The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-22
After Stormy Session That
Closed Week, Settles Down
Into Usual Routine.
REGULARS ARE ACTIVE
in SEEKING HARMONY
Speech of Cannon That Roasted
Insurgents as "COwardly
Members" ArOuses.


Of last week, with remarkable quietude
and tonight, when adjournment came
there was an air of calmness and amity
that, to the observers of events last
week, was almost unbelievable.
Peace appeared near, notwitbstand,
ing that less than ten days distant is
the selection of new rules committee
with all It's embarrassing complications
Many elements contributed to to
days calm. THE Democrats, satisfied
the four days Of strife, were content To
let matters drift for while.
The regular Republicans, realizing
from The violent outbursts in the press
from various insurgents over the Satur.
which he called them cowardly mem
bers,' that party harmony was TO be
gained only by the most diplomatic
tender Of the olive branch. were most
adroit In their relations with their in.
surgent brethren.
Those insurgents who voted to oust
Speaker Cannon from the speakershiu
were emlnently satisfied today, and
like the Democrats, let things drift.
One Note of Discord.
The score or so of insurgents who
voted for the retention of the speaker
IN the chair, only to he rewarded with
n whitening blast from the speaker
supplied the only disccrdant note They
reached the capitol in decidedly
wrathful frame of mind.
Several of them, like Representative
Norris of Nebraska, Madison of
IA nt ro1; 4
three others, gave their views fully to
the. press, sparing no words in voicing
their indignation at the situation. Two
or three of them talked loudly Of con.
tinued warfare-of further fight on
the rules of the house, upon Speaker
Cannon, on the regulars in the selee
tion of the new rules committee. But
Notwithstanding their loud cries Of re
newed rebellion, they were met on al
sides by smiles and conciliatory words
from the regulars,
''Uncle joe Peaceable.
Not the least influence IN producing
general cir of forgiveness was the
word that came Indirectly from the
room of Speaker Cannon to the effect
that the speaker had moderated in his
attitude toward the men he had de-
nounced Saturday night, and there was
had been misquoted in MS remarks. -
or something Of that kind
One of The strongest evidences of the
day s tendency toward peace was the
nomination of Majority Leader PAYNE
for place on the new rules committee
by Representative Norris, the leader OF
the insurgents and author of the resom.
ton that precipltated the recent war.
Representative Norris said as Nj
,,nr to | "a 10, l. a L
ber of the committee. he believed MIR
Payne also should be on the committee
Half the house appeared TO find some
thing humorous in the situation and
the bitterness and rancor of the last
few days appeared gradually to dissi.
pate. Whether it has in it any greater,
significance than a mere incident Of
ono legislative day, cannot be fore
told
The Republican caucus on the Sc.
lection of the new rules committee. it
was announced by Representative Cur.
ricr, would not be held before the lat
ter part of the week, probably Satur-
day night.
Important Caucus,
Nearly all the insurgents. both those
who voted for and against the speaker
last Saturday, announced they intend
to enter the caucus. Representative
Hayes and one or two others early in
the day declared they would not, un.
der any circumstances, enter the eau
Gus unless they had assurances as to
what new members of the committee
would be and they would be satisfac-
tory to tho insurgents.
Many regular Republicans volun-
teered tho opinion that the insurgents
should be represented on the rules com,
mittee. A few, but only few. as.
serted that they should have represen-
tatIon. Leaders of the insurgents said
they would hold no meeting before the
caucus.
Tho Democrats through Minority
Leader Champ Clark acting for their
caucus chairman, Representative Clay
ton of Alabama, who is absent, called
their caucus for Wednesday night,
Three of their selections arc sure 10
be Champ Clark OF Missouri. Fitzgcr-
aid of New York and Underwood of
Alabama. Nothing but unanimity of
sentiment is expected III the Demo
cratic meeting.
Some Of the committees began work
again today and by tomorrow il is ex
pected the grind cf legislation, includ.
ng measures of President Taft, Will be
in full swing.
Spectators Were Anxious,
The galleries were almost filed when
.he house convened today. the crowd
expectation of developments
n the storm of last week
Representative Murdock of Kansas,
n a group near the speakers rostrum,
was talking over the situation. Rep.
-esentative Foster of Vermont, who
voted with the regulars, but was
If Representative Kitchin of North !
carolina as "nearlnsurgent, - title |!
which Mr., Foster repudiated. although |
tssming his independence, joined the
group.
Z" How arc YOU children this morn !
ng?' asked Foster
"Splendid. replied Mr.. Murdock. |
Mr.. Sherley of Kentucky, the Dem
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