Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-04
House to Probe
Alleged LEAK
RESOLUTION ADOPTED OVER OBJ
JEcTloNs OF Mr.. HENRY.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Representative Bennett Tells of Sale
of $1,000 Shares of Steel Common by
Barney Barush as an Indication of
the "Leak'-committee to Report in
Ten Days.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Congressional
agitation over charges that there was
a leak" of advance information on
President Wilson's peace note, on
which somebody made money in the
stock market, eliminated today in the
house ordering the rules committee
to make a report within ten days on
Representative Woods resolution for
on the floor by Representative Ben
net of New York that Bernard Baruch,
a New York stock operator, was re-
ported to have sold short 5000 shares
of Steel on the tip"
Over Objections of Representative
Henry.
Over objections of Representative
Henry chairman of the committee,
who, after conferences with Thomas
w. Lawson, yesterday, announced that
the Boston financier's charges were a
mirage" Representative Wood sue
ceeded in having the house hold priv
ileged his resolution providing for an
inquiry into the Lawson allegations
by a committee of five. Then the res
oiution was referred to the rules COM
mittee with instructions to report on
it in ten days.
Meeting Called for Today.
Mr.. Henry Immediately called a
meeting for tomorrow morning to con-
slider the resolution and tonight both
democrats and republicans of the
son, Representative Wood and others
be called to testify.
Oratorical pyrotechnics marked Rep
resentative Woods fight TO obtain
privileged recognition.
Denial by Mr.. Henry.
Flanled by Representative Gardner
of Massachusetts and dozen other
republicans, Mr.. Wood insisted that
representative Henry had no inten-
ton of calling his committee to con-
slider the original Wood leak reso-
luton introduced on December %.
Representative Henry denied this. but
said neither Mr.. Lawson nor Repre-
sentative Wood had produced or prom
ised to produce any evidence which
would warrant such action.
Positive There Had Been LEAK"
Representative Gardner asserted
positively that there had been leak
and that he would favor calling the
president, his stenographers and 9TH
ers who might have been able to fur
nish advance information regarding
the forthcoming message.
Demands by Representative Garrett
of Tennessee, opposing the resolution,
for a concrete statement as to the
rumors of leaks drew this state
ment from Representative Bennett:
Barney Baruch Sold 5000 Shares of
Steel.
.The rumor is that Mr.. Barney Ba-
ruch, a member of the council Of ma
tional defence, was the man respon-
sible for this information getting to
Wall Street and thirty minutes before
the presidents message was made
public he soId-on a rising market in
Steel, by the way, $4,000 shares OF
Steel common short. That is the ru-
NOR in New York city, if the gentle
man wants names"
In holding the resolution privileged,
Speaker Clark disregarded everything
it contained save two statements at
tributed to Lawson. They were to the
effect that members of congress had
been 'waI1owing in Wall Street leak
graft for forty years." and that in
auguration of real investiga ton
would see less than quorum present
in the two houses and a speedy shift
ing of bank accounts"