Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-16
Minority Wins stronq Point.

Minority Wins Strong Point.
The rule gives the minority the pref
erence in making such a raotion and
thus enables them to get a record vote
on propositions which would Otherwise
be settled in committee of the whole
house, where no record vote is posi-
BILE. Third, it protects the calendar
Wednesday by requiring thirds in
stead of majority vote to set it aside.
Fourth, it is also claimed that the
amendment will have the effect of pre-
venting favoritism by the action of the
committee on rules in special cases.
"A prominent feature of the Clark
resolution was an amendment provid-
ing for a committee Of fifteen members
to revise. amend and codify the rules
and much of the opposition to it was
BECAUSE of this fact. AS adopted the
Fitzgerald amendment makes no
change in the present method Of the
selection of the committee on rules,
which is made by the speaker, nor is
there any change in the method of Sc
Letting committees. Speaker Cannon is
inclined to regard the amendments as
"a slight improvement on the present
rules, in that instead of throwing the
responsibility for recognition on him it
sets aside certain days for the consid-
GRAFTON of measures under unanimous
consent; but, he says, under the new
rules. members will have to wait for
those days.
In a conversation soon after the ac-
ton of the house he commented freely
upon the fact that Mr.. Bryan had in
terferred in the interest of the changes
submitted by Mr.. Clark and spoke of
the adoption of the Fitzgerald substi-
tute as a triumph over the Bryan
forces, saying that the conservative
democrats who really want legislation
had practically stood for the old rules
with the amendments offered by Mr.
Fitzgerald. "It was" he said, "a pro-
test by the conservatives against pop
ulism and all Kindred things"
Fitzgerald Amendments.
The Fitzgerald amendment is as fol-
lows:
First-Amend paragraph G1 of Rule
XI by adding thereto the following:
"The committee on rules shall not re-
port any rule or order which shall
provide that business under paragraph
~ of rule NXVI shall be set aside by
vote of less than thirds of the
members present; nor shall it report
any rule or order which shall operate
to prevent the motion to recommit be-
ing made as provided in paragraph "
of rule XVI
2. Amend rule 10 by adding the fol-
lowing paragraph to be numbered 8, as
follows:
after bill which has been
favorably reported shall have
been upon either the house
or the Union calendar for three
days any member may file with the
clerk a notice that he desires such bill
placed upon a special calendar to be
known as the calendar for unanimous
On days when it shall be in
order to move to suspend the rules, the
speaker shall, Immediately after the
approval of the journal, direcr the clerk
to call the bills upon the calendar for
consents. Should objection |
be made to the consideration of any |
bill so called it shall Immediately be |
stricken from the calendar for unan-
imous consent and it shall not there
after be placed thereon"
8. Amend rule 16 by adding at the
end of paragraph 4, the following:
After the previous question shall
have been ordered on the passage of a
bill or joint resolution, one motion to
recommit shall be in order and the
speaker shall give preference in recog-
milton for such purpose to a member
who is opposed to the bill or joint res
olution.''
4. Amend paragraph of rule rs
so that it shall read as follows:
ION Wednesday of each week no bus
mess shall be in order except as pro-
vided by paragraph of rule "a, unless
the house by two-thirds vote on mo-
lion to dispense Herewith shall other
wise determine On such a motion there 4
nav be debate not to exceed five min Il
utes for and against"
ION call of committees under this
rule bills may be called up from either
his house or the union calendar, eN-
.epting bills which are privileged I'M
der the rules; but bills called UP from
The union calendar shall be considered 4
IN committee of the whole where on the II
state of the union.
.".This rule shall not apply during
he last two weeks of the session. 1t
shall not be in order for the speaker !!