The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
MINORITY WOULD GUST BALLINGER

Ing, there were but eight OF the twelve
members present In view OF the i'm
portance OF the Investigation. the Re .
publican ,sn members felt In view OF ths
were absent. that an adjournment should
be taken until next Friday to give them
nm opportunity to be here.
~ motion was made TO adjourn until
Friday. but the motion failed by a yoto
OF four to four.
THE Republican members OF the COM
mittec, under the circumstances. felt that
II was unfair and unjust to proceed with
the case when only eight members were
present.
After there was reference to ad-
journment, Senator Sutherland and Rep
resentatIvc Mccall retired from the
room. leaving only six present-less than
quorum.
"Thercupon various motions for the
decided the case were made. The reso-
lutions adopted represented the views OF
only four Democrats and ono insurgent
Republican,
Report Rushed Through
"Such hurried report rushed
through in this manner and under these
circumstances by only ive of the twelve
members OF the committee, can be OF
little value TO fair minded and reason
able men. II is quite probable that II
was nothing more than the play of party
politics of the grossest kind.
Parliamentary Tangle.
"The chairman OF the committee, after
Senator Sutherland and Representative
Mccall had retired. could have justly
ruled that n quorum not being present the
He felt, however. that under
the circumstances. and inasmuch as the
five members were sc. anxious to have
their views exploited in that way, that
IT. was best to give them a full oppor-
unity and ample rope in order 10 show
the animus OF which they were pos
sessed.
1T is well known in parliamentary
law that when quorum IS not present
no business can be transacted, but to ad-
journ.'
Senator Sutherland of Utah Republ
can. In his statement, referred to the
absence OF Congressman Denby and Ohm
stead and Senator Root.
'Ls view OF the fact that the issues
involved were Of the utmost gravity and
that the committee had never met for
q single moments deliberation upon the
demanded that we should do no less than
await the coming OF these members be-
lore making final decision. | was
lstounded, therefore. when a member OF
he committee. Immediately upon the as
,emby of the committee this morning,
offered series of resolutions, consttut-
ng a final determination. and moved
heir adoption.
sutherland's Views.
Mr.. Sutherland said that any anxiety
lase was particularly. out Of place. The
anding OF bare majority OF eight mem
oers out Of twelve would be finding |
by minority OF the whole committee, |
md when rendered with haste or with |
1ut deliberate consideration is not such |
L disposition of so grave a matter as
will be likely 10 commend itself To the |
or sense OF fairness of thinking
people"
Representative James NJ. Graham OF
Illinois Democrat. said;
''In a spirit Of fairness | voted TO take
recess until this morning to give two |
,ther members time 10 report to this |
,ity 1t was stated these two had wired |
hey would be here some time next FRI
lay, We asked for an assurance that by
Trday those members present would con-
md that 1t should be released for the
benefit OF the public. But could not get
uch assurance.
mo reason. even fairly satisfactory
las been given for the absence OF two
We waited three days for the
lbsentees, Should we keep on waiting
Indefinitely? The gravity of the issues
not sufficient reason for indefinite
clay
Almost ten weeks gave sufficient
ime TO deliberate and decide on the
natter, important as II is. and n charge
hat a desire for partisan advantage was
he cause for action today might be
aIrly met by n suggestion that the de-
ay sought was as likely to be for the
purpose OF gaining such advantage for
urther consideration OF matter already
ully investigated.
There was n quorum here and thu
ras enough. 1t was simply the transac-
lon Of public business in the ordinary
yay by majority OF a quorum 80