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been made. The department officials
, object to the enactment at this time
| OF legislation such as is reported by
Mr.. Steenerson. They suggest that
| legislation Of the kind should be de-
ferred pending further inquiry at
White Earth.
Washington, ID. c. President
Taft and Secretary Stimson are Sc
verely arraigned in a sensational re-
port on the Ainsworth case presented
to the house by the military affairs
committee.
Secretary Stimson is charged with
having committed a great and IRE
parable wrong" and fragrant mis-
use of official authority" when last
February he suspended General Aims
worth from his duties as adjutant gen.
eral Of the army and charged him
with insubordination. That the presi.
dent and Secretary Stimson preju.
diced the case. that the accusations
against the general were based upon
prejudice and that the secretary of
war has an erroneous idea of his
relation to congress. are some OF the
conclusions reached by a majority Of
the committee. of which Representa-
tive Hayes of Virginia is chairman.
Following General Ainsworths re-
lief from duty and when a courtmar.
tial seemed probable, the president
permitted him to retire from the
army because OF his long service. The
report follows an investigation OF
General Ainsworth's relief from duty.
set afoot by a resolution by Repre-
sentative Watkins OF Louisiana.
Criticising the relief of General
Ainsworvh the report declares the
worst feature OF II was that this of.
ficer of long and distinguished service
had no tribunal to which he could ap-
peal with any hope of justice or fair
treatment"
The majority Of the committee con.
clude that General Ainsworth had
been guilty OF no act which justified
the letter of suspension from Secre-
tary Stimson and that the charges
had origin in a determination to drive
General Ainsworth from active serv.
Ice and have nothing to support them
but bare assertion. coupled with mis-.
representation and suppression of the
truth"
Indian Appropriation Bill Passed.
The Indian bill, carrying approx
mately $7.500,000. was passed by the
house. It now goes to the senate
where ive other general appropria.
ton bills are pending.
Washington, ID. c. Government
supervision OF grain and cotton ex.
changes as the relief from violent
fluctuation in prices of commodities
and the safeguard against universal
speculation and gambling. was pro-
posed by w. b. Thompson. former
president of the New Orleans stock
exchange who appeared before the
house committee on agriculture in op-
position , the antioption bills.
Chas. B. Pierce of the Chicago
Board OF Trade declared that specu.
lation in the grain exchange was no
more than the speculation a man
dealt in when he bought a grocery
store.
In concluding the testimony. w. J.
McCabe. a Duluth broker, assailed the
bucket shop. which he said did not
come into competition with brokers'
offices, and which. in his opinion, car
ried on business Illegally.
A charge that Wall street and the
big corporations are controlling the
house money trust" inquiry was
made by Representative Lindbergh
of Minnesota. Republican, In a reso-
luton which would compel every
member to disclose his business and |
affiliations.
Each member of the house would |
have to file his own bank holdings
and those Of his family. Names of |
members who failed to do 30 would |
be published in a congressional rec.
ord blacklist"
In a statement explaining the pur.
pose Of his resolution Mr.. Lindbergh |
declared some committee members are |
controlled by persons whose personal |
work is hostile to the public interest. |