New-York tribune., 1909-03-13
REGULARS FOR
A COMPROMISE
BIPARTISAN COMMISSION
ON RULES.
H7ould Organise House First Under
Present Fcrm-IHsurgents Pre-
dict Tictory-F'Tes Hot.

taken hand in the House insurrection 70 the
extent Of proposing to Speaker Cannon a COM
promise suggested by the insurgents. WHEREBY
the question of revising the rules would be re
ferred 70 a committee Of fifteen Representatives,
with instructions TO report at the beginning ct
the next regular session. This. OF course. voEl1
avoid any possibility Of ntsrfsrence with tts
tariff bill When the proposal was laid befcrs
the Speaker he said il would be acceptable 70
him. provided he could name the committee
The insurgents objected 70 that and insisted
that they be allowed TO name the committee IN
the proposed resolution OF else that the resolu-
tion provide that the COMMITTEES be composed %
FIVE orga nfzstfon men. four insurgents and iva
Democrats The Speaker declined to eonsidsr
any such idea and declared that the only pledSs
he was willing to give that the COMMITTEES
would be composed of fifteen experienced mem-
b.ers who we're able parliaulentarians- No de-
cision has been reached regarding this cor-
promise.
The organization men have perfected thsis
plans for tomorrow nights caucus and thess
include step which is in the nature Of COM
promise. They will adopt resolution author
izng the Speaker 20 appoint bipartisan CON-
mittee TO consider the House rules and make
report at the beginning OF the regular session.
The leaders say the caucus will first nominars
Mr. Cannon and the other House officers. will
then adopt a resolution declaring that the ex-
isting rules shall be the rules OF the S1st Con-
Eress and following that will adopt the Tesolu-
tfon providing for the proposed committee They
maintain that only eighteen Republicans will alb
sent themselves from the party caucus and thas
Representatives Lowering and Miller who at
tended the fnsurgent caucus last night. will bo
present and will vote with the majority
It is the present plan of the House leaders -
announce the full personnel Of the committees
(. early in the special session.
Luck seems 10 be aiding Speaker Cannon and
the House organization Representative Esch.
+ of Wisconsin one Of the eighteen Who attended
the insurgent caucus last night received tele-
gram from his home to-day announcing that his
father is dangerously i'll He started for hons
tonight telling his colleagues that he would BE-
back in time TO vote if possible. and giving in
structions that he be paired with an organizs-
/ ton Republican in case he failed TO arrive. The
/ insurgents also heard to-day that Representa-
/ tive Iegare OF South Carolina. is III in ths
| South and cannot be here 70 vote. The Demo-
/ cratic successor of Representative Davey. %
/ Louisiana. will not be elected until April. -
/ that their strength Is reduced by three votes
/ To offset this Senator Burtons successor viii
not he named IN time for the opening day OF
| Congress
| CLARK THREATENS DEMOCRATS
| The struggle has now reached the Iast-ditch
| stage Both sides have kept the wires hot al
| day teIegraphing absent members that they
| must be here at all hazards on Monday. Ths
| Steering committee of the insurgents had =
| conference with the Democratic leaders this
afternoon. and aftervard announced that no
compromise Of any sort would be agreed TO un-
less it was absolutely satisfactory to them
REPRESENTATIVE Champ Clark told the COMMITTEES
that he would have his entire party behind him
in voting against the rules He has threatsned
expulsion from the minority OF any Democratic
member who votes with the organization. and
has also announced that serious Illness viii bs
the only excuse accepted for absencs.
After a careful study eS the situation %
the more conservative but not the less earnest
Of the insurgents gave The Tribune CORE
spondent his estimate of the insurgent strength.
and named the following members certain 10
vote against the rules: Representatives Cary,
Cooper. Davis. Fowler Gardiner. Gronna, Hau-
gen. Hayes Hinshaw. Hubbard. Kinkaid. Lind
berg Lowering. Madison, Morse, 3Iurdock. Ns4~
son. Norris. Steenerson and Yolstead-
Representative Pearre, OF Maryland. is also
counted on. although nothing has been heard
from him since he went away At that time hs
pledged himself to vote against the rules With
him the insurgents can count tWenty-cns
votes They will need at least three more from
the new members. Representative Victor Muir
dock decIstes six members are certain, sith
three more reasonably sure His certain list in
cludes Lenroot, Kopp. Poindexter. Kendall,
Pickett and Woods The three whom he be-
Heves will be with the insurgents are Miller,
C,oode and Hanna. He also asserts that thers
are at least four members OF the present House
who are wavering, and these he hopes to IIns
up on Monday.
In the mean time there continue to be signs
Of split in the Democratic ranks Represent
ative Carlin OF Virginia announced to-day that
he thought it bad politics for the Democrats u
join with "sorehead" Republicans It is thought
he will stay away from the Capitol on Monday.
other signs OF disaffection are noticed in tins
Georgia delegation and il would not be surpri=-
ing 70 the Democratic leaders II half a dozen q
their men absented themselves.
BRYAN TAKES - HAND.
To bolster UP the recalcitrant Democrats. IL
is understood that Mr. Bryan has begun to take
q hand in the fight and has written several OF
his friends in the House asking them to use his
name in inducing the entire Democratic mem
bership TO be present. 1t was also rumorsd that
* President Roosevelt had written letters to
several insurgents telling them to stand firm.
but this they all emphsticaIly denied
rRy The Associated Press
Washington. March 12-For more than two
hours this afternoon the steering COMMITTEES OF
the insurgents" was in conference with COM
/ rnittee representing the Democrats RepTessu-
/ tati,-es Gardner Madison Nelson, Hubbard and