The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-01


cial legislative investigation of con-
aitions at the Boise barracks, where
the second Idaho infantry is quarter
ad Later the democrats consented
that the house committee on military
ona Indian affairs should confer with
the officers and men, with view to
learning who was at fault for holding
the guardsmen in camp here.
The senate named a committee to
make an official investigation. There
was no opposition in the upper house
on the inquiry at the barracks.
Moody's effort to discourage MEM
bers of the lower house from fixing
the blame for conditions complained
~ at the barracks by the enlisted men
nrecipitated fight along strictly
narty lines. The republicans stood
solidly for the investigation; the
Rourbons, with the exception of Sims
of Twin Falls and Grice of Shoshone
supported Dr. Moody to a man. AT
the end of bitter debate lasting two
hours the democrats swung about and
consented to the light being thrown
on the barracks.
In the course of the party fight, Mr.
Moody declared the Boise Commercial
club was directly responsible for the
deaths of enlisted men from pneu-
monia at the barracks. Speaker ALI
red halted the democratic floor leader
before the accusation against the To-
cal organization could be completed,
but let him continue when he prom
Used not to use personalities Moody
started the second time, but his tlr-
AIDE was broken up by Ross w. Bates
of Ada, who leaped to his feet to OBJ
iect when Moody said that the Com
mercial club only desired to get the
'few measly dollars" the guardsmen
had earned.
In second move to block the in
vestigation at. the barracks, Moody
said the federal government expected
to appropriate nearly 100000 for the
use of Che Idaho militia, and he urg-
ed the house democrats to "go slow"
lest they lose that money.
Started by Daughters.
The investigation at the barracks
was asked by Representative Daugh-
ters of Occur d'Alene shortly after the
house convened for the morning ses-
sion, when he introduced resolutions
asking that a committee be appointed
to look into the food, health and san
at "a
pied by the enlisted men, and to as
certain If possible, who was respon-
sible for the regiment being held here,
The motion was seconded by Lucas OF
Adams.
Moody, taking the floor, moved that
action on Daughters resolutions De
indefinitely postponed. His motion
was seconded by Ernest Anderson OF
Canyon.
The speaker put Moodys motion to
viva voce vote. The house appeared
about evenly divided, but he an
n6unced that the motion had carried
That was the beginning of the strug-
gle. Peter G. Johnston, republican
rising to point of order, demanded
a division of the house While the
speaker hesitated Moody arose to his
feet to ask, what in the name OF
God does the minority Want?"
1--WE want the vote on this thing put
on record, that the people may know
how this house stands on II, crlet
Johnston. 1--WE don't want this thlns
smothered."
Anderson of Canyon insisted ina
the rules had been followed and ina
II was impossible to divide the vote
Johnston insisted that the speaKe
had not followed the customary rule II
announcing the result.
Moody told the members OF the mi
nority, in opposing rollcall on nj
motion, that the minority was trylh
to keep the republicans from maxim
asses of themselves" adding that
was impossible for a legislature
investigate conditions in the Unite
States army.
1--WE are glad they are so solicitor
about u.s." returned F. G. McGoWal
floor leader for the minority wv
don't desire to interfere with tn
United States army, but we are repre-
sentatives of the people and the pee
pie of this state have right to kno
what the conditions are at the pai
racks. and We want this house to G
on record"
The speaker ruled with the minor
ity and put Moodys motion to FISH
vote. With the exception OF sims oil
Grice, every democrat stood, sustain
ing the result of the vote announce
by the speaker and tabling Daugi
ters' resolution for an investigator
When the result of the vote WI
announced Moody moved that u
minority be invited to do all the II
vestigating it wished at the parracf
The speaker refused to entertain U
motion, while the republicans d
manded to know of Moody why
had not voted with them.
Would Be ian Insult"
Moody replied that he had no
lection to having individual memp'
seek information at the barracks, I