The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-06-30

members of the minority party, to be
appointed by the Speaker.
"Said Commission shall investigate
and report to the Congress within
ninety days after the passage of this
resolution upon the following SUBJ
jects:
2. The cause of the difference be-
tween the prices of agricultural prod
ucts paid to the Producer and the ul-
innate cost to the consumer.
8. The comparative condition of in
dustries other than agriculture.
a. The relation of prices Of commod-
tiles other than agricultural products
to such products.
S. The banking and financial re-
sources and credits of the country, es-
pecially as affecting agricultural
credits.
g., The marketing and transporta-
tion facilities of the country. "'' ~
"The commission shall include in it's
report recommendations for legisla-
ton which in its opinion will tend to
remedy existing conditions and shall
specifically report upon the limita-
tions of the powers Of Congress in en-
acting relief legislation.
"The commission shall elect it's
chairman, and vacancies occurring in
the membership of the commission
shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointments.
"The commission or any subcommit-
tee Of it's members is authorized to sit
during the sessions or recesses of
Congress in the District of Columbia
or elsewhere, to send for persons and
papers, to administer oaths, to sum-
mon and compel the attendance of
witnesses, and to employ such persolA
al services and incur such expenses
as may be necessary to carry out the
purposes of this resolution"
In former days hundreds Of thous-
ands of dollars have been spent in
the spectacular Investigations and
junketing trips on a pretense that q
mandatory or reformatory legislation
is to follow, but the bills have been
cheerfully audited and paid without
effective protest and dubious white
washing reports have been made, re-
ceived and adopted, then nothing more
was heard of the subject either in
Congress or elsewhere.
The personnel Of the commission
just appointed to investigate the
causes of the present conditions Of ag.
riculture is a sufficient guarantee tt
the public that thorough investiga.
tion will be made as to the many com.
plex problems which are now up 70,
solution. It is very easy matter TX
apply the remedy once the public il
acquainted with the origin of our &c.
onomical and political troubles. An,
Investigation that falls short Of {
thorough inquiry into the money ant
credit system Of the country as nov
operated through our Federal Reservs
Board will certainly be great dis.
appointment and will not meet the ex
pectations Of the people. The none,
trust as we have come to know II likl
some others still strides along its ca,
reer triumphantly.
All those who are interested ia Til
enactment Of fundamental Legislation
should let their wishes be known Ii
the agricultural investigation com,
mission just appointed to the end thai
the members may be put in touch will
all available information upon tn,
subject under investigation. "A lette
| addressed to Washington to any o
| the members of the commission vii
be appreciated and will receive promp
| attention
4 It has been said by one of our grea
national leaders that there is nothin
ia the universe half 90 important !
= fact Let ~ have The facts. th
whole facts ma not thine but the IA
- ceane ction IA y IL nv6sti ttii1