The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-08

rTiON May sG REVERSED
III Committee Consists Of
Seven Regulars 10 Five
Of the 0pposltioa

Nr~ag.Poti- sept The Baibns-5
nrhsi Congressional ,nv~ssisatinG con
tee. step,-4 q r~.ollttoa thia nnruing
IA, s.-r-.arv - ths lntssios Richard
RannE-r .ho.ild - r~snov~si from
t-e
- Republican, rnssnbsr- q tho cuSn.
,,,s~ Representative McCAll u Mas
!. nis-tts AMI s.-nAtor Sutherland n
r,Ah -, 'hs commtt-- Fo1m 81 ~ ~
t-forr no cummitte- adlourn~d. aud
,~nt ~ ano'hsr room ia the hotel foS a
.onfer~ncs
no remaining members % he cum
ur,es including all The D~mocrat'c
,-nb~r- and Representative Madison u
ksnaAS Who generally credited With
.ayIng anti BallinS-t uClinationa. -
"a rel IN session until ~ ~ CLOCK. ~h.n
ihev adjourned and announced that the
.-crs,ary % The committee wos,ld pr-par.
, statement for publication later
W r~mb~r Of the COMMITTEES would
ATS sho'it his action
The committee declared that Ia its
,vinion Secretary BallnseT had b~sn un-
a'hiul - hs duty and recommended
-~~cmtinn was oHered bv senator Fletcher
n Florida and Was subsequently, modified
0v = resolution offered bv Representative
MADISON II Kansas. which waa in turn
amended bv Representative James 81
Esnuckv Democrat
The reason given bv Mr. Mc,all and Mr.
Sutherland for refusing TO vote upon the
solution Was that absent members Of
ths COMMITTEES had not had an oppor-
unity to vote When called on TO vote
. 'h- resolution senator Nelson an.
w.r~d Present
BEFORE announcing the vote senator
Nstson sAid that no quorum o. me com
m.'tee vas q recent and Representative
JArs- q Kentucky made the point thai
O. member Of the committee had raised
TIE point Of no quorum and thai senator
Nelson was therefore not entitie'i To CON
. tsr Il or vote upon u
The resolution asking for the removal
n BalIinger was adopted by votes Of
rsna'ors Fletcher and Purcell and Repre-
.-n'Atives James. Graham and Madison
he FIRST four are Democrats ami Madison
a progressive Republican
The Democratic members contsnded
ma they had been considering the evil
csuce for months. that q quorum was
present. aud had n right to transact busi-
ts--
senator Nelson. the chairman. took
re vote voting present himself. and
theu made the ruling that no quorum vas
20 attendance
he committee then took q recess until
} day a. 20 O'Clock. At which time reso-
I'ons m keeping with the motion Of
'-rator Fletcher and the amendment
hereto offered by Representative Madison
1e submitted
senator knute Nelson and other mem
-rs = the committee who were friendly
'' Secretary Ballinger and wanted 10
f~Ay the report until after the fall cleo
'or. sudt@nly found Themselves IA
minority = the quorum when the body was
~eA GET nor ~ htnnea pOlts.
" Eas reported that q draft had been
$50 '. 20 submitted 20 Congress 81
~a''s ~" Secretary having the APP
-rTo = senator's Nelson. Root. Flint
~ Nrt~rIind and Rspr sssntstivss
We Ir-'-i and Denby. BIT Sens-
r nd Flint and Represent 1tives
DO go '.msied were absent Con
s-----u'n Na1ison. progressive Rspubli-
''h fnf N" DAmocratic members Of the
'"H'n''"" had the most votes at the
- M here and they demanded an
'1"d'a'" r"port Of the COMMITTEES.
>"ra'o'- Nelson and Sutherland and
representative Mccall after a short con-
.''-;,r" s-n' 70 telephone and asked
10Y -"'"rli Vow York State points. prob
i'F irving - GET m touch with senator
T''' ~" landed IN New York last night
after rip 10 Europe. II is believed
va '."r vii h" able to get him here by
r-Fi'' morning Representative DENLY
'I'' sar and Representative Ohm
lei 4 Pennsylvania are said nov tn
70 ~ '.ar WAY here and both will arrive
-" riav morning.
>'tf'r Flint ~ California j. under
'ya '. Oh" 'rtvrlling in Europe aud can |
- .- ..Hc0ed ~ all the memlpers IT
NV except Madison stand to-
80 n.0I make the committee a tie.
...n'"d out that the action % the I
.'H '. to-day will not prevent re-
W. Inherent tenor approved by the
''r In other words no member
.'" nfnit'ee assents 20 report
%. .a gu- Il. and the absent msmber- !
' o. % 80" present are in no way bound
NO. Ipn of the majority to-day
" ."r~fore. pretty certain that I
'..f.'' Nsson and his followers in the
'.'.''' sill make q special report ~
mn. ~ before ne matter u officially
.-''''f 20 Congress
n'''' Mass. Sept. : President
''' ~ ne news ~ the Minneapolis
me- The Ballingsr-P inchot inve-- I
nmIttse soon after his return
y 20 o. his afternoon
ITO FOO I'D N comment on the vote !
- TOO I'''rocratic members and Insur-