The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-12
NEW MOVE OF REGULARS
TO BLOCK INSURGENTS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-An ancient
custom OF the house OF representatives
overturned today by Representative
Dwight of New York. Republican whip.
when he instructed the pair clerks ut the
speakers desk 20 cease pairing Repub
NcaD members except under prescribed
conditions.
The move is declared by Democrats
and insurgents 10 be move against the
latter. and intended 10 give the orgauiza-
tion additional leverage when close votes
occur.
Representative Garner OF Texas. tenn
porary Democratic whip. said that Mr..
Dwight had instructed the pair clerbs 70
make no pairs excepting on DwiGhts ap-
proNsl.
This Mr. Dwight denies. but the upshot
OF the matter was that Mr.. Garner in
Noked as n counter move q long buried
aud hitherto unobscrved rule OF the house,
and members wili hereafter be required
"a make their pairs in writing at the
speakers desk.
For a score OF years or more it has
been the house custom 70 allow pairs at
any time without question. Tho almost
forgotten rule Of the house on the subject
requires that two members, desiring to
be paired, must announce sucn intention
at the speakers desk. Representative
Garner In order 10 countcract the move
OF Mr. Dwight. gave instructions TO the
Democyatic pair clerk that no pairs were
To he allowed at the desk except In strict
accordance with The rule on the sub
icct
Under the order attributed 10 Mr..
Dwight he would he able 70 control tho
voting absentees or those desiring TO be
paired. which. il was pointed ont. would
not work 10 the advantage oi the house
insurgents since the Republican whip is
working in harmony with the regulars.
May Restrict Pairing.
The move OF the Democrats. ii success
ful, may result In greatly limiting the po-
sition of pairing as well as perhaps nulli-
Tying the effort Of the Republican regu-
lars to cmharrass the insurgents. II
would also. no doubt. aid any iusurgcnt
who might be laboring under official dis
pleasure and discrimination, by enabling
him to arrange a pair by Goins TO the
Representative Garner pointed ont that
this move would result IN increasing the
attendance of the house. as those MEM
bers who were frequently absent and
counted always as paired. would be com.
PEELED 10 attend and arrange their pairs
in order 10 have them show in the rec
ord
No caucus OF the house Republicans on
the Balliuger- Pinchot committee has been
called. according To the statement Of
REPRESENTATIVE CurrIer OF New Hamp-
shire. chairman Of the caucus. One may
be issued at any time, however. and the
insurgents may or may not be biddCu TO
take part I'm II.
The Democrats will probably caucus on
the subject the latter part of the week.
The luint senate aud the house RcpuO-
lican caucus tomorrow night In the house
and insurgents, Nothing but the selec
don of a new Republican congressional
committee can be considered under the
call, and this Is NOT expected 70 cause
more than mere possible discussion OF
Insurgents Of some states from which
mcmbers OF rho committee are TO be-
chosen All insurgents have received the
regular notices OF the caucuscs and will
attend.
Following the secret meeting Of the Re
publican Insurgents at the home Of one
Of their number lasJ night. rbe twenty
two who were present were loath 10 dis
cnss details, of what occurred. No def
mite plan for the future has beer adopted,
but the recalcltrant Republicans say they
will await developments with confidence
In their ability TO meet the ISSUE 10 the
satisfaction OF themselves and OF the
country al large
The attitude Of the insurgents on the
Rallinecr- Pinchot Investigation is still In
a ucbulous state All who were Inter-
viewed TODAY expressed themselves 3s
wanting merely a flir and impartial com.
mittrc and nothing moro,
Other matters affecting the jnsurgent |
members are i'm abcyance. and nothing
decisive VIII develop until some actual
occasion of conflict arises.