Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-28
CONGRESS CONFRONTED WITH
NECESSITY OF EXPRESSION
ON eALLlNcER CASE.
PlNchoT's FRIENDS WILL
FORCE ISSUE TO VOTE
Motion to Adopt Majority Report May
Not Garry and Vote on Minority Will
Then 30 Necsssary-Paes eoys in
House Able to Size Up q States.
man.
Especial Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
Washington. Dec. 2s.-Congress will
find it a difficult matter to escape go
ing on record in the Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy. Since the majority and
minority members Of the investigating
committee submitted their reports two
weeks ago friends of Clifford Pinchot
have been specializing as to the best
method Of getting a record vote on the
merits OF the majority report filed by
the republican members OF the commit
tee, the minority report filed by the
democrats and the Independent report
filed by Representative Madison. OF
Kansas. In the house the reports were
referred to the committee on agricul-
ture and they have been resting there
peacefully ever since, with little pros
pect Of being reported back to the
house.
Now Representative Hitchcock. OF
Nebraska, has introduced a resolution
calling for the discharge Of the COM
mittee on agriculture from further con-
sideration Of the investigation commit
tee reports and making the reports the
special order of the day for the last
Tuesday In January. The Introduction
of the resolution is believed to make
certain that there will be a record vote,
showing the relative strength OF the
Pinchot and Ballinger followers.
MI. Hitchcock's resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on rules. II
that committee refuses to make a IA
vorable report on the resolution Mr..
Hitchcock or n one lese, unde the
new runles of the house, may make a
motion to discharge the committee on
rules from further consideration Of the
resolution. The vote on this motion
will determine whether the majority
report. sustaining Secretary Ballinger,
is to be accepted by congress. or
whether the minority or independent
reports. branding him as an unfaithful
public servant and calling for his re-
moval, shall be substituted for the ma
jority report. Friends Of Mr.. Pinchot
believe that the reports and the Hitch
cock resolution now have a parliament
airy status which will make It impossi-
BILE for the house to avoid a vote.
Mr. Hitchcock's resolution provides
that on the day designated there shall
be five hours debate, after which the
house shall come to a vote on the re-
ports. the first vote being on the prop
osition to substitute the minority "
democratic report for the majority re-
port filed by the republican members
OF the committee. II the motion to
adopt the minority report is carried no
further vote shall be necessary. but II
1t is lost the house. under the terms
Of the resolution. shall proceed to a
,,o%o ~ ,.,h NJ e. l,,o-,~ .. 49, Madison
resolution, which also finds against
Secretary Ballinger. The Hitchcock
resolution does not even stop there. In
the event that the house refuses to ac-
cept either Of the minority findings 1t
provides that the honuse shall vote
whether or not it is willing to accept
the majority report as its own verdict.
Page boys in the house Of repre-
sentatives and in the senate can size
up a statesman as soon as he is as
signed to his seat. Some members
make a hit with the youngsters be-
cause Of their ability and others be-
cause they seem to remember that
thy were boys once upon a time.
Just before congress adjourned for
the Christmas holidays the pages in
the house got together after the mem
bers had departed for the day.
1.-The house will come to order" de-
clared the Oldest boy. pounding the
desk in front of him after the fashion
Of Uncle joe"
1.-THE gentleman from Illinois is rec
ognized," al his next announcement.
II desire to present the following
privileged report" declared the young
ster who got his Job from some MEM
Der of the Illinois delegation.
CLERK will read" ordered the pre-
siding officer shortly.
Resolved" began the clerk, that
the pages of the house of representa-
tives, in convention assembled. hereby
express their gratitude to h Hon.
Frank c. Lowden, Of Illinois. Mr..
Lowden was good enough to remember
that page boys as we'll as others have
to buy Christmas presents. and re-
Numbering hat important fact, he
provided us with the wherewithal, to
wit. a IS gold piece for each and every
page. We are deeply grateful for this
! substantial remembrance of the Yule-
| tide season.
BE it further resolved. thta we are
sorry that Mr.. Lowden will not be
with us next Christmas.
B it still further resolved. that we
are glad that Mr.. Lowden is leaving
us Of his own free will and not because
he had to become q member Of the
Lame Duck Brigade"