Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-20

lack of personal interest III the inquiry
will he affected by the fact
This particular moment was lmproveu
by Representative Cooper of Wisconsin.
a dyed-in-the- wool insurgent. to flop
back to the organization ranks on the
, pending proposition.
1T has been my Judgment all along
lie said that the democrats should De
permitted to choose their own repre-
sentation on this committee. | said SO
in caucus last night. although ADMIT l
did mention Mr.. Rainey. who, person
ally is my friend, as having evlnced
prejudice against the last admin stra ION
and against relatives of the present Pres
ident. | made no charge against nlu,
personally. | now repeat we shou-u
have notified the democratic caucus that
their choice of the two men in question
was not satisfactory. and have asRe5
them to name two more. Yet we Snoulo
not he expected to ratify Mr.. halney
for the reasons / have given. so dii
vote against the Amendment of the gen.
tleman from Alabama tMr. Claytono 10
nut him back on the committee In place
If Mr.. Lloyd. NJ
The regulars seemed pleased by MT.
t,ooper's temporary absence from the in
SIrgent forum
Champ Clark Reminded.
"TLis situation reminds me Of dog
nah, said Champ Clark in beginning
:, briet talk. He added a few com
meuts 10 the effect that the democrats
wanted a fair and impartial investiga-
lion. and Messrs Rainey and James
we're the men who could help most
If there is nothing wrong. he said
then James and Rainey can't ma any
thing wrong If there is something
crooked we want IT dragged out in the
light OF day. The charge has been mace
that these men are partisan democrats.
Mr. Speaker. neither your past record OF
mine is such that we can consis,en.is
entertain that charge. You are setting a
very dangerous precedent by this &C
tion you now contemplate. ! am not
making threats, but 1t may react on
YOU.
Representative Currier then demanded
the previous question on the Clayton
amendment. and on the motion itself the
list left unchanged. the enorI 10 seat
Nr. Rainey IN Mr. l-loyds place. raining
~ a vote of 1a2 to 14I. Representative
Pondexter of Washington was the only
iuS1lrgent 10 vote with the democrats
Mr.. Rainey did not vote at au
While Mr.. Mccall was speaking Mrs
Taft. accompanied by party of friends,
entered the executive gallery ana look
seats III the front row.
Analysis of the Vote.
Tho vote against the Clayton amend
ment showed the full republican majority
Of IL. Only one republican. Mr.. Poindex-
ter Of Washington. voted with the demo-
crafts The Speaker announced twelve
members as present" Ten of that num-
her we're paired. Two regular republic
cans Representative Mann of Illinois
and Representative McLachlan of Cali
fornia answered present without being
paired
The C'urrier resolution was then
adopted by a vote of 1S6 to A.. eight
cen mem bers answering pres emit
of the eighteen members who an
swered p resent four. Mann CID. Me-
I.achIen Ct,al). Lundin Ull) and Young
IN. W, we re regular republicans; Cary
tWisD. Cooper (Wis). David tMinn.J.
Lenroot CWis). Lindbergh (MinnD,
Poindexter .Wash.), Madison (kan.)
and Nelson Wis.,. were republican in
SurgentS:" 4 Shbrook tOhio), Burleson
tTex.D. Carter tOkla.>, Pou IN. CO,
Rainey Illp and Webb On. Co. were
democrats
RothermaI l.'em.. Pa and Olmsted
rep. Pa were paired.