The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
PRINCIPAL FIGHT NOW
 IN NAMING COMMITTEE
Situation In Republican Ranks In the House Is Daily Growing More Acute, and Result Cannot
 Be Foretold.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEy.

Washington, January 10-(Special)- The Ballinger investigation resolution went through the Senate today in the form that passed the House. The House will appoint It's members of the joint committee and not the speaker Senator Money of Mississippi served notice at an early morning meeting of the finance committed that the democrats would not stand for the passage of the resolution as reported by the Senate public lands com mittee The finance committee comprises in it's membership the leaders of both sides and Senator Money concluded that while It was in session he would give a quiet intimation of what might be ex- pected to happen on the floor If there was any attempt to change the House method of appointing It's side of the committee. Senator Aldrich, the chairman. at once assured the democratic leader that he Twas inclined to agree with him that 1t would be violating the prerogatives of the House to change the resolution in this respect. With Aldrich so outspoken the other republicans fell into line and Sen ator Nelson of the public lands commit tee accordingly offered an amendment embracing this feature of the House resolution, which was adopted The res- olutior was sent to tho House and will be allowed to lie over until "wednesday.
 Controversy Removed.
 The action of the Senate. of course removes any further controversy over the manner of selecting the committee. The prir cipal fight now impending is to set tie in conference the question of allow ing counsel for the parties who are brought in the case. In the House the democrats and insurgents, with Pinchot in mind, amended the resolution so that this right would be granted. It was stricken out in the Senate and is, there fore. a subject of conference. The mat ter is not deemed of particular importance per SC but may bring test vote in the House and Senate between the friends O. Pinchot and his opponents.
 The situation in the republican ranks of the House is daily growing more acute. In bitterness striking parallel is drawn with the condition existing in the dem ocratic party during the last two years of the Cleveland administration Goaded } to desperation by the organization, de- prived of patronage by the White House. ? the republican leaders sending them no notices of caucus meetings and declining to pair them with democrats, the repub- lican committee circulating literature against them, the insurgents have their fighting blood up and the republican cau- GUS of Wednesday night will be a cir GUS.
 Insurgents Are Free.
 The insurgents declare that they are republicans and will not be driven out of the party. They expect to enter the caucus, but will not be bound by any Cannon resolutions. They add that they are supporting as enthusiastically as the regulars the legislative policies of the President but believe they have the right to continue the warfare against Cannon without having questioned their party loyalty.
 With regard to the particular question of the selection of the Ballinger investi- gat:on committee there are indications that the House organization feels that 1t has to propose fair committee or run the chances of another licking. A committee that would be on its face mers Cannon tool might lead to another combination between, not only democrats and Insurgents, but here and there in the ranks of the, organization a friend of Pinchot might kick over the traces and vote for 6 substitute committee. The orr ganzation, it is believed does not want another test of strength on Cannonism in any of it's forms and the intention tonight is to name a committee that will not provoke pronounced opposition.
 Broad Breech Widened.
 Washington, January 10.-The al- ready broad breach between the "or- ganization" of the House of Represen- tatives and the republican insurgents has widened perseptible tonight. To- night there was indications that the mutually hostile acts of the past few days would increase with increasing bitterness.
 Much secrecy was observed among the insurgents No one would say when a formal meeting would be held. It became known today that the party caucus would be invoked against the insurgents and on every occasion when there are differences between the re- publican members, insurgents would be made to follow the programme or be forced out of the pale of the party i. The announcement did not disconcert the recalcitrant representatives. They were free in their expressed opinions that no compulsory measures would avail anything to the organization. If the test of regularity lines in follow ing the 'machine' as several denom- mated it. they say they preferred to be irregular.
 The joint republican caucus Wednes- day night is not expected to bring the present state of affairs to a focus. as it Is not thought anything will be con- sidered there excepting the election of c now congressional committee.
 The nrst tilt will occur, 1t Is be- lleved, oyer the selection of the com miftes by tho Houee to investigate tle