Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-12-03
FORMER RULES OF ORDER ADOPTED
Seats Drawn in the House of Repre-
sentatives.

Seats Drawn in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
In the House of Representatives yester
day afternoon, after The Stars report
closed, Mr.. Dalzell offered the resolution
agreed to by the republican caucus on Sat
urday for the adoption of the rules OF the
last House with certain specified amend
ments as the rules Of the present House.
This drew the first fire from the demo-
cratic side. Mr.. Dalzell was proceeding to
explain the nature of these amendments
when Mr. Richardson interrupted to ask
whether opportunity was to be given to Of
fer amendments and on receiving mega
tive reply he protested against such &C
ton. He said he desired to offer some
amendments which he thought would pre-
vail if the gentleman from Iowa Hepburn),
could deliver the forty votes which the
newspapers had said he had in the republic
can caucus last Saturday. Mr.. Dalzell
said the proceeding was similar to that
taken in the last Congress He pointed out
that the rules We're practically tdenticaI
with those of the Fifty-frst Fifty fourth
and succeeding Congresses, and practically
identical with those Of the intervening
democratic Cong crosses. He then yielded five
minutes to Mr.. Richardson, who occupied
the time in denouncing the rules. He said
he would move to commit the rules to the
committee on rules when appointed.
While Mr. Richardson was speaking, Mr..
Steele Qnd) asked II the Mcclellan reso-
luton offered at the democratic caucus
Saturday would command forty votes on
the democratic side. To this Mr.. Richard
son returned an evasive reply. At Mr.. Hep
burns request Mr.. DalZell yielded five min
utes to him. Mr.. Hepburn said that his
views on the subject of the rules had been
entertained by him for many years. He
had even attempted to secure their modi-
fcation in the FiftyEthird Congress. which
was democratic, and upon that occasion
MI. Richardson himself had bitterly op-
poSed the change. &
This sally raised a. shout of laughter on
the republican side. In conclusion he re-
h;s shas ane & te ade
opposed to him, he ss;i had decided that he
must be wrong ss1d
MI. Dalzell moved the previous question,
" ME- Wss moved to cor Commit the
olution to the committee on rules, which
was lost, 142 to 1S5. sd
MI. Dalzell's 10 resolutions were then
adopted. E
Twelve O'Clock noon was fixed as the daily
hour of meeting. Then. under resolution
offered by Mr.. Steele Qnd.). the seat draw
ing took place.
souri,, and both democrats were the first
names called. Mr.. Gibson {Tenn.), and Mr..
Overstreet Qnd) were the first names
called on the republican side.
Before the drawing began Mr.. Sherman
IN, VI asked unanimous consent that Mr..
Grow (Pa.), an ex-Speaker Of the House,
and Mr.. Bingham Pa.). the father OF the
without drawing. Similar requests were
made from the other side on behalf Of Mr..
Richardson and Mr.. Dreamer Of New York,
who was a member OF the Forty third Con-
gress The requests were acceded to.
The name Of Mr.. Wachter (Md.) was the
last called. The seat drawing concluded,
the Speaker assfgned the contested election
souri, to- electisns committee No i. those
from North Carolina, Ohio and South Car