The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-05

definite rostp"n"mcnt. and then post
pnnsment until the next regular meet
rng 70 be held Wednesday. H"th mo-
tiuus were voted down by the k"rah!i-
rauS.
The motion I" appoint COMMITTEE" 81
we To cndrlNor to 50" tn" president
was then made by Senator Fall. De
natc on 4 VAS very brief bat 50 tense
was the determination Of 'h'' majority
/, reach som" sort If action thnt late
afternoon quorur1 call Of III" senate was
dIsrcSurdcd ana when tn" $'u'"'s ser
.c,nt-aI-arrus cam, L" "orr,st' ahsen-
ices and tTkc them iu'u tn chamber
III, committee closed It's doors against
him.
When the motion was brought I" II
vot. Senator's Lodge. Mass: B"rah.
Idaho: Fall. New Mexico; John. 'alt"r-
MIA: New, Indiana, and Moses. New
Hampshire. all Republicans. lined up III
the affirmative. with all the Democrats
present. Senators Hitchcock. Nebraska
Williams, Mississippi: Swanson. NIr-
uiuia: Pittmnn Nevada. and Shi"i'"'
Tennessee. opposing il. Althou-h H'1i~
ator Fall had suggested that S'hA'",
Lodge, the commit" chairman anu
! Republican leadcC ii tn" senate "
named with Senator Hitchcock |" L" |"
tho White House. Chairman I."dt" &c
crined 10 take tho plac" and named
Senator Fall instead.
: Tonight Senators Fall and liitrhcoCk
had not consulted Whit" li"uS" OF
NCials. and the Republican leaders s'"'
that il a conference w"r" doni'n con-
gress would go ahead on It's own '"'I'
mutton and nroh1hly would accept IN"
VI
cd until Monday. however. SO as 10 give
..,r,o ,ir,o for the call on tho president.
senator Fall. who headed commit
o. Investigating the entire Mexican
situa,ion. nlans to In ysome ot IN" re-
s,,,+s oF his inquiry before the pr'Hl,
anpt ~ an interview is granted ii" mas
,,o, ono Of the Interest opponents OF
tho administration TOR its a't'n"' w.
,.,rh Mexico. though his resolution en-
dorses the stand taken in tn" JENKINS
! case.
/ Dtrled by Bonillas.
/ -occnt charge by Senator Fall tha'
3D., NoxIcan ambassador. IEna"i" fohll'
! ,os had attempted 10 spread i'"I"h'\ ~
81, mona randa in this country drew
dcrial tonight from the a'nh'SS'"''
who issued a formal statement my "'
had done nothing to encourage disturb,
ing elements in the United states VI
Mexico. at,
| The action Of the committee II dccln-
,nr 10 scrd representatives to see 'h'
| president brought to n FOCUS 'i"'.
| cloak room speculation as TO tne eNleI'
70 which Mr.. wilson's illness mas nan
d,connnd him IN the DISCHARGE OF his
| official duties. committee l'e'''.T
/ said they did not regard their actor
-. !, anv vay raising formally any
n,os,icn as 10 his constitutional dis
| ability but Il was declared privately OF
oil sides that the move might result II
/ clarifying the atmosphere as 10 MS
MI. wilson's Condition.
| Whom Informed Of the proposal lat'
tbis afternoon DR.. Grayson SAID ne
would rather not permit such confer
ono, to take place tonight. but fullH
expected the president would he nhls
| 70 sec the two senators tomorrow. Inc
| admiral cxrects to confer with them hr
| forc they are admitted TO the sici
room however, and indicated n" woulc
object 10 any attempt to hecklc thu
president or involve him In any sharI
! discussion.
Earlier in the day Dr. Grayson hac
announced that Mr.. Wilson's improve
mcnt had hccnme more marked anc
! that ne was being permitted to do a
/ increasing amount OF work. lie said i
was not necessary for IN" patient t.
+! use a wheel chair all OF the time tina
J he was out Of bed. and that during IN
! morning ne had been able to 60 owe
some official papers and sign SOM
nominations.
The physician has been very Insist
ent against callers. h'~-"rr. and Or
! Wilson has seen few since he re
turned to Washington Ill on Scptembe
%. Senator Hitchcock has indicated
his desire to sec the president on sew
eral occasions during the past tw'
weeks regarding the treaty fight. hu
has been unable to arrange confer
cnce II was said that Secretary Lans
ing told the committee today he no
only had not talked with the executive
! about Mexico dul q; tho recent n"gntia
tons, but had not seen him on an!
subject.