| Show HOUSE INSURGENTS HOLD MASS MEETING Washington Dec 16 Another step toward amending the thu rules of the house was waH taken whim when the thc insurgents held a 11 mass meeting Tho report of o otho tho committee appointed at al the tho Insurgents gents mooting last weel l submit submitted ted although h the had in ill reaching an Col Hepburn of Iowa lown chairman of tho thu committee Informed the gather gatherIng lug Ing that the committee had decided that some changes in the tho method or selecting committees In the house hou was desirable It ball bad been agreed he said that the rules should bo be changed so Sll that one olle day each week eel would be hc set aside exclusively for fot tin cull call ot o tins tho committees Ho explained that the committee wished this day lIa to be given ivon as ns exclusively to 10 tho call as ns the Dis District of is now given to consideration of bills concerning tho Iho district In regard to tho change han e In III Iho Ow method of choosing committees the re report 1 port was a tL compromise the tho committed 1 refusing to agree to the Iho proposition that a steering committee bo by b the house to 10 select tho Col Hepburn In making makinI his report recommended the election of bf a commit committee tee of nine members of or the house to 10 choose the committee committees themselves to 10 elect their own chairman This suggestion SIlI ff lIon met with opposition and led letl to a 11 prolonged discussion No action was taken n on the Ih me as m It was wa believed more bo lo gh il to considering cu i hIO the Changes The he ll jOIL to meet in III January There 1 CI 23 members t tho same siim number ul at lit l s at the tle r ri Cl meeting ilAi but the th lit Jf new the claim that would havo u a c J 11 fol following lowing to t command h S Will bo bl d to til combine with wl h the th tn to change challe rules tho Insurgents claim that the thu attendance at lit the tho two to meetings slIms shows that tho th will have hae 30 1 1111 nf of California Cali was among those thoe present |
