The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-22
House Passes Quiet Day
AfterSaturd day s Great
Eruption.
REGULARS TENDER
THE OLIV VE BRANCH
Many Of the Insurgents Still
smarting Under Cannon's
Taunts, but Even They Are
softened by Partial Re-
traction Another Out
break Still Probable.

I
break Still Probable. # IS
| Washington, D. G., March 21.-Thof
House passed through Its first day of
business following the great eruption
OF last week with remarkable quietude,
and to- night when adjournment came
.here was an air of calnness and amfty
prevailing that to the observers 4 of
events in the past week was almost I'M
believable Peace appeared near, and
thlss notwithstanding that less than
ten days distant there Is the selection
OF q new Rules Committee to be UNDER,
taken, with all its embarrassing con-
plications. s.
There were elements that contributed
to to-day's pacifcation. The Dcno-
Gratis, satisfied with the situation as
y LETT them after the four days OF thcf5
flerce strife were content to let matt
ters drift for a. while.
The Regular Republicans realizing
from the outbursts In the press from
various Insurgents over the Saturday
night speech of Speaker Cannon, when
ne called them "cowardly members,''
1hat party harmony was to be gained
only by the most diplomatic tender OF q
the olive branch, were most adroit lii
their relations to-day with their Ins,ir-
gent brethren.
That division of the Insurgents which
voted for the ousting of Speaker Cans
non from the speakership was eml-
nently satisfied today withl;its effort,
and, like the Democrats, willing to lot
things drift quietly.
One Df.cordnnt Note.
The score or SO the Insurgents who
had voted for the retention Of the
Speaker in the chair, only to be reward-i
ed with q withering blast from the
Speaker. supplied the only discordants
note. They reached the Capitol In u.
decidedly wrathfu1 and militant frame
of mind. Several OF them, 4 Ike Repre-
sentative Norris. of Nebraska; Madison.
of Kansas; Hayes, OF California and,
| two or three others. spared no words.
in Noicing theirsi nd dignation4at the watsss
tho situation affected them f fss
Two or three OF them talked loudly
of continued warfare, of further I'll gfits
upon the rules Of the House. upon
Speaker Cannon. upon the Regulars IN
the selection of the new Rules Commit
tee, and along other lines OF insur-
gency. But Notwithstanding their loud
cries of renewed rebellion, they were
met on all sides BY smiles and concll-
iatory words from the Regulars.
Not tho least influence in producing
a.sortTof general air of for giveness was 4
the wo I'd that came directly from the +
room of Speaker Cannon to the effect
that the Speaker had moderated inshis
attitude toward the men. he had de-
nounceH Saturday ght, and there was
almost q certainty that the Speaker
had been misqlloted in his remarks, !, or
of that kind.
One gof the strongest OF the days
tendencies toward peace was the nomi-
nation Of Majority Leader Payne for
a place on the new Rules Committee
by Representative Norris. 4 he leader of
the Insurgents and author of the reso u
luton which precipitated the recent
war. Representative Norris said that
as Minority Leader Clark was 4 q bes
n member OF the committee, he be-
lieved Mr.. Payne also should be on the
committee. "a m
Rancor Disappears. s
Half of the House app eared to find
humorous In the situation,
and the bitterness and rancor OF tile 4
past few days appeared gradually to
Whether it has In 1T a ny h
greater significance than that Of a D
more incident of one Legislative day
cannot be foretold s{
The Republican caucus on the sselec-S
tion OF tho new Rules Committee, 1t
was announced by Representative
Currler. chairman Of the Republican
caucus. would probnb bly, be held Satur-
day night. M Ess4
I Nearly all the Insurgents. both those
who vot ed for and against the 3Speak kcrs
last Saturday, announced that they in-
tended to enter the caucus. Repre- SEM
tatlve Hayes, and one or two 9th ers.i a
early in tho day declared they would s
not, under any circumstances, enters&
the caucus unless they had assurances
as to who the new members OF the E
committee would he and that they
would be men satisfactory to the ln-s6
sursents. sss sos fjsss5 855 vi ~
Many of tho Regular Republicans
the opinion that the sIn,11
should he repre- sented on g
Rules Committee, few. but only y Ms
few, asserted that they should not
said they would hold no 'ssss NJ
meeting before the Republican ca uc,ss,
Il they had anything to say. hey 81
.houglit there was no need OF IT.
The psmocrats through Aiinorts,s
leader Champ Clark, acting for their 3
caucus. chairman, Representative@Gl CLAY. ii
heir caucus on the Rules COMMITTEE ~
1uestion for next Wednesday nj ghs
Three OF their selections are sure
10 Representatives Champ Il tcla rIl, Q { s3s
IHitzSerald, of New orll. and Ss
Underwood, Of Alabama. Nothing bur
Of sentiment Is expected In
ha Democratic meeting. 8
Some of the eEconlmttteesfh hcEa EanTNorlt s
Igainf to-Clay, land hv vlto-morroW II! WAS gSs
,xpected the ,grtRding out Il Of legisla Il,
lon.I including the measures s Enf Presi- M
lent Taft, again wi he In fnll swing q
"yaporlnEa Of Old sinn's sltnd,'s.
Washington, D. q, March
Cannon's speech before the
Illinois Republican Association last
saturday night, In which he called tho s
who voted against the
'urleson resolnt ion a lot OF Coward
IN old mans mind. emphat ticalls de-
lared Representative y Norris, af Sc
,raska, to-slay.
#.It trepresented. z he sal IA. IT he sta
nents OF n sentle old man who Ixsa #
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