Show CN CONGRESS At AtI I SCENTS A SCANDAl Action Is Talen raMen in Senate tc and House Looking to Inquiry 11 Into the IC Grain Corpora Corpo Corporations Corporation's ons on's Dealings By fly k W ASHING March 2 Deli Definite V T nito nite- action acon toward an n inquiry by Con Congress in into the charges made by bythe bythe the Spokane g grand gand and jury against officials officials of the United States Grain corporation corporation corporation cor cor- was as taken in th time today 1 Senator Reed of Missouri introduced introduced introduced intro intro- a resolution asking for an m in investigation in- in of all the charges of or pooling pooling pool pool- ing lug manipulation ion and speculation by grain corporation officials The resolution resolution res res- I proposes rop to have the inquiry made by bj the committee on manufactures tures lures of which Senator La Follette of Wisconsin kahman c l au Senator Reed is a m l r n th j committee committe Und hd- hd rules tho time resolution was referred to tho the committee committe of or audit udit and control of ot the contingent expenses of or oro the o Senate which p s pass is upon lh the question as aR to the funds or of tho Senate v justify th tho a tion It Is expected that Senator Calder Calder Calder Cal- Cal der chairman of or this committee will report the tho resolution to tho the S Senate nate to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow with a recommendation in fa faor favor fa- fa avar a- a vor var of or directing the manufactures committee committee com corn to begin thc the inquiry at once Senator Reed need had this to say about I the tho resolution I 1 think tho the matter ought to be investigated in thoroughly thorough b Hore ilore Is a qUestion question ques qUes- tion backed b by th the grand jur Jury report and in my Jud Judgment ent tho the prima faclo aclo case cae e Is sufficient to warrant a thorough thorough thor thor- ough looking over o Brought Up in lIou house houseIn r rIn In the thc House Representative Knutson Knutson Knutson Knut- Knut son of ot Minnesota tho the n Republican whip Inserted in the record tile report of or the Spokane grand jur jury In view of the time pending legislation les before Con Congress res which proposes to appropriate ap ap- ap- ap for or the thc ostensible purpose of or giving food relief In I Eu u- u rope said Mr lr Knutson I L cannot but feel Ceel that lint the tho report recently made public public public pub pub- lic b by the fe federal eral grand rand ju Jury n a at Spokane Spokane I kane ane Is of at especial Interest and sis cance cunce 3 Mr J Knutson char charged ed that the tho grain corporation had maintained the time price o of wheat wheal at the governments government's guarantee guaran- guaran tco tee until tho time bulk bun gf the crop Wl was sas ou out of or the farmers' farmers hands and md then let I it soar Boar Tho The speculators rapped tho ben ho he abd As developments In tho ho wheat situation situation situa situa- tion appear time the chance of ot a action on tho pending European food foo re relief re- re lief lIer bill bin grows dimmer Renewed no- no peals b by Chairman For Fordney llCY of the ways was and means committee for a special ape SP- cia cial 1 c for tho lie consideration of or legislation In the thc House have fallen alien on oil deaf dear oars ears The Thc leaders arc are moro more determined than ever evel to lot let It r rest st i in its pigeonhole him h. himIn In this connection It II was pointer out omit b by members of or Congress from thc Ute wheat wheal states how tho the proposed p relief bill would benefit speculators They rhey said The Tho amount of or wheat available for consumption In Europe is greater than was anticipated There will be an ex excess ex- ex I cess of ot moro mono than a million over tho estimated yield That excess will take time the place to some Bomo extent of the contemplated exports from the United States The Thc proposed food relief appropriation tion therefore would tenth tend to relieve relle this situation by making makinI a 0 market markt for fOI some of tho the wheat hel held b by speculator hero and at the same time Ume help hp maintain main maln- tam tain tho ho market marJet level Jevel In iii this coun- coun tr Iry try There Is 19 some wheat still In tho the Continued on pa page e 9 MIN CORPORATION TION PROBE P IS COMMENCED I s Continued from Pa Page Pase e 1 1 1 gds ds Of tho fa 11 i v l 1 1 p 1 SL ft I j I y T. T r j 1 l' l ll J l i. i y 1 i. i t o. o r f 1 J J V V. V Ii i I I. I of I I 1 or I I s. s i HJ-i J j j f II y I b r i. i r f T Tt f fr r t 1 F |