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Show MAYS TAKES PART ID DEMDCMTIG CAUCUS Spe'-al to The Tribune. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. A h 'couzb Representative Mays went into the Democratic caucus whu-h provide for the organization of the house ani was i asi?ned committee place? as n Demo- I ra:. it is his intent ion. he s.iiil tnis . evening, to act indcpen'ir u ;!y in tie mat- I ter of votinpr on (UieUois not entirely i partisan in characa-r. As an evi!en--e i of this intention. Mr. Mays voted for . Clark as speaker of the house and a fev.- 1 minutes later voted with the Republicans in supporting Mr. Mann'o rrotfon to com- ' mil to p. select corr.nniiee liie resolution ; offered by Representative Henry making : t!ie rules of the sixty-third congress ap- . pli'ble to the sixty-fo'irth. The Mann motion was defeated, the vote a?ain??i it being tin: entire voting: strent-'tii of the Democrats present, with onlv a few exceptions. Mr. Mays this evening rouimenred favorably fa-vorably upon President 'l!son's mespage and said that he was prepared to sup- , port his legislative programme. j |