Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-16
MIGHT AVERT FIGHT
Concessions From House
Rules Committee Wanted.
SEVERAL PLANS OFFERED
Remedy Proposed by Minority Lead.
er Clark Discussed.

Inc projected fight on the rules. which
was expected TO break out in the House
next week. may be avoided by concession.
on the part of the rules committee. Afte,
Lively session today. in which the adj
fisapiiity OF reporting a rule based or
that proposed by Minority Leader Clara
was freely discussed. the committee al.
!ourned TO meet later in the day ID decid
the question
Mr. Clark's proposed amendment &c
me rules would make il possible Tor one
ihelnoer OF the House TO give notice tina
ne would demand the DISCHARGE OF e
committee. After week had ELAPSED
such motion would be in order any
Monday after the completion of ths
unanimous consent calendar
SherIey Demands action.
Representative Sherley. democrat. OF
Kentucky. addressed the committee TO.
day in support of his proposed rule de
signed to prevent 'smothering" measure.
in committee
II am frank to say" said Mr.. Sherley
that unless this committee takes SONS
action OF this matter ] stall act I de-
not intend 10 allow the few renainIn.
days o. The session to sin by plrhou,
ANYTHING being done"
think the gentleman Il. very precipi-
tate . about this matter: replied Repre-.
"A
OF the committee. The gentleman has
been absent for some weeks, and ye hav,
had no time to hear him, and now he
PROPOSES to take drastic and summary
action
Representative Sherley has Just return.
ed from his state after a primary cam.
palgn, IN which he was renomina;ed for
Congress.
Sherley Retorts to Smith.
IF / wanted to, I might reply in kind
by saying that the gentleman from
iowa also has been absent" replied
Mr. Sherley, who added that he had
asked the committee for hearings or
TWO different occasions, and also had
addressed the House on the subject.
The committee then went into ex.
ecutive session to consider the resolu-
tions dealing with subjects which have
been offered by Representatives Sher-
le.. Clark of Missouri, Fish OF New
York and others.
In explaining what his proposed rule
would accomplish Mr.. Sherley told the
that II would enable a ma
jority Of the House to call a measure
from a hostile committee and consider
it on the floor. He cited the case OF
the eight-hour labor bill as evidence
of the need of such a rule. He said
this bill had been in committee through
several Congresses, and was still In
committee.
Leaders Disposed to Yield.
After the adjournment OF the rules COM
mittee a conference of republican lead
ers was held, In which Speaker Cannon.
Majority Floor Leader Payne and Chair
man Dalzell of the committee partic-
pated.
Ii Is said that Mr.. Dalzell and other re-
publican members of the committee are
disposed to accept some sort of a rule
to meet the conditions sought to be REM
edied.
II is said they recognize that unless
they agree to a proposition with the demo-
cratic members of the committee the
,om bined democratic and 'insurgent'
republican vote on the floor would be
.uficient to put through a measure prob
ably more radical in it's terms than a
rule.
The democrats were confident that tn.
clark resolution with a few changes in
would be reported.
Mr. Dalzell. when asked following the
morning session about a possible agree /.
nent, said: Il can't say about that.
There is nothing tangible yet in that d.
ection.