Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
House Majority Would Not Per-
NIT Minority to Name Its Men,
bers on the Committee.
ARGUMENTS ARE OF NO AVAIL.
Insurscn Leader Murdock of Kansas
Says IL Means Legislative Autocracy
Is on the Run.


ponent, Speaker Cannon has LOST nj,
power and every effort will be made
to see that his legislative system goe.
with him" said Insurgent Leader Muir.
dock OF Kansas commenting on tn,
action of the house today in naming tho
Ballinger- Plnchot investigation com.
mittee.
Democratic leaders of the house de.
cided this morning to stand by thei,
original caucus nominees for the Bal.
linger-Plnchot investigating committee
This points to a refusal by Lloyd OF
Missouri, to serve in lieu of RaIney
of Illinois
Chairman Dalzell presented a resolu-
tlOn of the committee on rules provid-
ing for an election by resolution of siS
members to represent the house on tie
joint committee to investigate the
whole matter underlying the Ballinger.
Pnchot controversy.
Representative CTrier, chairman OF
the Republican caucus. at once offered
the names Of Mccall of Massachusetts,
Olmstead of Pennsylvania, DENLY OF
Michigan. Madison OF Kansas, James
OF Kentucky and Lloyd of Missouri.
as members of the committee, all OF
them Republican caucus selections.
insisting on recognition by the chair.
Representative Lloyd announced that
in the selection of Democratic members
of the committee the choice of the
Democratic caucus should be respected.
Messrs. James and Rainey having been
selected by the caucus for those places
committee.
Representative Clayton made an i'm
passioned plea for fairness"
CLAYTON'S IMPASsIoNBD.
We Democrats. said Mr.. Clayton,
"conccde TO the Republican party tho
right TO control. this house, but we don't
concede your right to dictate to the
Democratic party how it shall conduct
its affairs
MIR. Claytop's declaration that the
Democrats did not wish to control the
action of the majority brought forth
laughter from the Republican side. His
resolution to substitute Rainey for
Lloyd was lost. 1872 noes to 147 ayes.
Informal conferences early in the day
between the Democratic leaders In the
room of Minority Leader Champ Clark
of Missouri and between Republican
leaders in the room of Speaker Cannon
had paved the way for the battle on
the house floor, made inevitable by the
action oc the Republican caucus last
night in reecting Rainey as one of the
minority members OF the investigating
committee.
Although the Republicans retained
Mr. James of kentucky. on the conf
mittee, the turning down of MIR.
Rainey was condemned by the minor
ity as hostile to the principle that the
Democrats should not be interfered
with in their selection.
Those who met with Mr.. Clark were
Messrs. James and Rainey the Demo-
cratic caucus nominees; Lloyd OF Mis-
souri, chosen by the Republican caucus
In place of Rainey. Underwood and
Clayton of Alabama, and Findlay OF
South Carolina.
The conference In the speakers room
was attended by Representative Dazell
of Pennsylvania, Dwight of New York
and q number of others.
After the conference, Mr.. Dwight
sent notice to all Republican members,
including regulars and insurgents. re-
quesSing them to attend the session
and remain until the vote was taken
for the election of the investigating
committee.
The minority took similar action to
muster It's full strength on the floor.
MINORITY LEADER CLARK
Minority Leader Clark, after the
Democratic conference, said:
THE Republican caucus had no right
to refuse our selections for the Bal
linger- Pinchot committee. The majority
can't take away the power OF the
minority to name its representatives in
n matter of this kind All this talk
about our naming men who would stir
up n row is ridiculous.
I'VE selected the best men we could
for the committee Both James and
Rainey are good lawyers and fair. hon
est men.
"The Democratic party does not
want to dlscredit President Taft or
blacken Secretary Ballinger or any
body else There have been a lot of
things said about the Ballinger- Pin
chot matter and It ought to be investi-
gated. We named two men who would
not spare anybody In the probing nor
would -hey treat anybody unfairly.
1--WE are going to stand by James
and Rainey and will fight the best we
know how against any attempt to dis
credit or defeat them"
Mr. Mccall asked to be excused from
serving on the committee on the ground
that he had interests In mining prop
critics.
Representative Cooper, OF Wisconsin.
who bolted the Republican caucus last
night. announced he believed the DEM
ocratlc party should select it's repre-
SentativeS on this committee. Mr..
Fainey was an able man, he said but
his attitude toward the administration
and toward O relative OF the president
made him not a proper man to be put
on the committee. He said the Demo-
cratic caucus should have been notified
Of the view that Mr.. RaIney was not
acceptable so that some one might have
been named In his place.
Representative Clark then made an
earnest speech favoring the election of
Rainey and James concluding with
prediction of trouble ahead should the
Republicans insist on Ignoring the
Democratic caucus.
The Currier resolution naming the
Republican caucus appontces. was
adopted by a vote of 1S6 ayes, 1i5
nays. is voting present"
SENATE COMMITTEE.
Vice President Sherman today an
nounccd the following as the senate
members OF the Ballinger Pinchot COM
mlttee: Senators Nelson. Minnesota:
Flint. California: Sutherland. Utah:
Root. New York, Republicans; and
Paynter Kentucky and Fletcher Flor