The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-21
FIGHT SHIFTS TO
NEW COMMITTEE
ON RULES
Twenty-Three Bills That Were Cast
Aside by Speaker Cannon Must Be
Passed by Increased
Membership.
Cannon Is Retained as Speaker
Makes Bitter Attack on Those Who
Fought Against His Rule.

WASHINGTON March 2l.-Tha
possibilities in the working out or tho
new rules OF the house open a wide
field for gossip and speculation. il
is generally agreed that the COMMITTEES
OF ten created by the Norris resolu-
tion will have a hard road TO travel.
Delicate and difficult questions of the
highest importance will be put up to
them for decision and IL will require
a fine grade of judgment to solve
them while at the same time conserv-
ing the interests of the government.
the party and the people. II Is said
the present Cannon committee on
rules has in it's possession % meas
ures upon which no action has been
taken. These have been suppressed
because the speaker has considered
the projects they propose TO be bad
policy or bad politics.
Among the resolutions Is one intro
duced by Rep. Fish (Rep. n. ". re-
citing that government parcels post
systems are in successful operation
in Europe and directing the house
committee on postoffices to inquire
into the feasibility of establishing
such a system in the United States
days. 1t was presented TO the house
on Feb. 7, and the committee on rules
has neither reported 1t nor given Fish
hearing. 1t is a question of general
public interest. Fish says.
Other resolutions held by the COM
mittee are of interest to numbers OF
congressmen who are curious To learn
whether the new committee on rules.
being elected by the members OF the
house, will be more liberal with its re
ports than it's predecessor. They feel
| that In cases where the committee ais
approves OF propositions 1t should AZ
least recommend to the house defeas
of such measures instead OF merely
,pigeonholing thern.
The committee on rules will consist
of six Republicans and fear- Democrats
20 be chosen by party caucus. Ihs
Cannonites will have an overwhelming
majority In the Republican caucus aIu
n burning question with them concerns
the representation they shall give the
insurgents. One insurgent acting with
the Democrats would deadlock me
committee and two insurgents woulc
Give the allies control. Another pos
s.biljty is that the Insurgents, IL as
satisfied with their treatment In the
Republican caucus, might rally TO their
democratic friends in the house, turn
down the Republican caucus slate, AMI
elect a suitable committee.
There are among the insurgents
some who are Indifferent as TO their
renresentation on the committee II
tie members are not chosen from the
sneakers kitchen cabinet. They say
tbav fought 10 remove control or leg
isletion from Speaker Cannon. and All
they ask is a committee that WIZ
fairly represent Republican sentiment
i'm the mouse and give a fair chance
70 all.
| Az the Cannon men will control the
I Ranunlican caucus, the names most
/ frequently mentioned as likely to ns
ure i'm the list of chosen ones arc,
naturally, Payne, y. Y; DalzeHr
! Penna.: Smith. Iowa; Tawney, MINI;
/ Mann. Ills; Vreeland. n. Y; Mchin
lev Ills. and others closely associated
with him in the management OF the
house. Dalzell and Smith are mem
hers Of the present committee.
+ Prospective Democratic members OF
the committee mentioned are Clark,
Mo- Underwood or Clayton. Ala;
Fitzgerald. n. Y: James, Kentucky;
HAY. Va: Howard, Ga; or Henry,
Texas.
If the insurgents have representa-
ton on the committee 4 Is thought
that one OF the places will be orereh
10 Norris. Neb. author OF the revolu-
tionary resolution.
"My God" he cried with great
solemnity Suppose this $50 pounds
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