Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-19
FIGHT PREDICTED
In HOUSE CAUCUS
Wording of Call Indicates That Ma
jOrity Will Name All Members
of Inquiry Committee.
INSURGENTS WILL OBJECT
Hold That Minority Members Should
Be Selected by Democrats.
SLATE Is PARTLY MADE
Mccall, 0lmsted and Madison Will
Be Three Members.
HOUSE PASSES THE RI gs ON
Conference Report Providint /
IinEer-PinchOt InvestiEs
Adopted without TT
Division. Es
s.
Hold That Minority Members Should
Be Selected by Democrats.
SLATE IS PARTLY MADE
Mccall, 0lmsted and Madison Will
Be Three Members.
HOUSE PASSES THE RI
WASHINGTON, Jan. is.-The q

WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.--Ihe el
the part OF the republican house or, -+l
tion to displace the democratic caucus
nominees for places on the Ballinger-Pin-
chot investigating committee, now well
under way promises to precipitate warm
fight either in the republican caucus whlch
has been called for Wednesday night, or
on the floor Of the house when the matter
comes to final vote.
The democrats announce they will re-
sent any attempt to turn down their Sc
lectons and considerable number Of in
surgent republicans say they will support
them on the ground that the minority has
a right to name its own committee mem
bers.
The insurgents are badly divided on the
proposition, and the indications are that
a large number OF them refrain from at
tending the republican caucus. as they do
no wish to be bound by the result.
Representative Dwight the republicNl
whip, put in large part OF today circu-
lating the petition for the caucus among
the members and secured a list of sigma
lures, which included about half dozen
insurgents including Representative Hayes,
volstead steenerson and Picket.
Intent of the Call.
II was ktnGTdlly uHutAHAOOu OH al SluSS
that the language OF the caucus CALL which
provided for the selection Of the house
members Of the committee. means that the
majority would attempt to displace Repre-
sentative James and Rainey, the democratic
selections, In addition TO choosing the four
republican members. Three of the latters
ore slated to be Mccall OF Massachusetts,,
Olmsted of Pennsylvania, and Madisan of
Kansas. and the other win be some repre-
sentative from the middle west, not yet
decided upon.
Several democratic members interviewed
today declared II the republican. caucus
chooses them instead OF James and Rainey
they win decline to ssrvs.
Apparently content to let the 'Insurg-
ents" take the lead in stirring up opposi
tion to the minority selections, the repub-
lcsn organization is silent on the whole
subject Privately. some of the leaders
quoted President Taft as having said he
wanted a committee that would forget
politics, and delve to the bottom of the
Ballinger4Pinchot controversy.
House Passes Inquiry Resolution.
without debate and by a viva voce vote
the house today adopted the conference re-
port on the Bapinger- Pinchot inquiry reso-
to further discussion Of the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation. bill Consideration
of this measure was not concluded.
The session was somewhat enlivened by
criticisms of former President Roosevelt by
Representatives Harrison and Fitzgerald OF
New York, the former denouncing him for
appointing representatives to the third
maritime conference to be held at Brussels
next April without due authority of law,
nnd tho latter because OF his alleged numer-
GUS violations of civil service laws.
Speaker Cannon today officially ruled
that President Roosevelt had acted with
out specific authority OF law in appoint
ing Representatives to the third Initerna-
tional Conference on Maritime War al
Brussels. According the paragraph max
ing such appropriation was stricken
out OF tho urgent deficiency bill
The increased cost Of living was brought
into the debate by Representative Fltz,
gerald. when the provision for an additional
appropriation for the army rations owing
to an advance In prices was discussed
1T is the maladministratlon of the re-
publican party that has caused these in
creased prices" Mr. Fitzgerald declared
amid laughter on the republican side. "Yol
may AS well make confession now" h,
added, 'and be turned out of office insteat
of attempting to offer pretenses and by
pocrisy as an excuse for your guilt"
The taunts did not draw any responses
from members OF the majority. the ad
diuonal money for the army being allowed
The house adjourned at sos o'clock to
day with the bill still under consideration
After cleaning up the calendar by pass
ms about forty bills. the majority Of then
being OF private character, the senat
adopted resolution requesting the sec
retary Of the treasury to advise the senat
II newspaper reports were true that IN
custom house at Newport News. Va, wa
to be closed tomorrow In observance o
the anniversary of General r.. f. Lee
birthday.
The senate adjourned at 2:45 o'clock an
the house at Sos Both houses will be 4
session again tomorrow.