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Show 1 INyESTfGATlOn OE INET TRUST WASHINGTON, Fob. 7. An Investigation Inves-tigation of tho "monoy trust" was ordered by the Democrats of tho house in caucus tonight after the Henry plan for a special committee had been defeated, 115 to 66. The caucus then instructed standing stand-ing committees of the houso on banking bank-ing and currency, judiciary, interstate inter-state commerce and olectlons to proceed pro-ceed with tho inquiry. The Democrats adopted the plan offered of-fered by Representative Underwood, tho majority leader, as a substitute for tho special investigating commil-teo commil-teo asked for in the resolution submitted sub-mitted by Representative Henry of Texas. Sharp criticism of William J. Bryan Bry-an for his imputations that banking and currency committee leaned toward to-ward tho financial interests and the passage of a resolution expressing confidence In that committee, characterized charac-terized the dobate. A roll call, enforced undor a now rule, was made after tho caucus. Among thoso who supported the Underwood Un-derwood resolution were Speaker Clark, Chairman Fitzgerald, of tho appropriations ap-propriations committee; Clayton of tho judiciary committee, Adamson of the Interstate Commerce committee; commit-tee; Pujo of tho banking and currency curren-cy committee, and members of thoso committees. The Henry resolution was supported by Representatives James of Kentucky, Kentuc-ky, Burleson of Texas, chairman of the caucus; Stanley of Kentucky, Moss of Indiana, Rainey of Illinois, and the Bryan Democrats. Tho caucus cau-cus was the liveliest the Democrats have had in years From the beginning begin-ning there was a fight between the Bryan and tho anti-Bryan Democrats. Chairman Henry, In urging tho appointment ap-pointment of a special committee, made a vehement appeal. Mr. Henry denied he was inspired by Mr Bryan to domand a special committee. Ho emphasized the influenco of tho "monoy "mon-oy trust" ovor the capital of corporations, corpor-ations, railroadB and bankB and Its influence in national elections and In legislation. Majority Leader Underwood made a powerful appeal for the adoption of his resolution His plan, which eventually event-ually was adopted, set forth primarily that all matters of legislation and investigation in-vestigation of the character proposed propos-ed should bo confined to tho standing committees of the house and provided spoclflcally that the subjects named for Inquiry in the Henry resolution should be referred respectively to the committees on banking and currency, olection of president and vice president, presi-dent, membors of congress and the committee on Interstate and foreign commerce. Others who championed the Underwood Under-wood substitute broadly stated that Mr. Bryan had tried to force the Democratic conferees to conduct an investigation of his own proposal, and in his own way. Representative Pujo of Louisiana, chairman of the committee on banking bank-ing and currency, frankly declared that he never was a Bryan Democrat, Demo-crat, although he had voted for him. Representative HardwLck of Georgia, a member of the rules committee, criticised Chairman Henry for taking initiative action in tho mattor without with-out consulting his colleagues on tho committee. Others who declared they "would not put on the Bryan yoko" wore Representatives Stevens of Mississippi, Mis-sissippi, Glass of Virginia and Gardner Gard-ner of Texas. oo |