The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

IN A Walk
IowAN HAS No PARTY OPPOSITION
FOR REELECTION TO THE
sPEAKERSHIP
HEPBURN HEAVILY SAT UPON
Effort to CurtaiI Arbitrary Power of
the Speaker Meets With scant
Courtesy From the House
Majority
NICE JOLLY FROM SPEAKER

WASHINGTON, Nov 30.-The caucus
of the Republican members of the house
held in the hall of representatives this
afternoon, lasted about three hours.
Speaker Henderson and the old officers
of the house were made the unanimous
choice of the caucus, and the major por-
ticn of the time was devoted to an effort,
led by Representative Hepburn, of Iowa.
to effect some changes in the rules or
the last house. Mr.. Hepburn has made
similar fight for liberalizing the rules at
the opening of each congress for a num-
Der of years, but without success. To-
day he was again unsuccessful.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, presided over
the deliberations of the caucus, and MIR.
Loudenslager, of New Jersey, acted as
secretary There were lac of the 1873 Re
publican. members of the house present
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, placed Gen. Hender-
son in nomination for speaker, and he
was unanimously chosen as the candidate
of the caucus. He was escorted to the
chair by committee consisting of Mr..
Payne, of New York; Tawney, of Mime
sofa, and Lacey, of Iowa. In response
to a very enthusiastic reception, Mr..
Henderson addressed the members of the
caucus. He said in part.
All Hands Must Be Alert.
will be onerous ones. The Republican
party never stands still, but keeps at
work. The last congress, which started
in with thirteen majority, has been so
far approved that the Republican party
has again been put in control, starting
in with thirty-nine majority. This IS
tribute to the wisdom of the last con-
greSS. We are confronted now with work
which will affect the minds of the people
at the elections next year. Every Repub-
lican will be put upon his mettle. He
will expect the same from the opposi-
tion. We will require all of the wisdom
We possess and all of the patriotism, for
we have a great danger confronting us
continually, and that is the surplus in
the treasury. counSer that cOnServa-
tive consideration of every question
which should be observed at all times
without reference to the hundred million
that we are soon to have.
II appeal to the members to be on hand
at the sessions of the house. The man
who is most faithful in his attendance
will find in the long run that his constit-
uents will be most faithful to him, and
do not think that with the larger major
ity we can afford to be absent from our
places
Mr. Sherman, of New York, offered an
omnibus resolution for the election of the
old officers of the house; Alexander Nc.
Dowell, of Pennsylvania, as clerk; Henry
Casson, of Wisconsin, as sergeant-at-
arms; w. ]. Glenn, of New York, as door
keeper; Joseph C. McElroy, of Ohio, as
postmaster, and Henry N. Couden, of
Michigan, as chaplain. This resolution
also was unanimously adopted.
Where Hepburn Got Licked.
Mr.. Hepburn's effort to secure modi-
zell, of Pennsylvania, offered resolution
for the adoption Of the old rules with
certain prescribed changes; which how
ever, did not alter the operation 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
should be placed before the house for
consideration He made an earnest argu-
ment in favor of this temporary action, in
the course of which he pointed out four
material changes which he believed
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 ad-
dressing the chair; the second was to
provide for four suspension days month
instead Oh tWoi the tnlrQ was IOr the re-
vival of the old morning hour" as it
existed before the first congress ofwhich
Mr.. Reed was speaker; and the fourth
was to provide 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 re-
marks made the point that there was
nothing in the constitution which re.
quired that the presiding officer, chosen
by the house, should be a member of that
body.
East Silt Rules.
Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania. replied at