Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-14
RESENT ACTION
OF DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS or RAJ.
ll\GllH COMMITTEES MROrn.
LIKE WARD POLITICIANS
Declare Action or Minority In TaLiup
snap Judgment Political
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IH"ar present were Senators Mol
SON. sutherland ana Root ana con-
tI'sal''u Mr'HII olmslrad aud Den.
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They declared thut the actun ui
what they termed the minority al
Minneapolis 90 have been "a,curdmr
tu the worst methods cot ward puh
ucF The evidence In the Bnllinrer
ease was discussed but m the absence
ul 20 quorum they state that action an
The ease itself ls not possible
senator Nelson. Republicans had
authority 10 act Tor Srnut0r Flint.
vino ls "a member of the committee.
now iu Europe. This could moi IA.
continued, but no attempt Wag made
10 use the alleged proxy. Adjourn
mout Was taken subirc, To The call
oi Chairman Senator Nelson
As the minority" declined To at
tend toduys conference and took
their adjournment at MunrapolIs un
til the next meeting of congress. il
is probably that senator Nelson win
not call another meeting until tho
return of Senator Flint. VINO. ng tle
seventh member would make n uioc-
um
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sued:
THE hearings Of the committee af-
ter proceedings for months ended In
the closing days of the last session
of congress There ,yHs no ppor-
uuity and no attempt upon the part
Of anybody to have the committee
for the purpose OF consultation upon
the evidence or To report the findings
of congress. There was no oppor-
of the session. Under the circum
stances, that course manifestly was
impossible. The committee is a crea-
turc Of special act. Of congress
which fixed the number of members
AT twelve. six senators appointed by
the president and six representa-
lives elected by the house. The act
carefully defined the powers and jur-
lsdiction Of the committee ana con-
taincd "A mandate that It should re-
port It's findings to congress
THE day Of the meeting found the
membership widely scattered. only
seven of the twelve members being
prpsent. Three other members were
detained by brief peremptory engage
meuts. senator Flint was in Europe
aud Senator Root ON the sea, return
ing from arguing "A case for the gov
prument bpforp the Hague tribunal.
Ipon reassemhlng two days later.
eight gentlemen were present and
two more were reported ON the way.
Tho eighth members 10 appear hap
nnncd to be Democrat and the
mo,nhers of the marty found them
splyes temporarilv In control and
urnmuty prucecded to turn the cir
rlmstnncc to what seemed 10 them
their Marty advantage. I'm advance OF
any consultntiou whatever upon the
.o,,Ieura which never had been dis
russ.d in the committee. they de-
.,noudnd tho uossnpe. of resolutions of
t,. rnost svoepinr character. formal
y finding Secretary Ballinger guilty
nat merely of the charges that had
bern made, but chnrges mat only had
boen implied and of THINKS that never
had been charged. which persons APP
.nrnrinp ot lhr hearing had alleged
ap,insr him.
"ot,er members of the committee
.nt.s.nl urotosted agnlnst such pro-
.ra,diups which would dispose of the
case i'm the absence of four Of the