The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-10
PAINT Him White
Republicans Put on a Thick Coat Of
Whilewasll on BAllins'r.
SCORED BY DEMOCRATS

Honestly and Faithfully Performed
Ills Duties, While the Democrats
Say He Has Not Been True to the
Trust Repc sed In Him.
The Balljnger-Pinchot Investigate
ing committee, after eleven months
Of work, made its final report to both
houses Of the Congress Wednesday.
In the opinion of seven Republican
members, majority of the Commit
tee, Secretary Balllnger honestly
and faithfully performed the duties
Of his high Office, with an eye single
to the public interest"
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 aai should
be asked by the proper authorities
to resign"
lBcth reports, together with the
Independent report OF Representative
Madison, (Republicsn) also adverse
to Mr.. Balinger, were offered il the
Senate by Senator Nelsoa} and IN the
House by Representative MaCl'l.
Their presentation fol owed a meet
In OF the full committee. The DEM
ccratic members, lead by Senator
Fletcher, CT Florida, agreed to this
method Of getting the reocrts before
Congress. after their motion to sub
stitrte their own report had been
rejected in TIE committee.
Senator Fletcher first raised the
point Of order that the committee lad
already approve? the rerort thai was
made public at Minneapolis. This
roint was ov>rruled by Chairman
Nelrcn A mct,on then was made to
substitute the Democratic report for
the rerort agreed uron b. the seven
Rerub' lean mem mbers. This was voted
down 7 to 5. Representative Madi-
sen voting with the four Democrats.
1t was agreed by the committee
after the majority rerort had been
adopted. that all three shou'd he
presented at once In each house AMI
printed together. Under this :. ar
gement the dissenting re2orts are
given enral standin- with the ms
jrr,ty report before the to houses.
An order for 10000 coo:es of the
rerrrt was made by the Senate.
Senator Fletcher said later that
sters will be taken by the Democrats
to bring about action II accordance
with the recommendation contained
in tNeir report The recommGnda-
ticn n qrest.on character:zes 'Secre-
tary Ballinger az mot deserving Of
the public conf 'en"e" and recon-
merds that hn should be requested
b. .he nrorer authority to resign his
ofI',ce as Secretary Of the Interior"
The reports we're accepted in both
houses without comment. The plin
Of action to b. followed BY the DEM
ocrats has not been determined uco1,
bnt it Is said a reso'utiol will be
presented to carry out the reco'n-
nendation made for toe sacretarvs s
removal. srch resolution rI baby
Will cal uatly uTon the President
to discharge his Cch'ret cfI'c2r.
The Derocrats held a conference
on the matter to1ay. They chlra"-
tar:1a the majority report as weak, :"
while the Republican, membsrs Of the
committee sa? it has fully answered
all the charges made against Bal
linger and has disposed OF all tasti.
mony presented during the long
hearings.
AN effort undoubtedly will be
made to put the House on record as
to its onin:on of the n majority report.
Some of the Democratic House mcm-
bers favor demanding consideration
Of the report at the st opportunity,
following up their demand with Al
appeal from the fecisio1 Of t:le
chcirman should Speaker Cannon
rule them out Of order. Officials or
the interior de2a-tmeat declined to
rake rny comment whatever en- the
majority report.
Il have 10 comment to make on
the rerort OF the committee" said
Secretary CT the Intar:o- Balm ger,
when :sked in regard to the findings.
Il case the Sneaker permits mat
tors to take their corrsa. it IS held
~ r3rliameHtarians that 4 resolu-
ten demanding i vote woul! be nec-
tssary. Such 2 resolution would
have to go 10 some sta1!ing COM
mittee for ra1ort. and as no such
committee wculd relish the rcsTonst-
hility thus thrust upon it, the resi-.
luton probably would ha pigeon
rcled. The general feeling IS that
there would be no action on the re-
lport ct this session. which means
not At al, for tho report loses its
! force with tho evniration o. the pres-
ent Congress in March.