Garland Globe | 1910-02-12 | Page 2 | Roast for Ballinger

Roast for Balllnger. Washington. Secretary Balllnger was criticised on tho floor of tho son-ate son-ate on Thursday for sending a communication com-munication to the senate Inclosing n bill providing for an insane asylum for Alaska. Although Mr. Ballingor said he transmitted the measure In obedlcnco to tho direction of the president, Senators Hoyburn nnd Bacon Ba-con succeeded in obtaining annulmont of reference of tho bill to tho com-mlttco com-mlttco on territories on tho ground that neither a cabinet officer nor even tho president hlmsolf had authority auth-ority to introduco a bill In tho senate.