Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-03

were then presented and the repuD-
lican nominees were elected.
The first fight of the session was
inaugurated by Representative Will
Jams, who protested against the
adoption of a resolution making the
rules of the last house the governing
laws of the present house. Mr.. Will
Jams asserted that too much power Is
concentrated in the hands of the
hands of the speaker.
To the delight of the democrats.
Representative Cooper trepublican.
wisconsin, expressed approval of
what Mr.. Williams had said. and add
ed that the power given the speaker
was both unrepubican and undemo-
cratic.
Mr.. DeArmond (Mo.) arose. How
much time does the gentleman want?"
inquired Mr.. Dalzell
II want recognition in my own right
as member of this house." said Mr..
DeArmond,
Speaker Cannon declared that Mr..
Dalzell had the floor and Mr.. Dear
mond reluctantly received at Mr.. Dali
zell's hands, twenty minutes to attack
the rule. Mr.. DeATmond asked the
members why they desired TO enslave
themselves under such rules. ''It is
proposed to shackle the house by
rules about which a good many know
nothing, and again many others know
great deal" he said.
Now is the time to change the
rules" he continued, so that MEM
bers as towards and cravens' need
not go back to their homes and de-
fend themselves upon the mere mis-
cradle pretext that these rules had
controlled them, and they could do
nothing else
Mr.. Dalzell could not conceive of
anything more unnecessary than
discussion of the rules. They had
been the rules of the last congress
and of the fifty-first congress, both
republican, and substantially of the
fifty-second and fifty-third congresses,
both democratic.
Directing his remarks to Messrs
Cooper and DeArmond, Mr.. Dalzell
said it was not unusual for a man
with grievance to denounce the
power Of the speaker, which power
had existed. as it did today for one
hundred years
Speaker Cannon at some length ex-
planned to the house the parliamentary
situation at the time of the request Of
Mr.. DeArmond for recognition in his
own right. and also i'm reply to MI
Cooper, who thought the speaker
should occupy a seat on the floor. The
practice having grown up, he said,
that gentlemen seek the chair, and
the chair exercised his right as a
member to say that Ii would be USE
less to grant recognition because, If
no one else objected, the chair would
object in his capacity as a member of
the house. He said that the right of
member to be recognized can I'm
most Instances not be denied by the
chair.
The speaker of the house" he said,
sis the servant of the house. If a ma
jority of the house acted under the
constitution and the laws. no speaker
would dare to fail TO obey the will of
the people"
Mr. DeArmond insinuated that the
speaker had not answered him.
IF the gentleman has not been an
swered," said the speaker, lit is the
misfortune of the chair or the misfor-
tune of the peculiar state of mind of
the gentleman"
BY a vote of 1877 TO 100 the resolu
ton was adopted and the rules in the
last congress were adopted as the rules
for the present congress.
The drawing of seats then began,
the house. by unanimous consent, al
lowing Messrs. Bingham (Pennsylva-
(Ohio). Williams (Mississippi), and
Sherwood (Ohio), to select their own
seats.
The ballot box containing numbers
Of all members was then placed in
possession OF a blindfolded page. who
proceeded to make the drawing, after
those who had been allowed to choose
their seats had made their selections.
The clerk called the name on the list
Of members corresponding TO the num-
ber that was called and the members
took their choice OF seats. republicans
going To the left OF the speaker and
democrats to the section on his right. |
The body of the house was the ia
vorite location of members, the first
row of seats not being in favor Mr..
Longworth, when his name was called.
selected a seat beside Mr.. Huff. the
millionaire coal operator OF Pennsyl- |
vania.
Mr.. DeArmond did not have the
good fortune to have his name reach !
ed until the desirable seats had be-
come scarce. and he was obliged to
accept a location near the Cherokee |
strip" on the extreme right OF the
speaker.
Bourke Cochran proved an excep- |
ton to the rule i'm the selection OF a
seat When his name was called most
OF the desirable places on the demo- !
cratic side had been taken. and he
sat down on the front row, where he
will be only twenty feet from the
speaker and will have no difficulty in |
catching his eye.
MIR. Hepburn UOwa) had his name !
drawn when the republican side was
wen filled up and his old seat had !
been taken BY Mr. Lafean Pa.). Mr.. |
Lafean caught the eye Of the Iowan, |
and. beckoning him 10 his side. pre-
sented him with his old seat. The /
name of Champ Clark (Mo.D was ap- !
plauded He sat down in the last row
near the middle Of the democratic |
side. that being the best place In sight. |
As the house filled up and the re-
publican side offered no more places. J
members Of the majority were obliged |
to go over on the Cherokee strip
as the row Of seats under the gallery |
on the extreme right of the speaker |
Is called. There the republicans are /
hedged in between the democrats and /
the gallery. The selection Of seats be-
ing completed. Mr.. Underwood an
nounced the deaths Of Senators Nor I
gan and Pettus. and resolutions OF re-
spect % their memory were adopted. 4
Mr. Jones tVirginia) announced the /
death of Representative Slemp. and /
Mr. ROdinburE IllinoisD that ef
George w. smith Ullb-
a committee 90 attend the funeral /
Of the late Mr.. smith was appointed 1