Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-08
Minority Report Demands That
Secretary of Interior Be Re-
que8ted to Resign From the
Cabinet.
REPUBLICANS FIND HIM
GOOD, FAITHFUL SERVANT
After Eleven Months InveStiga-
ton Committee Is Divided as
TO Whether Pinchot IS Martyr
or False Alarm.
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Washington, Dee, THE Ballin-
ger-Pinchot investigating committee,
after eleven months work. made it's
final report to congress today.
In the opinion Of seven republican
members, majority Of the commit
tee Secretary Ballinger honestly and
faithfully performed the duties Of his
high office, with an eye single to the
public interests.
In the opinion of the four demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Ballinger has not been
true to the trust reposed in him as
secretary of the interior and should
be requested by the proper authorities
to resign"
Both reports. with the Independent
report of Representative Madison, in
surgent republican. also adverse to
Mr.. Ballinger, We're offered in the
senate by Senator Nelson and the
house by Representative Mccall. Their
presentation followed meeting OF the
full committee.
The democratic members, led by
Senator Fletcher of Florida, agreed
to this method Of getting the reports
before congress after their motion
to substitute their own report had
been rejected in the committee. Sena-
tor Fletcher first raised the point of
order that the committee had already
approved the report that was made
public at Minneapolis. This point
was overruled by Chairman Nelson
A motion then was made to substi-
tute the democratic report for the
report agreed upon by the seven re-
publican members. This was voted
down, to 3, Representative Madison
voting with the four democrats. 1t
was agreed after the majority report
had been adopted that all three should
be presented at once in each house
and printed together.
Under this arrangement the dis
senting reports are given equal stand
ing with the majority report before
the two houses
An order for thirty thousand COPIES
of the reports was made by the SEN
ate.
Senator Fletcher said later that
steps viii be taken by the democrats
to bring about action in accordance
with the recommendation in their re-
port The recommendation in ques-
ton characterizes Secretary Ballin-
ger as mot deserving the public con-
fidenee" and recommends that he
should be requested by the proper au-
tnOrltleS TO resign MS OlllcS a0 oSSAS-
tary Of the interior"
The reports were accepted in both
houses without comment
The plan of action to be followed
by the democrats has not been de-
termined, but it is understood reso-
luton will be presented to carry out
the recommendation for the secre-
tary's removal Such a resolution
probably will call flatly upon the
president to discharge his cabinet Of
ficer
The democrats held a conference on
the matter today. They characterize
the majority report as weak While
the republican members Of the COM
mittee say it has fully answered all
charges against Ballinger and mas
disposed of all testimony presented in
the long hearings.
An effort undoubtedly will be made
to put the house on record as TO us
opinion Of the majority report some
OF the democratic members favor de-
manding consideration of the report
al the first opportunity following up
their demand with an appeal from the
decision of the chair, should Speaker
Cannon rule them out of order.
Officials Of the interior depart
ment declined to make any comment
upon the majority report.
In case the speaker permits mat
ters to take their course, it is heid p'
the parliamentarians that a resolution
demanding a vote would be necessary.
Such a resolution would have to go TO
some standing committee for report
and as no such committee would rel
ish the responsibility the resolution
probably would be pigeon-holed.
The general feeling is there would
be no action on the report at this ses-
sion. which means not at all, for the
report loses its force with the expira-
tion of the present congress in March.