The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-25
sCAN1 COURTESY
IS SHOWN T0.sIMs i'm J
Caucus Adjourns With
No Action on His
Resolution.
is IN ILL HUI N. OR
OVER TREA TMENT
Seeks to Commit Democrats to
Selection Of House Commit
tee Of Committees 2 Taking
Power Out Of Speakers
Hands-In the Main
Caucus Harmonious.
Caucus Harmonious.

Caucus Harmonious.
Washington, d. c.. March 24.-Wit
scarcely thea OF struggl,
i the Democratic members Of the Hous
I. tonight elected the four minorit
members of tile enlarged Rules Com
mittec as follows:
Champ Clark, of Missouri, 1c5 votes
Oxcnr Underwood, of Alnbamn, 10:
votes.
Lincoln Dixon, or Indiana. NJ, yotc.
John j. Fitzgerald. OF New York. rs
votes. =.
.Ihere was long list OF candidates
VINO received scattering votes, Repre-
] sentative Slayden. of Texas receiving
the highest number given to an un-
successful candidate. The total vote
/ OF the caucus was 40, which required
/ Il votes to elect.
The expected fight on Representative
Fitzgerald because OF his attitude IN
the rules question at the beginning OF
the present Congress, when he, with
tWenty-three other Democrats, left the
leadership OF Champ Clark and voted
Win the Republicans. materialized
early In the meeting, but failed to ac-
complish any definite result
Sims Heads Faction.
representative Sims Of Tennessee.
headed the faction which opposed the
selection of Fitzgerald, and introd uced
resolution proposing to instruct the
Democratic members to support a res
olution to provide for the election by
the House OF a committee to select all
OF the standing committees, which
power of selection is now vested In
ne speaker. The maximum strength
SHOWN by the followers of Sims was
ty-nine. which they polled against
motion to adjourn, The Sims rcsolu-
tion did not come to vote by reason
of the adoption of motion to adjourn
before before he had an opportunity to get
iit8up for consideration. The Sims res
olution follows:
Res olved by the Democratic mem-
sber:s OF the House of Representative
OF the Sixty-f1rst Congress. in caucus
assembled, T hat we hereby instruct the
Democratic members OF the Rules Com.
.nittee selected by this caucus to sup
port any resolution or bill seeking to
take from the Speaker of the House OF
the power to appoint
the standing committees of the House,
and that they use all honorable efforts
to bring about such change In the
rules Of the House as to have a com.
mittee on committees. to be elected by
the House. whose duty 1t shall be to
appoint all the standing committees
thereof
May Caucus .tgnin.
After the caucus adjourned Mr.. Sims,
announced that he would proceed at
once to circulate call for another
caucus to consider the subject of his
1ytft a 5$,rv,
lures, under the rules, are required to-
compel the holding of another caucus.
AS the Sims supporters polled thirty
nine votes, another caucus is in pros.
pect. 4
4 Mr. Sims was not in the best8of hu-
NOR over the manner in which his res
:olution was treated to- night.
They will find that they are not
through in this matter, he said. II
shall take steps to have another cau-
Gus called to commit the party and
the Democratic members Of the new
Rules Committee to this proposition.''
Tho minority leaders. Champ Clark
and Mr.. Underwood, apparently were
satisfied with the result of the caucus.
b Everything was harmonious" said
Mr.. Clark. "and the contest to-night
was only a good d-natured one.'
IlI.liO " III
similar fashion. All OF the D Democratic
nominees. including Mr.. Fitzgerald,
were warmly congratulate ed. The lat 81
ter was present a the caucus. but took
no part In the speech making.
q Mr.. Sims's$ obj ection to the manner
In which his4reso luton vas treat ted was
based on parliamentary advantage
which was taken Of him by the inter-
lection of motion to adjourn. Mr..
Sims, when he called up his resolution,
spoke at length urging Its adoption.
1t was supported by Messrs. Jones. of
Virginia; Bartlett. of Georgia; Il Burle-
SON., Of Texas, and % Tiers.
Chairman Sustains Point.
Representative laaincy. OF Illinois,,
made a point of rder against the res
.olution. declaring & that It, was in order
.in5view Of the fact that the Demo-
cratic members OF the Rules Commit
tee had not yet been chosen by the
caucus. Chairman Clayton sustained
the point OF order and Nh Sims
moved to nppeal from the decision OF
the chair. .s El5s s5
FOLLOWING statement by tho chair
that the resolution could be called up
after tho election Of the members OF
tho committee, Mr. Sims withdrew his
appeal, lust as soon as the Syot te on
members for the Rules Committee was
announced. Representative Johnson. OF I
Kentucky, leaped TO his feet In 8 ad- !
vance of Mr.. Sims and moved to adj
journ. Tho mot lon was carried by q /
vote Of 81 to go, leaving Mr.. Sims with
his resolution undlsposed of. MI s53
s All of the spee eecheH were directed /
speclA cal " to the Sims resolution and
at no time was there 8 word uttered
In dlsparag cement OF Mr., Fitzgerald for
a, place n the Rules Committee.
II Besid les Represe tatiye8 slaydan, who
recaived go votes, other mem bers OF /
the minority who received votes were:
Hammond. OF Minnesota, 1S; Hughes,F
OF New ~ ersey,f s.; sulzer, or New 81 York,
s !; Garrett, Of z Tenn nessee, 3; ainey. OF
Illinois, 9, ,I$s and n large nllmber no
rece one and two yo tes each. The [
voting was by, written hal lots each |
member voting for four No Snomina- [
tions were mad des ana all n nlelnb era /
were Ell igt Bile for sel oct y. IN