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Senate Committee Will Rec
ommend Substitute for
Jones Resolution.
CANNON IS ADVISED
NOT TO RUN AGAIN
Organization Stunned By Vote,
Comedies Uncle Joe's"
Power Is Waning.

Speaker Cannon and the House reg
ulars win be given another chance TO
provide for the appointment by the
Speaker OF the House members Of the
Joint committee which IS 10 conduct the
BalIlnge-Pinehot Investigation
The Senate Public Lands Committee
held a meeting this morning and after q
setssion Of more than three hours de-
cided 70 report out a substitute for the
JoEes resolution Of investigation
The substitute which the Public Lands
Committee agreed upon provides for the
appointment Of the Senate members Of
The committee by the Vice President
and for the appointment Of the House
members by the Speaker
% This Is the case outstanding the
fact that the House yesterday after
Cverthrowinz the Speaker and the reg
UIsrs decided that the members of the
committee on the part Of the House
should be elected
Work VIII Be Undone
The substitute from the Public Lands
Committee viii be reported to the Sen
ate and will probably be passed by that
body II viii then go back 10 the
House When the House acts upon the
Senate measure Speaker Cannon and
at the insurgents They viii have a
further opportunity to provide in the
resolution that the Speaker appoint the
House members Of the committee in
stead of that they be elected
The effect Of this action OF the Pub
lie Lands Committee may be 10 undo the
work Of the insurgents and Democrats
yesterday when they defeated Speaker
Cannon and his forces on the question
Of the Norris amendment
II IS expected thai when Lle Public
Lands Committee reports its substitute
10 the Senate, and when Senator Nelson.
as chairman Of the committee brings
IT up for passage. there viii be @ big
fight over the question Of using In the
substitute the language Of the House
resolution, with respect 10 the selection
Of members by the House
Trip To ALASKA In View
The substitute which the Public Lands
Committee agreed upon today makes a
number Of changes in the original Jones
resolution Most OF these changes are
Of a minor nature One change provides
that the slIbpOenaeS for Witnesses shall
be issued ~ the chairman Of the com
mfttee OF of any subcommittee
The original resolution appropriated
slN-rHL 4 ne substitute increases EULS u
$2E,0go, evidently with the view that the
subcommittee viii 60 % Alaska. The
House provision as TO punishment for
contempt and contempt proceedings are
made use Of instead Of those in the
original Jones resolution
Senator Nelson will report the substi-
tute resolution to the Senate Monday
II viii be presented both as a substi-
tute for the original Jones resolution
and for the resolution which passed the
House tt Is probable that I'm the end
The differences between the House and
Senate resolution viii be thrashed out
in conference
Critical Period Reached
The House organization realizes today
that a critical period has been reached
in the fight with the Insurgents
Neither Speaker Cannon nor his ad-
y-lsers have recovered from the shock 0f
defeat administered by means Of the
Norris amendment deprivinE the
Speaker Of his power TO appoint the
House committee which viii serve with
d similar c0mmitte OF the Senate in in
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