The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-10
Democrat Who Voted With the
Regular Republicans, Re-
sents Upper Branch's At
tempt to Be Dictator.
PlNCHOT DISMISSAL
is AN EYE-OPENER
And Republican Chiefs Will Sit
Up and Take Notice Before
Party Is Plunged in Civil
Strife.

Washington, January 10.-Represen-
tative Fitzgerald, of New York, the on
ly Democratic member of the House
who, on Friday, voted against the
Democrats and insurgents in the
fight which resulted in taking away
from Speaker Cannon the power to ap-
point the House members of the joint
committee which will investigate the
Department of the Interior and the
Forestry Service, declared yesterday
that should the Senate return the
Joint resolution amended SO as to pro-
vide for the apportionment by the
Speaker of members Of the committee
he will offer resolution to return it,
ION the ground that it's action is an
invasion of the Constitutional pre-
negatives Of the House"
PERSONALLY added, Il favor the
appointment of all committees by the
Speaker. In this instance, however,
the House, in the exercise of it's un-
questioned right, has decided that its
members OF the joint Committee of
Investigation shall be elected by the
House and not appointed by the
Speaker.
For the Senate to attempt to die
tate the manner in which the House
shall select it's committees would be
not only an invasion of the preroga-
tive of the House. but an inexcusable
impertinence to be resented in dig
nified and orderly way"
Caused q Halt.
The present week probably will de-
eide whether there will be a pro-
longed conflict, involving the Presi-
dent of the United States within the
ranks of the Republican party in Con-
gress. Conditions have been tending
In that direction for some time, but
instead Of adding to the. impulse the
dismissal of Mr.. Pinchot apparently
has had the effect of causing halt.
1t has prompted Senators and men,
bers to consider the possibility of a
continuation of the controversy. and
present indications are of a more spe-
cific tendency than were those of a
week ago.
There is no denying that in some re-
spects the situation remains critical
Mr.. Pinchot has a large number of
personal friends and admirers in both
Houses of Congress who would be in
clined to take up his cause if favor
able opportunity should present itself
and II they could do so without en-
dangering the peace of the party and
their own political welfare.
On the other hand. many are saying
that the personal fortunes of Messrs.
Ballinger and Pinchot are of little i'm
portance compared with the great
question of preservation of party har-
mony. and those who take this view
are urging the necessity of preventing
any sharp conflict between the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the former
Chief of the Forestry Service. Wheth-
or or not the conservative council of
this element shall prevail will depend
upon the course of events in Congress
during the next few days.
May Marrow Inquiry.
There is no doubt that the investi-
cation of the Interior Department and
of the Forestry Service will proceed
along the lines indicated by the Jones'
Humphrey resolution. but it will be
competent for the investigating COM
mittee either to broaden or narrow
the inquiry. II the advice of many
of the leaders is followed, however,
this inquiry will be restricted as much
as possible, especially now that as an
official factor. Mr.. Pinchot is elimi.
mated from the dispute.
The question will receive next at
tention on the floor of the Senate
The present situation is this:
The House has adopted the resolu.
ton providing for the appointment
Of its members of the committee by
the House itself. rather than by the
Speaker, as was originally provided
Without awaiting the Official notifics
ton as to the action of the House
the Committee on Public Lands has
decided to report the resolution in
such form as to authorize the Sc
lection of the House members by the
Speaker. PROFESSIONALLY this action
was taken with the intention Of com
plimenting the Speaker, and it will be
reported to the Senate.
The Speakers Attitude.
Speaker Cannon. it is said, feels
that it would be impolite for him to
take advantage of this condition and
override the expressed order of a ma
jority of the House.
1t is now said that the speaker him
self would prefer that the House
should select the committee. The
Senate Committee on Public Lands
will report its resolution tomorrow
and 1t is probable that discussion Of
the question will begin not later thar
Tuesday.
The H1A Or The Body.
The organ around which all the other OMAN
rovolve. and upon which they are largely de
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