The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-09-15
|BAKER SLATED FOR
%BALL|NGER'S PLACE
CHAIRMAN OF BALLINGER COM.
MITTEE REFUSES no RECCG.
NIZE UNAVOIDABLE VOTE
BY MAJORITY OF QUORUM.

ME UNkAVORABLB VOTE
BY MAJORITY OF QUORUM.
Minneapolis, Minn.-The standp6t
members Of the Ballinger-Pinchot
congressional committee. Senator
Sutherland and Representative Nc
Call, who left the room yesterday to
stop further action by breaking the
quorum present, today issued writ
ten statements giving their reason.
1t is believed from their statements
that both will Join in v%indicating
Ballinger in the final majority report.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Coademna-
ton Of theAcourse Of Secretary Rich
ard A. Ballinger In the administra-
ton Of the department Of the inter-
Tor and the declaration that he should
no longer be retained In that office
is contained In D. resolution adopted
BY i've members Of. the congression-
al committee Investigating the Bal
linger-Pinchot controversy.
These I'VE. four democrats and one
republican. claim the vote is binding
upon the committee as a whole. This
is disputed by the other thrss mem-
bers Of the committee. who were pres
ent yesterday.
Chairman Nelson, republican
has stated that 1t the meeting there
was no quorum during the session,
but no member raised the point of
quorum and Representatives James
and Graham contend the adoption
OF the resolution ha. the effect Of
expressing the views Of the majority.
The resolution offered by Madison
and adopted is as follows:
First. The charges made by l.. r.
CLAWS against Secretary Ballineer
should be sustained. That in the
matter Of the disposition Of the Cum
bingham coal lands, Ballinger. was
not a faithful trustee Of the interests
OF the people and Ga not perform his
duty in such a manner as to properly
protect such interests.
Second. The charges made by
Pinchot should be sustained. That
Ballinger's course in the administers
tfon Of the department Of the inter-
Tor, is characterized by a lack Of f.
deity to the public interests; that
this is shown in the treatment Of the
Cunningham coal claims. the restora-
ton of the water power sites to en-
try, without the intention to re-with-
draw and in the administration Of
the reclamation service, later result
ing In the unnecessary humiliation
of the director, and tending towards
a disintegration Of the service; that
he has not shown himself to be that
character of a friend to the policy
of conservation of the natural re-
sources that a a should be who oc-
cupies so important a post as the sec
rotary of the interior in our govern
ment and that should no longer be
retained in that office.
IT, Seattle, Wash.-Secretary of the
Interior r. A. Ballinger at the Arctic
club smoker, given in the honor of
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Mabel and Attorney General Wicker
sham. tonight spoke bitterly of his
critics.
with a consciousness of the recti-
tude of my every act, in private and
public, and my determination to 20
forward in the same path, / do not
fear the critisms Of any man or set
of men," said the secretary.
1T Is time for men to stand by
the laws and institutions Of our faith
ers. From the head of the admins
tration through all the departments,
there is a determination to uphold
the constitution and the laws and
hand them down unimpaired. It has
been said that the criticism of me.
whether true or untrue, has made me
unfit to hold Office. If this is the
case, then every public man may be
disqualified by the attacks Of the
d~istngenous, the hypocrite and the
fanatic.
II do not propose to enter a plea of
guilty, because there is not one par
ticle of truth in all the allegations
brought against me, and I shall take
none OF your time in making a de-
Tense, for in this community I need
no Defense"
PRAIRIE FIRE DESTROYS HAY.
Pierre. s. D.~-A prairie IRE about
ten miles east of this CITY Yesterday