The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21

selection of this new rules committee wal
of secondary consideration in the tall
heard today as to whether the war with
in the ranks of the republican party wa
to continue or not.
! The legislative programme in Congress
was scarcely mentioned at ALL except IL
connection with the probable delay !
will encounter before the political all
has become sufficiently clarified to &c
ahead with legislation. 1t was generally
recognized that there must be restored
some sembance of Notwithstanding II
the form of truce II ultimate peace
cannot be had-before Congress can pro-
coed with the calm and conscientious con-
sideration of the important measures now
before 1t.
Every important administration meas
ure is halted just where 1t stood last
"Wednesday when the preliminary sklrm-
ish of the long-drawn battle was begun.
Necessarily all work was thrown ruth
lessly aside when the great conflict on
the floor of the House began.
A republican high In the councils OF
the party and of eminent political judg-
ment, gave it as his opinion today that
the worst was now over In republican
strife and that permanent peace Woulo
shortly ensue.
The party In the House Is more united
now than for a long time, he SAID
There will be no disposition to abuse
the insurgent members, but on the con-
tIary an effort to conciliate them.
II make a guess that the congressional
committee will from this time forward
LEND its aid to the election of those men
who yesterday stood by the party, ana
every effort will be made to secure their
return to Congress
Cannon and Cannonism
What about the issue of Cannon and
Cannonism?" was asked.
THAT is going to be taken care of, and
you can count upon it, was the reply.
ut is a good prediction TO make that
Speaker Cannon will announce long De-
fore the campaign for the election of a
new Congress begins that he will not
again be candidate for speaker.
Where then, will be the issue you
speak of? 1t will not exist. 1t is upon
this basis that the warning elements OF
the republican party can be most easily
brought together and that is what is 60
ing to happen
This republican believed the effect of the
battle of last week will be advantageous
to all administration legislation now in
Congress. He expressed the opinion that
both sides in the divided republican ranks
would now stand solidly for the Taft pro-
gramme, and that the party pledges
would be fully redeemed.
III the meantime, all the various con-
lectures of party seers must await the
verdict of time. All sides are resting, If
only from the sheer exhaustion of the
great struggle from which t ey have just
emerged. Tomorrow the bedraggled ranks
will be reformed.
Much depends on whether the insur
gents who lined up and prevented the
crushing of Speaker Cannon and his GUST
ing from the chair. only to be rewarded
last night with denunciation at the speak
ers hands, can be plaeated, or whether,
in the course of coming events. they may
be made to feel further resentment and
thus driven into further and more relent-
less rebellion.
Second Attack May Come
II was even stated today by prominent
member of the House that a second as
sa ult might occur upon the speaker to,
remove him from the speakership, and it
was pointed out that the insurgents who
stood by the speaker might next time be
lie aiding the fight to down him. A motion
to declare the speakership vacant is in
order at any time In the House, and this
member believed that the precedent for
its use, established yesterday might be
invoked at any time the situation seemed
to warrant 1t.
There was talk today also of a further
attack upon the House rules, now that
big entering wedge has been inserted. al
though it was doubted generally whether
this would be expedient from a political
standpoint or necessary for the present
for any reason.
The appointment of all the committees
OF the House by the House itself, instead
of by the speaker. is spoken of as the
next move Of the reformers of the rules.
but as the taking of this action would
entirely disorganize the House, if made at
this time. it is not likely to be consid-
cred before the beginning of the next
Congress-