Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-02
No CHANGE IN RULES
CONGRESSMAN Hepburn Unable to
Secure Liberalizing Of the
House Rules.
The Republican Caucus on All
Other Matters Was Entirely
Harmonious.
Speaker Henderson Asks For
Conservative Consideration
of All Measures.

QerSOn ana the Ola oluceTS VI tus AousS
were made the unanimous choice of the
caucus and the major portion of its time
was devoted to an effort, led by Repre-
sentative Hepburn, OF Iowa, to eff
feet some changes in the rules Of the
last house. Mr.. Hepburn has made q
similar fight for liberaiizing the rules at
the opening Of each congress for a num-
Der of years, but without success and he
was again unsuccessful.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. presided over
the deliberations of the caucus. and Mr..
Loudenslager. of New Jersey, acted as
secretary. There were LAG Of the 19S re-
publican members of the house present
Henderson in nomination for speaker,
and he was unanimously chosen as the
candidate for the caucus.
He was escorted to the chair by a
committee consisting of Messrs Payne
New York; Tawney, Minnesota, and
Lacey, of Iowa.
Mr.. Henderson was given an enthusi-
astic reception and after expressing his
thanks for the honor, said in part:
The duties before us in this con-
gress Will be onerous. We will require
all Of the wisdom we possess, and all OF
the patriotism, for we have q great dam
ger to confront US continually, and that
is the surplus in the treasury. appeal
to my colleagues, republicans. to keep
in mind that this is danger. and IL we
can be wise In the presene of that dan
ger we will find approval from the
American people
THE American people do not expect
any niggard,iness in the treatment of
the matters that they require. do not
servative consideration of every ques-
ton which should be observed at all
times without reference to the hundred
million that we are soon to have.
1.-THE people OF the country have put
the republicans in control of this house;
they expect much from us, and If we
can sink locality in favor OF country we
will find approval when we go back to
meet our constituencies. / therefore APP
peal for wisdom and work and for the
constant presence OF the members OF
the republican party"
Mr. Sherman. Of New York. then Of
fered an omnibus resolution for the re-
election OF the old officers sof the old
house, as follows: 4a
Alexander McDowell OF Pennsylvania,
clerk; Henry Casson OF Wisconsin, SER
geant-at- arms: w. j. Glenn of New
York. door-keeper; Joseph c. McEiroy
OF Ohio, postmaster, and AZ nry n. Cou-
dan nf Michigan ChaDlain.
This resolution was also unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Hepburn's efforts to secure
modification OF the rules followed. Mr..
DaIzeli, Of Pennsylvania offered q reso-
luton for adoption OF the old rules with
certain prescribed changes, which, how
ever did not alter the operation uf the
rules themselves. His resolution was as
follows:
Resolved, That the rules of the
house of representatives OF the Fifty
seventh congress be adopted an the
rules of the house. with the following
notifications:
.First-That the special orders of
March s ami March IA. 1900, providing a
method for the consideration of pension
claims and other private bills, shall be
continued during the Fifty-seyenth
congress.
"Second-That the place Of the select
committee ON the twelfth census of the
rules OF the Fifty-sixth congress shall
be filed in the rules OF the Fifty-sey-
enth congress by q standing committee,
to consist of thirteen members, and
have Jurisdiction Of all proposed legis-
latton concerning the census and the APP
portionmen..
resolved, further, That there shall
be appointed to serve during the Fifty
seventh cor gress a select committee on
Industrial arts and expositions, to con-
sist Of nine members, which shall have
jurisdiction OF all matters except those
relating to the revenue and appropria-
lions referring to the centennial of the
Louisiana purchase and proposed expo
sition.
.Resolved, further, That the select
committee On the examination and dis
position of documents of the Fifty sixth
congress shall be continued as a select
committee in tine Fifty-seventh con-
gress.
Mr.. Hepburn Immediately offered an
amendment providing that the rules
should be adopted temporarily for forty
DAYS. at the end Of which time they
would be placed before the house for
consideration. He made II very earnest
argument In favor of this temporary
action. in the course Of which he pointed
out four material changes which he be-
lieyed should be made in the rules as
they have existed for several congresses.
One of these was to provide that the
right Of recognition, now lodged in the
speaker, should be given to the first
member addressing the chair; the Sec
ond was to provide for four suspension
DAYS month, instead of two; the third
was to provide for the revival of the
old morning hour" as 1t existed before
the first congress of which Mr.. Reed
was speaker. and the fourth was to pro-
vide that senate amendments to house
bills should be subject to the same
points of order to which they would be
subject had the amendments originated
In the house.
Mr. Hepburn contended that the pres
ent rules gave the speaker entirely too
much power, and in the course Of his
remarks made the point that there was
nothing in the constitution which re-
quired that the presiding officer. chosen
by the house. should be member OF
that body.
Mr.. Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania, replied
at considerable length to Mr.. Hep
burns argument. contending that the
present rules were an evolution and had
worked SO admirably In facilitating the