Show WILLING TO HELP KNOX GET POST I I IW W WASHINGTON IS B 1 By By a 8 vote of 6 5 to 3 th the tho house committee on the tho election election elec elec- I tion tori of ot president vico pr Ico and anti r representatives representatives rep rep- p- p In congress agreed d to tho the fa favorable a- a report of ot tho the G Gaines ln s bill to re reduce reduce re- re I fa-I duce dues tho the salary of ot the secretary of ot thus making Senator Knox Kno eligible for tor that position This was WaR not done however however how how- I ever er until tho the committee had voted down downa a n motion to ask tho to refer tho legal question Involved td to tho tim committee on tho Judiciary Judiciary- A A. minority wilt will bo lIo presented I The meeting of ot tho committee was a n spirited one Thero There nero present four Republicans Re Re- publicans and four tour Democrats out of the thirteen members Tho Tue support given n the Republican members by Representative La of Virginia mado made the tho OIa fa lo action b by the committee certain Representatives Gaines of ot West Vest Virginia Vir Vir- ginia of ot Now New Hampshire Norna Norris Nor- Nor ris na of ot Nebraska Fecht and Lassiter voted against tho the amendment to refer tho the con constitutional question to the Judiciary Judi judi- ciary clary committee while Representatives Rucker Bucker of ot Missouri Gillespie of Texas and Hackett of ot North Carolina all Democrats cast their votes ote in iii I support of It Tho The submission llon of the tue majority report to the tho house will NIU the r regularity of or calling up tho the bill for or passage on Nonday Non Mon day duy under suspension of DC tho rules The rue three Democrats who ho opposed the bill hili in committee will present tho minority re re- re port Speaker Cannon Connon to today ay despite th the tho vig- vig lg- lg orous contentions of oC henry I of if Texas and several followers on the Democratic side who sought to have th th-j th senate Dill ic- ic the salary of tho the secretary tary of nf state to Its former r figure to 1 the Iho h Judiciary committee ruled d that tho bill properly belonged to the iho ho committee on election of oC president and vice ent |