The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03

Canada is one, but the stand patters
bill is as follows:
That there shall not hereafter be levied,
collected nor paid any duty on coal the
product of the Dominion of Canada when
shipped or carried into the United States.
This act shall take effect, however, upon
the issuance of q proclamation by the
president of the United States setting
forth that the government of the Do
minion of Canada has removed the duty
now levied and collected by it upon coal
the product of the United States shipped
or carried into the Dominion of Canada
from the United States.
It is hereby made the duty of the pres
ident of the United States to issue the
said proclamation herein provided for
upon the official ascertainment of the fact
that the Dominion of Canada has remov-
ed the dIty on coal the product of the
United States entering the Dominion Of
Canada.
Proposition to Reform the House Rules.
A great many members are weary
of the stringency Of the house rules.
Among these is Judge Dorsey w.
Shackleford of Missouri, now coming
to be what the late Charles Fremont
Cochran of Missouri would have called
ian old and experienced member" The
general complaint is that the present
rules give the speaker entirely too
much power This is claimed by most
Democrats and by a few Republicans.
Before Colonel William Z. Hepburn
was made chairman of the committee
on interstate and foreign commerce he
would deliver a philippe i'll each CON
gresS against the rules, but since he
was made chairman of that committee
he has omitted that speech. Whether
the craftsmanship cahsed him to quit
or whether he came to realize the fu-
tility of it. l know not. First and last,
Judge Shackleford has made several
speeches on the subject himself-eX-
cellent speeches, too. full of fire and
vigor. The judge evidently learned to
spell out of Webster's old blue backed
speller and took to heart the story of
how an odd man tried to scare Il boy
out of his favOrite apple tree by throw
ing tufts of grass at him. Finding it
had no effect, he began to throw rocks.
whereupon the boy came down. SO
| the judge, finding that his speeches did
not change the situation and with hope
still springing in his breast. intro
| duced resolution which will do the
work if he can get it passed. His reso-
luton is in words and figures as fol-
| lows:
Resolved. That rule 10 of the rules OF
the house of representatives be amended
by striking out the following: Unless
otherwise specially ordered by the house
the speaker shall appoint at the com
| mencement of each congress the follow
| ing standing committees-viZ," and insert
| in lieu thereof the following:
There shall be selected at the begin
ming of each congress a standing com
| mittee, to be called committee on organ
| ization and order of business. The
j speaker shall not be member thereof
| Said committee shall consist of twelve
members, who shall be selected in the fol-
| lowing manner: Immediately after the
election and qualification of the speaker
| the roll shall be called. and each member
| of the house when his name is reached
may cast twelve votes. all of which may
| be for one person or distributed among
| several. as he may choose. The twelve
| persons receiving the highest number OF
votes shall be declared elected members
| of said committee. Said members 50 Sc
| lected shall organize by the selection OF
| one Of their number as chairman. nc
| said committee shall be referred all pro
| posed action touching the rules, john
| rules and order of business. Said com
mittee as soon as selected and organized
| shall proceed to the appointment of the
following standing committeeS-viZ.