Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-10

the chairman we adjourned to meet Sep
TENDER Z. we met in pursuance to the ad-
journment, eight members of the committee
being present Later Senator Sutherland
and Representative Mccall withdrew. The
committee, after the transaction of certain
business, adjourned without objection on
the part Of any member. At 10 O'Clock we
convened, Chairman Nelson in the chair.
There were six members present, also the
secretary of the committee, Mr.. Sleman.
Immediately after calling the committee to-
gether the chairman received statement
the substance of which was that certain
members were not in the city and one of
them Senator Roof could not be here until
Tuesday, and said there was one Of two
alternatives for us to adopt-either to ad-
journ until Tuesday in Minneapolis or in
Chicago on Monday.
Says Nelson is Arbitrary.
THE chairman stated he would entertain
no other motion except to adjourn, to which
protest was made as arbitrary and unfair,
and a motion was made to instruct and
empower the secretary of the committee,
Mr.. Sleman, the committee being without
a regular sergeant-at arms to bring in
Senator Sutherland. Representative DENLY
and Representative Mccall once to the
committee.
THE chairman said he would entertain
that motion because he felt there were
two things we could do. One was to ad-
journ or to do what we could to secure the
| attendance of absent members
| I'VE have been doing what we could to
secure the attendance OF absent members.
We have insisted they. should come to the
meeting and engage IN deliberations on the
committee report. *
They have so far refused There has
SO far been no attempt to transact other
| business, except that a motion was made
to take a recess to 2:SO p. m, which the
chairman declined to put but said he
would let some other member put 1t II he
desired. He repeated again that the only
thing we could do was to adjourn or use
what efforts we could to compel the at
tendance of quorum.
About 1880 he stated he desired to leave
the room on an errand and would be bach
in a minute. The committee has not voteC
to adjourn 1t is legally in session.
''The chairman has peen mere presiding
over its deliberations and retired with the
statement he would soon return.
Instead he has sent us through the sec
rotary of the committee this notice: 'Yol
are hereby notified that a meeting of Tho
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the Department of the Interior and it;
several bureaus, officers and employees, and
Of the bureau of forestry in the Depart
ment OF Agriculture and its officers ant
employees Is hereby called to be held at the
Auditorium Annex hotel in Chicago Tues
day. September 1S, at 10 o'clock and you ar,
hereby requested to be in attendance
"Of course the chairman has no author
ity under the resolution under which tn
committee has acted to adjourn the com
Inittee to any time place and his actor
in this respect is without authority.
'"The only thing that we have insisted oil
is that all the members should be presen
and discharge the duty incumbent on u
under the resolution authorizing the crea
ton Of the committee.
I'VE object to being hauled about owe
the country and object to unreasonable de
lays to secure the presence of absent mem
: bers. It was as much their duty 10 be her
on the morning of September as ours"
I'VE want it made plain to the countr
THAT we had quorum and met in tn
place to which the committee was legal
adjourned
The FIVE members resumed their delibel
atoms shortly before 8 O'Clock, but Chair
, imam Nelson was not present.