Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-06 | Page 6 | Inquiry Almost Certain

INQUIRY ALMOST CERTAIN. It begins to look as though Manahan of Minnesota will succeed,, in securing a thorough investigation of tho grain markets at. Chicago, Minneapolis and Dnluth, the farmers of tho northwest ns well as many commercial bodies being be-ing behind the movement. During tho hearing before the rules committee Chairman llonry mado the. slaloinont that prohibition of trading in cotton futures as provided in a bill which passed tho house, but failed in tho son-ate, son-ate, originally o.vtoudm! fo grain exchanges, ex-changes, although it was altered in committee com-mittee after the grain men had made a "td.rong showing.'' This time tho other side is making tho strong showing, so strong, in fact, that it will bo difficult for tho com mittee to suppress the lacls or decline to provide for the investigation demanded. de-manded. -Whon it comes to framing legislation leg-islation to meet tho situation tho committee com-mittee will necessarily bo oompollod to include tho cotton exchanges. Tho measure will in all probability pass tho house if a vote is reached before tho fourth of next March and tho senate given a chance to revcrso itself. The stock, grain, cotton, metal and other exchanges are said to be vitally necessary in the conduct of tho business busi-ness of tho United States. If thcro are abuses they ,'shnuld be corrected. In this case regulation is much to bo preferred pre-ferred to annihilation, such as proposed in the bill which failod to get through the senate. Cnrranza has decided to investigate tho death of Benton. Perhaps Villa told him ho might. County Attornoj' TVillc' is indulging in tho most popular indoor sport "passing the buck." It is said that some of our citizens are becoming subjects of Canada to dodge tho United States income tax. Kind of outgo tax. i Commissioner McKay of Now York has ordered the arrest of any T. W. W.'s who go to church during services. Tho world progresses that was onco thought a virtue. If Congress refuses to grant President Presi-dent Wilson the repeal of the canal tolls act, perhaps ho will say what Washington did on a Bimilar occasion: "I'll bo damned if I will over go to the Senate again." The new carpet on the Senate floor generates a high voltage of electricity. Perhaps tho Sonato speeches will be more electrifying than they have been of late. We would suggest that Smoot skate around hard on the carpet.