Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-12

means; judiciary; banking and currency;
interstate and foreign commerce: rivers
and harbors; merchant marine and fisher
les; agriculture; foreign affairs; postof-
fees and post roads; public lands; Indian
affairs; territories; insular affairs; rail-
ways and canals; mines and mining; pub
lie buildings and grounds; military; pen
sions; invalid pensions; District OF Co
lumb:a: irrigation of arid land; census;
industrial arts and eXpositions; in IN
crease of two members on the committee
on manufactures; an increase of three
members of immigration and naturaliza-
ton; and creating a new committee OF
seven members on expenditures in the de-
partment of commerce and labor.
Unanimous consent was asked for the
immediate adoption of the resolution.
Williams, the minority leader. said the
resolution gave the Republicans the ad-
ditioral member on the committees in
creased by one and the Democrats one
member on the one increased by three.
Some time ago." he continued, l was
afraid the Democratic membership on the
committees would be reduced, but the
Speaker has solved the problem by in
creasing the Republican membership
without reducing the Democratic men,
bership. The Republican party has GA per
cent. of the membership of the present
House. They are taking now two-thirds
of the committee places, which is 662.3
per cent
Williams made no objection to the res
olution.
Dalzel1 explained that there are in this
House 3S6 members, whereas the largest
House heretofore has been 356. The reso-
luton was agreed to without objection.
Lamar, Fla. submitted a newspaper
clipping to the Speaker and asked a rul-
ing as to whether he could be recognized
on it as n question of personal privilege.
A paragraph was read. 1t purportcd to
quote the minority leader. Williams, in
explanation of leaving Lamar and Shack
leford, Mo-, off the committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce, the reason
given being that these two members had
broken caucus faith at the last session in
favoring the Hearst railroad rate bill in
preference to the Davey bill, the latter n
caucus bill.
The Chair is quite clear" Speaker Cam
non announced. that the paragraph read
does not present a question of personal
privilege"
I.amar-'T am in doubt about it my
self but desire to estop and debar for
ever any possible suggestion that l did
not bring the question upon the floor of
the House."
Payne suggested Lamar ask for unan-
imous consent to proceed.
II will ask responded Lamar. Il
would like square DEAL
Williams Immediately interpoSed.
pending that request and reserving the
right to object he declared loudly, II
wish to say that in the interest of Demo-
crataic harmony and effectiveness and of
the general good will that will not be
promoted by washing Democratic linen
for the amusement of the Republicans of
the House, 1 object
There was some Democratic applause
at this statement.
Lamar asked Williams to withdraw his
objection and upon immediate refusal OF
Williams to do so demanded that he call
n Democratic caucus, tomorrow.
THAT is not a question for considera-
tion," retorted Williams. who had stepped
back up the aisle and was standing beside
Lamar. each glaring into the face of the
other. At this point Payne was rccog
nized to move an adjournment, which
was hastily taken. The adjournment was
until Wednesday.