The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-04
Insurgents
in Congress
May Yield
Will Agree to Cillett's Re-Elec-
ton as Speaker if Free
Debate on Rules Is
Allowed.
Regulars Hear Demand
by Universal Service.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The 6Sth
under auspices of insurgency and fac
| tionalism which blocked all efforts to
transact business and compelled early
adjournment in both houses.
The chief trouble arose in the
| II members brought about a dead
lock on the election of a speaker and
the other Officers essential to organi-
zation.
The deadlock was unbroken when
the house adjourned after four fruit
less ballots had been taken and the
leaders were unable to predict when
it might end. Democratic members
| to the number of 1876 stood squarely
with the II insurgents to prevent re-
election of Gillett as speaker.
Adjournment Goes Over.
The house tieup blocked business
in the senate also. for under long
established precedents the senate is
obligated not to transact business of
any character until the house has
been organized. This prevented sena-
tors from introducing bills or resolu-
tions and will compel an adjournment
of the senate tomorrow without other
procedure than the calling of the roll
land delivery Of prayer by the chap
lain.
Unless the deadlock in the house
should be ended tomorrow it, will be
| impossible for President Coolidge's s
| message to the two houses to be de-
livered Wednesday. Prolongation OF
the fight a day or so might hold up
| the message until next week.
This situation. while filled with un.
happy forebodings by the republican
| leaders, failed to bring about the
granting Of any concessions by the
regular faction to the insurgent
group which Is responsible for the
tieup.
Regulars 10 Stand Firm.
Representative Nicholas Long.
| worth, republican leader, declared
after adjournment that no sugges-
tions OF compromise have been Of
fered to the insurgent leaders. and
| that none will be offered.
He indicated that the regulars will
keep on balloting day after day in
| the belief that on some ballot there
may be q sufficient number Of abb
sentees to permit Gillett to squeeze
out a majority.
That no such arrangement can be
effected with the democratic minor.
| ity was made certain. however, by
Leader Garrett of Tennessee. who de-
clared that inasmuch as 1t is a re-
publican fight, the republicans will
have to fight 1t out among them
selves to settle in any way they can
without asking democrats to absent
themselves and thereby make Gilletts
election possible.
Want Old Rules.
The insurgents greatly modified
their demands after the adjournment,
sending word to the regulars that
they would yield and permit Gillett's
election II the regulars would agree
not to shut off debate on motion
to be made by Chairman Smell OF the
rules committee to have the rules OF
the 67th congress adopted for the
present session.
The insurgents contend that all this
request means Is that they want n
chance to have the old rules debated
or amended on the floor of the house
and II they can be assured that free
debate will be permitted they will
take no further steps to prevent the
regulars, from organizing the house
This demand from the insurgents
was under consideration tonight by
Longworth and his associates In the
regular camp.