The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-18
Majority Members Of the Con.
gressional Invest ig g
Committee Vote to Clear
Him of Charges.
FIVE HELD HIM GUILTY
OF ALLEGATIONS MADE
Madison and the Democratic
Members Insist Pinchot and
Garfield Were Justified in
Their Case.

chicago, July 1S-John Callan
O'Laughlin In Washington dispatch
to the Chicago Tribune says
Richard Achilles Ballinger Is a wise.
honest. conservative ofYicial. entirely
qualified to discharge the duties Of
the secretary of the interior and At TO
be trusted with the interests OF the
people Of the United States.
This SUMS up the finding Of the ma
jority OF the Joint congressional com.
mittee which for five months has been
making an exhaustive investigation of
the conduct OF Affairs of the interior
department. and also OF the bureau of
forestry OF the department OF agricul..
ure. The investigators who concur In
these findings, which constitute n
condemnation of the course OF Clifford
Pinchot. former chief forester: James
II. Garfield. former secretary Of the in
terror; and Louis r. CLAWS. former
chief Of field division OF the general
land ONCE. will be found to be the
following:
Senator Knute Nelson. MIMI, chair
man.
Senator Frank J. Flint, Cal.
Senator George Sutherland, Utah.
Senator Elihu Root. New York.
Representative Samuel w. Mccall.
Mass. vice chairman.
Representative Edwin DENLY. Mich.
Representative Martin e. Olmstead,
Pennsylvania.
Minority reports disagreeing with
the foregoing findings will be made
by:
Representative Edward H. Madi.
son. Kas. D..
Senator w. r Purcell. ND.
Senator d. Y. Fletcher. Fla.
Representative Ollie M. James. Ky.
Representative J. NJ. Graham, Ill.
Nelson Prepares the Report.
Madison II = republican and the
last four named men are democrats.
The Chicago Tribune correspondent
has learned. that since the adjourn
ment Of congress the members OF the
investigating committee have been
drafting reports and their conclusions
in the famous cause.
The basis Of the reports for the ma.
jority was prepared by Senator Nelson
and for the minority by Representa-.
tive James. Mr.. Madison 10 writing
his own opinions. II Is understood
that the results of the labors of Mr..
Nelson and Mr.. James have been sub.
mitted to the members OF the commit.
tee for criticism ana for addition. BY
the time the committee reassembles
on September 10 It will have In prac.
ticaily final shape the reports which
Il will make. II Is intended to give
the repoHs to the press without de.
lay in order that the charges shall
not be uttered that the republican
party deliberately suppressed the find.
inGs because of the fear OF the effect
upon the impending congressional
campaign.
The report OF the majority will be
what the friends OF Clifford Pinchot
have expected for some months. II
will he found to be a long resume OF
the testimony Of numerous witnesses
and deductions therefrom.
Holdings Of Majority Report.
The majority report will declare:
That Mr.. Ballinger Is a wise, honest
conservative officer Of the govern
ment.
That Mr.. Ballinger acted entirely
within the record and displayed proper
judgment In his attitude with respect
to the Cunningham coal claims
That Mr.. Ballinger was justified in
his criticism Of the reclamation ser
vice.
That nothing was developed &c
prove any monopoly or improper
granting Of water power sites.
That Mr.. Ballinger was justified ir
abandoning the policy OF Mr.. Garfield
expressed In cooperative agree
ment" whereby absolute control. man
agement. and direction Of certain EN-
ployes In the Indian service were Civ
on over to the forestry bureau OF the
department OF agriculture.
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