The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-12-05
HEPBURN MEETS DEFEAT
Fails to Secure Liberia .ization of the
House Rules.

House kules.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The canvass
Of the republican members of the
house was held in the hall of repre-.
sentatives yesterday and lasted three
hours. Speaker Henderson and the
old officers of the house were made
the unanimous choice of the caucus
and the major portion of the time
was devoted to an effort, led by Rep
resentative Hepburn of Iowa, to eff
feet some changes in the rules of
the last house. Mr.. Hepburn has
made similar fight for liberalization
of the rules at the opening of each
congress for number of years, but
without success, and yesterday was
again unsuccessful.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois presided over
the deliberations of the caucus, and
Mr.. Loudenslager of New Jersey act
Ell as secretary. There were JAG of
the 1913 republican members of the
house present. Mr.. Lacey of Iowa
placed General Henderson in nomina-
ton for speaker, and he was unani-
mously chosen as the candidate of
the caucus.
He was escorted to the chair by
a committee consisting of Messrs.
Payne, New York; Tawney, Minneso-
ia, and Lacey of Iowa.
Mr.. Henderson was given an enthu-
siastic reception and after express
ing thanks for the honor, said in
part:
"The duties before us in this con-
gress will be onerous. We will re-
n iy~n oil 0E
and all of the patriotism, for we have
a great danger to confront us con-
tinually, and that is surplus in the
treasury. 1 appeal to my colleagues,
republicans, to keep in mind that
this is danger, and if we can be
wise in the presence of that danger
we will find approval from the Ameri-
can people.
1.-THE American people do not ex-
pect any niggardliness in the treat
ment of the matters that they re-
quire. do not counsel that, but I
counsel that conservative considera-
ton of every question which should
be observed at all times without ref
erence to the hundred million that
we are soon to have
"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 constituent
cies. I, therefore, appeal for wis.
dom and work and for the constant
publican party"
Nr. Sherman Of New York then of
fered an omnibus resolution for the
reelection of the old officers of the
old house, as follows:
Alexander Mcdowell of Pennsylva-
MIA, clerk; Henry Casson of Wiscon-
sin. sergeant-at-arms; w. j. Glenn
OF New York, door-keeper; Joseph C..
McElroy of Ohio, postmaster, and
Henry N. Couden of Michigan, chap
lain.
This resolution was also ununi-
adopted.
Mr. Hepburn's efforts to secure
modification of the rules followed.
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania offered
a resolution for adoption of the old
rules with certain prescribed changes,
which, however, did not alter the OPP
GRAFTON of the rules themselves.
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
very earnest argument in favor of
this temporary action, in the course
of which he pointed out four mate
~tr nj, \, s.,l, n
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
second was to provide for four sus-
pension days a month instead of
two; the third was to provide for
the revival of the old ''morning hour"
US it existed before the first congress
of Mr.. Reed was speaker, and the
fourth was to provide that senate
to house bills should be
subject to the same points of orde,.
to which they would be subject had
the amendments originated in the
house.
Hepburn spoke in advocacy of his
resolution, while Dalzell and Shat
tuck opposed it. When Mr.. Hep
burns motion was put it was defeat
ed by an overwhelming vote, about
8 to 1. He then offered in success
sion as distinct amendments the
four notifications of 4he rules
which he had suggested in his ar
gumcnt. These were i'll turn voted
down. The highest vote which any
of them received was A. No uues-
ton of policy was preached at the
Held for Murder.
Sioux City, Dec. 3.-Justice Black AZ
1reton held w. T. Reynolds, a piano
and organ salesman of Sioux Falls,
S. D., to the district court without
bonds for the murder of Samuel
Grafton on August 2 last. Grafton
was negro preacher and blind.