New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-18
Soecial Counsel All
thorized-Time Ex-
tended 80 Days
pARTIES IN FIGHT
OVER EXAMINER
HuOhes and Untermyer
Both Opposed-Expert
Accountants Sought

u,.bircton, jar. 17.-Empowered 10
To- counsel and expert Stock EN-
I.aro accountants, and given thirty
-. LANCER to report the House Rules
C.rrittee -, to-day temporarily halted i's
w., note leak hearings to CONSIDER
-, LAWYER shall be sought TO direct
=, broadening inquiry.
T. vas announced that there would
- public session tomorrow ana
.,h,yv no other testimony VIII De
49, until the new plans have been
Ted and counsel familisrized with
ne situation.
:, ,be meantime the prominent imam
~. and bankers summoned as VII
-. nrobably will be permitted to re-
-, home 70 await further call 4
..ors or more of witnesses and the
9.psl throng Of spectators were IN the
-rmmittee room this morning When
ror5 came that there would be no near
f0-QaT. Mu4lN kllt N~+-Aa--
,,ytbsr powers from the House
Action By the House in authorizing
.u,lovment of counsel followed state
ments on the floor by Democratic mem
hers Of the committee that they al
r,edv were embarrassed as invesnga-
mrs in view of the dragging IN Oh
',mes Of high government officials.
During the debate in the House ooth
democratic and Republican members ol
n. committee asserted their falth IN
penresentative Henry, between whom
and Thomas W. Lawson an issue u
geseity mas been raised.
They dsnisd that the chairman wouio
r,,b5raw from the inquiry. when kep-
,s,su,stive Reavis, Of Nebraska askeu
Henry would be "able impartially and
usesuy to weigh the testimony o1
he witness Lawson.
The problem of choosing compeVehs
counsel satisfactory 70 Democrats anu
Republicans admittedly is dlihcult. ~ ~
lste afternoon and night meetings VI
,be committee names Of several prom
rent attorneys were suggested OuI ho
.orclusion was reached
Resolution to Employ Counsel
When the House met Representative
Poe. acting for Chairman henry asheu
unanimous consent for consideration
Of the new resolution. ~
Although declining to object, Repre-
sentative Cooper, Republican, oil Wis
.orsin. criticised the inquiry TO oate'
Thus far" he said, "the results nave
oply confirmed the belief throughout
the nation that there is no me sense
of honor I'm public life. This inquiry
las degancrated into partisan
..ruggle.
while the House was discussing
bis proposition a few days ago, tnTee
Of the majority members OF the kules
Committee charged members on the
Republican side of the House win
playing politics in urging an invesuga-
ion. It is d serious question IN my
mind whether the majority OF the com
mittee would not employ counsel that
sOuld feel the same way. What klhd
o.! an investigation would we then
bs,e?"
Il have heard suggested in this con.
a2ctIon,' said Representative Moore oi
Pennsylvania, "thc name of samuel
Jutermyer for counsel, and / suggest
hat Charles Evans Hughes might be d
good man for the committee TO con
sder"
This drew laughter from the Demo
cratic side and a ripple Of applause
rom the Republicans.
representative Howard, Of Georgia,
opposed the employment Of Untermyer'
The services of Samuel Untermyer
sou not be satisfactory 70 me nor TO
30 per cent Of my constituents How
erd shouted. he also declared that
lawson had virtually arranged with
lntermyer TO conduct the hearings, and
be objected 70 permitting "the defend
ANS counsel 10 choose the witnesses.
lie also characterized Lawson's story
as myth"
Mann Opposes Both
representative Moore, who suggest
"a Ar Hughes, insisted that Howard
asse some comment on his proposal.
! have been taught by my mother
. speak respectfully Of the dead,
piled Howard, amid roars of applause
'',n both sides.
Eepublican Leader Mann declared: 81
~ convinced that the employment OF
gher Samuel Untermyer or Mr..
hughes would be al act of such gross
nPtoprioty that it would not be con
.aered for a moment by the commit
Nr Mann added that he hoped and
'eheyed that the investigation will
now that no public official In high
pace has been guilty of that which
sould be treason to the country and
ne people through the betrayal Of a
q, representative Caldwell, Of New
0rk, called the investigation fish
lg excursion. Samuel Untermyer,"
SAID, for many years has been try
g 70 get some legislative body TO
up.oy him TO 90 on some fishing ex-
eurslon like this"
representative Focht, Of Pennsyl-
ana. branded the whole investigation
me most Colossal farce ever inn
posyd on any legislative body in the
representative Lenroot, of Wiscon-
n' referring 70 names of certain men
involved" said:
-. freSumably these men will testify
usi they are absolutely innocent. and
Wtsumably that is the fact, but the
guhtry is not going 20 be satisfied
"h any general denials unless there
a satisfactory cross-cXamination TO
taE out guilt. If there be guilt. and
mere o. no guilt, 10 support that
'sel by cerroborative evidence"