promptly by the House," he added.
Mr.. Mondell. In trying to put through
/. The recess plans, said, that mo recess
would be considered beyond the period
when the President might submit his
recommendations or when any committee
would have any important legislation
ready for the House.
Il do not anticipate that we could re-
cess without q quorum for more than
: two weeks" he added.
Mr.. Igoe sought to force action on his
Z resolution by rule from the Rules
Committee, but this was not granted.
Appearing before the committee he
submitted statements TO show that the
leather industry Is making huge profits
which are nearly double its war profits.
For the second quarter of this year
ne earnings OF the Central Leather Com
pany, one of the largest concerns were
$4,25e,S45, or 100 per cent. more than
the preceding quarter and 90 pee cent.
more than last year." Mr.. IEoel said.
. Hides have advanced from rs to 125
per cent. and yet the price the stock
raiser receives for his cattle has de-
creased.
"A statement from the National Boot
and Shoe Manufacturers Association
predicts higher prices in the spring of
1920 and no relief until late that year.
The statement says as a result OF the
prosperous condition OF the country and
the export demand shoes In the spring
Of 1920 must bring higher prices
"some one Is getting a huge profit in
the shoe industry and / propose that
the Federal Trade Commission shall de-
termine this and submit It's recommended
thoub tut uCtlOu 10 COnkEcsS
Action by the Senate.
The resolution by Senator Myers
(Mont.), dealing with imitation Of cur
rency. was adopted by the Senate with
out discussion or opposition. 1t points
out the facts as to expansion Of the
circulating medium. which has almost
doubled since August 1914, and directs
that these facts be referred to the Bank
ing and Currency Committee, which
shall consider them and report whether
II Is advisable to adopt legislation look
Ing to gradual reduction Of the circu-
iation.
President wilson's political opponents
In the Senate do not intend that the
President shall now impress the country
that he has suddenly discovered this liv-
ing cost after an unsympathetic Con-
eress had neglected to note its presence.
Rather. they have promptly planned to
meet the issue and to crowd the re-
sponsibility for delay back upon the Ad-
ministration.
To this end there will be attack all
along the line designed 70 show that the
President left the country leaderless
while he was attendingto affairs abroad.
VIII Put blame ON Wilson.
we are perfectly willing to meet the
President in the discussion of RESPONSE
bility for failure to grapple with this
problem of the high cost OF living" said
Senator Borah rtIdaho). and we will
put that responsibility right where It be-
longe-on the shoulders of the Admins
tration.- We will show that the Presi-
dent was out OF the country when he
should have been here, that he was using
the money and the instrumentalities of
his administration to feed Europe when
-attention should have been given to the
condition Of the American people
Z THE. fact Is that the public mind is
firmly fixed on the conviction that the
high cost of living flows directly from
the reckless extravaganza and bad con-
duct of affairs by the present Admins
tration."
Senator Reed (Mo.) intends to discuss
on Monday some phases OF this question.
He will consider particularly the rela-
tons of the Administration policies Of
price control In certain staple articles
TO the subsequent great imitation OF prices
and their continued increase even since
the armistice was signed He will take
up particularly the meat packers, the
millers and the sugar refiners and deal
ers and analyze the course of their bust
ness and the amount of their profits
under the system of Government control
that was established as a war measure.
His respects will be paid also to the
Hoover Food Administration.