Evening star., 1925-12-07

tween groups and where government
falls over night. Here. it won't work
at all because il is un-American.
Il have said that l propose to as
SlSt, and as far as / properly can, the
majority party in carrying its policies
and in preservation of its principles
AS the direct corollary ! propose to
be equally insistant that the rights of
the minority to speech and debate
| and the opportunity and the right to
record their position on all matters
| of public moment shall be given full
latitude.
Sees Policy Efficient.
The policy l have outlined will.
| believe, make for efficiency in the
| transaction of the public business by
| this House. 1t will make. too.
hope for a continuous feeling of mu-
tual respect and good will among us
all whether we be for the moment
| united or divided upon matters of high
public Importance.
Il rejoice that we are setting forth
upon our legislative voyage practi-
cally without partisan division upon
| the most important measures. proba-
! bly,. that this Congress Will face. the
reduction in great degree of the tax
| burde nof the American people"
! gent coalition was apparent when the
| time came to adopt rules for pro-
| cedure.
Republican leaders planned to amend
| a rule adopted last year calling for
| the discharge of committees. As the
rule was applied heretofore a petition
| signed by $50 members of the House
would automatically bring to a vote
| the question of taking legislation out
| q hui,
| it to the House.
Favored by Republicans.
The majority leaders favor amend
ing this rule so that a majority of the
House must sign such a petition.
Representative Garrett of Tennes-
see, the Democratic leader. in an
nouncins the intention of Democrats
! to oppose amending the rule, said it
! was fair in its terms giving the mem
! berShip of the House the opportunity
of working their will in an orderly.
decent way"
This rule ought not to be emascu-
| lated" he added.
The insurgents, who fought vigor-
ously for the rule at the last session.
previously had announced their oppo
sition to change.
Fight Looms at Start.
Reorganized with refusal to com
promise" with the regular Republican
forces in the House, the insurgent
| group in effect spurned the olive
branch held out by Republican leaders
| by putting in the field their own can
didate for Speaker-Representa
! Cooper of Wisconsin.
| This move, which was coupled with
4 declaration of war by the group on
| the Mellon tax plan" and of inten-
| ton to urge real farm legislation, may
| cost the insurgents all of their COM
mittee chairmanships and ranking
| places
| Republicans Confident.
Mea anwhile, in the Senate, which
virtually completed organization at
| the special session last March and
| faces no serious contest over any
| Offices, Republican leaders We're await
| ing indication from Senator La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin of his own desire
as to being assigned by the majority
| to the standing committees before
| taking action with respect to the
treatment to be accorded him.
! The question of the party regularity
! of Gerald P. Nye, Senator-designate
| from North Dakota, which has been
brought up by the State Republican
| central committee Of North Dakota,
Will necessarily not be raised IN the
Senate until it has passed on his right
to seat as the appointee of Gov.
Sorlie. Debate on this is expected to
occupy the Senate tomorrow, after
| the reading of President Coolidge's S
message.
Despite the clear-cut majority of
the Republicans in the House, the re-
| affirmed attitude of the insurgent
group, which includes representatives
from North Dakota, Minnesota, New
| York and Illinois, as we'll as those
| from Wisconsin, undoubtedly will
complicate matters somewhat for the
ma jority party in putting a legislative
| program through the two houses. In