New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

the plans are anno1noed nearly ell Of the members
have an opportunity TO express themselves regard
that VIII not in the Judgment Of those who present
II, receive majority vote. The fact that there is
made in the membership every two Years Tequfes
the employment OF more stringent rules IN the con-
duct OF its business than is required IN body
where the membership is not so large and where
that IN nearly every instance the House of Repre-
sentattves more nearly reflects the opinion Of the
common people than any other body.
GEORGE p. BURGESS. member Committee on
Rivers and HaTbors-It IS my opinion that under
existing rules and political conditions the House
all too frequently does register the Will OF only
q few men II IS my Judgment that the Committee
on Rules should be abolished: that the House
should do business under system OF rules that
would give every member an equal opportunity. I
believe this can be DONE so long the House ad-
heres as think II should, TO the policy Of order
ing the previous question whenever q majority
OF the House desires It believe that the seleo-
don OF committees should be taken out Of the
hands OF ths Speaker and the minority leader. and
that these committees should be made UP by
general committee. selected by the House, some
Eh9t sfssr me eth3d OF mar maInag9g these matters %
ostaness the oers Of the sneaer are far TOO
great that these powers. like those OF king,
ieffeTed By party and was wise and strong enough
b o BS seSsP & @ ae ess possbs ot ias
Tor the Speaker than for monarch. because the
s Is S SS DnSG a1G sEns snds to
Induce the Speaker 20 exercise his powers IN the
Interest of bis conception Of party exigency.
sr In recognizing members for his or that p1rpose
should be abridged, and that we should approach
as nearly as possible the system Of the British
House Of Cornlnons-in word that tho Speaker
not the political manager Of his psrty and The
country. do not intsnd In what have said any
fehecuon upon the present Speaker Of this House
whom regard under all the circumstances as fair
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM CooKs-I have
not felt the oppression injustice OF the condi-
uon existing IN the House. In every legislative
body Of which have been member the same
things we're true TO a very large extent and fail
TO see how business could bs conducted without
rules very similar 20 those now In force in the
House. and believe that committee assign
nsrlts are quite agreeable 90 ths average mem
Der ss they would be had they been made by
SSnnnittee elecSed by the members OF the House.
CONSIDER things sufficiently. but il is well TO re-
usefaoer tnat IL we discussed things as much as
soine neInoerH OF the House desire we would have
20 e9 Va peIpetnal session A great deal ot the
oo9Iaseinpuolr ana has but little bearing ON The
s1pJSes Deiore uae House II In well also TO bear in
Ilna ~ ne taet thaf the Rules Committee must so
they are governed mnoh by ths ps1bo synirion az
ne HOUSE as Congress IS by xhe puhlio ofduion OF
tho nation N N -
q C. ADAMS. Ia WISCONSIN, Dtstract-I1,a state
zn1in fhsf ths nnse OF Representatives sosnettnaa
registers tho win OF only few men Is True. Tho
statement that tho Will OF the few ana not the d.
Eberate judgment OF majority usually cantras In
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