Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-26
REPUBLICANS
IN CAUCUS ON
POSTAL BANK
DELIBERATIONS PROMISE
TO Be LONG DRAWN OUT
Whip Dwight Declares Major
its is Assured for Measure
Agreed Upon Has --High
Hopes Of Harmony
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lbs Morning journal special Leased NireI
Washington. MAY 25.-The caucus
Of the republican members of the
house ~ representatives on the SUBJ
jeet Of the postal savings bank bill
began tonight in the chamber Of the
house.
II Was soon apparent that no agree
ment could be reached ut the first
session. and Il was predicted that the
calcns would extend over two or
three nights. Practically all the
changes considered m the bill tonight
ielated to p~hraseology. None OF them
touched upon the controversial mat
tea connected with the disposition Of
deposits. The caucus will be resumed
tomorrow evening.
The total number Of republican
members who answered TO their
names at t|onight's session was 144
out If g total republican membership
of 217.
Among the ahscntees were both
regulars and insurgents, but it
YVES claimed that q majority of those
not present had promised their sup
port to the caucus measure SO that
the republicans would be assured Of
q sufficient vote IN the il0or of the
hCuse 10 pass the bill.
There is no doubt that we will
have enough votes to pass the bill
upon which the caucus viii agree"
said Representative John Dwight of
New york. tho republican VIII y. He
based his statement on the fact that
the temper OF these who attended the
caucus was indicative Of harmony.
Ii is known however, that a dozen
or more ''insul gents many Of whom
refused 10 sign the cali for the caucus
may not subscribe to the caucus ac-
ticns. 1t has been suggested that
some Of those who attended the eau
cus may absent themselves on the
final vote In ease the caucus bill does
not suit them.
The "insurgent' members absent
were Representatives Cooper, Len
root, Nelson ana Carey OF Wisconsin
Davis, Lindbergh and Nilstead of
Minnesota; Nouns and 4inshaw OF
NehraBka, Hubbard and Woods Of
lows Poindexter Of Washington;
Fowler OF New Jersey and Gfonna of
North Dakota SOME OF these mem
hcIs. IL WIS stated by leaders of the
'regulars' had announced that they
were prepared to vote tcf a postal
So wings BIZ end that the regulars"
we're counting on their support"
When thc caucus convened tonight
the bin introduced BY Representative
Gardner Gcpubliean) New Jersey
WAS taken as "A basis upon which to
make "a caucus measure.
Chairman Weeks explained 10 the
caucus that the bin was no one mans
bill, but WAS the resultof the careful
work ana thought Of many He was
followed by Representative Gardner
q half-hour speech explaining the
provisions of his bill. His eNplana-
ton WAS said to have proved satisfac-
,ciy to a. great many members OF tho
ana to have done much to-
wards paving the way for an amieable
agreement.
The bin then was taken up and
read. section by section. Many
mondmonts were Offered and &C.
'cptcd. but all of them, involved only
l%ltangcs Of p~hraseology.
II we not expected that any great
meunt of trouble would be %encoun-
cred until section nine was reached
RMS section relates to depositing pos
savings funds end THEN final dis
position Upon this section il was
,Npected that d hard fight would oc-
as myuN senators believe that
postal savings should he kept. in
rye patt. i'm the communities in
they are deposited. Many be-
ieNc that the 81 IL per cont pre-
by tho committee bill should
Ic increased 10 rs per cent at least
Almost i~nnumcIablc amendments
ready t. be offered on the bin.
representative Madden of Illinois, it
p stated. has tWenty-onc separate
amendments which he desires to SUBJ
nit. and many other members have ,
lmost an equally large number.
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