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Show HOUSE BUST WITH IITEJIAJE BILL Old Question of State Rights Is Brought Up and Vigorously Vigor-ously Debated. RILL AIMED AT EXCLUSION OF ALL IMM0RAL ALIENS Another Measure Introduced by Mann Bars White Slave Traffic Traf-fic Between States. WASHINGTON, Jan. U. After passing pas-sing tho army appropriation hill, carry-.ing- $1)0,200.000 for the maintenance of the aTmf dnrinp; tho fiscal year of 1011, the house today took up one of the so-called so-called "wbito slave" bills. Opposition developed to that portion of the measure reported by the iuimip-ra-tion committee which makes 5fc a felony for any person to assist another to fio from one slate to auotber for tho purpose pur-pose of eiicnc'iag in prostitution. It was contended .by Representatives Bartlctt ol GcorpTa, Geobcl of Ohio, and Richard-ton Richard-ton of Alabama, that such action would be an encroachment upon states' rights, as under the constitution each state -had the sole power to regulate its own morals. mor-als. Measure Finds Champions. Representatives Ticnnett of New York, Austin of Tennessee, Burnett of Alabama Ala-bama and Adair of Indiana spoke in favor of tho bill, which is aimed at tho exclusion of immoral aliens and the exclusion ex-clusion and punishment of their procurers. pro-curers. Tho other "white slave" bill, the one introduced by Air. Mann, enlarges en-larges upon the interstate commerce features of the pending measure so ns to prevent "while slave" traflie bc-twecn bc-twecn thc states. The lninv.gratiou committee seeks to exclude from the county- all ' undesirables, especially immoral im-moral women, and men who tragic in them. Jlr. Bennett and Jlr. Alanu expressed the hope that both bills might pass and thc latter indicated that he would make an effort lo have his measure called up as soon as disposition was made of thc pending bill. Tho "white slave-" bill slill was uu-dcr uu-dcr consideration when tho house adjourned ad-journed until tomorrow. NEW MOVE OF EEGtlLARS TO BLOCK INSURGENTS WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. An ancient custom of the house of representatives which lias been in use for llfty years was overturned today by Representative Dwighi of New York, Republican whip, when he Instructed thc pair clerks at thc speaker's desk 10 censo pairing Repub-lleun Repub-lleun members except under prescribed conditions. The move Is declared ty Democrats and !ii8iirgentk,to be a move against tho latter, and Intended to give the organization organiza-tion additional leverage .when close votes occur. Representative Garner of Texas, tem- Eorary Democratic whip, said that Mr. wight had Instructed the pair clerks to make no pairs excepting on Dwight's approval. ap-proval. This Mr. Dwight denies, but the upshot of thc matter was that Mr. Garner invoked in-voked as a counter move n long-burled ajnl hitherto unobserved rule of the house, and members will hereafter be required to make their pairs In writing at thc speaker's desk. For a score of years or more it has heen the houso custom to allow pairs at any time without question. The almost forgotten rule, of the house on th subject requires that two member, desiring to be paired, must announco sueii Intention at the speaker's desk. Representative Garner. In order to counteract the move of Mr. Dwlght. gave Insinuations to the Democratic pair clerk lhat no pairs were to be ,-Alowed at thn desk cxcepl in strict accordance with lhe rule on tho subject. sub-ject. Under thc order attributed to Mr. Dwighi. he would be able to control tho voting absentees or those desiring to be paired, which, it was pointed out. would mot work to tho advantage of tho house Insurgents slnre (he Republican whip is working in harmony with the regulars. May Eostrict Pairing. Tlie move of the Democrats. If successful, success-ful, may result In greatly limiting the position po-sition of pairing as well as perhaps nullifying nulli-fying the effort of the Republican regulars regu-lars to embarrass the insurgents, it would also, no doubt, aid any insurgent, who might be laboring under official displeasure dis-pleasure and discrimination, by enabling iilm to arrange a pair by going to the speaker's desk. Representative Garner pointed out that this move would result hi Increasing tho attendance of the house. a& thoso members mem-bers who were frequently absent, and counted always as paired, would be compelled com-pelled to attend and arrange their pairs In order to have them show in the record. rec-ord. No rauc.us of the house Republicans on thc Balllngcr-Phichot committee has been culled, according to tlie statement of Representative Currier of New Hampshire, Hamp-shire, chairman of the caucus. One may bo Issued nt any time, however, "and the Insurgents may or may not bo bidden to lake part In It. The Democrats will probably caucus on the subjert the hitter pari of the week. Tho joint senate and the house Republican Repub-lican caucus tomorrow night In the house will result In no tight between regulars and Insurgents. Nothing hut the .selection .selec-tion of a new Rcpuntlr.m congressional committee ran bo ronplilerod under the call, and this Is not expected to raus" more than a mere possible discussion of Insurgents of some slutep from which members of the committee are lo bo chosen. All Insurgents have received th regular notices of the caucuses nnd will attend. Following the sorrel meeting of the Republican Re-publican Insurgents at the home of one of their number Jnsi night, ihe twenty-two twenty-two who were present were loath to dls-cufs dls-cufs details, of what occurred. No definite defi-nite plan for the future has benr. adopted, but the recalcitrant Republicans say tby will awnll d velopments with cnnlldcnro hi their abllltv to meet the issuo to tho satisfaction of themselves ami of the country a' large. The attitude "f the Insurgents on the. Rallinger-rinrhot Investigation Is still In a nebulous state. All who were Interviewed Inter-viewed todav expressed themselves as wanting merely a. fa If and Impartial com-mltteo com-mltteo and nothing inorev Other matters affertlng the Insurgent members are In abeyance, and nothing derisive will develop until some uclual occasion of conflict arises. SENATE COMMITTEES NOT DOWN TO BUSINESS WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. That the cqmmluccs of the .senate have not taken up the work of the session In earnest was made evident today when, after a silting df fifty-live nilnut(-s, the calendar wa exhausted and It became necessary for the senate to adjourn for the day. In tho brief session four or five local Continued on Pago Two. j 3 ii HOUSE BUSY WITH ' " WHITE SLAVE TRAI f Continued from Page One. 5 Wwt bills and two or three comparatively if i" iTZon.1 rcsolutIonH wure favorably aj fgzC The committees aro getting down i"5 work, however, and soon the senate m1 havo all It can do. ''jD FAVORABLE TO CHANGE a. OF INAUGURATION DAI WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. The nasai; of the historic -1th of March aa nS t dontlal Inauguration date and tho ftxl ""T of the fourth Tuesday of April In $9 place is provided for In a resolution o t dered favorably reported by the hou committee on Iho Judiciary today. f w " |