The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-26
BALLINGEU-PIECHOH REPORTS
THEY WILL BE MADE PUBLIC
As SOON As OOMPLETEn


May Ne Three nepoFtG hut None WIN
He'll naminEer Guilty Of ANY WRong
-Cammiiiee llAs Ne lntentlun u
Holdns Them UntIl Aftrr Eleetloa.
wAsHINaroN. May 25.-Ths statsmenf
nay b. made upon authority that che JOINT
HallinRer-P inchot INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
has no intention o. postponinG tho publ
cation q its report until after the Novem-
Der Congress elections. Wills the COM
mites has taken no formal action in tho
matter. thres Of its members said to-day
that a report will bs banded down a. soon
AZ thu case can DO fully reviewed after
the fling q briefs by counsel.
Whether the report % tho COMMITTEES
win be- fled before ConNSSs adiouns
dspends altogether on the lsnRth % the
present session. Should Congrass adjourn
before the committee cumplstes IL report
the COMMITTEES will continue les aborl and
make public tho results just a. soon a.
pnaaihIa A member % che committee
made this statement to-day:
@Tha report that We have decided 20
defer handing down our report until
after the elections Is absolutely without
foundation. I think Il IL the desirg u
every one connected with this affair 10
bring IL b an end a. quickly az possible.
The suggestion that the Republican mcm-
herN or a majority of the Republican
members are disposed on the ground %
poliiical expediency % delay making the
raport Is absurd u would be much more
hurtiil. politically. % keep The report
under cover until after the November
elections. That would give rise 10 sus-
picions that might injure the Republican
cause in the coming elections. The To
port will IN given TO tho public a. soon a.
y e oompleted. and you may s.atsemphati-
oally that its contents will be known
b the country long before the campaign
Rels under way
There Is az least a probability that the
case may b. robbed " any political
significance by two or three u the Demo
cratic members signing the majority
repOrt. II he's been assumed for several
weeks that there would be three reports,
one by the majority Of the Republicans.
another by Representative Madison. q
Republican insurgent aud the third BY
he Democrats Il Is known that ths
Democrats have bssn In consultation
with Mr.. Madison with view 70 reaching
an agreement with him that would cn-
able them 20 sign the report which h.
has In course % preparation Just what
progress has been made In these negOtia-
tons h not definitely known The DemO-
Gratis who have been treating with Mr.
Madison are those representing the HOuas
on the COMMITTEES. II there are any
Democratic signatures on the report u
The Republican majority they will be thOaa
of Democratic Senators.
Prom all that can he learned none Of
the reports 81 the COMMITTEES will bold |
Secretary Ballinger 10 have been guilty |
Of any wrongdOing The minority report |
Or the report Of Mr. Madison and the |
Democrats, a. the case NAV he. will, Il Is /
believed. criticise Secretary Rallinger I
for alleged lack Of prOpriety in accepting |
. retainer soon after his resignation from /
the once Of Land Commissioner and some |
months before he entered the Cabinet /
nom persons interested In coal land claims 1
m Alaska
Argument in the BallinEer- Pinchot 1
case will be begun before the Joint COM
mitiee on Friday. Each side will have /
ave hours In which 10 present is side.
Counsel will then have fifteen DAYS In
which TO ile briefs. The committee will /
therefore have the complete record before
q on June ~. Review q the testimony
and the arguments by the COMMITTEES
VIII then be- begun. just how long IL
viii take the committee 81 reach is con-
illusions and prepare rs reports Il prob
lenat3cal. but a member Of the committee
said to-day that the work would b. expa-
dited and the reports undoubtedly 10
ready for publication by the middle Of
July.
Whether the report % the Joint COM
mittee will be made the subject Of debate
IN the House and senate Is not certain.
IL has not even been decided WHISTLER
the reports will be called up in either
body. In the case Of the Iillev
inquiry into the submarine scandal. 4
which was handled by a House special
a report was made 20 the
House and adopted. That committee
wa created by a resolution ~ the House
The joint committee inquiring into the
ballinger- PinChot controversy has
status In law. II was created 10y a meas
nre passed by the House and siRned by
The President. Il IL charged with the
duty Of making an Investigation and
reporting Mhether either house will he
called on 70 adopt the majority or minor
Nv report IL point yet 20 be decidel
The report was again revived to-day
that Mr.. hallinRer wuuh resign. IN
This latest report if was said that an agree
nent had already been made whereby
Mr.. Ralinger would retire from the Cahi-
1et soon after the joint, committee had
oompletsi is labors.
I have no intention OF resigninR.-
said Secretary hallinger tonight. 4
have not talked with the President about
reRigninR nor has'he talked 20 me on the
subject. ! await the reportlOf the joint
committee with confidence II
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