The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-08
Both Houses Of the oEsfs
Quite We'll
Filled

ing Che Message.
4 Kos q

" AIM
There was interest IA both or
Of Congress today II the Pr iden
message. 49, a1
The reading OF the message
gan in the senate at 4 ~ is o.cloe
Just a. quarter .of an hoSir after e
senate convened. and In the house
few minutes later
The galleries Of both hous
were well filled. and almost All
seats of senators and membefs were
SccnpIed by their owners.
The sena tors and members gave
Comparatively little attention to tsie
reading Of the message &c the dea
but the most of them Immediately
.busied themselves with printed corr
les before them.
Apropos OF the AGITATION 41r
changes In the rutes of the HouEe scf
Representatives Asher e. Hind
who. Gor the last fifteen years,
been the parliamentary clerk -of tlt4ts
body. has prepared d stRfeInept con-
corning the Operations OF the pres
code. of which the foiloyyii1g g an q
stract:
NJ Kinds says that the BELIEF hos
been widely fncuIcatea That the rule
are Obstructive of the. free, ,copf
of business and that hey concentrs
too much power in the. bands of az
a 44G i4tAAl4 GAANt lAEf
been true twenty years. ago, but "a
$40 the rules were rsgc4Ihed q
the very purpose eN1ee ting
course OF bIslIfes and ttes tsoyipg
obstrucfive power OF the few, T1e
great improvements In the rules thus
overlooked by those WHO recall tlte
conflicts OF $50, Mr. Kinds Pliers
to the system OF three caIenddl
witch list ali business reported ~
the committees. and he says they are Z
acted on mot according 70 the ar5l-
tTary Will or an y man, ON Ger or eotg-
u1fttec, but according to certain rules
Of precedence InteiligentIy and eduie-
abb framed Precederice for revenue
and and appropriatiOn bills he sfAts
Is by no means iron-bOund, bEcausa u
majority OF the House ut any urtt
may vote against the body going Into
committee of the whole for their con-
sidcration st then remains for s0TEle
one to demand tho regular order he
says, and that would be To call the
committees for bills IN the House
ca lendar, unless some rrIiscellaneotlf
privileged matter should obtrude ~
soIf on tho House. ''fn that casoe ile
says, which would NOT ordinnr3ls
happen, the matter could be brushed
aside by the raising Of tho question -
which may be done by
any member, and the House at once
would VOTE without debate whether Il )
vvculd consider or not consideF tho
iI1trudins matter" II the latter, ne
Gays. tho demand for the regular or
der would next bring the enl
committees. resulting Ia tire consider
alton bf- bills not CARRYING appropgE
attona OF money. and this could be
kept np indefinitely. or at the exPirar
ton Of one hour could Take up bills
on the calendar % the committee OF
tho whole House on the State Of the
49, ar nU1hgrFl
The bills may be taken up In order
or out of order by tic Will OF Atna-
iority.
Private bills. he says. ARE also
taken up with equal facility on Frl-
day., OF each week" althougll. IiH
taken up for public business, but this
can never BIZ done EXCEPT by q major
it's vote Of the HOUSE, IN otlteS
words, the House and the HOUSE
alone. .has absolute control CT Its orr
der Of business. and there tsno bill
an any calendar oe the
House that 4 majority may not freely
take tip without undue trouble.
air. Kinds recalls the time VRlen q
majority OF the House, under this
rules In force, could not pFpceed VIVA
a particular measure out OF order
and that led to the system proVidltis
FOR a suspension OF tho rules by 9
ttvo-thsrds vote,
The so-calied "spcclai order, W.
tenn, providing u hxod method 81
consideration upon a pdrticulaF bl4t
and shifting out dilatory motions s.
TO as thwartinE sdbstrttctlye
tactics. In every case, Mr.. I4tnda de-
,Iares, a proposition from the cons
mittee on rules IS of no Gftect pnta
approved by a majority Of the Honge Z
The consideration OF bills
Unanimous consent isrefcrred TO ~
l convenience to members and 70 tlle
House, ybut obviously SAYS M
Kinds '.lt sSFyes SoFtt limited clat
II business only.
Mr.. Kinds suggests that perhaps
the -eEreAtest criticism OF the rniss
rises over recognition BY the speaker.
End he denies that the speakers right
n that connection Is absolute. he
says:
f.It Il plain to anyone who u9lQefT