The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-23
insurgents Will Not Be
Represented on Rules
Committee.
.CAUJCUSES CALLED
BY BOTH PARTIES
Probable Personnel Of Republican
Membership Cannon Not
Taking Any Part in De-
velopments-Bitter Per-
sonal Attack Made in
House on Speaker.

sonal Attack Made in
House on Speaker.
washington. D. c.. March 22-
Through the maze OF speculation re-
gardng the probable personnel OF the
enlarged Rules Committee OF the
House was developed to-day a slate
for Republican membership in that
body. Several conferences were held.
and as result 1t is understood that
1 the members Of the committee may be
selected on geographical basis. The
tentative slate is divided. into groups,
out of which the leaders expect one
each to be chosen. The groups fol-
low:
Dalzcll of Pennsylvania.
Smith. Of iowa.
Mccall or Lawrence. OF Nlassachu-l
sets, or j. Sloat Fassett, OF New York.
Boute1l. of Illinois, or Longworth, Of
Ohio.
Young Of Michigan, or stevens. Of
Minnesota.
Smith. of California, or Hawley. OF
oregon, or Howell. OF Utah.
From this slate the ak Republican
members of the committee of ten may
be selected at the Republican caucus
tomorrow night. This list of prob
able selections does not include sim
gle Insurgent Republican.
ponY by esaskS 5bef m
lly. Stalwart Regular Republican mem
bership can the Rules Committee trans
act any really effective business They
contend that the Insurgents made a
| mistake in fixing the membership of
| the committee at ten, instead of some
odd number: that It plainly made i'm
possible the inclusion of any Insurg-
| ent Republican,.
Too Much Power for Insurgents.
| 1t was said by the Regular Republi..
leans that to permit the Inclusion OF
an Insurgent as one of the six would
Speaker has enjoyed, In that ne ouid
4 doubtless consult his Insurgent col-
leagues on every move. and that the
/ Regulars would have to agree with
him. or else leave the committee sub
t ject to a tie vote OF five to five In
/ case the Insurgent chose TO vote with
the four Democrats; who Sl1oa, are =, to, Z, ,,I, be
\ Most of the Insurgents dlsavow any
desire for specific representation OF
4 their branch OF the party.
About ten Insurgents signed the cal!
| for the Republican caucus. Several
lfailed to sign. although they probably
/ will attend the caucus. They We're
Murdock. Norris. Lenroot. Lndbergh
and Cooper
4 caucus will be onesnf the most impor-
sEtant party conferences held in many
4 Years Upon Its agreemen VIII IN
@Ilarge measure depend the future con-
1.-THE House. A split In the caucus, It
j was said. would menace the work o
4 the session. and every man OF influence
lin the Republican party was beading
,Ihs efforts to-day to bring about mar
monE.
\ Cannon In DacKErOund.
i Speaker Cannon Is not, for the pres
4 ent at least. taking any leading or
dominating part In the proceedings OF
lthe House. nor is he talking at all for
u publication about his attitude on the
! subject.
1 From source very near the Speaker
Hit was learned to-day that the Speaker
1 felt that the majority. which had taken
now now i, responsible a for legislative and
! other matters. and that i might be
poor taste for him to make sugges-
! ton or to attempt to have anything
to do with the directing OF affairs. the 9
4 talking he preferred to leave to the
i'N' : bitter Pcrsonnl Attack.
i One OF the most bitter personal at at
tacks upon Speaker cannonthIs hsf ore oae
( adjournment to-day by Mr.. Shackel-
I ford, of Missouri, !.
4 am not talking ab9pt Gannonisn1, rl5 anisT
!. shouted Mr.. sh%ackelfo % d.. lookans olsa :, !
non non Who occupied seat on the Re.
a nublican side. II am talking about
Cannon"
Nj. Prince. OF Illinois. who wa, was pre- !
8 nansinn nppropriation n BILL raped the
4 Missouri member to order, whereupon
& Mr.. Shaokleford changed his Language
Fl saving: II am talking about the gen
|tleman from Illinois, the Hoh. Josep ft
a = AZ Cato had ended all his speeches
$l3by& declaring that Carthage must Q 9
N destroyed. Mr.. Shackleford SAID, SO % Tor
years he had been declarlng thae = ponnh Gnt,-
& |llicanism and representative govern
Il ment in America werc to live.
"Come on Murdoch. let US tight y
out on the principles that lie at the
Il ed Mr.. shackleford in tragic tones
gestculnting as though defying the
EIpowers he was opposinE.
h Mr.. Shack leford cited instances OF
II rulings OF the Speaker In retuslng 70
Il in his place to make reply. but Re-
publicans near him urged him not to
II do So and he gave IN; ],
Z at times Mr.. Shackletoru attempted !, q Q
Ito mimic the voice Of the Speaker IN
4 declaring that members We're not en-
He insisted that the bill to pension
members OF the State militia organlza-
tons that took part -, n the GH11 y ,,a,.e Mae
; been passed. had 1t not been for tn
!, influence OF Mr., Cannon in preventing
!. liz consideration on the floor Of tho
/, house.