The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19

way of compromise The regulars
were quite willing yesterday to agree
70 the eniaI cement of the committee
from three 10 ten as proposed by the
allies. hut they insisted tina; the
Speaker should be chairman of that
committee as a4e is chairman of
the old. The insurgents and the
democrats on the other hand. de-
ciared the Speaker should not only
reiinquish the Craftsmanship of the
committee bat he should esfaee htna-
y self from the committee altogether.
This humiliation OF their leader
Was tho much Tor tho Cannonttes to
y swallow. and they declared to-day.
as sturdiiy rs they did last night,
that before they would allow such
iadignits npan the Speaker they HnAld
GO down with him to defeat. The
utmost concession they would es,ree
to was that Uncle Joe" should be
given strong hint after being elect
I'd to the cha i-sfa+a sasAtp al the-eofil-
msttee that the ms uhership would ac-
Il ctpt his resignation from the posl-
fien Ii he cared to hand II in. and
that he was TO be allowed either TO
stick or leave as he chose.
He'd stick as sure as shooting,
declared the allies, SO we won't agree
10 the plan
Mutual Yielding.
MFR sesston that lasted HntlI
es1r}s. morning, the Regulars conced'
res thtir defeat 80 far as the enlarge.
menf III. the rules committee IL con.
caTsed. On their side, the Insurgents
consented 10 the abandonment of the
plans for the geographical division OF
the country into groups of State
which should select the mem bers of
the rules committee.
Both they and the Democrats were
ready to accent n Huies- committed III
ten. six Of ssh.sm si,euid ise seierted
ny INC majority caucus and four ~
the minority. In the event of thAS
8 plan geing through, e was the an
would have two rnemtters on iht
rommittee Of rules, Representative
i Norris Of Nebraska. and Gardner. al
s MaSsac husetts. With this arrange
nfenf In effe't the Insurgents agree(
10 go back into the Republican eau
Gus rtaerVlag their rights Ia disagree,
from the mandates Of the caucus $,
far as iegislatl II is concerned
Conference Ends.
The conference enccd with nothing
areoIn plishsd. Following its terminal
tion the Insurgents Withdrew to tn
committee room of Mr.. Gardner Il
order To try 70 reaci an agreement oi
what they would tsemand In tn
House.
The rumor MAS rife about the cap
tel shortly lfefore noon that tn
Concentration" had secured enough
setes ia win with the vote af Spcake
Cannon. hut this WAS streunousiy dc
MED ks the insurgents.
The Regulars are rttst:i4 tiisappeffit
ed pFer the failure 10 compromis
and when they rame out OF the tbm
.4.x. A..
they hadn't Eirpl fer . week
Martin Resolution.
4 resolution by Representative Mar
tin, Republican. Of South Dakota
Regular. providing for the propoae'
committee cf ten was made the hasi
~ to-dag's negotiation, after II ha'
been decided last night that some 6
Its provisions were acceptable al
around AS prepared by Mr.. Martil
Ii Was silent on the question ~ tn
speakers memhershIp in the commit
tee on rules, merely providing ina
the committee should select It's ewi
chairman. To-day. Martin carrie
into the conference new section
providing:
That after March 5. 1alI tthe ex
piration OF Cannon's present term a.
speaker. !. the speaker snail not b.
eiigihie to membership on the com
mittee on rules"
The Insurgents, agreeing that thi
section would refer only TO succeed
Ing congresses which this congr, 3
-annoi control. took the ground tina
II left Speaker Cannon with the YER
3sfsassf- tises-ssasre wHHfsff TAX
away.
Mr.. Cannon himself rejected Nh
compromise measure waen il was sub
U mitfed TT him early to-day, regardin
II as offering an indignity IL the posi-
Il ton which he holds.