The Washington times., 1923-12-04
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eeuzn. Beck was Cooper and the
1lno-uD OF seventeen votes for Cooper.
established at the voting yesterday.
was indicated. Immediately after
Brown, OF Wisconsin, and Clague.
Minnesota voted for Cooper.
~ do not believe Republican
Floor Leader Longworth said. the
country viii indorse the attitude OF
twenty-five members of the House.
claiming to Be q part OF the ass
Republican membership. in prevent
Ing the opening OF Congress- and
portaut to all the people"
We are not oDstructionists. "
Congressman John NJ. Nelson R9
OF Wisconsin, the insurgent leader,
sid. TT Is the Old Guard menu
he1e who are preventing organizA.
ficn Of Congress and delaying q
start on needed legislation. We ask
Only that there shall be change
ia the House rules so as to allow
q majority OF House members TO
vote on legislation.
The old rules do not permit this,
and yet House leaders are greaaing
the machinery for adoption of the
cd rules
Each side announced there would
b no weakening. Longworth said
be would deal with no group" Of
Republicans.
Deadlock 10 Continue.
Nelson said the insurgents would
continue to prevent GiIlettss cleo.
ton as speaker until assurances
we're received the rules would be
Mheralized.
'sWe seek nothing for ourselves
said Nelson today. As @ matter
OF fact q majority Of the whole
house favors Iiberalizing the rules,
at least sixty regular Republicans
and scores Of Democrats have told
me they hope we win our fight,
but 80 strong IS the fear Of going
of the reservation they won't sup
port rs openly.
nittee assignment. All we want Is
q liberalization OF the rules, or
even chance to vote on the ques-
tioning OF IiberaIizing the rules,
and we are going to fight until we
set 1t.
Enjoyment for Democrats.
They are afraid to allow the
question OF libera1izing the rules to
Be voted upon for they know it
would quickly be made impossible
Cor legislation to be pocketed and
amothered I'm committee.
Democratic leaders, who are Sit
ting on the sidelines and getting
enjoyment out OF the Republican
FAMILY fight. said there would be
no change in their attitude.
They VIII continue to cast their
votes for Speaker for Congressman
Fanis J. Garrett OF Tennessee. Like
wise. they win not make any deals
with the Republican insurgents.
The latter sounded out Democratic
leaders on this point, recalling that
& was q coalition Of Republican in
nurgents and Tammanay Democrats
that overthrow Cannonism In 1910,
but Garrett and his associates were
cold to the proposition. There is too
much Democratic advantage IN the
present situation.
The insurgents. OF course. have no
hopes of electing their candidate for
SPEAKER Cooper of Wisconsin.
Holding Up Coolidge.
But with an equal division Of
strength between the Republicans
and Democrats. they can continue
to throw their twenty-five votes foFI
AG6u anu mArIlA 01ao1Sns OF ILL., |
uois, and thus prevent any candi-
date receiving the majority neces-
nary to select. That Is their pro-
gram.
Meanwhile, Of course, no bills
can be introduced, no business
transacted. no committees appoint
ed-and the country II confronted
with the spectacle Of President
Coolidge wanting TO deliver two i'm
portant communications to Con.
gresss but finding It impossible Cor
the reason there Is no Congress
eiOnal organization to receive them.
The Senate Is as helpless as the
House because without the House,
1uncttoning, the Senate cannot
either, except In routine and de.
sultory fashion.
Secret negotiations for a whole.
nals revision OF the archaic rules OF
Congress meantime were In prog.
ress here today between the Demo-
cratic leaders and the liberal bloc,
in the hope Of smashing the tie-up.
Congressman Garrett Is known to-
have discussed tentative coalition
with the liberals. Democrats may
possibly agree to unite with them
for Hberahzing the rules The lib
erals win give the Old Guard one
more chance to respond.