Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10
Republican Caucus Will
Decide the Issue in
the House.
NOT GIVEN ANY VOICE
"ProgreSSives" in Senate Are
in For Harpooning, Also,
1t Seems.

Washington, Jan. lot was said
in the house today Dwight of New
York, republican whip, had taken the
names of the so-called insurgent re-
publican congressman off the list of
representatives to whom he regularly
sends notices demanding their at
tendance at times of division.
Lets House Choose Own way.
The senate committee on public
lands today amended it's resolution
providing for the Ballinger-Pinchot
house the method of selecting it's
membership of the committee.
Left to Caucus.
Washington, Jan. 10-The power Of
the party caucus will be invoked in the
house In an effort to suppress the re-
volt of the insurgents. The leaders
. decided today that whenever the in.
surgents as a body differ with the ma
jority a caucus shall determine the
party course.
VIII Fight Back.
Washington. Jan. 10.-The effect of
letters of the republican congressional
were without the pale, SO far as con-
Germs the support of the committee
in the coming congressional elections,
was to bring out emphatic statements
from the insurgent leaders in favor of
fighting back. Congressman Hayes of
California and Norris of Nebraska are
quoted as declaring in favor OF Wig
orous fight.
Significant Letter Read.
Washington. Jan. 10-SenatoT Dick
caused TO be read in the senate today
letter signed by Senators Cummins,
LaFollette, Clapp and Bristow com
mending LaFollette's secretary,
Colonel John J. Hannah, to western
editor as qualified to write news on the
present situation from the standpoint
of progressive republicans
Congressional Committee in Line.
Washington. Jan. 1O-The republi
can congressional committee will op-
pose to the full extent of its power
the principle of insurgency and will
advocate the nomination and election
of regular and loyal republicans"
This declaration, which removes all
doubt of the attitude of the committee
and must silence all denials that it is
flooding the mails with material in
tended to defeat those members Of
the republican party who have the fe-
me ity to oppose Cannonism, is quoted
from a statement prepared by the
committee and issued with the hope
that it will be published.
Comedies Right to Opinion.
The committee, according to tile
statement. comedies the right and
privilege of individual opinion and its
expression, but maintains with the
president that there must be party
solidarity if the best legislation and
administration is to be attained"
The committee claims that it IS
within Its province to distribute hit
erature upholding the principles and
policies of the republican party, sup
porting the president and his admin
istration and giving facts concerning
completed and proposed legislation"
1t also proposes to "criticise and con-
denim those who oppose the admins
tration and the acts of the party and
those who aid and give comfort to
such opponents
Imbodied in the statement is an ar
gument advanced by the committee 70
"refute the claims of insurgents who
voted against the tariff bill and who
continue to assert that the tariff was
not revised in accordance with the re-
publican pledges"
Senator Ignorant Dishonest.
Paying it's respects to "a prominent
insurgent senator" the committee de-
clares his assertions ''that higher
prices are due to the tariff" are made
because he is grossly ignorant or
maliciously dishonest