Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-06-09
TEAM ROLLER
USED IN HOUSE
Method of Majority Provokes a
Prolonged Furore.
TO BE NO WAR-FRAUD QUIZ
Members Forget Congressional cour.
tesy as Denunciations Couched in
Plainest Terms Are Hurled
About The Chamber.

washington, June 2.-Steam roller
methods employed by the Republican
leaders Ito crush the demand for an
investigation If war frauds provoked
a furore which for ar hour and a
quarter held the house surcharged
with white heat that is certain to
radlate to the fall elections.
congressional courtesy was COM
pietely forgotten as denunciation and
eAcorlation, cOuched in the baldest of
terms. were hurled bacl. and forth
across the political dividing line. while
the oOO representative present gave
vent to their feelings by vociferously
applauding their respective cham
pions.
When the house restrictions on de-
pate, called into operation by the Re-
publicans, forced a sudden end to the
row, a second dividing line was plain
ly visible on the majority side, sepa-
rating the "old guard from the ex-
service men and younger G. o. P.
members. On The Democrtic side a
solid front was maintained
SoHifTiItce neSClnQS ACTON.
The fight began when, according to
prearranged scheme, the rules COM
mittee met and rescinded it's action Of
May 3, when a favorable report was
ordered on the Woodruff-Johnson
resolution providing for an investiga-
ton.
AS forecast, Chairman Campbell
who broke tie in favor of the reso-
luton May 3, but who prevented the
house from acting by pocketing the
measure, and Representative Schell,
the blind member from Minnesota,
about-faced, making possible a rever-
sal of the original action. Representa-
tive Tess, who was in Ohio running
for the Republican SENATORIAL nominal
ton, and Representative Kreider, who
was in Pennsylvania on personal bust
ness, had been brought back by wired
orders to be sin at the killing"
Representative Rodenberg of Illi-
nois made the motion to rescind. Rep
resentative Pou of North Carolina,
ranking minority member, made a
point Of order against the motion.
Chairman Campbell promptly over
ruled the point and the vote was Z
to 4.
All the Republicans except Repre-
sentative Johnson of North Dakota,
who, with Representative Woodruff of
Michigan is championing the investi-
cation, voted to kill the resolution
Three of the four Democratic men,
bers stood by the demand for an in
quiry. The other Democratic men,
Der, Representative Cantrill of Ken
lucky. was out of the city.
Those voting to recall the resolu-
ton were Campbell Rodenberg, Tess,
Kreider, Schall, Smell of New York,
and Dale of Vermont. Opposed:
Johnson, Pou, Garrett of Tennessee
and Riordan, New York.
Campbell Defends Action.
When the house met at noon Chair
man Campbell defended the commit
tees action.
Representative Garrett replied IN
one of the severest condemnations of
fellow member ever uttered in the
lOuSc. hcpuDllCdu Leather MODQ0lI
then threw himself into the breach in
an attempt to remove some of the DO
litical sting from The acting minority
leaders attack. This brought Repre-
sentative Moore (Dem.), Virginia, into
the fray with another assault which
was marked for it's failure to mince
words.
Representative Woodruff. joint spon-
Eor of the proposed investigation, Bit
terly condemned the action of the
leaders, and Representative Tincher
(Rep.) of Kansas had the last word,
as the Republicans invoked the rules
to bring the bombardment to a halt.
Chairman Campbell, defending the
committees action, said frankly there
will not be congressional inyestiga-
ton because it would interrupt or
halt the work of the attorney general
against ''the conspicuous conspirators
and crooks who defrauded and robbed
the government during the war;
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