Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-17

REPUBLICAN, HOUSE DINalys,
oENTss MEET AND oRGA.
ME- FOR WORK.
WANT THE RULES REVISED
Nothing Said at Meeting Against
Speaker Cannon Committee Ap-
pointed to Draft Proposed
Amendments.

washington, Dec. 1.-THE fight for
. revision OF the rules Of the house
was inaugurated Friday night at a
meeting OF the so-called Insurgents
attended by rs Republicans represen.
tative. Representative Hepburn Of
Iowa presided and was authorized to
name committee Of FIVE, with him.
seq chairman, to draft the proposed
amendments to the rules and report
70 the organization Tuesday night
The "insurgents' considered the
various suggestions for more than two
hours. Mr. Hepburn said the various
plans proposed for changing the rules
would be considered by the commit
zee which he will name. He desired
to make 1t known that all Of the mem.
Ders invited to the meeting, with the
exception Of Representative Norris Of
Nebraska, who is out of town. were
present.
THOSE interested have been pro-
Feeding quietly with their plans with
ne apparent purpose of Increasing
neir numbers sufficiently to be able to
ontrol the situation by joining the
democrats In a fight on the rules. The
insurgents" claim that In the pres.
NJ congress they need but 81 Repub-
cans to join the Democrats in order
bring about change in the rules.
nile In the Sixty-flrst congress they ;
" they Will need but "a Republican =
embers. Three of the representa- Q
yes present Friday night-Hepburn. 2
'lard and Ellis-will not be mem. :,
re OF the next congress. O.
while several Of the insurgents are rt
Cannon for speaker, they made It Il
lin that they greatly desire change
the rules. There were no express n
ms except those of friendly feeling g
the speaker" said Mr.. Hepburn
er the meeting. Nobody said any.
ng against Mr.. Cannon" a.,
1e said the general feeling was
I, II under the rules the house must
q a despotic leader, there was no
they would rather have than nm
lcle Joe." IN
eVeral new suggestions, in addition
nose already advanced, were made
ne meeting. To increase the mem.
nip Of the rules committee of the Dec
se has been the most popular sug.
Ion and In this connection It has
proposed to have this committee
ted by the members Of the house M
'ao OF being named by the speaker. man
e election In like manner Of a Lie
nittee on committees to perform the
IS similar to a like body IN tbo that
70, also has been proposed by lead all
n the movement Another Man agar
osed Is to set two THURSDAYS accol
each month for the consideration AttoT
Us on the house calendar and the poets
ming Thursday for the consider appes
Of measures on the union calon. Mr..
jury
le Of those present womb state made
ler 1t was intended to bring the ance
70 an issue In the present SEES. OF ini
u congress or to wait for the matte
ongress. of the
Sc present were Representatives corpus
I'm and Hubbard, Iowa; Camp. The
Madison, Murdoch and Scott the el
s; Townsend and Mclaughlin tablish
AN; Davis, Lindbergh and Vol. crate
Minnesota; Cooper, Nelson the cor
and Morse, Wisconsin. Foster satisfa,
Mt; Ellis, Missouri: Mckinley liberat,
ayes, California; Gardner and mitted.
8, Massachusetts: Pollard Upon
W and Kinkaid, Nebraska district