The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-09
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Sergeant at ArmsLo Look.
ing for the Senator
From Utah

OF the BallinSer- Pincnot congressional
Investigating committee when they
met today
Three Republican members. Sena.
tor Sutherland of Utah and Represen-
tatives DENLY and Mccall refused to
attend the meeting which was called
10 order by Senator Nelson Not long
afterward Nr Nelson himself left the
room
Thus the four Democratic members
and tTle lnsurgent Republican are left
without a presiding officer for the
time being The committee when It
met lacked one less than a quorum
and was unable 10 transact business
which could he considered as bind
ing
Several attempts were made to
force the attendance of the aosen-
tees. but the chairman held there was
no sergeantat-arms present although
such duty had been delegated TO Sec,
retary Sleman OF the committee and
the members could not be arrested.
Presumably the reason ior the fail
ure Of the Republicans TO aintain a
quorum was the possibility that the
Democrats, being In control, their ac-
tion Of Wednesday in adopting a
resolution declaring for the removal
OF Secretary Ballinger, could have
been ratified
The chairman sent the Democrats
and Mr. Madison notice calling Il
meeting OF the committee nChicago,
Sept l3 but the latter contended that
Mr.. Nelson has no authority to do
so.
Representative Madison, speaking
for himself and the four Democratic
members, said
The committee, at its last session
In Washington. adjourned to meet In
Minneapolis. September ., for the
purpose of formulating reports to con
grcss The committee met in pursu-
ance OF this adjournment.
There were eight members pres
ent. constituting a majority. AZ the
request OF the chairman, We adjourned
to meet Sept :. We met in pursu-
ance to the adjournment, eight mem
bers OF the committee being present.
Later Senator Sutherland and Rep
resenta I've Mccall withdrew The
committee after the transaction OF
certain business, then voted, without
objection on the part Of any mem
Der, 10 take recess until today at
10 O'Clock.
at | O'Clock we convened. Chair
man Nelson in the chair. There were
six members present, also the secre-
tary of the committee. Mr.. Sleman
Immediately after calling the COM
mlttee together, the chairman read
statement, the substanceEof which
was that certain members were not
in the city and that one Of them,
Senator Root could not be here until
Tuesday and said there was two al
ternntives for us 10 adopt. TO adjourn
either until Tuesday in Minneapolis
or in Chicago on Monday.
THE chairman stated he would en-.
tertain no other motion except to
adjourn. to which protest was made
as arbitrary and unfair and mo-
ton was made to instruct and emDow-
er the secretary of the committee,
Mr.. Sleman. being without regular
sergeant.at-nrms, TO brine in Senator
Sutherland. Representative DENLY
and RepreSentative Mccall ut once TO
the committee
THE chairman said he would enter
tain that motion as he felt there was
two thinggsg We could do, adjourn or
do what We could TO secure the al
tendance OF the absent members. We
have done what We could to secure
their attendance. We have insisted
they should come TO the meeting and
engage in dellgeratioDs on the com
mittee report
They have so far refused. There
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business So far. except that a motion
was made to take recess at 2:3O p.
M. which the chairman refused to
put. but he said he would let some
other member put it If he desired
He repeated again that the only thing
we could do was TO adjourn or use
such efforts as we could 10 compel the
attendance OF quorum.
About 1870 he stated he desired
TO leave the room on an erTand and
would be back In minute. The com
mlttee has not voted to adjourn. Ii
Is legally organized and its action is
binding"
Minneapolis. Sept. But six mem
bers OF the Ballinger-P Pinchot inyesti-
eating committee. one less than
quorum were present when the ses-
sion opened today Senator Suther-
land OF Utah. and two other Republi
cans Representatives Samuel w Nc
Call OF Massachusetts and DENLY Of
Michigan refused to attend.
The failure OF these three members
to attend when the session opened
was decided on last night. following
the arrival OF Representative DENLY.
MIR. Denbv had declared that the ac-
ton of FIVE members who. on Wednes-
day. adopted q resolution made by
Representatlye Madison OF Kansas.
an Iusurgent Republican, which
charged that Secretary Ballinger was
unfit and should be removed. gas the
most extraordinary. lndefensible and
unjudiclal that partisan politics colld
devise
Ia view of that. he said he would
be absurd TO meet with those mem-
bers when they already had pronul-
gated their decision.
Mossrs. Sutherland and Mccall took
similar view and failed TO appear.
Chairman Nelson was the only Repub-
lican member besides Mr. Madison in
attendance and the meeting WAS reg
ulnrly called 70 order. The Democrat
ic members present were Senators
Purcell. North Dakota. Fletcher. Flor
ida and Representatives Ollie James
Of Kentucky and James NJ. Graham
OF lll!nOls
Soon after entering the committeo