The Washington herald., 1910-01-10

between the Senate and House lead
ers, it has been practically decided
that the Senate, in adopting Senator
Jones resolution for an investiga-
ton Of the Ballinger-Pinchot con
.troversy, shall so amend the meas
ure as to provide that the House
personnel Of the committee on in
quiry shall be named by the HOUSE,
itself.
This removes, to some extent, the
opportunity for another row.
MUCH COMMENT HEARD.
A good deal Of comment was caused
here by the act Of the Senate COMMITTEES
on Public Lands SATURDAY IN ordering tie
Jones resolution reported with the pro-
vision authorizing the Speaker 20 name
the House end OF the committee.
II is explained that the Senate commit
tee had no Official Information relative
having adjourned from Thursday 20 Mon
day. To-day the House VIII notify ts
Senate officially. Senate and House lead
ers agree. it IS understood that II would
be an afront for one branch OF Congress
10 attempt 20 dictate % tie other body
what course It should pursue in naming
committees
There IS evidence already that ia ths
remote possibility the Senate VIII ignore
the House resolution. as amended by Jhs
provision that the House Itself and not
the Speaker ehOose its committeeman.
such action by TIE 1ste gu lead 10
te conflict between the two Houz-s
Representative Fitzgerald. 0f New
YORK. is out with al interview on tls
subject lie was the only Democratic
RepTessntatIre who voted against taking
/ the power TO appoint the House commit
teemen out q the hands OF Speaker Can
non, but in hts interview he holds that
( the House having decided against his
view. # viii be impertiuent or worse for
/ the Senate TO pass the resolution with
any other provision than that the House
/ itself shall elect its members Of the COM
mittee- Here Is what Representative Filz-
gerald had 70 say last night.
An Invasion Of Rights.
should the Senate return the Joint
resolution providing for an invesrig cation
/ Of the Department Of the Interior and
| the Forest Service to the House 50
amended so as 70 provide for the au-
pointment by the Speaker OF the House
/ members Of the committee. Z shall offer
/ a resolution TO return the Joint resolution
! TO the Senate. on the ground that its ac-
tioa is an invasion OF the constitutional
/ Iprerogative OF the House. Personally,
! favor the appointment of sIl committees
| by the Speaker.
For the Senate now % attempt % die
| tate the manner in which the House shall
/ elect its Representatives on the commit
/ tee would not only be an invasion OF the
/ prerogatives OF the House but it would
/ be an inexcusable impertinenoe. to be
resented in a dIgnifed and orderly way,
/ That way would be the return Of the res
oIution 10 the Senate without other action
than notice that the House would not tol-
! crate such interference"
Speaker Cannon and his Heute1ants
have informed the Senate leaders thsy.
have no desire TO overturu the edlct os
the House as expressed IN the Norris
amendment, and that the resolution Gu-.
thOrizing the investigation into the Bali
/ Unger-Pinchot affair should become q law.
substantially as it went through tie.
House.
This does not mean thar the organlza-
tiou VIII stand aside and let the insur-
represent the House on the COMMITTEES
that IS 70 make the inquiry. That ques-
ton will be settled IN g party caucus %
be held Wednesday night The CAUCUS
has been called primarily 20 !ndorse the
selections 20 be made by the various
State delegations Of Representatives who
viii compose the Republican Congress
sional Committee which viii be il chavgs
Of the Congress campaign this year. But
the principal business 20 be considered
Will relate 70 the Bslliurer-Pinchot con-
trOversy.
4 Number Absent
Organization Republicans insist tia,
had il not been for the large number q
absentees from the House on Friday. the
Norris amendment would have been
beaten. Inquiry has shown. however.
that there were many regulars IN the
Capitol on Friday who refused to enter
the House when the time came 20 vote.
Republican Whip" Dwight has asked
every regular TO be present at the caucus
Wednesday night The organization
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