The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
HENDERSON PLANS
To Pass Financial Reform Bill
the First Week.

New York, Nov. 2O.-A special to the
Herald from Washington. d. C., says:
Adoption of the old Reed rules, i'm
mediate passage of the caucus commit
tees financial reform bill and reOr-
ganization of committees along old
lines as far as possible, with the Re
publican membership of the committee
on rules consisting of Messrs. Hender-
son, DalzeH and Babcock, is the pro-
gramme which Mr.. Henderson, who is
to be speaker, has marked out for the
house of representatives as a result OF
his conferences with the president, the
leading members of the house, and with
other prominent Republicans since ms
arrival in Washington.
At his conference with the president,
Mr.. Henderson talked over this pro
gramme and found that 1t met Mr.. Nc
Kinley's entire approval The president
was especially pleased with the pro-
position to pass the financial Dill with
out delay. It is understood that the
whole matter will come up at the
meeting of the Republican caucus on
Saturday, December 2.
One proposition is to have this eau
Gus consider the question of rules and
the method Of procedure with the imam
ciaI bill Another is to put these mat
ters over for consideration in a special
caucus to be called for the evening of
December s.
It is the desire of Mr.. Henderson to
have the financial bill passed during
even be done under a special rule be
fore the adoption of the regular rules
of the house.
There has been conSidera BILE discus
sion among Republican representatives
of proposed changes in the Reed rules,
and the leader of the opposition to
their adoption without change has been
Mr.. HendersOnS colleague, Mr.. Hep
burn of Iowa. Since Mr.. HendersOn's
arrival here, however, it has become
known that he would prefer to be given
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has found that he will have the support
of many of the leaders in carrying
such rules through, and it is said the
president would be glad to have them
adopted as it would insure more
speedy action on the various admins
tration measures which will be brought
forward.
Under these rules absolute power
over the business of the house is lodged
in the committee on rules so long as a
majority of that committee can COM
mand the support of a majority of the
house
The committee consists of three mem
bers of the majority and two Of the min
ority. It is always headed by the speak
er, who dominates it.
Mr. Henderson will associate with him
self Republican members OF the commit
tee, Mr.. Dalzeu OF Pennsylvania and eth
er Mr. BaPcock of WIscq2n5siin o7 or Mi Mi
Grosvenor of Ohio. Mr., Babcock viii
probably be the man and in that event
Mr.. GrOsvenOr will be given the chair
manship on marine and fisheries, which
will be one of the most important COM
M Tee IN bi ie 96liy a. biI1 N1r an 6
New York, who was chairman of this
committee in the last congress, and who
on the death of Mr.. Dingley succeeded to
the craftsmanship ways and means and
the Republican leadership on the dOOr.
Will retain the latter craftsmanship and
the leadership.
1t had been thought probable that Mr..
tant craftsmanship for Mr.. Sherman of
New York than that of the committee on
| that he will remain at the head of that
RCT TlT10if p
| was chairman of the committee on naval
| affairs. would like to go on the committee
on rules. or failing in this ways and
! means. He will not be appointed to the
/ rules committee, and if he gets a place
I on the ways and means committee he viii
have to give up his craftsmanship of the
| committee on naval affairs.