Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
HOUSE INSURGENTS
Warfare With the Leaders is
Still On.
CLAIMS OF BOTH SIDES
Managers Estimate Reduction of OPP
posing Force to Twenty-Five.
INSURGENT LEADERS CLAIM
That They Have seventy-Five Votes
and Are Way on the Safe
Side.

The cruel warfare between the House
leaders and the statehood insurgents is still
on today. Speaker Cannon and the House
managers having tried in vain to rush the
insurgent barricades. have resorted to guer-
rflla tactics and are picking off the recall
citrants one by one. Pending the expected
devastation of the enemies forces, the pro-
spective rule and the report the state
hood bill are being held in allegiance
The House managers estimated today that
they will be able to reduce the insurgents
force to maximum of twenty-five. AS 1t
will take fifty-four republicans with the
solid democratic vote to be effective, the
managers think they are secure. The in
surgent leaders claim they have seventy
five votes, and that they are way on the
strate which claim Is correct.
The confidence of the House leaders Is
said to de based upon the assumption that
1t will require a very recalcitrant spirit for
In by the committee On rules In conformity
with two-thirds vote OF a republican eau
Gus, or conference whichever 1t might be
termed They do not believe that the in
number of republicans to follow them into
this last ditch"
Further Demoralized.
The insurgent forces were further de-
| moralized today by a report that rumors
had gained currency Of the prospective
opening of a pork barrel" this session, and
that some Of their following, especially
among the new members Of the House,
were already shifting the air in anticipation
of getting their hooks in. There is talk
OF an omnibus public building bill coming in
with the sanction of the powers that be.
Some of the old members were chatting
Dnv,rn ,f,tf& Dot nir 80 h.
gent leaders, today, about the treatment he
received on the floor yesterday In connec-
| ton with his District legislation. He ex-
pected his bills to consume not more than
half an hour, whereas the discussion, pre-
cipitated and encouraged by the organiza-
ton republicans. lasted during the entire
afternoon, and none Of the House manage
rial coterie came to his assistance. One of
the latter remarked today, We were giving
Bah a taste Of revolution"
The Deadly Parallel.
One of the beet-sugar insurgents today
had some fun with the House mana cement
by quoting the deadly parallel on two of
the House leaders, Messrs. Payne and Dali
zell. Mr.. Bonynge of Colorado contrasted
their present attitude on insular tariffs with
their position on the Porto Rico bill in
February, 1900
The statehood insurgents held meeting
late this afternoon in Mr., Babcock's COM
mittee room at the Capitol to talk over
their plans Of campaign and make estimates
| upon their prospective strength. The meet
ing was In progress behind closed doors
when this report closed.
1t was said late this afternoon that the
beet sugar insurgents had practically aban-
doned hope of defeating the Philippine bill.
This was due to the fact. it was stated, that
number of democrats had served notice
that they would not act with the insurgents
and that there will be decided division in
the democratic ranks.