Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
Norris, Hinshsw and Kinkaid Will
Vote with the Reformers.
CAUCUS TO BE HELD TONIGHT
No Effort Will Be Made to Prevent
Cannon's Reelection.
cUMMNs SUGGESTS COMPROMISE
Plan of Iowa Senator Presented by
President Taft, but IL Satisfac-
tory to NeIther-DiHerences
Among Insurgents.
,From a Staff Correspondent

{ErOm starr correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 12.-(special Tel
egrem)-Speaker Cannon and the present
house officers will be reelected at the re-
publican caucus tomorrow night and the
rules Of the Sixtieth congress will be
adopted with some slight notifications IN
cluding calendar Wednesday, next Monday
when congress convenes. The caucus VIII
instruct the rules committee to report the
rules of the Sxtieth congress and move the
previous question Then will come the
tug OF war which the insurgents have been
working up to for months. While this
fight is worth while, 1t is not thought that
the insurgents and democrats can muster
enough votes to defeat the previous ques-
ton. for 1t is generally conceded that suf-
ficient democrats will be found who will
go with Cannon and his forces, thereby
making impossible any radical changes in
the rules.
Three republicans from Nebraska, Nor
ris. Hinshaw and KinkaId are taking an
active interest in the campaign of the in
surgents. as is Hubbard of Iowa, but there
is a lack of that cock-suredness in the
camp of the insurgents noticed a week
ago The fact is that dissensions have
sprung up among the insurgents over ques-
ton of procedure. some of the anti-Can-
non contingent believing that It would be
wise to postpone the fight over rules un-
til next winter, In view of the urgent de-
mand for speedy tariff legislation. This
Is understood to be President Tafts posi-
ton. and It will undoubtedly have great
weight with those insurgents who have in
dustries In their districts which will be af-
fected by the passage of a tariff bill.
Speaker Cannon has been scared and so
have his henchmen. but they have regained
their courage In the last twenty-four hours,
for dozen or more democrats have caused
It to be known to Cannons lieutenants that
they will vote to support "Uncle joe and
the present rules of the house for con-
sideration, which means good committee
assignments.
Three Features of Fight.
Three important developments occurred
today in the insurrection against the adop-
ton I'm the house of the rules of the Six
tieth congress to govern the incoming con-
gress. compromise, fathered by Senator
Cummins of Iowa and presented to the
regulars by President Taft failed to unite
the, republican members. Wha was pro-
nounced as a satisfactory working agree
ment was entered into by the republican
insurgents and the democrats. The name
of Theodore Roosevelt was introduced as
an ''insurgent" sympathizer.
The compromise was one that the "in-
surgents' have had under consideration
ever since the report became current that
President Taft desired a postponement of
the fight on the rules lest 1t might delay
the passage OF a tariff bill. 1t provided
for the reelection of Speaker Cannon and
the adoption of the rules of the Sixtieth
congress for the special session. After the
was provided that a resolution should be
passed authorizing a committee to investi-
gate the rules and report on proposed
changes at the regular session in Decem-
ber. 1t was proposed that the insurgents
should be allowed to name four of their
number for the committee, the democrats
six and the regulars five. The latter five
were to be Representatives Mann of IlIi-
nois, Currier of New Hampshire, Kelfer of
Ohio, Smith of Iowa and Stevens of Mime
sofa.
For the regulars former Representative
Watson of Indiana replied that the com
promise was acceptable, IL amended so as
to allow the speaker to appoint the commit
tee, due regard being given to the 'insur-
gents" in its composition.
The leaders of the Insurgents" subse-
quently declared that they would accent
no such suggestion. II is believed that
President Taft will exert his influence TO
bring the two branches of the party to-
gether. however
For more than two hours this afternoon
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