The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-02

grace. As for the eight they were
neither trying to take q spite out on
anybody ol chasing rainbows Fiay-
ing forced an important modification
OF the house rules, they were pre-
pared to accept the fruits on victory.
To understand the night you
must remember that the present
house rules compel every member 10
ask the speaker both for his commit
tee assignment and fo1 permission to
call up any bill, or even to address
the CHAIR, except when the honse Is
in committee Of the whole.
The amendment fixes Wednesday
OF each week as calendar day, when
the roll of committees must be call
ed. This gives every member an
opportunity 10 call up for considera-
hcn any bill Of his which has been
favorably reported by a committee
Prior to this "a favorable report meant
nothing more than preliminary req
uisite to getting the speakers per-
mission for the bills consideration.
Under the new rule the speaker
could net prevent the cahing up and
consideration by the house ofsa pub
Ic buildirlgs or Philippine tariff bill,
for Instance. once they were favor
ably reported The rebels argued how
evo1, that this would simply mean
in practice, the holding of stronger
leub by the speaker on committees in
their reporting Of bills. The speakers
hcontrol of committees is absolute.
since he alone makes up those COM
Imttees every two years. What Muir
ldock and his men demand Is the
It3lGng of this power to appoint COM
ImFbtees from the speaker and the
lodging of II in a committee on
commlttees to be nsmed by the ma
iority caucus.
or course the rule adopted expires
Ianong with the rest with the end ot
this congress on March 4. Each
house controlled by the present
cr'cwd, however, adopts the rules OF
the last When this motion Is put on
Marrh IS the Republican insurgents
'ed by Murdocl. will renew the,r
fight to take the appointing Of COM
mittees from the speakers hands
Murdock said that while the inslr-
gents would lose six OF the present
members in the next house they
would have a gain to Offset this Loss
in new radical members. The new
Republican majority Will be forty
seven and they will therefore neet
hrit twenty-four votes. MmrdoclS
o'a'ms to be certain of victory In
the house he said:
"We ere a small band. but behind
us Is tremendous public sentiment
Norris OF Nebraska described the
now mule as homeopathic dose o.
nci'hing," and as "the most comlca'
Joke that ever clme down the legis.
la'fve pike"
FIt is a bait for gudryeons' said
Charm Clark. "hmt 7 won't swallow
w." He daclared That the tOtterrl
rules COMMITTEE had made their frs
lhoncession too late. tThere Is revolu'
2 tlon in the aiio." he cried
On the contrary Paul Howard, on'
~ the eight snAIsfied insurgents sad
"The rule is the most radical rhang'
~ be adonte1 since the Reed rules
Tt preven's the possibility OF bloHlk
ing legislation pf operly on the cal
erdar u takes tho power out OF the
! hands Of the speoker to control th'
lhuineSs ~ the house and nuts the re-
smonsilfl'ty on the memberships oi
. IthN house. where II belongs"
h Those insurgents who held wftl
! Howland were Scott, Anthony an
CAmpbell OF Kansas; Townsend
1 Nichigan; Parsons, New York: Pol
, lard. New York. and Foster of Yer
! mont