Show SENATE Will MAKE AN Lodge and Smoot to Be on Commit Committee tee to Look Into High Prices Washington Feb 2 Frankly admit admitting admitting admitting ting fear that a prolonged investigation tion of the Increased cost of living by bythe bythe bythe the ways and means committee of the i House or as provided r by any rival Hval I resolution might drag throughout the summer and work to the disadvantage of Republicans In elections next fall the Senate finance committee today formulated a program for a n quick sharp inquiry This Important question was consid considered considered considered ered by Republican members of the committee and as a result Senator Lodge Introduced in the Senate a n reso resolution resolution lution providing for the appointment of a committee of five Senators to do dothe dothe dothe the work Suggestion was made mado that the pro proposed proposed proposed posed investigation by the ways and means committee of the House would accomplish every purpose but the reso rose resolution resolution lution introduced by Chairman Payne yesterday Wa was characterized as a dragnet The opinion was expressed generally that such an inquiry as was proposed by the House would not be concluded in time to be of assistance to Republicans In their campaign for rei reelection Senator Lodge after remonstrating vigorously vigorous I finally agreed that he would undertake to conduct a rigid investigation and report to the present session of Congress ss If he were chosen head of a committee Senator Lodge has requested that Senator Smoot also be assigned to this committee Both are members of the finance committee and antI were hard workers on the tariff bill |