Show Will INVESTIGATE 1 L e EXCHANGE i f l' l DEALS iw r WASHINGTON March 6 6 In investigation of the tho entire subject of trading In futures futures futures- both grain and ane n S I cotton lias tentatively been agreed reed on Chairman Hen Henry of the rul rules s Committee tour tom today so told Henry Henr S. S Robbins Robbing counsel l for the ChICa Chicago board of trade at the h hearing on Representative Mana- Mana Manahan's Manahan's hans han's resolution to Investigate the train grain exchanges of at Duluth Chicago and Minneapolis Min n neapolis Mr l Robb RobbIns I n said ald if St an In estl Investigation Uon of tho grain grap exchange were ordered the Chicago board of trade favored a a. 8 sweep sweep- p IlIg h g inquiry into the whole subject t. t Chairman Henry replied that it t was wast planned t to do that and carry out the platform pledges es of tho the Democratic party Whether legislation to regulate cotton futures trading will wUl be bo coupled with laws for grain dealings has hu not been decided J I Mr Robbing Robbins said he ho favored a commission commission com- com t mission of senators representatives and t. t amen men from private life Ho mentioned President Hadley of ot Tale university as asit it he the type of ot man he had in mind r The Chi Chicago o board of or trade trado has hu nothIng noth- noth fine Ing to conceal conceal he declared We favor or the thc fullest and most comprehensive In Inv I- I J possible if you ou decide that an any Investigation In is il necessary ary or Ad ad ad- M 11 1 sable e. e Defense of ot the practices of wheat pits was t made today b by C. C H Canby pre l. l drut of the Chicago board of trade The Chicago board ho said was merely a ar r market place monopoly through its In Inv was as 38 impossible a Mr Canby insisted he had p personal knowledge e that sharp and even en bitter I i competition exist between th the tho elevator companies s In Chicago An exception was wu made mMe in tn 1905 1 05 he said when a pool p ol of lasted t I. for three months and collapsed of f its Ita own I 1 Th That t. t he lie said was a a. period when the Sherman act was a dead letter on nn t the c statute books and buln business s morals were at a a. low ebb Ho vigorously vigorous ro- ro charl charges 11 that thal tho the Chicago board participated In monopolistic operations operations Ch Charges that growers were Mere damaged ed through h the process of mixing grains h he declared declared is a a. hasp base slander slander on hoest honest grain f Inspectors ors Ho lie read telegrams from bU buyers ers saying ln they found nothing unsatisfactory in to the Illinois In Inspection |