New Britain herald., 1917-01-11
Democrats Say It's All Over But Republicans Refuse to
 ConCede Point
WHAT WILL BECOME OF
 MIR. LAWSON OF BOSTON?
Some Say Hc Will Not Be Punished
 for Contempt While Others Insist Wrath of Congress May Still Be Visited on His Head-WaH Street Gossip Started Whole Fracas, Re- porter Says. ..t-. ..


 Washington, Jan. 11.-Over the protests of republican members the democratic majority of the house rules committee today voted to re- port adversely Representative Wood s privileged resolution for a congress sional inquiry into charges of Thomas w. Lawson that there was, leak to Wall street on President Wilson's peace note.s Democrats and republi- cans disagree as to the effect of the committees action toward the Law son contempt charges. Republicans say he was absolved by vote of the majority and that the whole inves- ttgation is over
 Chairman Henry insists that the special subcommittee to deal with Lawson's refusal to answer questions propounded by the committee on the publication of leak charges in news papers still is in existence and may take some action. &
 The opposing mem bers also disa- gree as to whether the inquiry is over. Republicans say it is in effect. Representative Henry said Represent tative Wood has another resolution before the committee which has not been acted upon which the majority refused to take up today.
 Merely Wall Street Gossip.
 A new version of the leak was given to tho house rules committee today by James P. Reilly, managing editor of the Wall Street Journal.
 A tip picked up, he said, by Dow Jones reporter in Wall street that brokers private wires from Wash- ington were saying the president was about to send a peace note was sole- ly responsible for the despatch fore casting the note which appeared on the company's ticker at 2:05 p. m Wednesday, Decem Der 20. ten hours before the note was published.
 Between 11:30 a. m., the time Reilly said he received the tip, and the despatch of the item on the ticker, Reilly said. he received two mes ages from John Boyle, the Journals local representative here. 'tH
 The first filed before Boyle had received Reilly's inquiry regarding his reporters tip, was marked "con- fidential" and told of the coming of some sort of a note and said it was not a peace proposal. The second, in reply to Reilly's inquiry as to whether anything was available on the reports gleaned from the brokers wires, was to the effect that the reference un- doubtedly was made to the coming note.
 About 11:30' Reilly said, lone of our reporters told me that Washing ton wires to brokers houses said tho president was preparing to issue peace manifesto. There had been rumors to this same effect abroad in Wall street for some time. I immed" lately telegraphed our Washington representative. I sent him a message about 11:30. This preceded by an hour the filing of Boyle's conf1- dential message, so the thing origin ated in Wall street instead of coming from Washington . ...:
 Asked by Representative Patten if sent out in their report that day re- garding the market, Reilly said:
 ",rhe market was very nervous that day. It was just possible that this was due ito rumors that the president was going to take some important action with reference to foreign af- fairs"
 Askey by Representative Patten if there had been any advance informa- ton in Wall street that Secretary Lansing on December 21 would ls- sue a statement asserting that the United States was being drawn near the verge of war, Reilly said he never heard of it.
 1T do not think that is so," said Reilly
 TWO NVIATORS MISSING.