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Washington Letter Describes House Chaos and Reform Moves
The piece reports fierce clashes in Congress over Speaker Cannon and Rules Committee control. It notes a new Rules Committee without the Speaker, a split among insurgents and Democrats, and mentions related stories on Secretary Wilson's meat usage book, a rubber scandal in the Senate, the Ballinger Pinchot matter, Roosevelt's summons to Pinchot, and changes in party symbolism.
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