The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-29

haev not joined the Federal reserve system.
 No set hearings were held by this committee. but its chairman was direct ed on April 30 to send out questionaires to the various financial institutions not now members of the Federal reserpe di- recting their attention to the resolution under which the special committee has been acting and requesting their reasons for not joining. Hundreds of replies have been received, vast majority of the banks answering declaring they are satis- fled entirely with their present method.
 A special committee consisting of Senators McNary, of Oregon, as chair man, and Senators Reyes, of Nek Hampshire, and Smith of South Caro- lima, has been at work since April "A making an examination as to the most efficient methods whereby the farmer can obtain at a reasonable cost, adequate crop insurance Several witnesses were examined by the committee shortly after 1t began its work. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace was the first inn portant witness called.
 The Secretary declared that general crop insurance, covering the most i'm portant hazards, was attempted first in the two Dakotas and in Montana III 1917, three different companies writing insurance. The rate charged on risks of S1O,OOO,OOO was about 10 per cent.
 After several other witnesses were heard. the committee took recess with out formulating any recommendations. It will reconvene again early in the fall.
 A committee, consisting of Senator Oddie, of Nevada, as chairman, and Senators Pittman of Nevada; Stirling, of South Dakota Walsh, of Montana, and Gooding, of Idaho, started, an ln- vestigation of the continuing decrease in the production of gold and silver. The committee heard several men en- gagged in the sr1elting business, as well Only a few sessions were held by this committee before 1t adjourned to meet again in the fall
 The s1nelters testified that the greatly increased cost of labor in the mining and production of gold and silver had caused a decrease in production the same as in other industries.
 A select committee to investigate re- forestation, consisting of Senator Me- Nary of Oregon as chairman, and Sena- tors Moses of New Hampshire, Couzens of Michigan Fletcher of Florida and Harrison of Mississippi, has been tour ing the South in addition to holding hearings in Washington. It plans to visit the great lakes region and the Pacific coast states before making its report.
 Senator Dillingham; of Vermont, with Senator Overman of North Carolina, and Representative Graham of Penn- sy1vaniat Hersey of Maine and Mon tague of Virginia, has started an in- vestigation to determine what work should be done by the inmates of Federal prisons.
 It is expected that hearings will be held by the committee early in the fall, either at Washington or at some of the leading industrial centers.
 The inquiry into the veterans bureau, which started shortly after Congress ad- journed still is under way. This special senate committee consists of Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, as chairman, and Senators Walsh of Massachusetts and Oddie of Nevada. Major-General John F. O'Ryan of New York was appointed chief counsel and investigator to the