The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-24
CAUCUS PICKS SIX REGULARS
No IN0 RGENTS ON THE NEW
RIIES COWNITTEE.
bot the InsargeRIs Are SATISFIED. Am the
same InrIc Joe Was There. bai rsoE
~ Part In the Caucus Fassett One
~ the Members % the Committee.

~ the Members ~ the COmmlItee.
WASHINGTON. Mach - SH regular
Teruhhcans were selscted tonight to
represen, the majority Of the House on
trc rev Rules COMMITTEES that was ere
ated by the Norria resolution. passed
a. week after ore % the greatest nGhts
.,sg waged in the lower branch Of Con
g-".' They we're Representatives Dal-
s"N NJ TcnnsyiVAniA. smith oG Iowa.
Foutell 1t Illinois Lawrence u MazsA-
Ghu. e;ts. Fassett cI New York and smith
Of california
The insurgents have no representation
On the committee. hut they Ieft the caucus
SStlsn@d with the result
i an content said Repsesents tive
Norris q Nebraska. author 81 the re-oIi-
hon that rIecipnatrd the contest o,,r
a." Hous" rul.~ The insurgents will
Hrids oy the decision of the caucus
The caucus to night was entirely
harmonious kVe.y motCn that va.
carried vent through by unanimous con-
sent There we're Republicans present
wh" never before have attended a caucus
At the House MAJ ority Among them
were Representatives Poindexter II MASH
inG,on and iindbergh - Minnesota. two
az the most radical Of the nsurgeni hand
speaker cannon was present, hnt he
took no part In the proceedinGs Ne wss
silent spectator making no effort -
dictate and evidently realizing 20 the full
the changed order 81 things in the House
While the nominees for places on the
new Rules Committee were selected ~ a
result Of two ballots. taken Nth a view
ot eliminating certain members who were
not desired ny either side. the slate pre-
raTsd to-day ~ a conference 81 regular
ana insureent leaders was finally put
through just ~ Il was submitted to IN,
caucus by Representative. TAwney. who
Rae acted IN the last few days a. the
mediator between the formerly hostile
factions
Of the nineteen Republicans suggested
tor place on the Rules Committee SIX were
insurgents They were Murdoch. Norris.
Gardner. Parsons. Davidson and Cooper
Il wAs decided by the caucus thar
to-night's nominees should take rams
on the committee IN the order 81 their
seniority Of service This means that
nAlneil. who has hen one Of the dominant
factors In the House organization for
many years. will h. named chairman
succeeding TO tbe place from which the
Speaker was depoeed Ne will be followed
IN rank by smith of Iowa who alao was
Q member Of the old committee Then
come Boutell OF Illinois. Lawrence Of
AAssAcusetts. Fassett OF New York and !,
srasth % California.
Proceeding on the theory that the !
Democrats at their caucus Tomorrow
night viii sesect their nominees for the |
Rules COMMITTEES the Republicans decided
n bring up the matter % e'ectinK the
COMMITTEES in tn" HOUSE On FRIDAY II
pree@nt plans are carried out the new {
committee will ~ formally named by
the House FRIDAY organize that dAy and :
10 ready for business n, once
There was little OF no disturbance ~ Z
the three hours session tonight while /
the insurgents had announced early IN !
the week that they would not make an I
issue over the personnel - tho com
mu'ee. Il was realized by all Republicans .
that here WAS az least = possibility -
trouble Rr ~ soon hecane apparent
thai harmony was in the air and that tho-., .
present were determined To- finish the
nights business without a row
W. INV nave harmony IN W." ts
publican party ~ the House for the first
time ~ two years. SAID Representative
Iawuev ~ he came from the caucus
Victor Murdock tho kan-l- In-urg,7'. .
ais lopk~d pi,'-ad a. he laft - is 100
night sid h.: the Rcpuhncan maturity .
- uow ready FOR business
When the CAUCUS met - : - clock ~ .
the Hous" chamher nearly .Ssry r..
puhhcsn msnf-r WIS present Repr...
sen'stive Ga rsipsr ~ Mass "hl~stt. uhn
10 W.. ~" only in-urgcni WI" f..t..N
90 p,r IN sprsa rance When R"preS"n'
TIE Currier 81 New Hamp-hlr.. char.
mrn e the CAUCUS. rspped for order
~p@Rker cannon was not IN IN" House
chamber He came IA later sft"r the
caucus had got down 10 WORK
Representative Tawney 81 Minnesota
3 TegusT was recognized bv Chairman
Currisr He placed IN nomination Tor
The SIX Republican places on the new
Rule~ Committee the names II regulars
Who he believed would 10 antireIy sat
sfactory 20 all Republicans They
we're DalEell Of PennsylvanIa and smith
~ Iowa. member 81 the old committee
Boutell ~ Illinois. Lawrence ~ Ma-aa-
chusetts. Fsssett ~ New York and Smith
Of California
Representative Mccall ~ Massachu setes
marked that IN New England ~ would
hardly be considered Democratic for any
one 10 snJer = caucus with . cut and dried
programme Other Republicans. among
them regulars and insurgents. agreed
With Mr. Mccall
Representative Hubbard ~ Iowa suG-
Rested thai nominations should be- made
on 9 secret informal ballot He made a
motion 70 thus effect which was Indorsed
oy Representative Payne Of New York
" vas disclosed IN the course q the
dsha's Oh this motion that IN the man
the Iawney slate was satisfactory 70 rhe
EDsuTgents. hut that some of them took
exceptions To advancing Mr. FAsseu TO
the Committee on Rules
The Hubbard motion vas put and
carried