Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-05-17 | Page 9 | Mixup over Naming Probe Committee

VOTER NAMING PROBE COMMITTEE WAHHWOTON. May 17 Chr that Democratic mambtri of th houM eora-mlttM eora-mlttM on nil wi .MAklnjr lo usurp functions of a caucus br nominal! o th mmbrs of committees which will invas tlrara tha ao-calld . an4 auttar trusta rratd tha moat aarloua brak that haa occurred In tba Democratic ranks of tha honse sine tha opening nf conrrasa. Chairman Henry was denounced by Reprerflntatlve Fit .. 1. chairman of tha appropriations committee, with hay Ins; "made unwarranted aaaumptlon of authority" for the rulee committee, thor Dmocrata said tha artlon of tha rulea committee. If ratified hv the houee. would be a complete abrogation of the principles for which tbe nemocrots had stood, namelv. I he selection of committees commit-tees by act'.on of the Democratio caucuses; cau-cuses; Two lists, on being the propoeed eteel truet committee and the other the sugar trust committee, were submitted by Mr. Henry In the form of rrtvlleged resolutions resolu-tions which he naked the house to adopt. Immediately- questioned by Democrata a-ho had not been consulted aa to the authority au-thority bv which the rules committee offered of-fered these names. Mr. Henry said shout ISO Democrats had approved the Democratic Demo-cratic Hat and Republican membera were named hv Minority leader Mann. The ateel trust Investigating committee commit-tee wea approved before the Democi-ata woke up to the full effect of the situation. The resultant fight fell upon the sugar trust committee, and a continuation of the struggle was nnallv averted by the action of Democratic Leader Underwood iw adlewealna 4i houasauUlharsfl-. lutlon was still pending. Mr. Henry denied there had been any assumption of authority or that the action ac-tion of the rules committee would defeat the whole Democratic principle of the election of the committees by tba party oaucua and the whole house. Democrats then began to tump tip all through the house and protest that they never had been consulted by the rules committee. Representatives Cox of Indiana. In-diana. Martin of Colorado. Shackelford of Missouri. Rlseon of Mississippi and Pltx-gerald Pltx-gerald of New Tork Joined m the protest snd were hacked up by many other Democrats who circulated about and offered of-fered advice. ' Representative Cooper of Wisconsin said he had beard that a Republican member of the proposed steel trust committee com-mittee had been a local attorney for the steel trust, but Minority leader Mann said he knew of no such fact. The steel trust Investigating committee commit-tee which was dulv elected by the house, follows: Representatives Stanley of Ken- lucky chairman; Hartlett of Georgia. Reall of Texas. Littleton of New York. McOlttlcuddv of Maine. Olmstead of Pennsylvania. . Young of Michigan. Sterling Ster-ling of Illlnoia and Danforth of New The augar trust Investigating committee commit-tee aa proposed by Chairman Henry, but not acted unon. consists of Representatives Representa-tives Hardwlck of Georgia, chairman; Oarrett of Tenneaeee, Bulaer of New York. Jacowav of Arkaneas. Malthy of New Tork. Fordney of Michigan. Madison of Kanass and Hlnda of Maine.