The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
Thursday February %

SENAIE-Met at noon; adjourned
at 5:35 p. m.
Urging adoption of his resolution
for thorough investigation of the
Prohibition unit, Senator Edwards,
New Jersey, declared in a speech,
that the accidental shooting of Sem
ator Greene, of Vermont, in a chase
of suspected bootleggers in this city
was typical of the methods pursued
by the national prohibition depart
ment."
Replying, Senator Willis, Ohio, said
opponents of prohibition were seiz-
ing upon the shooting of Senator
Greene as a pretext to make an at
tack upon prohibition enforcement
over the entire country, and added
that nothing was said about the gov
eminent agents who have been killed
by bootleggers.
Senators put in the day discussing
prohibition, the oil scandal, cotton
produc ton, government expenditures,
etc. Wheeler resolution again put
over another day.
Replying to certain criticism of
the oil investigating committee,
Chairman Lenroot, of the committee,
in brief speech, said court action
in the oil cases might be expected
very soon.
Agricultural committee reported,
without recommendation, the wheat
sterilization bill of Senator Gooding,
Idaho, for a corporation to purchase
grain at guaranteed price based on
$3.50 bushel for No. l Northern
| whenever the market falls below that
level.
Interstate Commerce committee
favorably reported the Gooding re-
solution ordering the Interstate
Commerce commission to investigate
railroad propaganda"
Under a resolution by Senator Nc
Kellar, Tennessee the president
would be requested to direct the
secretary of the treasury to trans
nit to the Public Lands committee
the income tax returns of H. F. Sim
clair, and each of the corporations
he controls, of E. L. Doheny and the
corporations he controls and of Al
bert B. Fall for inspection as to
money received and amounts paid
for attorney fees and other pur-
poses.
The secretary of the, treasury
would be directed under a resolution
by Senator King, Utah, to transmit
a report of the number and names
of corporations who have filed in
come tax returns claiming deduc-
tions for depletion of oil wells and
all deductions allowed under such
claims.
The immigration committee con-
sidering the house immigration bill.
definitely adopted the census of
1910 as the basis for the immigration
quotas under the proposed new i'm
migration law and decided to reduce
the quota from to 2 per cent.
The oil investigating committee
read into the Record another batch
of kilograms passing between Wash
ington and Palm Beach from persons
involved in the existing controversy
and heard Carl Schuyler, a Denver
attorney, who testified concerning
the agreements between Sinclair
and other parties holding alleged
claims in the Teapot Dome oil re-
serve.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned
at sos p. m.
Working on the tax bill the house
eliminated the existing tax of Z
cents on each 500 of promissory
! notes by vote of 10l to SO.
The existing cent tax on each
of playing cards was increased to
10 cents by a vote of rs to 3d..
Voted to cut in half the 5 per
cent tax on automobile tires, access
cries and parts and to exempt auto
mobile trucks and wagons with
chassis costing $1,000 or less.
An attempt to restore the 3 per
cent tax on chewing gum was re-
iected.
The first move to discharge a COM
mittee from consideration of a bill
since adoption of the new rules was
made by a group demanding a vote
on the reapportionment bill, now be-
fore the census committee.
Friday, February 20
! SENATE-Met at noon; recessed at
| 5:45 p. m.
The Wheeler resolution for an in
vestigation of Attorney General
Daugherty and the Department of
Justice was under bitter discussion
all day, and went over without final
action. The debate revolved around
the question whether the resolution
should designate the members of the
committee or they should be named
by the presiding officer.
Single-handed, Senator Willis,
Ohio, defended the attorney general
and replied to the criticism of Mr..
Daugherty, while other Republican
senator's generally remained silent as
the onslaught progressed.
Senator Bruce, Democrat, of
! Maryland, broke away from his party