Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-21
Rainey Is Dropped and Lloyd Substituted, But He
Declines democrats Will Today Try to Sc
|eCt Acceptable Member -Minority Has Un-
usual Fun Of Ruling House for Brief Period.
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.

THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
washington, Jan. 20.-IgnOring the
protests of the Democratic members,
the Republican majority in the House
today ratified their caucus nominees
for tho Ballinger- Pinchot investigating
committee. displacing Representative
Ralney, Ills, one of the Democratic Sc
lections, and naming in his stead Rep
rescntatlve Lloyd of Missouri, who in
| Dictated his unWillingness to serve on
the committee. Consideration of the ur-
gency deficiency appropriation bill was
resumed but was laid aside until to-
morrow after three hours of debate.
The Senate had a brief session. the
only incident of which was a speech
by Senator Bradley of Kentucky, in
which he defended Kentucky and
charged that the Tobacco Trust" was
responsible for the acts of violence per-
petrated by the so-called Night Riders
in that state. The Senate adjourned
until Monday.
| Washington, jan 20-The Republic
cans today mustered the entire party
strength in the House and forced
| through their caucus program, elimi-
mating Mr.. Rainey, Dem, ILL.,, from the
Ballnger-P inchot investigating COM
mittee. The vote was 1S6 ayes, AS
noes, IS voting present"
The House first voted down an
amendment offered by Clayton, Dem,
Ala, substituting Rainey for Lloyd,
who announced that he would not
serve.
A caucus of the Democrats was call
ed after announcement of the vote on
the resolution, to follow Immediately
after adjournment of the House today,
to determine whether the Democrats
should decline entirely representation
on the committee.
Promptly after the House was called
to order by Speaker Cannon today,
Chairman Dalzeli presented resolu-
ton from the committee on rules pro-
viding fer an election by resolution OF
six members to represent the House on
the Joint committee to investigate the
whole matter underlying the so-called
Rallinger- Pinchot controversy. Repre-
sentative Currier, chairman of the ke>
publican caucus, at once offered the
names of Mccall of Massachusetts;
Olmstead of Pennsylvania; DENLY OF
Michigan; Madison of Kansas; James
of Kentucky and Lloyd of Missouri as
members of the committee, all of them
Republican caucus selections.
Representative Lloyd announced
that in the selection of Democratic
members of the committee the choice
S-In o.
spected. Messrs. James and Rainey
having been selected by the caucus
for those places, he declared ne conlu
not serve upon the committee Rep-
rescntative Clayton of Alabama made
a plea for fairness in the conduct of
the House.
eve Democrats" said Mr.. Clayton.
"concede to the Republican PARTY the
| right to control this House but we DO
| not concede your right to dictate to
! the Democratic party how 1t shall con-
| duct its affairs
! Informal conference 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 Can
non, had paved the way for the bat
| tie on the House floor.
After the conference in the Speaker S
room Republican Whip Dwight OF
New York sent notice to all Republi-
can members, including regulars 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 to muster its full
strength on the floor.
| Minority Leader Clark made this
statement after the Democratic con-
ference: '"rhe Republican caucus had
| no right to refuse our selections for
/ the Rallinger- Pinchot committee All
this talk about our naming men who
would stir up row is ridiculous. We
selected the best men we mad for the
committee.
",The Democratic party doesn't want
to discredit President Taft or blacken
| Secretary Ballinger or anybody else
The whole thing ought to be probed t.
the bottom. We named two men who
wouldn't spare anybody in probing
nor would they treat anybody un-
fairly.
1--WE are going to stand by James and
Rainev and will fight the best We know
how against any attempt to discredit or
defeat them"
Urging the adoption of his resolution
Mr.. Clayton insisted that the House elect
James and Rainey.
Mr.. Mccall asked to be excused from
service on the committee on the ground
that he had interests in mining properties
While Mr.. Mccall was speaking. Mrs
Taft accompanied by party of friends