The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-17
TRUANT MEMBERS
AREUN.DERH0Tf|R
Congressman Have Incurred
Deep Displeasure ofthc
Leaders.
RIGID RULE in PROSPECT
Loss Of Salary Threatened fol
Those Absent Without
Leave.
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RIGID RULE IN PROSPECT

Washington, March 1s--"stay or,
the Job Of get dooked days wages"
This is the ultimntum to the truant
members OF tho House which tho Re-
publican leaders are considering to.
day. The Crisp rules. which provided
that penalty for abscntceism, may be
invoked again, and the rules ana pre-
Rcedents are being looked up.
AS result Of the throwdown OF the
regulars by the "Insurgent" Republt-
cans and Democrats and the taking VI
their candy away from Thorn last
night, the House leaders are as mad
to-day as a lot OF wet hens. They
were going around wearing an ex-
preston OF face which suggested that
they could bite o ten-penny nail In
two.
consultation OF the roll calls OF pro-
longed session last night revealed to
the leaders to-day that exactly sixty
Republican members absented thenl-
selves from the House after o'clock
yesterday without leave Of absence. or.
WHAT'S more important, without being
paired.
Upclc Joe Sarcastic.
And there wasn't even the excuse
OF q baseball game being on" said
Uncle Joe Cannon this morning, as he
savagely bit Oft an inch and a half
Of big black cigar and glared around
at Eushey as II It were his fault.
This habit OF leaving the House
when the Stock Exchange closes will
have to stop. 1t Is said. for the I'm
surgents'' and Democrats don't keep.
Stock Exchange hours. Most OF the
latter como from sections where folks
don't shut up shop and put up the
Is I o'clock
Consequently, they were on hand
yesterday evening and put one over"
on the leaders by recomnittine the
legislative appropriation bill In vain
did the House whip cali up the hotels,
apartment houses and clubs during the
progress OF the roll calls. Members
glibly promised to attend and then
went calmly on with their game OF
bridge or their contemplated motor.
ride or whatever else they had on tho
tapts. Nary q one showed up.
Rule Under Speaker Crisp.
The rule put into effect whom Crisp
was Speaker to compel attendance by
docking the absentees' salaries proved
very effective. To be sure. there were
indignant protests from the members.
but all the same. after the heartless
sergeant-at-arms had shipped off a
bit OF salary several times, It was
noted that members would find time
to make arrangements with the whip
Of the House before departing from
the Capitol, and put in a formal ap-
plicatlon for leave.
The insurgents and Democrats are
honine that the leaders Will come
across with the contemplated propost-
ton. It would involve 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 viii do to such propo.
sition In the way OF amendment OF the
rules In general will be a caution. they.
say, as they rub their hands III G@se "
1.-The thought.
Hardest of Jobs.
pity the sorrows OF q poor old req
ular these parlous times. Running the
House of Representatives Is harder, y
/ IS said, than operating a big plant with
fourteen different kinds OF labor organ
izations on the job
The temper of the leaders was shown
at the outset OF the session to-day.
John Dwight the Republican whip.
made the point OF no quorum. and
call OF the House was ordered. The
doors were closed TO prevent the es-
cane Of those present. and the sergeant.
alarms was directed to bring In the
absentees.
"This means business. said Ar.
Dwight. members Will have to come
to the House and attend to the pub
lie business. and a auoroum Will be
insisted upon from now on. 81
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