The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-08

en- a stand against Secretary Ballin-
ger wholly upon evidence abducted by
l.. R. CLAWS and without regard for
the evidence on the other side on file
in the interior department.
The letter directing Secretary Will
son to dismiss the forester was care.
fully framed during the afternoon sit
ting of the cabinet and was revised
several times before finally being
made public. 1t is the presidents own
statement of the case.
Pinchot received last night the let
ter OF the president and Secretary
Wilson's preemptory note of dismis-
sal; but nothing about his demeanor
indicated that he was surprised or dis
tressed by either. Asked if he would
I say anything for publication, he re-
piled:
1T will suit me just as we'll il you
will make for me just the simplest at
tempt; | have nothing to say
The dismissal OF the principal Of
ficers of the forest reserve will in no
way defer or divert the congressional
investigation.
Cannon received his ''jolt" in the
house of representatives in the vote
on an amendment offered by Repre-
sentative Norris, of Nebraska, the in
surgent leader, and the vote was LAO
to 146, five voting present"
So Unexpectedly was the victory ac-
complished that the insurgents and
their democratic allies could scarcely
realize it when the speaker announc-
ed the vote. For an instant almost
complete silence reigned. Then the
storm broke, and for almost a full
minute the noise in the chamber was
deafening. After that democrats, iub-
liant that they had helped pierce the
hitherto armor Of the speaker, SEEM
ed willing to abandon their fight
against the resolution itself which
all the afternoon had appeared too
broad to suit them, and all of them
voted for it on viva voce vote.
Organization leaders made no at
tempt to conceal their confusion
There was a hurried conference at
Representative Dalzell's desk, and for
q time the insurgents feared their tri-
umph would be short lived, as three
of twenty-six republicans who voted
for the amendment had never been
classed with the number and they sus-
pected at least one of them might
have voted in the affirmative in order
that he might move to reconsider it in
the event the amendment carried
But no such move was made. It
developed that the three regulars who
voted for the amendment were all
staunch friends Of Pinchot. They
were Representatives Ames, of Mas
sachusetts, and Fish and Carsons. Of
New York.
The insurgent ranks had but one
deserter, Steenerson, of Minnesota
Strangely enough, Fitzgerald, of New
York. was the only democrat to cast
his vote with the republican regulars,
although he led the minority fight on
the joint resolution.
Nearly the entire day was devoted
by the house to the consideration Of
the joint resolution, which was taken
up after the reading of the presidents
interstate commerce and antitrust
message had been concluded. The
democrats made a fight in an at
tempt to narrow the proposed inyesti-
cation to the general land Office, con
tending that as no such charges as
had been made against Ballinger had
been preferred against Pinchot. there
was no reason for dragging the latter
into the inquiry.
The resolution as It goes to the
senate. provides for an investigation
committee of twelve members, six to
be appointed by the president of the
senate and six to be elected BY the
house.