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surgents will probably go into the Re
publican caucus and abide by the
selections made by the caucus.
Champ Clark. the minority leader
said:
Il think we are in better shape
right now than we have been TOR &c
years. | do not look for any serious
trouble today and probably not TO
morrow. We will have TO caucus fol
our members OF the new committee
and will likely do SO either Thursday
or Friday.
I'VE have not yet decided upon any
OF our members. ! suppose | shall he
called upon 10 serve. but would be
just as willing To keep off, for II
means a lot of hard work. have nc
idea what the insurgents will demand
whether they will ask for two places
on the committee, one or none al all.
The possibilities in the working out
OF the new rules of the house open a
wide field for gossip and speculation. 1t
is generally agreed that the committee
OF ten created by the Norris resolu
ticn will have hard road 10 travel
Delicate and difficult questions OF the
! highest importance will be put up to
them for decision ana IL will require
a fine grade OF judgment to solve
them while at the same time conserv
ing the interests OF the government
the party and the people II Is said
the present Cannon committee on
rules has in its possession % meas
ures upon which no action has been
| taken. These have been suppressed
because the speaker has considered
the projects they propose TO be bad
policy or bad politics.
! Among the resolutions is one intro
duced by Rep. Fish (Rep. N. ", re-
citing that government parcels post
systems are in successful operation
in Europe and directing the house
committee on postoffices to inquire
| into the feasibility of establishing
such system in the United States
and report to the house within thirty
days. II was presented to the house
on Feb. 7, and the committee on rules
has neither reported it nor given Fish
a hearing. 1t Is a question OF genera
/ public interest. Fish says.
other resolutions held by the com
mittee are of interest TO numbers OF
congressmen who are curious TO lean
whether the new committee on rules,
being elected by The members of the
house. will be more liberal with its re
ports than its predecessor. Trey feei
that in cases where the committee dis
approves OF propositions 1t should Al
east recommend to the house detear
of such measures instead OF merely
pigecnholing them.
The committee on rules Will consist
of six Republicans and four Democrats
20 be chosen by party caucus lhs
Cannonites will have an overwhelming
majority in the Republican caucus ard
burning question with them concerns
the representation they shall give tne
insurgents. One insurgent acting with
the Democrats would deadlock Tho
committee and two insurgents woulG
Give the allies control. Another pos
s,biljty is that the insurgents. II DIS
satisfied with their treatment In the
Republican caucus, might rally 10 thei:
Democratic friends in the house, turn
down the Republican caucus slate, an
elect a suitable committee
There are among the insurgents
some who are Indifferent as to their
representation on the committee IL
IFS members are not chosen from the
Sneakers kitchen cabinet. They say
they fought to remove control or leg
hl;.tion from Speaker Cannon. and all
they ask is committee that VIII
fairly represent Republican sentiment
in the house and give fair chance
TO all
AS the Cannon men will control the
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frequently mentioned as likely to ny
ure in the list OF chosen ones are
naturally. Payne. y. Y: Dalzell,
Penna.; Smith. Iowa; Tawney MIMI
Mann, Ms. Vreeland. y. Y; Mchlh-
ley. Ills. and others closely associated
with him i'm the MANAGEMENT OF the
house Dalzell and Smith are mem
bers of the present committee.
Prospective Democratic members OF
the committee mentioned are Clark.
Mo-; Underwood. or Clayton. Ala;
Hay, Va; Howard. Ga; or Henry,
Texas.
II the insurgents have representa-
ton on the committee 4 Is thought
that one OF the places will be offered
to Norris. Neb., author OF the revolu-
tionary resolution.
Speaker Cannon was forced from
the rules committee late Saturday
afternoon by vote OF l91 to 1855, 40
Republican insurgents voting with the
Democrats. The Speaker offered 70
resign. but he was sustained in his pc.
sition as Speaker and a vote of conf
denco given him.
Cannon made bitter attack on the
hybrid house majority" at the dinner
Of the Illinois Republican association
Saturday night. He said The Republi-
cans no longer have a majority in the
house.
MY Cod" ne cried with great
solemnity. Suppose this $50 pounds
OF common clay should drop dead to-
night. what would he newspapers
and magazines which make a profess
sion Of lying and slandering do them
My daughters, grandchildren, my SON.
in-law would be sorry. But the balance
of the world would not have time TO
be sorry. There never was a truer
word said than Let the dead bury its
dead II that were not true. then the
world would be one vast house OF
mourning.
Il know people who think they
monopolize the wires from the earth