Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1920 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

With the Senate close to the final showdown on the peace treaty Democratic leaders have moved to learn definitely from President Wilson whether he will permit ratification with the Lodge reservations. If the president still refuses to yield on reservations the administration senators would like his permission to join the Republicans in establishing peace by resolution, as proposed by Senator Knox. o—— Treasury officials were relieved by the announcement that Great Britain and France will pay in gold the Anglo-French bonds matwing next October, amounting to a total of 1500,000,000. . —o —- Attorney General Palmer, in a letter to Senator Calder, assured the senate today that the department of justice is making a full investigation of the charges of-profit-eering made by the grand jury in Spokane, Wash., against officials of the United States Grain corporation. —o— Bernard M. Baruch had more power during the war than, any other man in the world, according to Representative Graham, of Illinois, who today characterized his war powers as those of a “super-presi-dent.” O ' Consideration of soldiers’ bonus legislation was almost lost sight of •t hearings of the house ways and means committee as a result of personalities indulged in by officials of rival soldiers’ organizations.