The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-05
DAUGHERTY SHOULD FACE REGIMENT BUT REPUBS SAY NO
Report of Rules Committee in Senate Making lnvestiga- ton of Department Cause
 of DiSSention
w. S. Carter
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The ARc-HeraId.
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 Washington. June 4.--tspeeial.)- If there is any man who. if innocent. should court an investigation of his official conduct, or If guilty should be brought before the bar of ths Senate for Impeachment. that man Is Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio. At torpey General of the United States.
 The above Is 2 declaration of Rep resentative R. Walton Moore of yir- ginia. one of tho able members of the House. and 1t had reference to the action of the chairman of tho rules committee, moved evidently by some administrative officer high in authority. in making impossible an inyestiEa lion of the department of justice as sought by two republican m enber5, Representatives Woodruff of Michigan and Johnson of South Dakota.
 Representative Finis Garrett of Tennessee, democratic leader In tho House, in his arraignment of the chairman of the committee, Repre- sentative Campbell of Kansas TO- veaicd himself as entirely worthy of leadership. Following his terrific arraignment Republican Leader Mondel rushed to the assistance of Campbell whereupon. Moore of Vif- ginla walked into the republican leader.
 Democrats in Saddle
 or course, the democrats had distinct advantage. Because they were on the offensive and they were right. The republicans were in most embarrassing situation. The rules committee by majority of ono vote--and this one vote was cast oy Chairman Campbeli-had given rule of preference to the resolution of Johnson and Woodruff providing for an investigation of the Attorney General and his department.
 Ey virtue of this rule of prefer ence, it appeared that nothing could prevent the submission of the reso- lution to n vote of the House. But Chairman Campbell, having heard from the outside" 1t was evident. determined not to report the rule 10 the House. He instantly became tho new czar of the organization. His refusal was due, unquestionabiy To the fact that If the resolution was submitted 1t would either be passed or defeated by republicans deter mined at all costs to shield mem Der of the republican cabinet.
 So he abided his time until cer-l tain absent republican members of the rules committee. among them Representative Fess, who had been in ono conducting his campaign eor the Senate. could return. And then he called the committee together, and It rescinded it's former action giving preference to the Woodruff Johnson resolution Campbell re- versed his former vote.
 Charges Democrats
 Returning to the floor, Campbell charged that democrats were insis- ten. on a congressional investigation in order that certain democrats might not be tried for perpetratlng fraudulent war contracts. Campbell knew that democrats had not sought the investigation, and that those most insistent were republicans. Johnson and Woodruff.
 So. Garrett. following Campbell, said: You have a situation which. I that the Attorney General Of the United States has somehow, in some way, induced the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. CampbelD to change his vote in the rules committee, and not to Investigate his department. The gentleman now arises here on the floor and as an excuse for his own turn-coating, for his own weakness of will. for his own lack of intel lectual integrity and courage. and assails the democratic administra- tion which preceded"
 Moore's Challenge
 MT. Moore said: Anyone who di- rectly or indirectly charges that We who favor an investigation are en- deavoring to prevent the prosecution of indicators can receive but one answer-and that by short, sharp word of three letters.
 But. there won't be an investigation The republican party has determined that issue.