Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-15
Urges Prompt Enactment Of Stringent Laws to
Save Our Forests and Other National Resources
THE Dove Of Peace Is Now lowering
Over the Little Band Of Insurgents.
INSURGENTS WEAKENING

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE dove of
peace succeeded in getting reasonably
near 4 perch today on the field occu-
pied by the warning Republican fac
tions of the House, after that much
sought bird had been repeatedly fright
ened away from the scene by the clam
or of the contending participants.
When Hayes of California. the medi-
atOr for the "Insurgents, returned to
the House after one of his frequent
calls upon President Taft. the news cir
Et61ated rapidly that a truce had been
arranged and more or less permanent
peace in the Republican ranks was
about to be announced.
This was considered as confirmed
when a statement was issued from the
White House and another was issued
by Dwight, the Republican whip, an
nouncing the details of the armistice
The peace pronunciamento proved pre-
mature, however. for Hayes, between
numerous conferences with his asso-
GATES. announced that no agreement
had been reached and that the mat
ter would go over until tomorrow.
At this juncture the "InsurgentS,'
gathered in the room of Gardner of
Massachusetts, issued another state
mert saying that an understanding
had been reached" The statement
which was given out by Hayes, fol-
lows:
ct is true that an understanding has
been reached that we shall attend the
caucus about to be held for the choice
of the Republican members of the in
vestigating committee. The question
of future conferences, however, is one
on which there has been no agreement.
IN fact. | had no authority from my
associates to enter into that question.
OF course, this agreement in no way
affects the issue as to the present sys-
tenn of control of the House of Repre-
sentatives.'
HAYES was asked if the word I'VE
used in his statement meant the IN
surgents" in the House. He replied
that it did and that all of the "lnsur-
gents" concurred in the statement.
The Democrats of the House an
nounced today that they would hold
a caucus saturday night to name the
minority members of the committee
to investigate the Ballinger-Flnchot
affair. Obey James of Kentucky, Stay
den of Texas and Palmer of Pennsyl-
yauia were mentioned as possible nom
inees. They insist upon their right TO
name the minority members OF tle
committee and if the majority de-
clines to allow it there is prospect OF
a Democratic-Republ "lnsurgeht
alliance llDon the question.
The insurgents" say they are con
tending merely for fair committee
and care not who are it's members.
Washington. Jan. 14.-Rep. John
Dwight of New York, the Republican
whip of the House, stated today that
an agreement had been reached be-
tw cen the regulars and the insurgents
whereby the latter would attend the
party caucus on selection of the Bal
lingcr-P inchot investigation committee
and would abide by the result
Later the following statement was
given out by President Taft:
1t has been agreed between the reg
ular Republicans and the so-called In
surgerts, represented by Mr.. Dwight
on the one hand and Mr. Hayes on the
other, after conferences with the
President, that q caucus should be held
to pass upon the question of the COM
mittee in the interior department IN
yestiCatiun, with the assurance that
the Insurgents If they came into the
caucus would be treatde fairly and
that 4 committee of acknowledged I'M
partiality would. be appointed. A fur
Their agreement was foreshadowed that
cai,ruses should be held from time to
time to which all elected as Republic
cans should be invited TO take up the
various measures recommended by the
administration as performances of
party pledges. the subject of each eau
Gus to be announced in advance.
Representative Dwight. the Rcpubll-
can whip in the House. gave out
statement concerning the reported I'M
Outstanding between the regulars ana
insurgents as follows
1.-The questions of the past have been
forgotten The tariff bill is no longer a
matter for discussion. The Speaker
ship fight is ended The question of the
rules is not now an issue. We are con-
fronted with the problem of redeemlng
the pledges of the Republican party to
the people.
Last Friday there was vote in
This House which caused 4 Republican
division
Dwight here referred to the vote on
the Norris amendment taking the APP
pointmcrt of the Ballinger-Pinchot in
vestigating committee from Speaker
canton and placing it with the House
itself,
THAT was a matter of no conse-