The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27
Speaker May Demand an In
vestigation When Con-
gress Meets Again.
HIS FRIENDS ARE QUOTED
" 70 BELIEVED ALDRicH WILL
NOT CONSENT TO JOINT DE-
BATE WITH FOWLER ON CEN
TRIAL BANK QUESTION.


Speaker Cannon's close friends here
him intimate that when congress
meets on the first Monday in Deem
Der he intends to go after Representa-
tive Herbert Parsons, of New York,
who has openly charged that the
speaker entered into a deal with the
Tammany organization in New York
city, which resulted in the adoption Of
the old house rules, slightly modified,
on the 18th of last March.
According to the information given
out here Mr.. Cannon is greatly worked
up over the charges made by Mr.. Par
sons. and Is In a mood to demand an
explanation. One story is hat the
speaker will rise in his place, under
his right as a member, and offer a res
olution providing for the appointment
Of a special committee to investigate
the Parsons allegations. Such a res
o%lution, 1t is pointed out, would pro-
vide for the calling Of Mr.. Parsons be-
fore the bar of the house on a charge
of having ~slandered another member
of the house. It would then be in
cumbent On the New York congress
man to prove that the story which he
has circulated is true. y
Point to Presidents.
Mr.. Cannon's friends point out that
there are ample ~precedents for the
contemplated action. When Henry
Clay was speaker OF the house it was
alleged that he had entered into a cor
y1,r< ho~no}N hv Via orppc ~f ryhinh
he was to support Adams for the pres
idency in return for his own appoint
ment as secretary of state. George
Kermer, a member of the house from
Pennsylvania, openly made the charge.
On February 3, 1925, Speaker Clay
called a member to the chair and de-
manded that an investigation be made
by a select committee. A resolution
was adopted providing for the appoint
ment Of a committee of seven members
who were to be selected by ballot. Rep
resentative Kermer refused to appear
before the committee and the case was
dropped. Daniel Webster was anoth-
er Of that committee.
In 1870 Speaker Samuel J.. Randall
demanded a special committee to inves-
tigate an allegation hat he had used
his influence to the advantage OF a
paper mill in which he was a stock.
holder by continuing a profitable con-
tract with the government. The COM
mittee exonerated Mr.. Randall.
James G. Blaine, in 1872. called Sam
uel S. Cox, a member of the minority,
to the chair, and asked for a special
committee to investigate his alleged
connection with the Credit Mobiller
corporation and the Union Pacific Rail-
road company. The final action Of
the house was to adopt a resolution re-
ported by that committee condemning
Representatives Cakes Ames of Massa-
chusetts and James Brooks. Of New
York, who had circulated the charges
against the speaker. Public men here
are saying that Speaker Cannon can
not well afford to let the story which
Representative Parsons has put in cir
culation, pass without an investigation
and they are saying that they hope It.
is true that he intends to call for the
appointment of a special committee on
the first day Of the coming session.
Aldrich Will Avoid Fowler.
Members of the monetary commits
sion are certain Senator Aldrich will
not accept the invitation Of Represent
alive Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey,
for 4 Joint debate on the question as to
whether q central bank ought to be eS-
tablished. The expectation is that
Senator Aldrich will fatty decline the
invitation. He has never pretended to
be a great debater. although he has en-
gagged in many notable debates in the
senate. Mr.. Fowler says that his only
object in proposing a joint debate Is to
get before the public both sides Of the
central bank proposition.
A declination on the part Of Senator
Aldrich to meet Mr.. Fowler in debate
viii not interfere with the New JERSEY
congressman's program to have the
central bank proposition thoroughly
discussed. Mr.. Fowler has made up
his mind definitely to follow Senator
Aldrich into the central west next
month. He plans to make a speech
opposing the central bank proposition
in every city in which the chairman Of
the monetary commission appears. He
has received many invitations to dis.
cuss the central bank question, and
his itinerary may take him to a good
many cities that Senator Aldrich will
not be able to visit.
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