The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-03-25
TRUCE HALTS FIGHT.
HOUSE TAKES RECESS AFTER 20
HOURS OF HosTlL.
tiles.
LEADERS SEEK COMPROMISE
Insurgents Insist Cannon Shall Not
Be Member OF Rules Committee
Both Sides Name conferees In
Hope OF Peace.

Washington, Mar. l9.-The house OF
representatives after more than 26
hours OF unceasing warfare adjourned
after a two-hour recess until noon
today and by a vote OF 164 to $50
postponed the fight over the house
rules until that hour.
Insurgents Are Belliserent
The insurgents were still mistaken
IN their demand that Speaker Can
non be made ineligible for member
ship on the committee Of rules and
that the committee be enlarged to
represent all sections of the country
They claimed a pledged vote Of 33 on
the final position and with the Demo
cratic vote this is more than sufficient.
Republican organization leaders are
working for a compromise agreement
under which Canaon's position may
be saved They have agreed to the
enlargement OF the committee and its
selection in party caucus. They are
pleading that Speaker Cannon be per
mltted to remain on the committee.
Compromise is Probable.
The insurgent conferees are Nor
MS. Hayes. Gardner (Mass) and
Lenroot The organization is repre-
sented by Tawney. Mann. Payne.
Dalzell and Smith Ia).
The latest plan of compromise to be
considered is for the committee on
rules to bring out a privileged reso-
luton charging the committee to ten
MEMBERSHIP Republicans and four
Democrats-to be selected in respec-
tive party caucuses. No mention Is
10 be made OF the ineligibility of the
speaker but II is TO be agreed that
tle speaker is not TO be elected by
the Republican caucus as a member of
tie committee.
Representative Tawney of Mime
sofa chairman of the house commit
tee on appropriations, has taken con-
troll of the situation for the regulars.
Vote Without Prejudice TO Cause.
These insurgents voted for a recess
without prejudice 10 their cause.
They are Davidson of Wisconsin. Fish
OF New York. Gardner OF Massachu-
setts. Good Of Iowa. Hayes OF Califor.
MIA. Hinshaw of Nebraska. Kendall OF
Iowa. Kinkaid OF Nebraska. Miller
S,eenerson and Volsted of Minnesota:
Fckett and Woods OF Iowa. and Pray
O. Montana.
They announced TO Tawney that
iley would continue to vote for the
elimination Of Cannon from the com
mittee on rules and its enlargement
thar Il might be representative.
The vote for postponement OF the
speakers ruling on the point OF order
made by Dalzell against the Norris
resolution until today. taken on mo-
ton OF Gaines of West Virginia. was
i6l ayes TO $50 nays This ended the
present filibuster.
Cannon Ready to Rule.
Speaker Cannon had announced his
readiness TO rule. II is understood
be Is TO rule against the right OF
privilege claimed by Norris for his
resolution changing the rules. Should
ne conference fail to reach an annie
able agreement IL is possible the
speaker may rule in favor of the
privileges of the resolution and throw
Y into the house for action.
Insurgents Claim Majority OF 20.
The fight broke more critical for
the speaker than at the opening OF the
contest. The incoming trains brought
many absentees, but their roundup
and poll showed that under the most
favorable circumstances the speaker
vas beaten by four votes. The in
surgent leaders claim their majority
VIII be nearly twenty. Tawney and
Smith OF Iowa began work on the
compromise plans. They sought out
Norris, Nelson. Cooper of Wisconsin.
hayes OF California, and Gardner of
massachusetts,. with peace sugges-
tons.
Iawney conceded to the insurgent
leaders the enlargement of the com
mlttee to ten or fifteen members, but
Vas not willing to grant the elimina-
uon OF the speaker as chairman or
member Of the committee. He in
sisted also that the members OF the
committee be elected at representa-
i've party caucuses. The regular lead
eTs went so far as TO intimate that
Speaker Cannon would not be elected
oy a Republican caucus to the new
Vommittee on rules. but they would
uot 20 to the extent of Offering Speak.
" Cannon open affront by specifically
denying him the privilege OF serving
on the committee.
Al this point the conference ended.
'ae insurgents being unwilling to
consider any compromise that did not
nhally eliminate Cannon. Following
'hls the insurgents met In their first
caucus for over a month and decided
On procedure. There had been no
prier agreement on the Norris resolu.
uon Few knew Norris contemplated
us attack Champ Clark and Under
WOOD, Democratic leaders. were made
aware OF 1t less than twelve hours be-
.ore the resolution was introduced
IVY insurgent and Democrat rallied nj
we hrst sign OF conflict. and they
we're standing as a unit when adjourn.
mont was taken.