Show v SOLONS QUIT MAKING LAWS Colfax Says They Turn Detectives i Spend Time Investigating By Dr HARDEN JL COLP COLFo Examiner Examiner tl Special Cor Correspondent respondent Copyright 1924 by the Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated dated Press Association WASHINGTON Jan Ian 26 Con Congress Con Congress gress grass has quit legislating and turn turn- turned turned turned ed detective Nearly all on Capitol Hill Hili today related to In- In quirica In-quirica and by the tho cams samu token nearl nearly aN aM the con COO concern cern business either cither or in- in indirectly In Indirectly directly Oil coal wheat eat taxes those railroads those and a host ut f f t oth- oth other oUt oth other er fields have been entered or are areto areto to be entered soon coon by solons colons of the national legislature In of facts House and senate senat chambers Iora are but semi-populated semi as of congress scattered r openIng to take their places on In- In investigating In Investigating committees s MANY lIANY INQUIRIES Added to tho Investigations delv delv- delvIng delving ing log Into private business are In- In Inquiries Inquiries In Inquiries into government activities Just now the Teapot Dome lease leaseholds leaseholds holds the spotlight A yesterday It was the veterans bureau Tomor Tomor- Tomorrow Tomorrow row the tho tariff taj board Is Ic I to be bo In- In In Investigated castigated Congress Cong wants to find out ont It if the board boord s a personnel L la Li such that It con can fu function with propriety propriety ty In the senate Bento and Griffin In the house bOUge have Intro Introduced the investigational resolutions resolutions resolutions Day after tomorrow It probably will be the reclamation service and tIle day after otter that som some somo oth other r branch of the tho government having daILy contact with thousands of business s Interests On one da day of the tho present week throe three major senate committees WI were re In session each investigating of great Interest to the business bustness men of the country The senate te cham cham- chamber chamber ber bar that nay dv dav was bare So was It the day da before and the do day after In addition l the tho house houe commit commit- tc tel's s aro are going full blast The rhe ways and moans means committee Is In the tho throes ot of tax consideration Before It has appeared many of the lead lead- leading leading ing business interests Interest of the coun coun- country coun- coun country country try asking for tax reduction The appropriations committee are tak- tak takIng tak taking ing ing- testimony anent the govern govern- government government ment a s expenses for tor the coming I cal fla-cal Is- Is cal col year leor ear and other committees ecer coor are sitting or preparing to hold nold sessions Veteran observers here many of oC oCth th them m eUe relieve ellese e that the tho two big poUt poUt- political political ical parties are In waging their election campaign on Capi CapI- CapItol Capi- Capi Capitol Capitol tol HIlI It Is almost a ns oa to start a Investigation as It la iS to buy a me newspaper Any Any- Anything Anything Anything thing with the tho slightest lIghtest promise of revelations from busi busl- busi- busi business n ness men or others other on the witness stand appears to be grist griat for the mill l K I Witness for or Instance the resolutions resolutions providing for an nn Investigation lion tion Into the tariff commission A Ab b Ins on au sugar gar was a n subject be be- be bo fo fine e tho commission and a story as piloted In a local newspaper In advance nd nCe of the hearing to the effect that the wife of one of the commissioners hl held 1 by a malt email Interest In a II small sugar p plantatiOn In Louisiana Would that commissioner be disqualified flom Ion participating In the h hearing There haa han been already a a champ P dh Islon In opinion In the tho commis commis- commission sion slon ion itself over oser 0 er this question The he day doy the hearing hearing- op opened ned the com corn commissioner missioner r In question stated his sit situation and announced that he lie did not deem doom himself disqualified to participate by his slight ht relation to the in Industry Tho The next day the resolution to was ties In- In Introduced In Introduced In the house and a few da days s 's later a similar resolution tel tel- followed fol followed lowed In lit me he ne senate T ADJUSTMENTS the tho tat itt commis- commis Blon alon also Is conducting quite julto a as- as se series o ties ries of business bulnes investigations About applications application are 1 before eCore It all looking to r readjustment nt ot of I tarIff schedules under the provisions of the tho law Ian Wheat heat at- at al already ready rody 1 lies has been investigated to come comeI I I 1 extent and nd nd will come lii up for furth- furth furth-ei furth ci Inquiry next month During the Ie present prent and nd past pact neck ek the corn como commission mission has hILS be been n investigating sugar BUgor costs I tO low j-low However cc or cr the business Interest I of the country may et ei- ex expect no readjustment of or any tariff ot lit any time timo within the noar near future futurO On the merits of the tho eases tRes little lias slaB been presented to the th commission It Is h reported to cause it to t that the Iho lower either olther wheat or surer tariffs the two train main sub subjects of Inquiry to date dato On othes othe I commodities the thu situation i Is said Id to be bo parallel CANT CAN'T AGREE The TIe commissIon Is 11 not only di- di divided divided di divided vided three to three and nd apparently unable to agree on any rec- rec rec recommendation but It s 's hampered d by bv the of or obtaining for for- foreign tor eign Ign production cots costs It his h made recently but one recommendation to the pr president ld nt and arid that ha has been returned for tor reconsideration Tar Tar- iff changes If It any ii lie many months ahead Some of the leading trade ado a asso- asso ao elation officials In Washington look for virtually no I legislation for tor the present OC cong congress Un Under Under Under der no 00 circuMstAnce la is IL a new tax law expected t tet et the Ue middle of ot L April ITom present resent indications IndiCatiOn adjournment com come In June Ith but little i iny ny legislation then I a tax tn reduction lu on law may fall fail |