Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-26
Usual Procedure Followed.

iety to get into the game.
Usual Procedure Followed.
There Is no mystery here, so far az
know he said. when l saw i'm the pa
pers that the -Pinchot report
had been referred to my committee on ag-
riculture, I inquired and found that it
had been forwarded. following the usual
procedure. to the government printing Of
flee to be printed. Since then have made
inquiries. and every time have been i'm
formed that the matter was being de-
layed on account of the necessity of pre-
pairing q autographed map of Alaska: for
inclusion In the report. If there has been
any unnecessary delay 1T cannot be
charged to the agriculture committee or
its chairman
Mr.. Hitchcock broke in with the COM
ment that he thought Mr.. SCOTS explana-
ton really called for an investigation.
1--WE have just heard another and diff
ferent explanation from the lips of the
Speaker" he said 1.-THE Speaker spoke
of extra copies causing the delay. Now
Ii is q map.
Mr. Cannon. mad clear through Sc
cured order with his gavel and declared
he had made that statement on the au-
thority OF his parliamentarian. Asher
Kinds.
''The chair is not bound he said. ITO
literal accuracy. The report passed away
from him when the reference was made.
The Speaker believes the reference was
strictly in accordance with the law. the
rules and the practice OF the House. II
the gentleman from Nebraska is as anx-
ious to have the facts known as is the
chairman the chair will be satisfied.
brief speech. declaring he cast no asper-
sions ON the Speaker, but that he thought
the facts should be known. He thought
the House had a right to know where
the important Ballinger-Pinchot report
had been slumbering.
Long Time Between Steps.
1T has taken forty-nine days." he
said, from the time this report came to
the floor to get to the agricultural COM
mittee. II It takes as long to get back
Congress will have adjourned. went to
the clerk Of the agricultural committee
and found out the government printing
Office has hardly started to print the re-
port. Let US have the facts
Representative Mann OF Illinois held up
a document, calling attention to the fact
that IL was the first volume Of the thir-
teen volumes to be contained in the re-
port.
said. "I suppose when the democrats get
control Of the House they will have
printing office that can make maps OFF,
hand"
Representative Cooper OF Pennsylvania.
CnUITIu0A Vi Lie piaubihk IOAhIlllCC "a
the House, declared he had made an in
vestigation to ascertain the cause of the
DELAY on the report and had found that
the map-maldng proposition had done the
trick.
$50 far as your map is concerned" in
tertected Mr.. James, that Is mere pre-
tense. am informed by member who
called I'D on the telephone that the gov
Eminent printing office is just starting to
print the second volume OF the report II
II has taken forty-nine days to get two
volumes how long will Congress have
been adjourned when all are printed?'
Thirteenth Not Necessarily Last
"Oh," suggested Mr. Mann. ''they don't
have to print the thirteenth volume after
the second"
THAT would be going backward, as you
usually do" rejoined Mr.. James.
'HThat 10 the finest argument I ever
heard you make" said Mr.. Mann. THAT
10 an excellent sample Of your logic"
When Mr.. Payne moved the previous
question the debate was cut on short and
the resolution adopted.