The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-10

refused TO modify their former comnuni-
cation or add anything TO II. Thcreupon
Mr.. Nelson left the room
The notification given out by ChairLha,n IN
Nelson that a meeting would he held IN
Chicago next Tuesday and requests ior
attendance were sent TO all the members
here. The five members continued ther
deliberations
Secretary Slemann OF Washington, D,
c., remained in the committee room.
Senator Fletcher OF Florida was made
offered by Senator Purcell Of North Da-
kota was then adopted by the i've mem
bers. 1t follows:
Stand of Minority.
Whereas This committee, pursuant TO
adjournment. met at 10 O'Clock ol tnis
day. with Chairman Nelson, in tho ehalr az,
and six members present including the
whereas. There are three other mem
bers OF the committee. to-wit; senator senator
Sutherland and Representatives Mccall
and Donby. In the city and the building
In which The committee is meetingi and
Whereas, All possible effort has been
made without effect to Induce said MEM
bers TO attend the session of the COM
mittee; and,
''Whereas The chairman withdrew
neglected to return after more than four
hours absence, and has abandoned any
connection with the committee at THIS
meeting, and has arbitrarily and without
any authority under the resolution Great
ing the committee. or a vote of the com
mittec given notice of a meeting OF the
on Tuesday. September ls, and Is at
tempting to force an adjournment to said
city: now therefore, be II
Resolved, That. under such circum-
stances. IL is the duty OF those present
10 make reports to congress of their ind
ings in the matters submitted to the
committees; that all members OF the com
m!,tee be authorized at any time before
the coDvening Of the next session of con-
gross, to prepare and file such reports
and findings as they desire,
Minority Ready to Report.
Mr.; Graham then moved that the
members OF the committee authorize that
the findings be given out. Mr.. Graham
presented the report OF the Democrats
and II was adopted by a viva yoce vote.
Mr.. Madison asked leave to file
separate report and findings, which was
Mr.. Madison then moved that both re-
ports be filed with Secretary Slemann.
with instructions TO have the same
tary of the senate and the clerk OF the
house OF representatives,
Pursuant thereto, copies OF the Demo
cratic report and the report OF Madison
were filed with Mr.. Semann.
Mr.. Purcell moved that If Secretary
Slemann did not Ale the reports he should
return them to Senator Fletcher, who will
have them printed and filed.
The members then adjourned to meet
In Washington December 3.
Madison Talks Some.
Representative Madison, speaking for
himself and the four Democratic mem
bcrs. said:
The committee at its last session in
Washington adjourned 10 meet In Min
neapolls September for the purpose of
formulating reports 10 congress. The
committee met in pursuance of this ad-
journment
There were eight members present.
constituting q majority, At the request
OF the chairman we adjourned to meet
September Z. We met in pursuance TO
the adjournment, eight members of the
committee being present, Later Senator
Sutherland and Representative Mccall
withdrew. The committees. after the
transaction OF certain business. then
voted without objection on the part of
any member to take recess until today
at 10 o'clock.
AT 10 o'clock we convened, Chairman
Nelson In the chair. There were six
members present. also the secretary OF
the committee. Mr., Sleman. Immedi-
ately after calling the committee to-
gether the chairman read a statement
the substance OF which was that GER
tain members were not In the city and
that one of them. Senator Root could not
be here until Tuesday and said there was
one OF two alternatives for us TO adopt
to adjourn either until Tuesday in Min
neapolis or In Chicago on Monday.
Chairman Is Arbitrary.
"The chairman stated ne would en-
tertain no other motion except TO ad-
journ, to which protest was made as
arbitrary and unfair, and a motion was