The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-12

House Custom of Pairing
Republicansls Upset by
dwight of New York

= WASHINGTON. Jan. 11-An an
cient custom Of the house of repre-
sentatives, in use for so years. was
overturned today by Representative
Dwight of New York republican when
he instructed the pair clerks at the
| speakers desk to cease pairing repu-
blican. members except under prescrib-
| ed conditions ~ @2~i{Isjj $50
| The move is declared by democrats
and insurgents to be directed against
| the latter and intended to give the or
| ganization additional leverage when
close votes occur. s@G.3 - fr@t -'it
Representative Garner of Texas,
| temporary democratic whip, said that
| Mr.. Dwight had instructed the pair
clerks to make no pairs excepting on
| MIR. Dwight's approval. This Mr..
| Dwight denies, but the upshot of the
| matter was that Mr.. Garner invoked as
a counter move a long buried and
| hitherto unobServed rule of the house
| and members will hereafter be reuuir-
ed to make their pairs in writing at
| the speakers desk. ...l, ~.. er...
I Custom lis Old One. rig
| For a score of years or more it has
| been the house custom to allow pairs
+; at any time without question. The
| almost forgotten rule of the house on
| the subject requires that two MEM
! bers, desiring to. be paired, must an
| nounce such intention at the speakers
| desk. Mr.. Garner, in order to cOun-
| teract the move of Mr.. Dwight, gave
! instructions to the democratic pair
| clerk that no pairs We're to be allowed
! at the desk except in strict accord
J ance with the rule on the subject
| Under the order attributed to Mr.
! Dwight, he would be able to control
| the voting absentees or those desiring
| to be paired, WHICH, it was pointed
out, would not work to the advantage
of the house Insurgents since the re
/ publican whip is working in harmony
with the regulars. 49, ..-......
May Limit Pairing Proposition
! The move of the democrats, if sue
| cessful, may result in greatly limiting
I the proposition of pairing as well as
perhaps multiplying the effort of the re-
| publican regulars to enbarrass the in
surgents. 1t might aid any insurgent,
who, was labOring under official dis
| pleasure and discrimination by enab
/ ling him to arrange 4 pair by going
| to the speakers desk. ~
| Representative Garner pointed out
4 that this move would result in increas-
ing the attendance of the house, as
those members who We're frequently
4 absent and counted always as paired,
| would be compelled to attend and
L i,- lai i'm 6ar tn
them show in the record.
No caucus of the house republicans
on the Ballinger-P inchot committee
has been called, according to the state
nlent of Representative Currier of New
| Hampshire, chairman of the caucus.
/ One may be issued at any time, how
ever, and the insurgents may not. be
| hidden to take part in it.
The democrats will probably caucus
! aii the subject the latter part of the
I week.
1 insurgents Are Invited
1 The joint senate and house republic
team caucus tomorrow night ! in the
! house Of representatives will result in
no fight between regulars and insur-
| gents. Nothing but the selection of
a new republican congressional COM
nittee can be considered under the
caIl and this is not expected to cause
/ more than a mere possible discussion
/ of insurgents of some states from
| which members of the committee are
to be chosen. All insurgents have
/ received the regular notice of the eau
I Gus and will attend.
i Following the secret meeting of the
Il one of their number last night the %
i who were present were loath to dis
! cuss details of what occurred. No
I definite plan for the future has been
| adopted but the recalcitrant republi-
cans say they will await developments
/ with confidence in their ability to meet
| the issue to the satisfaction of them
! selves and of the country at large
! The attitude of the insurgents. on
1 the Ballinier- Pinchot investigation is
still in a nebulous state. All who were
/ interviewed today expressed them
selves as wanting merely fair and
impartial committee and nothing more
Other matters affecting the insurgent
members are in allegiance and moth
/ ing decisive will develop until some
actual occasion of conflict arises.
f. White Slavery Discussed.
p After passing the. army appropria
tion bill carrying $95, 100000 for the
maintenance of the army during the
fiscal year of 1911. the house took up
| today one of the. so-called white
slave bills
Opposition developed to that portion
of the measure reported by the immi-
Icratioy, .lr,y71uaiftoo which makes If q
| felony for any person to assist another
to go from one state tosanother for the
purpose of engaging in Prostitution
1t was contended by Messrs. Bartlett
OF Georgia, Goebel of Ohio and Rich