Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
HOUSE REJECTS
RA|NEY IN NAMING
FORESTRY PR0BERS
G. O. P. Caucus Committee APP
pointed TO Conduct PinchOt-
Ballinger Quiz.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Promptly
after the House was called to ordel
by Speaker Cannon today, Chairman
Dalzeli presented a resolution from the
committee on rules providing for ar
election by resolution of six members
to represent the House on the join
committee to investigate the whole
matter underlying the so-called Bal.
linger-Pinchot controversy.
Representative Currier, chairman OF
the Republican caucus, at once Of
fered the names of Mccall. of Massa-
chusetts; Oimsted, Pennsylvania; Den
by, Michigan; Madison, Kansas; James,
Kentucky, and Lloyd, Missouri, as
members of the committee. all of them
Republican caucus selections.
Insisting upon recognition by the
chair, Representative Lloyd announced
that In the selection of Democratic
members of the committee the choice
of the Democratic caucus should be
respected. Messrs. James and Rainey
having been selected by the caucus for
those places, he declared he could not
serve upon the committee.
After some parliamentary sparring,
Representative Clayton, of Alabama,
obtained the floor and made an inn
passioned plea for Fairness" In the
conduct of the House of Representa-
tives. He offered an amendment to the
Republican rule, proposing to substi-
tute Representative Rainey, of Illinois,
for Lloyd.
we Democrats" said Mr.. Clayton,
"concede to the Republican party the
right to control this House, but we do
not concede your right to dictate to
the Democratic party how 1t shall con-
duct it's affairs"
Mr.. Clayton's declaration that the
Democratic party did not wish to con
troll the action of the majority brought
forth laughter from the Republican
side. Claytop's resolution to substitute
Rainey was lost, however, by the vote
192 noes, 147 ayes, II voting present.
Informal conferences early in the day
between Democratic leaders and the
Republican managers had paved the
way for the battle on the House floor,
made inevitable by the action of the
Republican caucus last night in re-
jecting Mr.. Rainey.
Minority Leader Clark made this
statement after the. Democratic con-
ference:
1.-THE Republican caucus had no right
to refuse our selections. The majority
can't take away the power of the
minority to name its representatives In
q matter Of this kind. All this talk
about our naming men who would stir
up a row Is ridiculous. We selected
the best men we had for the commit
tee. Both James and Rainey are good
awyerq and fair honest mon
'The Democratic party doesn't want
to discredit President Taft or blacken
Secretary Ballinger or anybody else.
There have. been a lot of things said
about this Ballinger-Pinchot matter,
and 1t ought to be Investigated. The
Whole thing ought to be probed to
the bottom. We named two men who
wouldn't a anybody In a probing
nor would they treat anybody UNI
fairly"
MIR. Clark also made an earnest
speech on the Dor favoring the cleo
ton Of Rainey and James. concluding
with a prediction of %troublous times
ahead should the Republicans insist up
on ignoring the Democratic caucus On
the division, however, the Currier reso-
luton, naming the probing committee.
was adopted by the vote 1856 ayes, las
noes, 18 voting present. The vote was a
distinct victory for the regular Repub-
licans over the insurgents, as all but
one member voted for the caucus can
dldates.