The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
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LAND VERDICT?
Attitude, il IS Said, Of Regu-
lars on Committee
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to complieste acknowledgements
win strenuously Oppose This
Program
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Washington. May 10 Introduction Of
evidence IN the Ballinger Pinchot inyesti.
CATION will end this week, according to
tentative agreement entered into BY
members Of the committee and counsel
on both sides Counsel anticipate that
they viii be able 70 dispose Of al wit.
ncsses by the time the committee al.
iourns saturday night Next week, un-
less there Is decided change IN plans
counsel viii begin 10 argue the case. The
members Of the committee are becoming
weary of The prolonged sessions and they
are desirous Of finishing up their work
at the earliest possible moment For
this reason, It Is believed that the argu.
ments viii not be especially protracted,
and counsel win Be given the privilege
Of fling supplementary briefs.
Despite the fact that the Democratic
members Of the committee are insistent
that the investigation should be finally
disposed 81 at this session Of Congress,
Il vas learned yesterday that the Repuh-
lican members are determined that a YER
dict shall not Be rendered until next win-
ter. The principal reason for this, IL
IA learned. IS that the majority feels
that the congressional election should
not be complicated by the verdict Of the
committee Another reason Is that SEN
ator Root. a member Of the committee,
Is due to sail for Europe on the twenty
first Of this month While it is possible
that he might vete before leaving this
country, II e known that the Democrats
win atrenuously oppose such a proceed
ink. II Is hardly likely, however, that
such 4 contingency wil1garise, inasmuch
as the Republicans show no disposition
Ia dispose af the matter at this session
of Conwess.
The opinion was expressed yesterday
that Oscar Iawler, assistant attorney
general for the interior department
would Be the last witness of Importance
to be called to the witness stand. HE
cross-examinatien was scarcely well an.
der way Tuesday when the committee
adjourned until to-day.
General opinion here Is that the com
mittee ultimately will make no less than
three reports The regular Republicans
are expected to write q complete exonera-
ton Of Secretary Ballinger and the ad
mipistration, the Democrats to take an
opposite view, and Representative Madi.
son Of Kansas a Republican, to steer a
middle course. Madison IS ia a very
strong position. that Is. Il one is willing
to concede that the report Of the com
mittee will cut any figure with public
opinion. Senators Root, Sutherland
Flint and Nelson and Representatives
Mccall 0lmsted and DENLY. if standing
for Secretary Baliinger make q majority
Of the committee. The four Democrats
are Senator's Fletcher and Purcell and
Representatives Graham and James
Should Senator Root Be unable To vote.
Madison's vote would tie the committee
lie could write an independent report
generally favoFing one side or the other.
yet giving such A color to his views ss
he might choose
The assertion "a made fatty that the
vote will not he taken until after the
fall elections Members 81 Congress out
side the committee are rather startled
by this determination. for they believe
III bad politics 1t would put HE eom-
mittee and The administration they say,
In the attitude Of lodging a verdict at
just the time when the result of the in
vestiaation will Be most important I'M
fact, It Is even suggested that the COM
mitee does not dare vote before the cleo.
tions take place On the other hand,
the argument Il advanced that the mem-
hers Of the committee. with All their
other duties VIII not have time to re-
view the evidence between now and the
adjournment Of Congress and even If
they had the public mind is 20 excited
and pfe}udieed over the merits Of Bal
finger versus pinehot that the people
should Be allowed 70 cool OIL before 8
decision is rendered