Show THE GOST OF INCREASE HAS CAUSED E MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE Joint Committee From House Senate to Investigate Conditio and Report What R Remedies melies May Be e Effected The Washington The increased cos living was the subject of a c crent con rent resolution offered in the theon no noon noon on Tuesday by Representative of or Tennessee It provides for a je jc committee of seven members of house and five members or ot me uw seito sun sei to lo investigate conditions and rep what remedies may be enec through legislation In consonance with the introduced by Representative Repa lIt Ht Hil Secretary Wil Wilson on of the of agriculture has ordered a swe lug lag inquiry into the co cost t of living the United States I 1 realize said Secretary Wils that we have undertaken a big c cj tract but we wo can carry it out have the men and we have uie we wun muni The work will willbe be done Much work will be done by Inspect of the bureau of animal industry other ther divisions of or the department Obtaining unanimous consent to dress the house for thirty minu soon after that body reconvenes reconvened nea at atthe all the holiday recess Douglas of Ohio declared that mat method of making appropriations government expenditures appeared him to be bo radically wrong He sIno sr sI no opportunity was afforded of the house to consider the Importance of various appropriate proposed Mr Douglas said that the food p pi Suction of ot the country was not ke keIng keIng keIng Ing pace with the growth of pops lion and yet he said congress I Idone done practically nothing to development of the soil Last year congress approprIated the army and navy and to pensions or 67 per c cof cof cj of our cur total revenue continued Douglas and we appropriated to great department of agriculture or about 2 per cent of our venue |