Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-22 | Page 9 | Congress Adjourns until January 4

I CONGRESS ADJOURNS I UNTIL JANUARY 4 I Washington on Dec 21 Congress ad adjourned adjourned today until Jan Tan 4 In the lIen sen senate en ute ate important Initial steps stepa were taken toward a It congressional lonal Investigation of or orthe the tho controversy between n Secy Seey Ballingor and Chief Forester Pinchot t tA A resolution r by Senator Flint calling for tor all tho papers bearing upon tho the case was wan W R adopted Senator Jones read to the senate a letter lotter from Secy Se Ballinger practically demanding an nn Investigation which ho said mid ho courted and also ex expressing expressing pressing the belief that any should hould be bo broad bro 1 enough to cover ClOver r 1 the thc pernicious activity of or officials in ill tho the forestry service as ns well ell as a the ai basis balls ba ls for any charges against tho the administration of or the tho Intel interior lor depart department department ment mentA A resolution by Senator Gore naming an tut investigating committee of eight members of the tho senate and house and an including several severn I Insurgent senators was successfully sidetracked by b Senator Aldrich who had hud It referred to the committee on public lands The house was ties In session fe slon only 10 minutes min minutes minutes utes Representative Mann as chair chairman chairman chairman man of tho the committe on and foreign commerce reported his bill foi for forthe the suppression of the time white hhite slave sac traffic tram and Representative Richardson of ot Alabama flied filed a minority report t against the Mann bill for tor the tation of or tho tiro government of the Isthmus mus of Panama 4