New-York tribune., 1906-05-13
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no other way, though there plain rule covering
his case under which he could bring up his bill. He
fretted and fumed over his failure until one day
when the House on the call of committees. The
Speaker waited for the nSurgent to call up bis bill,
as others who understood parliamentary procedure
were doing He finally sent his clerk to prompt the
insurgent and the clerk found him in the restaurant
abusing the Speakers autocratic power.
Why are you not the floor to call up your
bill - was asked.
Because the Speaker won't recognize me 1or
unanimous consent.
You don't need unanimous consent. You have
a right to move to 60 into Committee OF the Whole
your bill.
The insurgent still complaining and refusing to
believe, went on the floor and arriving Just at the
close of a rol-call shouted: Mr.. Speaker!
The gentleman from Wisconsin, rephed the
Speaker.
Committee of the Whole to consider II. X 345.
The motion prevailed and the bill was passed, as it
might have been passed on any other committee
daV had the insurgent known how to proceed. But
he had conceded the Speaker the autocratc power
he complained Of and had not sought his rights under
the rules.
Hysteria Among the Constituents
THE House, being the coordinate branch OF the
Government directly representative OF the peo-
pie is naturally the most imPresslonable body IN
Washington. kilograms from home have the same
effect on members that they have on anxious mothers
away from home and though these telegraphlc
demands may come from people to them unknown,
they feel the immediate shock OF the electric touch
with their home districts because 1t may indicate
a sudden change sentiment Jnere. a SuQQen
case of colo in the family is just alarming to the
young mother the symptoms of scarlet fever, and
a case of hysteria at home, even in the person OF
some one unknown to the new member, IS just as
alarming to him the development of serious up
rising in behalf of a great principle.
The contest the Statehood bill developed
lust such a condition. After the Senate had
amended this bill by striking out the provision for
bringing Arizona and New Mexico into the Union
as one State there suddenly perfect
lanche of kilograms on the House demanding con-
currence in the Senate amendments. No one knew
the cause of this sudden of the electric wires
on the House. and the new members were almost IN
a panic A little examination showed that these
telegrams in language like each other as are
the stereotyped petitions that printed by central
bureau and distributed the country, with the
request that they be sent to your Representative
The yellow-and-white telegraph slips came to the
Speakers room even abundantly than TO
members on the floor Where each member re-
ceived score of messages the Speaker received hun
dreds because he received duplicates OF all sent to
the whole membership of the House. There was
little variation in them. All were couched in the
same terms except those sent by men who knew
and were known to the Speaker. These read: l
have been requested to wire you to use your influence
to have the House
A concur in Senate
MFZ&5 amendments to State
KIo9SS hood bill. Do you
- please" The tele-
sz-eSSszgs-zzA grams were inspired
-~-1SeeS %sSsSsSS@SN>~@L from Washington. A
group of mem
bers brought their