Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16

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I'VE have before US a most important
and dffticult session of congress. The ad-
/ justment of the national revenues has
beeA since the foundation of the govern
N q a fundamental question, yielding to
n q in Importance. Even in the civil war
the question OF adequate revenue march
cd side by side with the vaIor of our
armies and the patriotism of our ueople,
and in time of peace. even disoreder fin
ances are a prolific source of national ills,
not so acute. as those or war, but yet
fruitful of calamity for the geenral inter
est and suffering for the individual.
These considerations should animate us
to high devotion to the duty before US.
We must subordinate personal feelings
to the general good trusting TO the con-
siderate Judgment of the people for ap-
prevail of our work when it shall have
been completed"
Leader CIarI1's Slate
AS senior member of the house, Mr.
Bingham. of Pennsylvania, administered
the oath to the speaker. who, in turn
swore in the members.
All the Republican caucus nominees for
the various offices Of the house were re-
elected. The slate offered by Minority
Clerk-W. P. Kimball, of Kentucky.
sergeat at Arms, T. Ellington, North
Carolina.
Postmaster-Robert L. Douglas. South
/ Carolina
MISREPRESENTATION w. Adams. of
Indiana
Chaplain-George A. Backus, of Mary
land.
The usual committees were appointed
tc notify the senate and the president
that the house was ready for. business.
Fight on the Rules
The attention OF all the members was
1 concentrated on the adoption of rules.
Mr. DalzelI, of Pennsylvania, rose to Of
fer tn eusual resolution providing that
the rules of the previous congress should
govern the present congress.
And on that motion 1 move the pre-
vious question. he said quickly. 1t had
been understood that this motion, de-
signed to shut of debate. would be the
signal for the Iong-threatened fight On
! the rules.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri. demanded the
ayes and noes, before Mr. Dalzell, had
regaIned his seat, while Mr.. Fitzgerald.
OF New York. under the guise of making
! a parliamentary inquiry Of the chair,
| asked TO have the rules explained. The
/ speaker promptly held the question out
OF order and refused TO recognize Mr..
/ FftzgeLald further. The Democrats, led
DalzelPs motion. During the call Mr..
Townsend. Of Michigan. sought to make
a statement Gin explanation Of HIS vote.
! The speaker held that he could not do
so Mr.. Townsend then voted present"
PandemOnium Breaks Loose.
The previous question was ordered
yeas 1874; nays, 1ss; present /. Mighty
shouts went up from the Republican side,
many members standing on chairs. shrek
ing and otherwise manifesting their de-
/ light at the defeat of the insurgents"
On the adoption OF the resolution the
| Democrats forced another roll cab, but
before this was begun the speaker
Champ Clark and Mr.. Fitzgerald became
involved in controversy over request
by Mr. Clark for a recapitulation of the
last vote. The speaker refused TO enter
tain the proposition and sharply directed
( the clerk to proceed with the call
The vote resulted: ayes 49, noes 1893
Pandemonium broke otu among the Dem.
ocarts and Insurgents Their demon,
stration exceeded by far that Of the reg.
uIar Republicans when the previous ques-
ton was ordered. 1t was some time before
order was restored.
The Clark Resolution
When the noise had been subsidized
Champ Clark. among Democratic cheers
offered the following resolution affecting
the rules:
Resolved. That the rules OF the house Of
representatives of the sixtieth congress b.
adopted as the rules OF The house of rep.
lresentatives for the first of the extra ses
sion Of the sixty-frst congress, including
the standing orders Of March and Marcel
a. 1900, (relating to consideration of pen
sion and claim bills of Friday, which are
claimed in force during said first session
Il with the following amendments TO saiC
rules of said sixtieth congress.
First, that the speaker be. and he Il
hereby authorized to appoint the follow
ing standing committees and no Others
unless he is hereafter specifically author
lied to appoint other committees by reso