Evening star., 1933-06-16
PROBE MACHINERY
IS SET IN MOTION
Congress Provides for Dozen
Investigations Before
Adjourning.

BY the Associated Press
Adjourning, Congress set in motion a
round dozen of investigations to be car
ried on during the coming months, most
notable that in which the whole struc-
ture of Federal tax law is to be re-
studied.
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee will do this job, inspired by disclo-
sures of the J. P. Morgan & Co. inves-
tigation, which showed loopholes in the
income tax law and bestirred members
to seek out ways of redistributing the
tax load.
1t will not get really under way until
November, ready to report to the Janu-
ary session.
Members Are Selected.
Representative Doughton, Democrat,
of North Carolina, chairman of the
Ways and Means group, today selected
those of its members who will investi-
gate income tax evasions
I'VE have put our staff of experts to
work and by the January session of
Congress we will have plans to stop tax
lodging and the escape holes in the
law" he said.
The subcommittee consists of Rep
resentatives Sam Hill of Washington,
Cullen of New York, Vinson of Ken
tucky and Cooper of Tennessee, Demo-
Gratis; Treadway of Massachusetts,,
Crowther of New York and Frear of
Wisconsin, Republicans. Doughton is
an ex-oficio member.
To Delve Into Private Banking.
The Wall Street investigation itself
will go on, with the Senate Banking
Committee on June 26 de:ving deeper
into private banking, tackling affairs of
Kuhl, Loeb 6s Co. first
The same day Senate judiciary sub
committee will resume hearings in New
York on delay In the prosecution Of
Joseph W. Hartman, New York banker,
accused of falsifying records
Within few weeks special Senate
committee will go to Louisiana to re-
sumo its consideration of the contest
against the election of Senator Overton
(Democrat) OF Louisiana. in which Sem
ator Long tDemocrat) of Louisiana has
been prominent figure
Senate commerce subcommittee is
beginning work Immediately under SEN
ator Copeland (Democrat of New York
to investigate racketeering in the big
cities with particular reference to in
terstate operations.
Another Senate committee, headed by
Wagner (Democrat) of New York, will
meet within a day or two to plan in
quiring into labor conditions on the Mis-
sisSippi flood control project
The House Judiciary Committee will
delve into bankruptcy and receivership
practices of the Federal courts, while
other groups will go into operation of
the civil service laws and study more
about postal receipts, airmail and ocean
mail subsidies.
To Sit in Chicago and New York.
Chairman Summers said the Judiciary
Committee in its investigation of bank
ruptcy and receiverships probably will
study conditions in Chicago and New
York.
Asked whether the committee had any
facts indicating that New York and
Chicago were in especial need of In
vestigation, Summers replied:
we have information that there is
Cities
The full committee left to Summers
the right to appoint subcommittee mem
bers and to determine when the survey
shall begin. He indicated that the in
vestigation might not get under way
until September. a definite date de-
pending upon the availability of COM
mtttee members and the wishes Of cit
liens In the areas to be studied.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will
make similar investigation and Sum
ners said he would confer with SEN
ators to see whether we can split I'D
the country instead of duplicating"