Evening star., 1923-12-05
Completes Congress 0rgani-
zation and Paves Way for
Delivery of Presidents
Speech to Joint Session
Tomorrow.
PROGRESSWES ABANDON
FIGHT ON CO. P. PROMISE
Assured of Right to Propose Rule
Changes Freely, Bloc Leaders
Permit Election on Ninth Bal
lot - Longworth Negotiates
Agreement.

Frederick II. Giilett of Massachu-
sets was reelected Speaker of the
]. ousc today when the republican in
surgents voted for him for the first
time since a deadlock developed
Monday.
The reelection of Mr.. Gillett COM
pleted organization of the sixty
eighth Congress and paved the way
for President Coolidge to deliver to-
morrow his first message to joint
session of the House and Senate.
The break came on the first ballot
today, the ninth taken for speaker
since Monday noon. From the outset
the insurgents had been casing sep
cnteen votes for Cooper of Wisconsin.
one of their leaders, and five for Mad
den of Illinois.
The insurgents decided to abandon
their fight after they had been as
sured by Representative Longworth
Of Ohio, the republican leader, that
opportunity would be afforded later
10 freely offer amendments to the
surgent group has maintained that
its real fight was for a rules revision.
FURRY on Floor.
The agreement for revision of the
rules was reached by the callers last
night. but there was an eleventh
hour furry today when Representa-
tive Nelson of Wisconsin, chairman
of the insurgent group, announced
that he and his associates would not
i've bound by any agreement tc sup
port Gillett until the terms of the
rules understanding had hsan re-
affirmed specifically on :he House
floor.
AS soon as the session began Mr..
Nelson read statement. enlbodying
his view of the status OF the under
standing, and Representative Long
worth arose and told the House that
the statement was correct. The clerk
then called the roll for the ninth
time. and the insurgents swung INTO
line with their republican colleagues
behind Speaker Gillett
Nelson's statement.
Mr.. Nelson's statement follows:
a committee of the progressive
group of the House of Representa-
tives, consisting of Messrs. Woodruff
and La Guardia, and myself met with
Majority Leader Longworth last
evening and discussed the proposed
procedure for a revision of the rules
Of the House. At this meeting
mutual assurances were given that
the following program would be
carried out:
First, that the rules of the Sixty
seventh Congress should be adopted
as the rules of the SiXty-eighth Con-
eress for thirty days only.
Second, that during these thirty
days amendments to the rules may be
offered by any member. to be referred
TO the committee on rules, which
committee shall consider such amend
mentS and make report thereon to
the House.
Third, within such thirty days the
committee shall make a report of the
rules and such amendments as they
recommend. The rules. and amend
mcnts as reported by the committee
shall be subject to reasonable dis
CuSson, amendment and record votes
of the House.
Fourth. when the committee shall
have made it's report any member of
the House shall have opportunity to
offer amendments to any rule of the
House and may call for a record vote
thereon, whether such rule has been
included in the report of the commit
tee or not.
Fifth. one motion to recommit
shall be in order"
Gets 215 Votes.
On the final ballot Gillett received
2l5 votes. Representative Garrett
of Tennessee, the democratic canui-
date, had 1877 and voted for Repre-
sentative Madden.
That gave Gillett majority of
z votes
The democrats voted solidly for
Garrett. The two republicans who
voted for Madden were James OF
Michigan and Reid of Illinois.
Representatives Kvale, indepen-
cent. Minnesota, and Wefald. farmer
labor, Minnesota. who had supported
cooper, voted present" as did Gar
rctt and Berger, socialist. Wisconsin
Gillett did not vote. Madden voted for
tiilIctt. as he had from the first
After the vote was announced Gill
lett WAS escorted to the dias by Rep
resentatives Longworth, Garrett
Madden and Cooper, and took the
oath of office.
As William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House, turned over the gavel to the
Speaker, the House cheered for a full
minute. Representative Garrett, who
becomes minority leader then "in-
troduced" Mr.. Gillett as "a gentle
men by birth, breeding and culture
a legislator of long experience and
fine capacity, robust partisan, but
a polite one, and a presiding officer
honest and fair"
Representative Cooper made a brief
statement, saying he resented the
campaign of "vituperation and Sian.
der against the members who had
supported him. ..s. ~,
Representative Madden appealed fo,
fair play and urged that every op-
portunity be given for harmony
among the republicans. so that the
House might be organized. This was
greeted with laughter from the dem.
ucratic side.
GflIett is Cheered.
The House members of all politica
persuasions and those in the galleries
cheered and applauded again when
Mr.. Gillett made a brief address of
appreciation.
II hope this cordial greeting means
genuine friendliness. which / heartily
TeCiprocate," he said. This honor to
me is the greatest and most accept
able the world could give and my
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