Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-22

Oauadisn officials, the tiriff experts o.
the department went into session With
the view of making last t,mpt t.
hit upJn an arrangement which will
avert the threatened tariff war aud er.
able both countries TO make the co.,
cessions necessary which will not inter-
fsre with their tsrff principles. A.
though the State Department officials
are mskiug 60 prophecies there Is hope
that such az arrangement may be made
before the close OF the week yet remain
log before the maximum clause become:
operative.
II the inturgeDt, get any places on
tie new committee 90 iu!es 10 the Htu'e
1t will be because they are rel ulsrly
elected TO the places BY the republican
caucus as the choice OF the republican
caucus and not because they make any
demands for places THIS was decided
today by general agreement among the
osnd OF republicans who wanted the
sceptTe of power form Speaker
Cannon. 81 waot it understood that
we made this fight for principle sud
| not for sny Jobs" declared Represent =
tive Murdock today, and thin seems to
be the general sentiment of bis followers
Notwithstanding the beligerant sttilude
of Mr.. Hayes, of Oaliforris. who is still
angry because the SPEAKER branded him
as g coward. 1t loOked for while today
as though there would be a division OF
sentiment among the insurgents bat all
sas pstcbed up by the declaration Of
Mr.. Murdock that they should not sesk
any positions on the rules committee.
Bat The fact that they caa control the
scIionB Of the rules committee by the
same vote by which they over urned
Canon in csse they are dissatisfied, has
csuied the change o: sentiment among
the insurgents. II is an open secrst that
Mr.. Gardner, Of Massachusetts, who is
The best psrlismentsrian among the in-
surgents aud one OF the beet In the House,
IS not averse TO going on the new CON
mittse and would probably accept the
| position /. 1t we're offered 10 him. The
iusu gents think that he Is very fsir and
would not be again bis election. L. Ia
declared that II any insurgents goes on
the new committee, 1t will be Gardner
As to the other republicans, II IL prob
Iematical. No clu,us has yet been call
ed snd there will probably not be call
issued until later 10 the week.
Talk 10 the Hobbies today is to the
effect lhst Mr.. Smith, of lows, and Mr..
| Dszell, OF PenGsylvanis, members o. the
present rules comm ee, will refuse to
serve CD the committee unless the caucus
demands it. They taxa the grtuod thai
their administration on the committee
has been repu1istsd by the House. Mr..
Payne, flor leader OF the reE uolcsus will
probably be q member Of the committee
and there Is talk OF Messrs Dickens, OF
Michigan, Tawney and Mann are uaUtd
for other republican places 90 the CON-
mittee and Mr. Gaines, OF Wet Viz
gipis, is 3 csndidsts for a place. As fer
the democrats, three OF the four members
that they will select in caucus tomorrow
eight seem to have been sgreed upon.
Two are Messrs CLARK and Understood,
| g )or leader and assistant floor leader,
respectively, for the minority.
Fitzgerald, of New York, a member of
the present committee may be the third
member There Ia some opposition to
F tzgerald because Of his action yesr
ago 10 maintaining the present rules ty
a coalition With the Cannon forces but
his friends urge that be redeemed him
self 10 the last fight and that New York
ought to have place on t1e new CON-
m itse. The other place will probably
90 to the wes'. Mr.. Cox may get the
place. The democrats think that the
south aud the west will be sufficiently
represent d and they want to Put rtp.
rsseutstiVe from the battle ground OF the
next campaign on this important COM
| mittse.
Political observers are still at vsr!-
ance So to the probable effect Of the re.
cent revolution ou t1e Taft legislative
programme. 1t lie admitted by everyone
tbs! tbs regular republicans will have
the responsibility Of the new committee
thiu,t upon them and the responsibility
for legislation 10 large measure. Il is
also admitted tina. recent even ts have
proved that the temper of the Il 1use de-
msuds liberal rules aud more chance t.
discuss legislation before it Is passed. 1t
Is probable that the new rules commit
tee will permit more debate on the TAFT
programme than would have been allow.
ed under the preset committee and a
wider latitude for amendment will BE-
allowed. This ls probably the only
change that will be manifested st this
session OF Congress.
A sudden shit In The stlitud Of the
regulars 10 the House this afternoon
may mean the turning over Of the new
rules COMMITTEES TO the democrats end In
| gents. This would give them control
Of The most important committee 10 the
House and would force upon them re.
sponsibilltlss for legislation. The IN
settled situation in the camp Of the reg
ulsrs and rumors that the insurgents
may be forced by the Cannon men u
Join with the democrats ctu,ed Minority
Lssder CLARK t, postpone the democratic
caucus which had been called for tonight
ID elect the minority members OF the
committee. The democrats will await
fuither Developments before holding
their csu,u'. There seems to be split
10 the regulars camp. A great many
Cannon men ale insisting that the
you 1gsr blood of the H,p,e should be
given a chance on the committee.
The republican csueui for the selec'
ton of six members of the new II 1use
rules committee will be held Thursday