Show DEMOCRATS PlAYING PLA VING POliTICS TO liMIT Debate on lodge Resolution Making Appropriation for High Price Inquiry Washington April 21 Senator Johnson of Alabama today todar Informed the Senate that a movement for the im importation Importation of Australian beef had been inaugurated rated in New York as s a n means of at meeting trust prices He said said It had been found that the foreign meat could be sold at a rate of at six cents a pound less than the domestic product The statement was wai was made in tion with a speech in opposition to the Lodge resolution lon appropriating for the extension of the cost of living Inquiry so as to gather retail figures Senators Bacon and Stone talked of the political aspect of at the inquiry De daring claring Mr Aldrich had ad said the motive bacK baca of the Inquiry was that of ing the general idea that the Increased cost of living Ya was due to the tar tariff f Mr T Bacon said If that was true the inquiry would be along political lines and en unsatisfactory Mr Bacon said he had no doubt the purpose of the Inquiry was to meet the general public protest against the Payne Pane law a protest which he said had been emphasized in the special con congressional congressional congressional gressional elections held since the tho law had gone Into effect Asserting the Inquiry was directed especially at the insurgents Mr Ir Stone addressed them saying They are going to whip you into line by b showing your contention Is un founded and by showing you are rebels without reason Senator Clay charged that previous to their appointment several members of the committee had committed them themselves themselves selves to the view that the tariff had had no effect on the cost of living He regarded the members m of the com corn committee committee as jurors to try the case and said they should not have prejudged the question It is a question of facts replied Mr Aldrich The committee commItto is ex expected expected expected to present the figures and the country will wUl reach its own conclusions conclusions conclusions The resolution was about to go to vote when Mr Ir LaFollette presented an amendment requiring an especial In Inquiry Inquiry inquiry into Hie le ie cost of manufacturing articles affected by the investigation The amendment was accepted by Mr Lodge but a new line of discussion was started started and the resolution was not disposed of Mr lIr Lodge gave notice 4 that he would call calI It up again tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row |