The Prescott daily news., 1910-09-09
OPPOSED FoREsTER's POPULAR. ITY STAVEs OFF COMMIT.
 TEES FINAL ACTION.
CALL SPLIT A LIFE SAVER
Republican Regular Members Feared to Let Adverse Report Go Through, and Hero Worship Is
 Blamed.

St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 9-United States Senator Duncan Fletcher of Florida indignantly repudiated story in circulation here and in Min neapolis that the split in the Ballin- ger.PinchOt committee, which has pre- cipitated situation likely to delay ultimate decision of the issue for months, was deliberately planned in order to avoid having to bring mat. ters to head at this time.
 Senator Nelson would not discuss the statements so widely circulated that strenuous urgings from Washing. ton reached the committee room that some way out be found for the pres. ent, when the fact had been learned majority of the Investigating com. mittee would probably vote to oust Ballinger
 The situation developed out of Gif- ford Pinchot's extraordinary popu- larity in the National Conservation congress. The banquetings and other functions being held here caused some strenuous communications to pass betwee Senator Nelson and high Washington officials the last few days, if information is correct. Pinchot Stumbling Block.
 Senator Nelson is said to have pointed out the exoneration of Ballin- ger and shelving of Pinchot, or even the mildest criticism of the latter at Xnp11 hahlu mako him martyr and in greater sense than ever pubic idol
 The combined Democratic and in surgent members of the Ballinger congressional Investigating commit tee have stolen a march on the stand of resolution declaring the secre- tary of the interior unfaithful to his trust, and demanding his removal. Only five out of the twelve mem bers of the committee voted on the resolution The pro-Ballinger men present raised the point of no quorum. | The action of the committe may be reversed Friday if the wire appeals to absentee members are responded to l by Representatives Denby and Olm- stead and Senator Root.
 Senator Fletcher's resolution as amended by Representative Madison was adopted after Senator Sutherland and Representative Mccall had left the room, and with Senator Nelson raising the point of no quorum and re- fusing to vote.
 Madison's ResoIution.
 Madisons resolution is as follows:
 First that the charges made by L. R. Glavis against Secretary Ballinger should be sustained; that in the mat ter of the disposition of the Cunning l ham coal lands, Mir. Ballinger was not a faithful trustee of the interests of | the people, and did not perform his | duty in such manner as to properly | protect such interests.
 Second, that the charges made by MT. Pinchot should be sustained, that MT. Ballingers course in the admins | tration of the the department of the | interior has been characterized by lack of fidelity to the public interests that tnlS udS UeSH suo"u III uis uO"t- ment of the Cunningham coal claims, | the restoration of the water power | sites to entry without intention to rewithdraw, and in his administration of the reclamation service, the latter resulting in unnecessary humiliation | to the director and tending toward | the disintegration of the service. He | has not shown himself to be that character of friend to the policy of | conservation of our natural resources l that the man should be who occupies the important post of secretary of the | interior in our government, and that he should no longer be retained In that office"