Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-21
Majority Carries Out It's Program,
with Several Votes to Spare.
DEMOCRATS OFFER AMENDMENT
Effort to Substitute Rainey for Lloyd
is Voted Down.
LLOYD TRIES TO WITHDRAW
Democrat Chosen for Place Refnses to
Serve and Pleads for RecOEni-
tiOn of Minority Caucus
Nominee.

BALLINGER-PTNcHoT COMMITTEE.
| epresentRtiveB-noOan OF Masaachu.
setts, olmstead Of Pennsyivania, Denby Of
Michigan, Madison Of Kansas, republicans,
James Of Kentucky and Lloyd OF Missouri,
democrats.
Standardization o( Minnesota, Flint OF
| California, sutherland Of utah, Root OF
New York, republicans; Payntsr OF Ken
tuoky ana Fletcher OF Florida, democrats.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.-IgnorinR the
protests of the democratic members. the
republican majority in the house today rat
| filed their caucus nominees for the Bal
| linger-Pinchot investigating committed
dlsplacing Representative Rainey OF Illl-
nois, one of the democratic selections, and
! nominating in his stead Representative
Lloyd of Missouri. who indicated his un-
willingness to serve on the committee Con-
sideration of the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill was resumed, but was laid
aside until tomorrow, after three hours'
debate.
The senate had brief session, the only
incident of which was speech by Senator
Bradley of Kentucky, in which he defended
Kentucky and charged that the Tobacco
trust was responsible for the acts of vio-
so-called night riders in that state.
At 1:26 p, m. the senate adjourned until
Monday but the house remained In session
until sos p. m.
Republican Program Goes Through.
The republicans today mustered their en-
tire party strength in the house and forced
through their caucus program eliminating
MIR. Rainey (dem., ND from the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee. The vote
was 1S6 ayes, 145 noes, Is voting present"
The house first voted down an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Clayton. CdemocraD
Alabama, substituting Rainey for Lloyd,
who announced that he would not serve.
A caucus of the democrats was called
after announcement Of the vote on the
resolution to follow Immediately after adj
journment of the house today to determine
whether the democrats should decline en-
tirely representation the committee
| OF the eighteen members who answered
present four, Mann Qllinols), McLatchen
California; Lundin (Illlnois) and Young
CNew York; were regular republicans.
Cary (Wisconsin). Cooper (wisconsin),
David (Mlnnesota) Lenroot (Wisconsn),
Lindbergh (Mnnesota), Ponidexter (Wash-
ington), Madison (Kansas) and Nelson
(Wisconsin) were republican insurgents"
Ashbrook (Ohio), Burleson CTexas), Carter
(oklahoma), Pou North Carolna). Rainey
! Qllinois) and Webb North Carolina) were
democrats.
| Rothermel (democrab, Pennsylvania, and
olmstead (republican) Pennsylvania, were
paired.
Currier Resolution Adopted.
The Currier resolution naming the repub-
lican caucus appointees was adopted by
vote Of 1856 ayes, 145 nays and IS voting
present. .t.
Promptly after the house was called to
order by Speaker Cannon, Chairman Dali
zell presented resolution from the COM
mittee on rules, providing for an election
by resolution of six members to represent
the house on the joint committee to in
vestigate the whole matter underlying the
so-called Ballnger-P -Pinchot controversy.
| Representative Currier, chairman OF the
republican caucus, at once offered the
names of Mccall of Massachusetts,, Ohm
stead of Pennsylvania. Denby 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 he declared he
could not serve on the COMMITTEES.
Clayton Speaks for Democrats.
Representative Clayton OF Alabama OBJ
tsined the floor and said.
! I'VE democrats ooncede to the republican
party the right to control this house, but
we do not conesde your right to dictate to
the democratic purity how 1t shall conduct
It's affairs
Mr.. Clayton's resolution to substitute
Rainey for Lloyd was lost. 1s2 noes to Ia
ayes.
Informal conferences early In the day
between 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
battle on the house floor made inevitable
| by the action OF the republican caucus
last night in rejecting Mr.. Rainey as one
of the minority members OF the investigat-
| ing committee.
The turning down of Mr.. Rainey was con-
demned by the minority as hostile to the
| principle that the democrats should not be
interfered with I'm their selection.
Those who met with Representative Clark
were Messrs. James and Rainey, Lloyd OF
Missouri Underwood and Clayton Of Ala
bama and Finley OF South Carolina
Republican Leaders Confer.
The conference I'm the speakers room
| was attended by Representative Dalzell OF
Pennsylvania. Republican Whip Dwight OF
New York and a number OF others. rhe
subject under discussion was the muster
ing OF sufficient votes TO put the repubil-
can caucus program through the house
After the conference, Mr.. Dwight sent
notice 10 all republican members. including
regular and insurgents" requesting them
to attend the session and remain until the
vote was taken for the election OF the in.
vestigating committee.
The minority took similar action 10 mus
ter It's full strength on the floor
Minority Leader Clark made this state