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enator oimmons Ueclares
United States Should Iiri- j
mediately DedareWar 7-
EMBERS OFCONGRESS
HEARING FROM HOME
rong Support For The Presi
dent Pouring Iti-rr-CIovern-ment
Rushing Prepared-ness-4iomtMany
Quarters sFor - Universal
Training. Jj 3v '"' - -
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Washington Mait;fr;'3l.-HA1 real war
irit prevailed in tne-Natioii.
capt
1 today. - - . 3- ; ...
Government departments- moved I
pidly forward In ; the-completion: . of
ans to enter the" world struggle on
A determined hoteiof hostility anrt
iter invective was sounded by Con- ;
a r vo mintnr nvonflrod tft-vas.
lemble in its historic session: next
eek.
"The interests of America demand
lat Germany be Deaten; declared,
enator Simmcnsnre; of ', the foremost!
emocratic leaders int Congress
"The Kaiser is a cave-man . witn
turder in his heart," said Represen-
EZ!"?St;
El LUC UUnd'ClUlg , y1 ; ui
rce and pillage; Se.mtist be put
!own or the democracies ;tof thee world
Ire' doomed.'
And .thus ran the sentiments of nu -
gton today, determined to take ae
-' Ion that w
i ; ' Jghts of A
, -".V 71 s rt" in th(
eji"'VLt witha
on that will avenge the trammeled
America and "do a mans
the great war. . i .
ithal there is no excitement
Congress,, as well as the
inistrative head of the , govern-
it, are going about their work
' the calmi deliberative manner Oi
American business . man.
The National Defense Council met
, o r.,,r.,r nf VlQ WOrV rtf
reparation thus far completed. 'f,
The Federal Farm JLoan Board an- w
loiinced that more than $200,000,000 w
Land Banks during the coming year
intensify the farming- industry m
he country as a back of the trenches
reparedness measure. 1 : .
rhe War Department announced
(rapletion of a specific plan for rais-
pg an army, "11 congress wants an
frmy." r
The Navy Department received bids
rom fifty firms to construct one or
2ore submarine chasers each.'-
Further steps were taken to protect
he Nation against spies when the f
ostoff ice Department sent mstruc-
ons to its 500,000 employes to re-
ort any evidences of conspiracies.
Taking of a census of technical ex
perts by the Bureau of Minefe was an-
ounced, the object of the move being
avoid the risk of sacrificing ex
ert engineers, chemists and scien-
sts in the trenches when their work
k-ould be more valuable back of the
lies.
The National Defense Council drew
ans for co-ordinating all National,
reparedness measures except purely
lilitary steps, for submission to Pres-1
.eat Wilson.
And even while these active steps
ere being takea-for the vigorous, en-
ranee of the Unitd ' States into tne
ar against Germany, the latest act
tne Imperial government .ambi'
reyUnited States was reported at.
State Department-the killing of 1
fft o Americans aboard the torpedoed j
British steamship Cripsm. uagnteen
piore are missing.
The news caused no material reac-
lon here. Since it has been definite
y determined that the country is to
fneet Germany with the sword, the
niy effect of ' added affronts is w
trengthen the determination of gov-,
rnment officials.
This determination also is strength-
ed by hundreds of telegrams to
resident Wilson that the country.,
ads readv to back him in what-
ver stens ho depms npfifissarv how-'and
ver aggressive and unequivocal. '
iviemners or congress nave poiiea
eir districts and. with few excep-'
ions, find the predominating convic-
on voiced by "the folks back home"4
hat the time has come for a united
merica to throw its - strength and
o, if necessary, into a struggle , to
edeem the principles upon which
e republic is founded." x
President Wilson is now readv to
it into writing the document he will
liver to Coneress neyt week. From
e tentative draft whffr as been
scussed by his cabinet the meas--
re will stand out as a powerful ap-
al to the peonies of all Nations to
alize the patience and forbearance
in the name of humanity and democ-
acy." . :; ,- !,; .
The advent of the "War Congress", chances of Weaver and Robinson ob
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To Engage inThe .Fertilizer
t Business-rpfise Marri-
v age For Raleigh:
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(Special to The Dispateh.)
Raleifeh, N. C , March. 31. The
Farmers'6 Union council today took out
its $500,000 charter for the construc
tion -Of' its fertilizer factor-, designed
to meet the inequitable rats charged
farmers, by the dealers.
Dr. ; H. Q, Alexander, Clarence Poe,
W. a Crosby, W. B. Gib$cn, Dr. J.
M. . Tompleton, W. R. Dixon, Zeb
C.3ea and others makP nnthA nMtaa.
s th d witn which to begin.
Raleigh people were much sur-l
Prised-today to hear of the marriage1
State
chemist, and L. U Brinkley.-soil chem-
oist in th Rfv,0f' nf tr, Fw,orat
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guvciuiueui, a wtmuiug luuit yia.ce
at Louisburg, the old home of Miss
Allen, quite a few Raleieh friends at-
tending, but . those only appearing to
have heard of it. The ceremony was
performed,-bjrJlev. : W.: M. Gilmore, of
Louisburg. The couple left on the
northbnf (. ain f or their bridal .trip
Thousands Join Red Cross
(By United PressJ
Pittsburgh, Pa.. March 31. Appfox
imately 50,000 Pittsburghers became
members of the Red' Cross here, and 1
m their initiation tees organiza
tion gathered probably from two to
three times as many dollars.
-x- -x- & -x- -jc- -K-
-X- -X- -X- -X- -5f -5-FRANCE
HALF C-
" WOULD LOAN
BILLION.
(By Associated Press.) -Si-Washington,
March 31. Rep-
5f resentative Montague, of Vir- -:t
if ginia, will introduce Monday a
JC- resolution asking a government
loan of $500,000,000 to France -X--X-
as part of the United States'
3f contribution to the war, he an--X-
nounced today. &
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GERMAN RAIDER IS
LOOSE IN
GEtS M&JSlit VICTIMS
SMALL LIKELY TO
w,.n , C Tl O:,
W in pc wicurman ui inciuv:
ers and Harbors- rou ror
Rules Committee.
(By George H. Manning.)
Washington D. C, March 31st.
Congressmen Zeb Weaver and Deon-
mas u. itoomson, me new neyicHBu-
utu iium ixuuu muma, uou
unable to obtain anything definite
UD 10 a "late nour romgui as iu me
committee assignments tney wouia
get. - .
Both naa connaence taat iauae
Kitchin, the chairman of the ways
Means Committee, who is draw-
ing up the committees, would see
mat-meir mieresw wwc wen o.d.u.
cafe of, but could get no definite in-
formation. - . -i
Mr. Weaver said nis preierence was
a place on some committee having
to do with forestry, or water power,
or other matters -or . special interest
to his , district: Mr. Robinson seems
to have no strong preference, , r
It appeared most likely tonight that
Congressman Small would be named
bv the committee as chairman of the -
"Rivers' and Harbors Conlmlttee, and
Congressan Pou'aschairman of the
Committee on Rules..; This would add
two more strontf committee chair-
manships to 'the formidable list al-
ready .held ;. by; the North Carolina
Imembers And'would -decrease the
j TELEGRAPHePARKS ,
.' . ' ,(
In Washington the suffragettes have
lonnnH o or. -. oi,
wugicssiucu, ill ail BliUlL LU Will
their support to a Federal constitu
tional equal suff rage amendment.
The United States National Lawn
Tennis Assoeiation has sent a letter
to its members urging them to sup
port universal military training.
Girls of George Washington Univer
sity have signified their willingness
fco 'serve their country as" cooks, waitresses-
chauffeurs', etc., in case of war.
Miss Jeannette Rankin, the Con
gresswoman from Montana, failed to
reach Washington yesterday, and did
not attend the Republican caucus.
The Stars and Stripes now float
over the Danish West Indies, as a
result of the American purchase of
the islands.
Hell Gate Bridge wilf'ba opened to
day, forming p, railroad link between
the Western and Southern States and
New . England.
Chicago yesterday ran high . with
patriotism and, at a big ."'rally ' last
night, which! Governor .Liowden at-
advocated: Illinois support .was
pledged to ths 'government and reso
lutions were adopted calling for war.
Thousands of people packed Inde
pendence Square, Philadelphia, yes
terday, and heard Senator Hiram
Johnson, of California, speak. Phila
delphia pledged its support to Wil
son. -
Over two thousand Madison, Wis
consin, women yesterday paraded to
demonstrate loyalty to the President.
Pittsburgh yesterday heard patriotic
, j j j ii j. A
speeches and pledged its support to
tne COUntry.
A mass meeting of Britons yester-
day in London congratulated the new
Russian government.
Flying Norwegian Flag Sailing
f Vessel Daringly Preying
Oft Merchantships.
SOUGHT BY FRENCH
AND BRITISHPATROLS
Gaining The Soutfr Atlantic
Raider Begins Its - Destruc
tive Work -Hundreds of
Survivors Have Reached
Brazilian Port.
(By United Press.)
Rio de Janeiro, March " 31. Once
again tonight the South Atlantic was
the scene of a grim game of tag
with British and French patrol ves
sels scouring tha waters for a trace
of a clumsy three-masted sailing ves
sel flying Norwegian colors. The
vessel was the German raider, Seead
ler. Its full tolls of . ships has prob
ably no.t,.yet : been told, but survivors
arrived at , Rio today on board the
French bark CambrOnne and reported
11 vessels : sunk by the pseudo Nor
wegian, and as yet the Seeadler has
not been located.
T,here were 283 survivors aboard the
Cambronne, two. of them women. They
are 1 from? British, French and Ital:
ian ships. . All had grudging admira
tion for "the; audacity, of the German
sea rover's tactics, thei utter disre-
gard .for all rules of the game In sub
stituting a slow trayeling sailing ves
sel as araiderr . instead of the .mod
ern ideal of a fast, clean-cut, heavily
armed cruiser, like the. Moewe and
Emden.-" .The Seeadler, according to
all " versions, " was." armed , with only
two guns, although she . carried a
number of . rapid-fire cannon , and ; ma-
Am AN TIC
two guns, although i she carried a
number of rapid-fire cannon and ; ma-
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MORE STATE TROOPS ORDER-
ED OUT.'. , .
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(By UnitedPress). "
Washington, .March 31. The
War Department; tonight , ordered
out additional troops. v -
" They are: . '
District of ColumbiaAThird in-
fantry. . , :
Oklahoma, ! First . infantry.
Louisiana, First infafljtry;
- Texas, ' Second,. xThird and
Fourth infantry, and .first separ-
yt ate squadron of .Savalry. . ;
Arkansas, First infantry.
Rhode Island, Second,' Fifth,
Twelfth companies,; Coast Artil-
j lery to act as infantry; c
"1 The twelve organizations were
called out, like those before them,
for purposes of police an protec- !
tion. ' v".
The First . New r Mexico infantry
will be mustered oufas they had
4 not been mustered -into -Federal
service, with the ,if ull xFederal r
oath. They will." however, . he
, mustered in the Federal service I
later, it was Jndicate !
000 men, making ;th total now '
I doing police duty throughout the
'T SrT fhi
. country more than
41
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His Refusal to flight at Syra
. cuse Lately Dis
cusseoS" (By United Wess.)
New York, March Zlp-A short time
ago Johnny Kilbane canie east to fight.
He was matched witha young light
weight before a Syracuse, N. Y., club
WHETHER KILBMJE
. VJt iv.
RIGHT OR WRONG
and he agreed, td ailqr Hhis man to;inJ'ured iji the lorpedoing of the Epta-
enter the ifing at 133 tmnds, but when
it came to weighing time and the
young opponent of the featherweight i
champion hepped phyie scales weigh-1
ing 137 pounds Kilbane; refused to
fight- :
The crowd went wifi-hen it got
:JW0yaip0fra- In prog
r&vtelerylBhbTt itiiae. The club
retlillwax
everyone naa a uricK ana ne aimea at
Kilbahe's head. '
A few days later a well-known fight
fan came out With the. statement that
Kilbane had gone wrong' ifl his declar
ation not to meet a man who weighed
almost ten pounds more than himself.
"Any man," be said, "featherweight
or no featherweight,, who challenges
Freddie Welsh for the world's light
weight title and agrees to let that
champion come into the ring weighing
135 pounds should not be afraidrto
meet a comparatively , unknown man
who weighs 137 pounds."
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ai 1. lie iiugoiuc uuitug viic suuuiu-uai c-
Syracuse figmfaDd he may not.
Tf ho -araa thera htqo 0V1 arnnoa fT hia
complaint, although it was a lame one.
But it is a certainty that he didn't take
into consideration the, fact that this
youth may have been a Very hard
hitter, one capable of putting over the
sleep wallop on Kilbane's chin. Welsh,
as is well known, long ago lost the
habit of knocking out his opponents.
He never even bruises most of the
men he meets.
Whether Kilbane was right or
wrong, it is a brass-riveted cinch that
hO did the best thing to protect what
little reputation is left him in a New
York ring. Criticisms of the kind the
fight fans made are the very things
which have discounted Kilbane's abil
ity here. Whenever New York gets to
the point of accepting Kilbane at his
real worth, which is almost his weight
in gold, it will see some good fights
something it does not see when Fred
die Welsh and some of the other liigh-
priced lads get into action.
VTF COBB AND HERZOG
HAVE DIAMOND SCRAP
(By United Press.)
Dallas, TexasMarch 31. "Ty" Cobb
rahd Charley, Herzog staged the initial
fist fight between big leaguers this af
ternoon during the third inning of an
exhibition game between the Tigers
and Giants. The mix-up was the result
of Cobb's spiking Herzog, while slid
ing into second on an attempted steal.
Herzog resented the Georgia peach's
spikes and knocked Cobb down. Cobb
was making good headway in holding
his own when players interfered. Bill
Brennan,. acting umpire-in-chief, put
Cobb out of the game.- Herzog; was al
lowed to continue. ,
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4f ? New York, March 31. Colonel
Roosevelt leads the list jof sigh- "56
. ers to a resolution demanding
that Congress . immediately de-;
clare war on Germany. The
American Defense Society - is
circulating the resolution.' ' ,
Some of the other vorominent
persons1 tignmg ae:rlRe3t ;Beac
Emerson Hough', Channing ;Pol-
lock, Reginald Wright. Kauffman,
Mary Roberts Rhinehart, Lyman
fAbbott and r- Prof. - Brander ?Mat-
thews. ' ' - , - ' -9f
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lORElERIClS
FALL VICTIMS TO
Undersea Boats Continue to
Sink Merchanships With
out Warning.
TWO AMERICANS
KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Others Missing and May Be
LostAffidavits Reach
State Department
Vessels Torpedoed
(By United Press.)
Washington, March 31 Heedless of
PVPrv hnmnna lotrr 4n 1 I
m j UUUiUUV aUU 111 LVTU UiXHtiH
unseen, German submarines have dd
ed to their toll of ruthlessness. Two
'.Americans are dead in the torpedoing
of the British steamer. CrisDin while
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(other Americans were jeopardized in
jthe sinking of th3 Snowden Range,
jrgu ana iuptaio:&. one report said i
I 18 were missing in the Crispin cap
; tain's boat, but later a Swansea mes-
ln iU.l 1 X , , , ,
3-&c Dam iiiai. tut; uuiit nau lanueu.
Affidavits to the State Department
late this afternoon from
Charles
Smith, 47 Chelsea street, EveretWl
Mass.; Frank Brooks, 1516 Marshall
street, Baltimore; James Fitzpatrick,
1148 Monroe street, Chicago, and AT-
GERMAN
HUBS
bert Grieve, 934 State street, Cihcin- tne resident anu becretary 01 war
nati, showed there were 69 Americans ' Baker, the final touches were put up
aboard and that 18 were unaccounted j on arrangements to meet any request
for in the captain's boat, while two by Congress.
others-were killed. These plans embrace three separate
James Dennis, of Hampton, Va., was
folo, fifty miles from Malta. Inform
ation based on reports from Roy
Adams, Elberton, Va., showed the
vessel was sunk without warning by
an unseen submafine.
Three colored Americans are miss-
ing from the Portugese sailing ship now.
Argo, sunk unwarned, 300 miles Qffj The belief is that in view of imme
Gravesend, while en route from New diate need of men Congress will au
Orleans with a.. general cargo. Troy thorize a call for 500,000 volunteers!.
Xhomas vanJ . Charley Jackspuj , Ainer- These .together .with: troops . available
leans," iwere'resctied after "-sicirtaiKrCT the militia system 440,000;men
from exposure. : r - j and with the regulars brought up to
The Snowdpn Ranee fell victim to' fulK strength 200.000 men would
the submarine after having escaped a
German raider a little while ago.
THREE UNARMED SHIPS
RETURN IN SAFETY.
v
(By United Press.)
New York, March 31. Three Amer
ican ships, unarmed and unstriped,
arrived in American waters today,
having made the European round trip
onfl twine
auuui JLllgictin.1 auu x'iciiivc uj luc
Kaiser's navy.
They 'were the. tanker, Gold Shell,
the first unarmed American ship to
depart from this 'side ; the Orleans,
which, with the freighter Rochester,
Vnrlr !
rf :ZZJZt: 0:
lJnr"r:;" ""n the
lici luuaj , tuiu .wi.-v.w j
first to complete the round trip.
ALLIES CLOSE IN
ON GERMANS FROM
pIFFERENT
Democrats Wjll Likely "Seat
Zeb Weaver and Oust His
Republican Opponent.
(By George H.v Manning.)
wasmngion, u. v.-, iviciv-ii .
man rnnvrocaman James J. Britt. Of
North Carolina Republican, attended I
North Carolina, KePu"' . .;
tne caucus or me xvCyuu.ouB
called for the purpose of nominating
candidates for office of the House.in
the next Congress.
' As Mr. Weaver has been given a
certificate of Selection, Mr. Britt's pur
pose in attending is unknown", unless
he had hopes that the Republicans
would organize the House- and decide",
with him in his contest of election
against Zeb Weaver. ? -
In this respect Mr. Britt seemed
doomed to bs disappointed, as it now
appears absolutely certain the Demc-:
crats will organize the House. Had
the Republicans succeeded in organ
izing - - the" House- and naming the
committees, there was more than,: a
possibility that 'Britt might have
been seated, but with the; organiza
tion "almost conceded to the .Demo
crats. Mr. Weaver seems assured . of
retaining nis seat,.a uis iwuro u
most certam to throw outtMr.' Britt's
election: contest. ' V JL ,".v,
-yyyT..u - nr.:
I yy ' -
retaining his seat, as the House Is al
i wis sis
PUN ARRFFII ON
TO RAISE MEN
President and Secretary of
War Confer and Reach Im
portant Decision.
(By United Press.)
Washington. March 31. Plans fori
drafting men to fight Americas bat
tles in the cominS conflict have been
and approved by President "Wilson.
At a conference late today between
. means 01 increasing tne American
army: By universal training, by call
ing for 500,000 volunteers, or by draft-r
( lllg U1CU 111 IAS L11C IIVCI.
While no statement was forthcom
ing as to which course the .adminis
tration favors, it may be stated as a
fact that no draft is contemplated
pive the United States an army of i
more than two million men. I.
Whether universal training will . be
discussed by the President in his mes
sage cannot be learned.
That Congress is becoming more
friendly to the idea. provided there
are liberal exemptions is evident.
ESCAPED GERMANS
LOCATED IN MEXICO.
(By United Press.)
Lieutenant !
El
Paso, March 31
Chorth and Herman Schoder, machin
ists, who escaped from the interned
German liners in Philadelphia navy
votH nnrl wfvre rennrtfin drowned.
- U h,Pn ina.t.ed in Chihuahua city.!
tl reports to Federal
,, -
agents here tonight.
PATHS
Drive Two Wedges Into Teu
ton Line and Menace Base
City of St. Quentin.
BRITISH CAPTURE
NUMBER VILLAGES ,
w;:n 1 :U1 Uon tn'
ermans Will Likely Have to
OOOTl W nnaraw ; Dnusn
.-.. :-T.Jk AYIfk Tk
liiiaiiiiy in iwix yy.y.
Enemy Weather
Conditions Better.
Makes .
(By United Press.)
T fvnrlnn March 31. Two
wedges,
driven into the German lines close to !
the famous "Hindenburg front" by
British and French trooDS. aboeared
tonIgnt nkely to force German with-
drawal from the important base city
of St. Quentin. The city is menaced
tonight by a vigorous forward sweep
of Field Marshal Haig's troops south
from Peronne , and , an equally v determ
ined French advance in force -upward
from Ham and Guiscard. The rate of
speed which these ,two armies have
shown in the past few days seriously
threatens St. Quentin on three sides.
The British swept along more than ,
a mile over a seven mile front toward pointed under civil. service'rules, r e
the city, while the French were bat- gardless of political ,beliefs; The ex
tling along toward the same goal.7 aminationswill be corapetitive. c Sena-
The British took'i five villages and tor Polndjdtter, i of Washington, de
towns, -including the important center Vclaredjfchat President Wilson's, actio n
of Vermand. The others were Heud- in taking the postmasterships : out - "
icourt, St. Emilie, Marteville and Sol- j politics ' will not only : improv
court. ; - : . ' ' service, but will save the cc
Both French and British troops ap-j lions of dollars a yearf It r
peared, from United Press ; front dia-j the; postoffice patrons; ; f.
patches v tonight, to have - penetrated tors and Congressmen Tl. . .. . ;
vei jr vwow w .,uic yuiuaucui. uoimau;: w,, uo bwu , i
- : (ConUnued . on Pagw Eight) 4t wasj worth.
W-yy-y - h :. v-r
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very close to the permanent Germany
defense line, xne Tencn . were
Row and Sickness Contribut
ing to The Chance For De-
feat of The Republicans. ; ; m ;i i ft
CHAMP CLARK WILL
BE NAMED SPEAKER;
J Gardner Denounced Mahn and
Left The Republican Cau
cus Democrats Appear to
Have an Unbroken Front
For Enemy.
(By United Press.) '
Washington, March 31.- Congress is ; , ;
virtually ready for the President's -war ') ; r i 3
message. ' "... 5 1;
Barring the completely, unexpected, - , .
the Sixty-fifth House will organize r . ; f
within-a short time after it meetsi ini.; l
the special session that starts at noon vv ' ;
Monday. ; " ;.-.:y(T ?'-J)
Champ Clark Or James Mann will beV
elected Speaker and from events of v ;r
today, even many Republicans ' pre-: -. , !
dieted, that it will be - Champ Clark,; , y ':':
who will be chosen to preside over . ;
what is expected to be the most mom- ' :
entous gathering of the lower body --Py;
since the Nation-came into being. 'v; v. : "i'J
Democrats apparently ' are ;; solidly
united. There is very little indication J 1 :A
that Representative : Galllvan, of fibs- V . : ; :
ton, will carry 'his resentment over , ;
: wet aeieat in :.ine iasi congress : to . . j . v.
the point of leading: , the . "wet? ., ele- . 7 y- i
meat to disrujhat-eems;crtain? " 1 H
battle, but in the battle for all, other v;
officerships in the House.
Final steps preliminary Jo the Mon-
aay opening were taken today: when
Republicans of the House at a caucus
namd Mann, for Speaker and nominat
ed a full ticket of House .officers.
A fight featured the caucus, alone
with the conspicuous absence of Miss 4 "
Jeannette Rankin, Republican Repre V ;
sentatlve-elect from Montana. y ? ' ' r
" Representative Augustus Oardnerj of;
Massachusetts, in a speech that last-V V ' - .
ed, with the interruptions, for an houryiZY-.
announced he would not vote for'Re- ' '
; publican Leader Mann for Speaker, but
would support Representative Lenroot X
vi Wisconsin, leaaer oi tne xiouse pro-
gressive element. h V .
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Gardner left when a resolution of-
ere)d by Representative Elston, ; of
California, declaring, members not
.bound by the caucus action was tabled.
With him left Representative Gray, of v
' New , Jersey. Republicans . reborted ;
Representative Dallinger, 6ff assachu- v
setts, also left, but it was also .claim- Vv
ed he returned later. : .
The caucus voted that rules of the
Sixty-fourth Congress should be conf
tinued until December 10, when a com-
mittee of seven, to be appointed by. the
Speaker,- should report new rules. . It
was also voted that uhtil-April 14, mo- '
tions to suspend business to pass ap-
propriation bills ,. should-" be ; la ; order, j
A committee . on committees wa V;
named, with the power.?, to -name a '
steering committee of ; flvet Mann is V
chairman of both. , No floor leader will ''
be named unless ,. Maim ; is -elected '
Speaker.- . '- ?v;';-,t' ,V.Vi
Representative Hamilton of New'
York, was named whip,? with Reprer -sentatives
Farr, of Pennsylvania, Nich-
ols, of Michigan, and McArthur, of Or
gon. as assistants.
KepuDiicans lost two.- or: more votefi
toda y whIclv with the lpss of Repre
Republicans lost twO. ox? more votea
sentauve jasticK, or, jew jersey, yesr
terday, brings their totalfdown to 2il.
Representative Heeelaeri. of North Da-
kota, was stricken wjth Napp"endIciti8, '
ana ttepresentauve- .tsteafiey, oreen-
sylvania, announced he, would not be. v , .
jhere to vote. '- 'y :';'.y t-y-J'i:,.t
The democrats have a total of. 21,
all of whom are expected to be present;
Two , independents are .a$f ; to be cer-j
.tain to vote with them and one. other
is leaning toward, thexn';4f.;
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