Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-28

Canada is one, DIE Lie SLand paLIeEss
would have none 81 it. The Williams
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 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 1t 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 fol
upon the official entertainment of the fact
that the Dominion Of Canada has remov-
ed the duty 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 p. Hepburn
was made chairman of the committee
on interstate and foreign commerce he
would deliver a philippe in each con-
gress against the rules, but since he
was made chairman of that committee
he has omitted that speech. Whether
the craftsmanship caused him to quit
or whether he came to realize the fu-
tility of it, | know not. First and last,
Judge Shackleford has made several
speeches on the subject himself-ex-
cellent speeches, too, full of fire and
yigor The judge evidently learned to
spell out of Webster's old blue backed
speller and took to heart the story of
how an old man tried to scare boy
out of his fayorite apple tree by throw
ing tufts of grass at him. Finding il
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 a 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 houss
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
speaker shall not be a 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 amons
several as he may choose. The twelve
persons receiving the highest number OF
votes shall be declared elected members
of said committee. Said members so Sc
lected shall organize by the selection OF
one Of their number as chairman. TIC
said committee shall be referred all pro-
posed action touching the rules, joint
rules and order of business. Said com
rnittee as soon as selected and organized
shall proceed to the appointment of the
following standing comrnittees-viz.