New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

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unless some system is provided similar TO the pres
ent rules Of the House do not believe this body
like an expeditions manner. It is we'll 70 remember
that the present rules OF the House we're adopted
Congress.
T. w SIMS. member Of Committee on District OF
Columbia-I think that II the present rules OF the
House OF Representatives continued without
change the influence and power Of the House upon
the legislation Of the country viii be greatly weak
ened. The individuality of the members is so COM
pletey oberated that there is little incentive for
individual effort When a member of the House of
Representatives is denied opportunity TO even
much as offer amendment to q pending meas
ure and cannot even be permitted TO move to strike
to me that his usefulness cannot be further inn
paired II appears to me me that e the oharmaqshps
Were selected by party caucus or by steering COM
power and control 6f the organization Of the House
q long step VIII be taken in the right direction
Of m1st be- N IF 's The ISgse 64g
pge aqd power OF the House as coordinate legis-
latve body are 70 survive.
G. E WALDO. chairman Committee on Banking
and Currenoy-I do not believe with Senator TIL
any else that the House registers the
will OF only few men. It is undoubtedly the fact
however. that there a number OF men OF great
ability and who have served many years and are
therefore more conversant with the affairs OF the
weight than that Of some new member. r.o who hss
yet to inform himself upon the thousand and one
things that are constantly coming up believe 1t
public events should be directed, and any other
course would lead to confusion, If to the de-
structon OF the government
REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD BARTHOLDr
II have served under Democratic as well
Republican Speakers, and find the trans
action OF business 10 be about the same.
Notifications OF the rules might be made
but on the whole do not how tha business
OF a House with sss neInbers could ba transacted
much differently from what It IS now. Critics ire
Quently forget that the individual rights OF NAM
bers cannot be extended without at the Same time
extending the period Of the session. Besides the
present rules not the arbitrary work OF ohs or
two, or a haB dozen Speakers, but represent
the development OF a system which has been handed
down to us bv the founders of the government
The rules. I view them, protect the minority
but they also enable the majority 20 do the business
how matters could be materially Improved IN sue @
large and unwieldy body the House OF Repre1
sentatiyes by a change OF the present systan1 ot
rules. do see. however, how matters could easily
be made worse
W. D. LAMAR Cd FLORIDA Distriot-I don't knorr
whether not TO cr1ticss the present rulea or tb
House and the attitude OF the Speaker ,oyynrs
them II am not mistaken there Wac oonsta
erabie abuse OF Speaker Reed's russ ana xvhan
the Denfoorats got in power they Rdoptsd thsssa
same rules may be Just 40 wei for me a.
DEMOCRAT. 70 restratp fnyseif Dom any nresenf
great contamination or the rules of the honse
REPRESENTATIVE J. B. BOwERSOCK-Is tha
House Of Representatives a derbaratty. bodv7
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