Show INSURGENT MASS MEETING Report of Chairman Chan Steer Steering Steering Steering ing Committee Proposition Definitely Defeated Washington Dec 16 Another nother step to toward to tow toward ward w d amending the rules rles of the house was wa taken tonight when the insurgents held a amass ama amass mass ma meeting The report of the commit committee tee appointed at the Insurgents meeting last week was submitted although the committee had much difficulty in reaching an agreement Colonel Hepburn of Iowa Iowa chairman of oC the tha committee informed the gathering that the committee had ha decided that some changes in the method of selecting com corn committees committees in the house was desirable It had been jeen agreed he said saith that the Ule rules should be changed change so that one day da each week would be set aside aide exclusively for the call cal of oC the committees He explained that the committee wished this day to be given as exclusively to the call cn as the District gen of or Columbia day is now given to t o consider lon tion of bills bis concerning the district ton In regard to the change c ange hi in i the method of oC choosing committees the report was a compromise the committee refusing to t agree to the proposition that a steering committee be elected by b the house to se selet Select lect the committees let Colonel C lonel Hepburn in making mang his report recommended the election electon of oC a committee committe of oC nine members of oC the house to choose the he committee committe the committees themselves to o elect elet their own chairman This suggestion met with opposition and andle cd led to a prolonged discussion le No 10 action acton was taken on the recommendations as It It was believed more time daton should be given gen to considering the changes hanges The Te meeting adjourned to meet in Jan January iary uary UI ThEre were members pres present present present ent the tle same number as a at the former meeting but but the presence of several new now Cace faces aces made the leaders laders claim caim that they would have a atar large enough following to command attention About members will wi be needed need to combine with the he Democrats to change the rules rles and the lie insurgents claim caim that the attendance attend ance at the two meetings meting shows show that t y will wU have haye at least let thirty Hayes Haes of oC Call Cal fornia was w among those IOs present prent |