Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-17
THREE MEMBERS
ARE ALL POWERFUL
,,,i,sd That Those Of Commit.
tee on Rules Run the
House.
coowus IN THE GALLERIES.
n.mand for Seats During Last
pays Of Debate on the State
hood Bill.
,..,,., Correspondence

,o.cIal Correspondence, ,,o... -.
washington. March lh--Al'nousn ,.ne
wv, of representatives has vested
a, a'I n. committee on rules a power to
s f" IN O rule at amy time when WIN
VII ID for The consideration OF Dill
any other pending measure TINS
.,sr has been invoked only twice dur
.,s nresent session. IT was used 10
~ I've IN order an amendment upon an
.,s-oprlation hill abrosatIns the eight
~. ,,w 80 far as II related to the ca
~, zane II was again brought for
.,o,d IN order to force Il vote on the
,,s,shood bill without an opportunity
- after an amendment, one other time
,cs was adopted by the committee on
stss hut the measure was considered
wv \. unanimous consent, and 1t was noi
presented
PREVENTIVE OF FILIBUsTERING.
- there WIS no provision for this
.arArful aid to legislation 1t Is more
KAN probabe that there would be
.,.at dell of flbustering In the house.
,ry measure to which strong MI
nn,j,y ohlaeted would be defeated by
,hs same methods I'm vogue 20 years
,go. when the house would tie itself up
IA, weeks and stop all legislation. FIJI.
husterlng now Is adopted To defeat
come measures but only when there Is
mai a quorum present. No rules can be
Enforced without a majority present
md sometimes II Is hard TO keep a
quorum 10 the house.
CROWDS IN THE GALLERIES
Tho last days OF the debate on tho
stateboo1 bill there was a great de-
p,and for seats and even standing room
In the senate galleries. There was an
sspeclal demand TO hear Senator Bever-
idge who made the last long speech on
ne Mill In the corridors there were
crowds around all the gallery doors who
we're seeking admittance even If they
bsd TO stand or take seats on the aisle
stems Vice President Fairbanks heard
Of the condition and issued orders To
admit an who could lind space TO sit
or stand This allowed a great many
rsope an opportunity to listen to the
brilliant young senator from Fairbanks
state.
STATES DIVIDED.
The vote on the statehood bill showed
that states were very much divided
and that sectional lines did not count
Either BY pairs or votes the following
states had one senator for and one
against the Foraker amendment, which
was he great test OF strength, Arkan-
sas Connecticut New Jersey, New
York. Ohio, Utah, West Virginia. Wis.
consn and wyoming AS TO sectional
ism the Republicans east aud west of
the Mississippi river were about equal.
ly divided There were 70 Republl-
ans h this region for separate state
hood and a against
INAUGURATION DATE.
About two months ago some earnest
people we're making stir about
amending the Constitution so as to
change the date Of Inauguration of the
president from the ith of March 10 the
last Of April The resolution went to
he committee on judiciary. of which
Senator Clark Of Wyoming is chair
nan.
rs tnero any chance whatever for
that resolution TO be considered%' I IN
luired Of Clark
"oh, yes 1t IS a good thing" replied
Inc senator 90 don't see why It should
not rass.'
The other day 7 asked him about Il,
and after thinking hard TO get an idea
Of what ! meant he said:
Why / don't believe any one has
had time to think Of that resolution
since II was Introduced"
Necessary LEGISLATION will crowd out
mat which Is not deemed important,
EMPHASIS WITH HANDS.
Both Senator Spooner and Senator
BNendge are emphatic and even
dramatic when they speak. In debate
Ooh emphasize their words by strik-
JUS lhelr hands together with the eff,
isct Of making a loud noise, but which
Ilel'imes browns their words. II IL
habt OF campaigning and of practise
h me courts which both OF these sem
a'ors nave acquired.
MADE FULTON GLAD.
senator Perkins was paying one OF
us IIsh flown tributes TO California
ala painting the state in glowing col
IS senator Fulton. sitting on the
, g''H row OF seats, remarked to
d. u always makes me glad I'm from
lNN INIIi| ftl..t.
lAot strain"
d. l'el he added thoughtfully; "But It
.5 a H@ea pleasure, as Perkins never
' KY. 10 mink that there Is any Pa
ivy ivy ,,olsl except California. oregon
'Nl washington are forgotten"