The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-22


They Pass by ard win Pull To.
gether For Passage of Administra.
tion Measures Representatives
Continue to Discuss Personnel OF
the New Rules Committee.
ia Washington, March 22.-Peace and
order succeeded in the house to the
discord and confusion of the closing
days of last week, and for the first
time in two years the leaders of the
Republican factions spoke as they
passed by.
Insurgents and regulars got togeth-
er in conference, each side express
ing desire for harmony and urging
the speedy passage of legislation
urged by the Taft administration. A
few of the hotheads among the regu-
lars, however. are still very bitter to-
ward the nine insurgent Republicans
who voted to depose Speaker Cannon,
and maintain that they should be de-
MED admission to the party caucus to
be held this week to nominate the
majority members Of the new commit
tee on rules, but conservatives are
counselling moderation.
mo Republican who wants to at
tend will be debarred from the caucus
to be called this week. said Repre-.
sentative Currier chairman of the
caucus. 1--WE want all Republicans to
come into line for the good of the
party"
Insurgent leaders reiterated that
they will not insist upon representa-
tion on the committee on rules. All
they demand is that a committee of
fair men be named The regulars
have accordingly given assurances
that the new committee will not be
obnoxious TO the men who so success.
fully attacked the house organization.
i The Democrats will meet I'm caucus
tonight to select the minority mem
bers of the committee on rules. The
Republican caucus will be held later
In the week.
The Democratic gathering promises
to be merry. Minority Leader Clark
and Representative Fitzgerald, who
are members of the present commit.
tee on rules, will be selected for the
new committee, but a lively scrap is
in prospect over filling Of the other
two minority places. Representative
Underwood OF Alabama and Slayden
of Texas are candidates for one OF
the places. while Representatives
Shirley of Kentucky and Hammond of
Minnesota aspire to the other.
While the house was settling down
from the hullaballoo of the last week
the Republican organization over in
the senate was gracefully sidestep-
ping a situation that might have re-
suited In an insurgent victory there.
A bill Is pending before the senate
relating to the sealing privilege on
the Pribyloff Islands, The bill orig
mated in the new committee on con-
servation, OF which Senator Dixon a
near-insurgent, is chairman. The
committee stirred up President Taft's
interest in the sealing privilege ques-
tion and got him to send in a special
message urging the passage of legis-
lation. On last Friday, however, the
regulars in the senate, apparently de-
string to take charge of everything
in which Mr.. Taft is interested, pro-
posed to refer TIE bill to the foreign
relations committee. of which Senator
Cullom is chairman and which is a
strong organization committee. The
insurgents objected to this reference,
and for two hours on Friday there
was warm debate in the senate.
Doubling whether they had the neces-
sary votes to carry the thing through,
the regulars postponed action. In the
meantime, however, the rumpus in
the house occurred and al the open
ing OF the senate session Senator Cul. !
'1om arose and announced that he
would consent to allow the presidents
message and the bill prepared by
Senator Dixon's committee to go to
the conservation committee Uncle
Shelby" added in confidence to some
Of his friends that he didn't want IL
come out in the newspaper headlines
that the senate insurgents had won
q victory.