The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-08

garded all White House storm signals
with reference to their activities and
the effect 1t would have upon their
patronage and their standing as loyal
members OF the Republican party, and
they say they expect those members who
voted against the organization to be pun
| ished.
Here are the names OF the Republicans
who, allied with the Democrats. sent the
House machine down TO defeat:
Those Who Insurged.
Representatives Ames. of Massachu-
sets; Cooper. of Wisconsin; Davis. OF
Minnesota: Fish. Of New York; Good. OF
Iowa; GronnA, of North Dakota; Hau-
gen. Of Iowa; Hayes. OF California; Hin
shaw. Of Nebraska; Hubbard. of Iowa;
Kendall. of Iowa; Kopp, of Wisconsin;
Lenroot, of Wisconsin: Lindbergh, of Min
nesota; Lowering, of Massachusetts; Mad
iscn, Of Kansas; Miller OF Minnesota;
Murdoch. OF Kansas; Morse, Of Wiscon-
sin; Nelson. OF Wisconsin,; Norris, Of Ne
braska Parsons, OF New York; Pickett.
of Iowa; Poindexter, Of Washington:
Volstead. of Minnesota, and Woods, Of
Iowa.
Butler Ames, whose action In voting
with the insurgents and their Democratic
allies was entirely unexpected, made
strenuous denial last night that he was
an insurgent.
Ames Denies Being nm Insurgent.
az certainly am not an insurgent," he
said. But I am a warm friend Of Glf-
ford Pinchot
Mr.. Ames wouldn't say anything fur
ther for publication. but he intimated
that so far as he was able he intended
to see that Mr. Pinchot got the best end
of any deal that was on. Mr.. Fish is
understood to have voted against the or
ganization for the same reason OF
course, this action by these friends OF Mr..
PinchOt carries with fl the intimation
that had the power OF appointing the six
House members OF the Pinchot- Ballinger
investigating committee been vested in
the Speaker, the ex-Chief Forester might
not have had as fair a chance for a
square deal as under the condition OF the
members of that committee being elected
by the House.
The prelininer!es leading up TO this
revolutionary vote were not half as lively
as had been expected.
During the brief discussion prior to
the general debate on the adoption OF
the modified Humphrey resolution of in
vestigatiOn, Representative Underwood.
OF Alabama, acting minority leader in
the absence Of Representative Champ
Clark. Of Missouri. and Representative
Fitzgerald. of New York, acted as If they
believed Representative DalzeIl Of Penn
sylvania, in charge Of the resolution for
the Committee on Rules. was trying 20
put something suspicious over on them.
DalzeII Meets Objections.
Mr. DRlzell himself relieved their
minds OF this idea by agreeing that there
should be three hours Of general debate,
amendments should be in order at any
time. all OF them to be voted on when
the talkfest was ended, in the order of
the priority Of their Introduction
OF course, a good many members
barked about the BalIinger-Pinchot reso-
luton during the three allotted hours
But not one of them took the Id of
or put sufficient tabasco in his remarks
10 attract any considerable amount Of
attention. There were a number OF
amendments offered but most OF them
were withdrawn after the vote on the
Norris proposition. But Mr.. Fitzgerald
insisted on roll call vote on his amend
ment eliminating the Forest Service en-
tirely from the scope OF the proposed
investigation. This was lost-226 10 60.
No Opposition to Probe.
There was no opposition 10 the passage
Of the resolution, after it had been
amended by the insurgents. The organi-
cation just sat down and looked on, and
there wasn't a mo" when the Speaker
called for a viva voce vote.
'WIll the Senate pass this resolution In
its present form?" newspaper men asked
Speaker Cannon after the House had adj
journed.
why shouldn't the Senate pass it?" he
demanded quickly.
1t is of interest that the resolution as
amended by the Norris insertion merely
takes the power Of appointing the House
members of he committee Of inquiry out
OF the hands Of the Speaker and does not
provide any method for their election by
the House. However, this would not be