The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
ATTACK ON SOUTH
CRUMPACKER RESOLUTION TO BE
REPORTED.
BY A STRICT PARTY VOTE.
DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS ON THE
SUBJECT.

Henderson, DaIzeIl and GrosvenOr
the Three who Reported the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Discuss Adj
Visibility of ResOrting to Most
Extreme Measure, Even to stop
ping Regular Procedure of House,
in Order to Express Their Disap-
prevail, but This step VIII Not he
Taken at Present.
Washington March 1.-THE House
Committee on Rules, by a divided vote
on party lines, to-day decided to re-
port the resolution of Representative
Crumpacker of Indiana for a special
committee of thirteen members to in
vestigate and report on the alleged
Acknowledgement of voters in some of
the states.
The two Democratic members of the
committee, Representatives Richard
son of Tennessee and Underwood of
Alabama, protested against reporting
the resolution and when it was ordered
to be reported by the affirmative votes
of the Republican members of the
committee, Speaker Henderson and
Representatives Dalzell and Grosvenor,
the Democratic members consulted
their colleagues on the floor of the
House and began considering the adj
visibility of expressing their dissent
by resorting to the most extreme de-
vices of parliamentary procedure, even
to the extent of stopping the regular
procedure of the House. That this ex-
treme step shall be taken has not yet
been decided upon, as Messrs. Rich
ardson and Underwood, after confer
ring with other Democratic members,
stated that action of the character
contemplated should not be taken un-
less there is the most complete con-
currence by the entire minority and
determination in advance to make a
most determined contest To this end
it is the intention to submit the mat
ter to a Democratic caucus, probably
on Wednesday night. A caucus has
already been called for that night
to consider the Boer war. Under
the caucus rules it will require unani-
nous consent to consider anything out
side the Boer subject But in view of
the general sentiment among Demo-
cratic members, it is expected that
unanimous consent will be given to
consider this disfranchisement ques-
don. Otherwise another caucus will be
called.
Might Block Legislation.
One of the minority parliamentarians
| said:
The business of the House Is large
ly done by unanimous consent, the
course of the minority yielding a strict
conformance to the rules. But the min
GRITTY has the power to withhold 'unan-
imous consent and to require a con-
stitutional vote under the rules on
every question arising. Without unan-
imous consent, even the approval of
the journal will require roll call, and
1t will take week to pass a bridge
bill. The minority will be cautious in
going to this extreme and will not take
such a step unless assured IN advance
of a united following. II the step is
not taken it viii only be because of
the question of the propriety of resort
ing to such extremes"
1t is stated that the movement en-
the part of the minority is directed not
only against the Crumpacker resolu-
ton, with view of contesting its
adoption to the last extreme, but also
to other legislation so as to embarrass
the majority at every point
The action of the Committee on
Rules in favor of the Crumpacker res
olution will not be reported to the
House for about ten days, as Repre-
sentative Grosvenor, who is to make
the report, will be out of the city tenn
porarily.