Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-12
G. 0. ?. IAUNT
FORCES |: ACTION
House Democrats Abandon
Plan to Sidetrack Leak
Investigation.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1T FOUND NO LEAK
Republicans Declare Otherwise and
House Send. Wood Resolution Back
to COMMITTEES For Further lnxestioa :
tion-Given Authority to Broaden
( Powers and Compel Lawson to Re-
veal Names or Stand Punishment.

Washington. Jan. 12.-The leak" in
vestigation was brought into the house
today by a report of the democratic ma
jority Of the committee that no evil
dence had been found and a minority
report Of the republicans that evidence
Of q leak" had been found.
It was charged that advance informa.
nation went over the private wire of
r. g Connolly & Co, local brokers, to
Wall street. That il the firm of which
R. F. Bollfnsss brother Of the presi-
dents wife, u q partner.
The majority report was brief. It
merely said: q eSi idence was ad i
duced sustaining thes charges in the
(Wood) resolution" ssasss.
+ Representative Wood, author of the
resolution. addressed the house, declar-
ing he had no apologies for his action
II was compelled to introduce the
resolution" he said, because there
were everywhere reports that men in
high places had profited by a break in
the stock market. There still is a gem
eral belief about the country that
something Is wrong. Every one In this
house believes there was a leak"
Washington. Jan. 12.-Taunted by
republicans who charged that they did
not dare investigate further the
charges of a stock market leak on
President Wilson's peace note, the
house democrats today abandoned
their plan of closing the incident and
recommitted the Wood resolution to
the rules committee.
The democrats had solidly ccstended
there was absolutely nothing to sup
port the leak charges Of Thomas w.
Lawson and argued further that an
other resolution for investigation was
pending until Representative Cantrill,
committee, broke away from his coll
leagues and, said he believed there
should be further Investigation
CantriA declared he was at odds
with both the majority and minority Of
| the committee and wanted Lawson
| brought in and forced to answer ques-
tions on pain Of being brought before
| the house for contempt. Lawson had
declared he would name cabinet off
Ger, senator and q banker who
shared the profits of the stock gamb-
| ling partnership.
Sent Back to Committee.
AT that, Representative Henry moved
| to recommit the Wood resolution and
lit was done without vote. 1t was
said the purpose was that the commit
tee might have time to draft resolu-
tion to broaden It's powers to enable 1t
Ito compel Lawson to testify, and to
lpunish him If he continued to defy
the committee. The committee must
lreport in Ave days.
| Chairman Henry announced q meet
| ing of the committee tomorrow morn
ing to broaden the powers Of the COM
mittee.
Representative Campbell, republican.
opposed the majority report. The evil
dence showed, he said, that Connolly
& Co., local brokers, had q private wire
to Washington. The leak, he said,
came from washington over private
wire. The majority action, he said,
gave opportunity for investigation OF
what wires the leak travelled over and
! that. he said, was what should be done.