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Show mm mm i REMIT "PEPPEUT i ' llallhigpr-PiiK'iiot Hearing Kn-livVnetl Kn-livVnetl by Clash of Counsc . and ChaiviJiftii. . DAVIS COXTOUES- JUS CRITICISM OF SECIiETARY Sheds Sumo Light n Alleged Graff of Government Agcul Perkins. By As30iatM, Pw?p. v ' WASHINGTOiX. March ll'A-A siiavp clash occurred botwcVu Senator Xelsou, chairman of the Balliuper-Pinchot commit com-mit too aud Attorney fcp'per, counsel for Gifford Pinohol, ucar tho cioso of j today 5 session of the inquiry when Mr. Nelson charged tbe lawyer with "trifling" with the committee. White with anger Mr. Pepper demanded de-manded to know if thai was tho judgment judg-ment of the committee and when sev-tcral sev-tcral members, exclaimed "Let it pass" I ho said a reflection which he resented I had ben cast -upon him and be ques-jtionpfl'lhe ques-jtionpfl'lhe senator's right lo'make aueh an accusation. I Mr. Pepper was referring to several (letters in l)ic record in an endeavor to have Chief Engineer Davis of tho reclamation service, who was on the i stand re f u t.e several .tateincuts attributed attrib-uted to Secretary BalHnger to the of-fecl of-fecl that restorations of certain lauds in tho west lu public entry after the" had been withdrawn under Secretary Ballinger, had been made on rcconunen-jdations rcconunen-jdations of the reclamation service. I Chairman Nelson thought it was a ) waste of time to go over ground already covered aud objected to the reading o'f tbe letter". In each instance iu which Ihc question was put, the witness re plied that Mr. Ballinger had made a misstatement. Pepper Makes His Point. "Now, 1 have come to tho point was after," said Attorney Pepper. "At the conclusion of your direct examination examina-tion (his morning you said: . '' "'I want it understood that, I do not wish.lo insinuate in. anything that; I havo said that Secretary Ballinger has intentionally or cousciously dono a wrong. T dou-'r. bclievo he Iio'b.' Will vou "explain your statement more folly?.''. ' Mr. l)avjs said bo merely meant, lo disclaim any intimation that M r. Ballin-gcv Ballin-gcv had done wrong. He referred only lo Irs wib, he continued and not his slatemeutp. for many of Ihcm were wrong, lie did not ' indicate wherhor he thought Mr. Ballinger had "inten-tionally "inten-tionally "or cousciously' mado a. misstatement. mis-statement. Mr. Davis concluded his testimony before tbo committee today and woo excused at. the end of the afternoon's session. lie flatly contradicted Secretary Ballinger Bal-linger in sevoral statements and. said tho two did not agree on many reclamation recla-mation matters, although both had been and he hoped still were, good frionds. The so-called "black tent'.1 affair figured conspicuously in. Mr. Davis' testimony. He said that E. T. Perkins, purchasing agent of the reclamation service at Chicago, went through tho west lecturing in a black tent, to advertise ad-vertise reclamation work under .orders of Secretary Ballinger. Tho officials of he service were subsequently informed, in-formed, ho said that Perkins was get-ing get-ing an allowance of $500 a month from tho Harriiuaii railway lines in addition to his $3309 salary. Mr. Davis said Perkins proved his fidelity to tho Harriman lines by shipping ship-ping 59 per cent of material from Chicago Chi-cago lo jNfcxa, Ariz., whero tho reclamation recla-mation has been ongaged in a project, by way of their lines which made the longest aud most expensive route. The committee will bo in session next Friday or Saturday. It is expected that. Director Nwell of the reclamation service, will be called as the next witness. QUESTION AS TO WHAT "UNCLE JOE" WILL DO WASHINGTON, March 12. Whoth-er Whoth-er Speaker Cuunou will follow custom in such cases and appoint as a successor succes-sor to tho late Representative Porkins as cbairmau of the committee on foreign for-eign affairs Representative Fostor of Vermont, ranking member and a "near insurgent;,' or name a "regular" is a question many members or tho hotiso are- discussing. Tho Houior Republican member of tbo foreign affairs committee is RcpreKcnta-t.ive RcpreKcnta-t.ive Foster, but for some time ho has been restivo and has shown inclinations to leave the party reservation. Recently Re-cently in a speech in tho house ho declared de-clared t that Now Eugland and his district dis-trict in Vermont were oppoeed to "Cannoniem." The custom in the bouse is that mem-i mem-i bcr of the committees succeed to the chairmanships in order of their seniority senior-ity of service, and by this rulo Repro-senlattvtj Repro-senlattvtj Foster would bo cntitldd to the place. Few predict, however, that the speaker wjll name Mr. Foster. It is generally believed tho choice will fall upon some well known "regular" member mem-ber of tho committee, and in this connection con-nection Rc-preficutativo Dcnby of Michigan Mich-igan is frequently mentioned. Chan;ingr Tafts Bill. WASHINGTON, March 12. A radical radi-cal amendment to tho administration railroad bill, providing for valuuliou of railroad property by tho intcrstato commorcn commission as a condition procedcut to tho merging, consolidation consolida-tion or reorganization of carriers subject sub-ject to tho law, was adopted by tho house commilleo on interstate commerce com-merce today. Movo for Publicity. WASHINGTON, March 12.T11C Mc-Call Mc-Call bill, calling for publication of campaign contributions, was roportod favorably today by tho house commlt- Continued ou Pago Twe I ATTORNEY PEPPER REALLY PEPPERY jj Continued from Page Ono i too on election of president, vico prcs-J prcs-J ident and representatives in congress. Tho Democrats voted solidly for tho j bHl, while the Republicans wcro divid-j divid-j "While the final voto was being taken, ; Representatives Hard wick, Gcorcia; ' IJucker, Missouri, and Conroy, New I York. Democrats, and Ellis, Republican, I Oregon, supported the mensure. Pepre-sontatives Pepre-sontatives Cullowav of Now Hampshire and Madden of Illinois. Republicans, votod against it. Chairman Gaines refrained re-frained from voting. j The bill provides for the publication ten days before election of full details of contributions and expenditures of all i political committees in elections, where . i,i more than one state is concerned. I. Wyoming Postmaster. WASHINGTON, March 12. Tho president today sent to tho senate tho J nomination off Elmer T. Belts to bo .4 postmaster at Laramie, Wyo. |