Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-12
HOUSE REVOLT
REFUSES To
DOWN
ANCIENT CUSTOM is
OVERTURNED IN VAIN
Restrictions on Pairing With
View to Worrying Insurgents
Met by Counter Move Which.
Defeats the Purpose.

lBy Morning journal specraI Leased wirel
Washington, Jan. 11.--An ancient
custom of the house OF representatives
which had been in use fifty years was
overturned today by Representative
Dwight of New York, republican
whip, when he instructed the pair
clerks at the speakers desk to cease
pairing republican members except
under prescribed conditions
The move is declared by democrats
and insurgents to be a move against
the latter and intended to give the or
ganization additional leverage when
close votes occur.
representative Garner Of Texas. the
temporary democratic whip said that
Mr.. Dwight had instructed the pair
clerks to make no pairs excepting on
Dwight's approval. This Mr.. Dwight
denies, but the upshot of the matter
was that Mr. Garner invoked as q
counter move a long buried and hoth-
erto unobserved rule of the house and
members Will hereafter be required to
make their pairs in writing at the
speakers desk.
For a score Of years or more it has
been the house custom to allow pairs
at any time without question. The al |
most forgotten rule of the house re-
quires that two members desiring to
be paired must announce such inten- |
ton at the speakers desk. Repre-
Garner in order to coun-
teract the move of MIR. Dwight gave |
instruction to The democratic pair
ar no ire Ia .I If,,r 4
al the resk except in strict accord
ance with this rule.
Under the order attributed to Mr. |
T light, he would be able to control /
the voting OF aAsentees or those de- 1
string to be paired, 1t was pointed /
out, would not work TO the advantage
Of the house insurgents in case the .
rtpui lean whip is wording IN har- i
nony win the regulars
The move of the democrats, if sue
sessful may result in greatly limiting
the proposition of pairing as well as
perhaps multiplying the effort of the re-
publican regulars to embarrass the
Insurgents. 1t would also. no doubt
lid any insurgent who might be la
1oring under Official displeasure and
discrimination by enabling him to ar
'ange pair by going to the speakers
iesk.
Representative Garner pointed out
hat mis- move would result in increas-
ng the attendance Of the house as
hose members who were frequently
hsent and counted always as paired
would be compelled to attend and ar
ange their pairs in order to have
nom shown on the record.
No caucus Of the lonse republicans
n the BallInger- Pinchot committee
rs cen calleo, ae2 D. ding to TIE state
ncnt of representative Currier. OF I
NeW Hampshire. chairman of the eau
us one may be issued at any time,
However, and the insurgents may or
nay not be hidden to take part in it.
The democrats will probably caucus
n the subject the latter part of the
week.
The joint senate and house repub- {
lean caucus tomorrow night in the !
ouse Of representatives will result
4 no fight between the regulars and c
lsurgents. Nothing but the selection {
I new republican congressional (
ommittee can be considered under +
he call and this rs not expected TO \
ause more than Nmere discussion t
Z insurgents of some states from !
'hich members OF the commit .os are t
Q pc chosen. All insurgents have re- L
eived their regular notices OF the
aucus and will attend. g.
Following the secret meeting of the
epubican insurgents at the home of v
ne of their number last night the %
no were present We're loathe to dis {
uss the details ct W hat occurred No G
ehnite plan for the future has been {
dopted but the recalcitrant republi- I
ans say they will await developments d
18th confidence in their ability 10 e
acct the Issue to Che satisfaction Of
themselves and the country at large. 4
The attitude of the insurgents on s
he Ballinger- Pinchot investigation is v
till in a nebulous state. All who were {
lterviewed today expressed them d
elves as wanting merely a fair and
npartial committee and nothing /
lore
Altogether ,aaitnrs affecting The in