The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-10
Four Democrats and One Republican Submit
 Their Findings
PECULIAR SITUATION CONFRONTS COMMITTEE
Two Republican Members Refuse to Meet With Those Who Took the Adverse Action and the
 Chairman Also Leaves

Minneapolis, September 9.-An un- usual situation confronted the six members of the Ballinger-Pinchot con- gressional Investigating committee when they met today. Three repre- sentative members, Senator Sutherland | of Utah and Representatives Denby and Mccall, refused to attend the meet ing, which was called to order by Sen ator Nelson and not long afterward MT. Nelson himself left the room.
 The four democratic members and the one insurgent republican submit ted separate findings in the case which were made public.
 Summarized, the democratic findings declare that the evidence shows:
 That there was no conspiracy against Mir. Ballinger
 That Clifford Pinchot and L. R. Gla- wis were faithful trustees of the peo- ple's interests
 That Mir Ballinger's conduct on cer- tain occasions was intended to and did have the effect of deceiving the Presi, dent.
 That MT. Ballinger's action in hav ing clear listed the so-called Gun ningham Alaskan coal lands and or dering them patented showed bad faith.
 That he advocated a bill to validate Alaskan coal claims alleged to be frau dulent
 That his action in acting as attor- ney in cases pending in the land office while he was commissioner was repre- hensible.
 That he helped to force the Cum ningham coal claims to a hearing be- fore the government was ready to pro- ceed
 That he encourag ged insubordlnation | in the reclamation service and con- doned improper official conduct in that | connection."
 Numerous official acts of MT. Bal | finger are attacked. High praise is given Clifford Pinchot. former chief forester and L. R. Gla- wis, former chief of field division of the general land office. MT. Madisons conclusions are: That the charges of Messrs. Glavis and Pin | chot should be sustained That he has been unfaithful to the public interests.
 That In the matter of the Cunning | ham coal lands he was not faithful trustee of the peoples interests That with regard to the reclamation service he has taken action tending to- ward it's disintegration" Secretary Ballingers action in restor- ing water power sites without intention to rewithdraw is also criticised along with his conservation policy, among other things.
 A resolution adopted by the democrats and MT. Madison provided for publica- tion of the findings. When Senator Nell son left the committee room Senator Fletcher was made chairman pro tenn. and the members present proceeded with their work.
 Earlier in the day an effort was made to secure quorum, but without suc- cess. Paul Sleman of Washington, D. C., secretary to the committed was instruct cd to bring In the absentees after being designated as sergeant-at-arms. He was ordered to arrest them but it was found there was no power to do this under the resolution authorizing the investigation of the Balinger-Pinchot controversy the department of the interior and the bu- real of forestry. It was said that the republicans had remained away from the meeting because they feared the possibH- ity that the action of the democratic members and MT. Madison in adopting a resolution urging the dismissal of Secre- tary Ballinger and condemnng his off cial acts might be ratified
 At what time the republicans will give out their findings could not be learned
 The findings of the democrats and Mir. Madison were also filed with the secretary of the committee.
 Democratic Report
 The democratic report is signed by Senator Duncan '. Fletcher of Florida and William E. Purcell of North Dakota - and Representatives Ollie M James of Kentucky and James M Graham of Illi- nois. It says: After a careful thorough and we believe. an impartial examina- ton of the whole record, we feel con strained to make the following findings based on the evidence:
 That the evidence does not show that MT. Ballinger drew up an escrow agree- ment In the Watson Allen matter, and we exonerate him from that accusation cThis relates to an agreement providing for the future conveyance of lands not yet patented or proved up)
 That the evidence does not show any conspiracy against MT. Bainger, and that the alleged conspiracy had no ex- istence in fact. that what has been re- ferred to as conspiracy was merely the
  prevent the Secretary of the Interior and the officers of the general land office from accomplishing what those persons believed to be the fraudulent transfer Of very valuable public property from the government to certain private interests, and to prevent the making of radical and injurious changes in the management of the reclamation service then in a high state of efficiency.
 That Clifford Pinchot and L. R. Glavis were faithful and efficient agents of the government and the people, devoted to. their work and conscientious In the dis charge of their onerous duties, and in the rendition of their valuable services; that their protests and actions restrained the officers of the interior department and prevented the consummation of great public wrong and that their conduct throughout was wholly in the interest of the people.
 That in his statement of September