Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16
RIGID RULE IN PROSPECT
Loss of Salary Threatened for Alb
sence Without Leave.
SEQUEL TO THE THR0WDOWN
Success of Insurgents and Democrats
Yesterday in Recommitting Leg
islative Appropriation Bill.

Stay on the job or get docked a days $
wages"
This is the ultimatum to the truant
members of the House which the republi-
can leaders are considering today. The
Crisp rules, which provided that penalty
for absenteeism, may be invoked again,
and the rules and precedents are being
looked up.
AS result of the throwdown of the reg
ulars by the 'insurgent' republicans and
democrats and the taking of their candy
away from them last night the House
leaders are as mad today as a lot of
wet hens They were going around wear
ing an expression of face which sug-
gested that they could bite ten-penny
nail in two.
Consultation of the roll calls of pro-
longed session last night revealed to the
leaders today that exactly sixty republic
can members abSented themselves from
the House after O'Clock yesterday with
out leave of absence. or, what Is more
important, without being paired.
Uncle Joe Sarcastic.
And there wasn't even the excuse of
a base ball game being on said Uncle
Joe Cannon this morning, as he savagely
bit off an inch and half of a big black
cigar and glared around at Busbey as
if II were his fault
This habit of leaving the House when
the Stock Exchange closes will have to
stop, it is said, for the insurgents and
democrats don't keep stock exchange
hours Most of the latter come from
sections where folks don't shut up shop
and put up the front shutters till supper
time. which is Z O'Clock.
Consequently they were on hand yes
terday evening and put one over on
the leaders BY recommitting the legisla-
tive appropriation bill In vain did the
House whip call up the hotels. apart
Eent houses and clubs during the prog
ress oS the roll calls. Members glibly
promised to attend and then went calmly
on with their game of bridge or their con-
templated motor ride osssMsatsgeEsselse
they had on the tapis. Nary a one
showed up.
Rule Under Speaker Crisp.
The rule put into effect when Crisp was
Speaker TO compel attendance by docking
the absentees' salaries proved ve,-y ef-
fective To be sure, there were Indignant
protests from the members, but all the
same, after the heartless sergeant-at-
arms had shipped of bit of salary sew
eral times, il was noted that members
would find time to make arrangements
with the whip of the House before de-
parting from the Capitol, and put in a
formal application for leave.
The insurgents and democrats are hop
ing that the leaders will come across
with the contemplated proposition. 1t
would involve a change of the rules. they
say, and they are just existing from day
TO day in the hope and with the fervent
prayer that the majority will open up
the question of changing the rules.
What they will do to such a PROPOSE
tion in the way of amendment of the
rules in general will be a caution they
say, as they rub their hands in glee at
the thought.
Hardest of Jobs.
Pity the sorrows of a poor old regular
these parlous times. Running the House
of Representatives is harder. it is said,
Than operating a big plant with fourteen
different kinds of labor organizations on
the job.
The temper OF the leaders was shown
at the outset of the session today John
Dwight. the republican whip, made the
point of no quorum and a call of the
House was ordered. The doors were
closed 10 prevent the escape of those
present and the serSeant-at-arms was
directed 10 bring in the absentees.
This means business" said Mr.
Dwight. Members will have TO come
10 the House and attend to the public
business and n quorum will he insisted