Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
Republican Caucus Names
Minority Committee
Members
AND IS SUSTAINED
Desire to Keep Rainey Out of
BalIinger Investigation
Is Cause.

Washington, Jan. 20-Democratic
leaders of the house decided this morn
ing to stand by their original caucus
nominees for the Ballinger-PinChot IN
vestigating committee. This points %
refusal by Lloyd of Missouri to serve
in lieu of Rainey of Illinois.
Representative Lloyd of Missouri
thereupon announced to the house he
Pinchot committee.
Fight Taken Up.
Promptly after the house was called
to order today Chairman Dalzell pre-
sented a resolution from the commit
tee on rules providing for the election
by resolution of six members to rep
resent the houseson the joint commit
tee to investigate the Ballinger
Pinchot controversy. Currier. chair
nan CT the republican caucus. offered
the names of Mccall OF Massachusetts.
Olmsted of Pennsylvania. DENLY OF
Michigan, Madison of Kansas. James
CT Kentucky and Lloyd of Missouri as
the committee. all republican caucus
selections
Lloyd Gives Reasons.
Lloyd announced that in the selec-
ton Of democratic members the choice
Cf the democratic caucus should be r.
spected. James and Rainey having
been selected by the caucus. he de-
clared ne could not serve upon the
committee. After some parliamentary
sparring Clayton Of Alabama obtained
Eseaersrsi -ss4aae7 iNspssssonea
plea for Hairness" in the conduct nf
fhe haEse. Ginning the right of the
minority TO conduct its own affairs.
way Paved for Clash.
Informal conferences early in tbs
day between the leaders of both sides
paved the way for the battle on the
house floor made inevitable by the ac
tion of the republican caucus last night
in rejecting Rainey of Illinois as one
of the members of the minority inves-
tigating committee. Minority Leader
Clark in a statement after the confer
ence defended the right of the demo
Gratis 10 select their own committee
men and denounced the action of the
majority.
After Clayton's speech in the house
Cooper of Wisconsin, who bolted the
republican caucus last night. declared
the democrats should have the right
to name their own members of the
committee Minority Leader Clark
spoke in favor of Rainey and James.
Other speeches were made and Clay
tons amendment to substitute Rainey's
name for Lloyd's, was defeated 1872 to
147. The resolution naming the re-
publican caucus nominees was adopted
1S6 to 145. Mccall asked to be ex-
cused from serving on the committee
on the ground he had interests in min
ing properties.
Senate Members Announced.
Washington, Jan. 20.-Vice President |
Sherman announced the following sen
ate members of the BallingerPinchOtI |
committee: Nelson, Flint, Suther /
land and Root, republicans; and Payn- |
ter and Fletcher, democrats.
Have stormy Caucus.
Washington, Jan 20-In stormy !
caucus which six insurgent republicans |
bolted at the crisis the republicans of |
the house named four republicans and |
two democrats as the house half of .
the joint committee that will investi- |
gate the BallingerPinchot charges.
They accepted Representative James
of Kentucky rs one Of the democrats,
out Representative Rainey of Illinois,
the other one named by the democratic
caucus, they consigned to the limbo as
unspeakable in the eyes of the admin
istration.
Personnel of Committee.
The personnel Of the investigating
committee as named by the caucus fol
lows:
Republicans-McCall, Massachusetts;
DENLY, Michigan; Olmsted, Pennsylva-
nia Madison, Kansas.
Democrats-James Kentucky; Lloyd,
Missouri
The committee which Speaker Can
non slated for election, and objection
to. which precipitated the present strife
in the house, was made up Of the fol
lowing men:
Republicans-Dalzell of Pennsylva-
MIA, Mccall of Massachusetts, Stevens
of Minnesota, Martin of South Dakota.
Democrats of Georgia; Shir-
ley of Kentucky
Rockford RecIuse Murdered.
Rockford, ILL.,, Jan. 20.-Mrs. Mary
E. Mcintosh, an aged widow. who lived I
as a recluse. was found murdered in
her home here TODAY Nothing was