Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-11
BURKE SLIPS IN .
HIS RESOLUTION
South Oakotan Asks Inquiry in
Controller Bay Scandal
UGLY FEELING IS DEVELOPING

Chairman Graham Of the House Com.
mittee on Expenditures in the In
terror Department Has Been Anxious
to Avoid the Action Which Mr..
Burke Succeeded in Taking and the
Two Committeeman Are at Outs on
the Question.
Washington, Aug. 1O-Representa-
tive Charles H. Burke of South Dako.
ia made another effort to Smoke out"
Representative James H. Graham of
Illinois, chairman of the house COM
mittee on expenditures in the interior
department.. on the Controller bay
scandal. A very ugly feeling is de-
veloping between Messrs. Burke and
Graham over the matter.
Mr.. Burke has bluntly told Chair
man Graham on number of occa-
sions that the Democrats dropped the
Controller bay scandal because they
discovered there was no foundation
for it. Mr.. Burke has added to this a
statement that the country is entitled
to know the facts. He init mated that
Chairman Graham knows the facts
and intends, if possible, to suppress
them. All of this has exasperated
Chairman Graham and he has shown
his annoyance frequently.
Mr.. Burke caught Chairman Ora
ham mapping and put into the commit
tee record resolution calling for an
immediate Investigation of the Con-
troller bay case. This is just what
Mr.. Graham has been trying to avoid.
The Burke resolution was in order at
a public meeting of the committee. For
this reason the chairman has been
holding executive sessions lately. The
committee, having heard some wit
nesses, went into public session for
few moments.
Are we in open session." asked
Mr.. Burke blandly.
1--WE are" snapped Mr.. Graham.
"Then I offer this resolution" re-
turned Mr.. Burke.
Chairman Protests in Vain.
The chairman protested, but in vain.
The Burke resolution thereupon be-
came the order Of business before the
committee. It provides:
"That the Controller bay matter be
made special order-that all wit
nesses who have heretofore been sub
poenaed be summoned to appear forth
with and that the hearings continue
from day to day until thorough, full
and complete inquiry has been made
Of the whole subject and that there
be NO postponement thereof, except by
order of the committee"
The Burke resolution sets forth that
the committee instituted an inquiry.
I'm relation to an Alaskan matter hav-
Ing reference to the elimination from
the Chugach national forest reserve
of $4,000 acres Of land and restoring
1t to the public domain, which matter
Is generally known as the Controller
bay land case"
It is further set forth that for some
mysterious reason the investigation
has been terminated, or suspended.
Mr.. Burke points out that persons sup
posed to have knowledge of the case
are ready to testify and that there is
no reason why the Investigation
should not proceed
Representative Humphrey of Wash
ington introduced before the house
proper resolution looking to the i'm
mediate disposition of the matter. It
asked for the discharge of the COM
mittee from consideration of the mat
ter and the appointment of special
committee to conduct the inquiry.
No action was taken on either of
the two resolutions. Mr.. Burke init
mated, however, that he will make
further efforts to discuss the matter
in open session.