The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-14
ANYWAY, SMELLING
COMMITTEE FINDS
ANSELL CAME HIGH
High SaIaried G. o. P. Favor
lite Gets Thorough Dissection
In House With Republic
ans Largely Silent
By HUGH w. ROBERTS
Washington Bureau The Age-Herald
SEQ Davidson Building

y
y Washington, February 1s.-(spe-
.gal)--In conducting Investigations for
political purposes into the conduct
of the war by the democratic admin
istration, the economical republicans
have already expended-and the sum
has been paid-more than 100000,
and the end is not yet.
1t has already been stated In this
correspondence that the committees,
after holding forth for many months,
have disbanded, and that their work
has resulted in no good-unless good
be included in the contention of Rep
resentative Johnson of South Dakota,
chairman of one of the smelling"
committees, to the effect that we
will know how to conduct the wars of
the future
Before paying these excessively
large bills, the House, as result of the
insistence of democrats, secured in
formation bearing on the services of
Gen. Samuel Ansell, and the amount Of
money which he received in return for
such services.
PICTURES OF ANSELL
In course of the running debate. it
was developed by Representative
Ansell was employed contrary to law
in that prior to entering into contracts
involving expenditures, it is necessary
that such contracts be referred to the
committee on expenditures and ADULTS;
which requirements in this instance,
was ignored.
Representative Wingo of Arkansas
reminded the House that Ansell, who
was employed by this comnettee 1T a
salary of $4,000 per annum, was the
Ansell who agreed to represent the
notorious draft dodger and Stacker,
Grover Bergdoll for a sum ranging
from $4,000 to 100000. This prompted
Representative Madden OF Illinois to
interpolate with the statement that
mo reputable lawyer in the country
would accept case like the Bergdol
case in my opinion"
Further, it was developed by Repre-
sentative Flood of Virginia, the mi
nority member of the subcommittee
which employed Ansell at a prkpcely
salary, that he was not consulted re-
garding such employment, and was
not present when the trade was con-
sumated.
AN EXCLUSIVE NOVICE
Mr.. Byrnes of South Carolina infer
entially charged that the subcommit-
tee, consisting of three lawyers, should
have proceeded without the employ
ment of an eminent" attorney. Mr.
Flood, on the contrary, declared that
he thought counsel should have been
employed but that he would never
have agreed to the employment OF
Ansell
1t then developed by questions oil
Representative Brand of Georgia, IND
further contributions by Mr.. FlooA
that Ansell who has figured promi-
nently in the press in connection with
princely wages he has received, is
novice in the practice Of law. 1t was
stated on the floor that Ansell was &
West Point graduate. and had followed
the profession of war until his en.
ployment by the investigating com
mittee at salary four times as large
as he was receiving from the govern.
ment Representative wingo of Ar
kansas then significantly suggested
that if money was the main OBJECT il
life, members of Congress by resign
ing could accept employment by hos,
possessing claims against the govern
ment and receive in fees many lime.
the amount of members salary.
Representative Frear of Wisconsin
as II determined to destroy these pa
triotic attorneys who served thei,
country at exorbitant costs, declared
that such legal light as Charles r
Hughes of New York had served in tn,
aircraft investigation for five months
and had accepted no money for suc]
service.
$3.50 PRINTED PAGE
AS to the cost OF wholesale inyestjra
tons just prior to the national election
the half has not been told, according t