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shall operate TO prevent the motion 20
recommit being made as provided In
paragraph 1 o. rule XVI.
"e--Amend rule XIII by adding the
following paragraph to be numbered as
follows:
After bill which has been favorably
reported shall have been either upon the
fiouse or the union calendar for three
days any member may file with the
clerk q notice that he desires such ill
r,aced upon special calendar to be
known as the calendar for unanimous
consent. On days when It shall be in
order to move to suspend the rules. the
sneaker shall. Immediately after the ap.
rrovai Of the journal. direct the clerk to
call the bills upon the calendar for
unanimous consents Should objection
be made to the consideration Of any bill
so-eailed It shall Immediately be stricken
from the calendar for unanimous consent
and II shall not thereafter be placed
thereon
"s-Amend rule XVI ty adding at the
end Of paragraph four the following:
After the previous question shall
have been ordered on the passage Of a
BIZ! or Joint resolution one motion to
commit shall be IN order and the speak
er shall give preference in recognition
for such purpose TO member who lie
opposed to the bill OF joint resolution
"4-Amend paragraph four OF rule
XVI so that It shall read as follows:
" on wednesday Of each week no
business shall he in order except as
4 a.~t, 80
XXIv unless the House by a two-thirds
vote on motion to dispense Herewith
! shall otherwise determine. On such a
motion there may be debate not to ex-
coed fve minutes for and against on
call Of committees under this rule
bills may he called ZIP from either the
House or the Union calendar, excepting
bills which are privileged under the
| rules, but bills called up from the unior
calendar shall he considered In commit
tee Of the whole House on the state OF
the Union.
" This rule shall not apply during the
| last two weeks OF the session. It shall
not be in order for the speaker TO en-
tertan motion for a recess on any
Wednesday except during the last two
weeks OF the session.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER.
The election OF House officers pre-.
! ceded tho action on the rules. With
plenty Of votes to spare Joseph G
Cannon OF Illinois. was reelected
speaker, receiving 2o% votes as against
| 1915 for Champ Clark Of Missouri; 8 for
Cooper of Wisconsin; for Norris OF
Nebraska. and each for F1sch OF Wis
consin and W. p. Hepburn OF Iowa. an
| ex.member. All the democratic mem-
bers voted for Clark, so that the scat
tering vote represented the republican
detection from Cannon.
In anticipation Of the election Of q
| speaker and the flght on the rules
there was practically full attendance
Of members. The whips Of both side.
were kept busy holding their follower.
IN the chamber. Looking down from
the galleries was a great throng who
had been admitted only by card.
One OF the most interested specta
tors was Mr.. Taft. who remained fol
four hours.
! Tho work Of organizing the Hous,
was accomplished with facility. Al
the republican caucus nominees for tn
House ofices were elected no changes
being made in the personnel.
! The drawing 70. seats was post
poned until tomorrow.
1NsuRoENr VOTERS.
On the DaiEell motion to adopt IN
| rules the following 81 republicans vote
In the negative:
| Cary. Cooper. Davidson. Kopp. Kuster
mann. Lenroot. Nelson and Morse o
| Wisconsin; Fowler (N. ~: Gardner an
Lowering. Mass: Gronna (North Dakota
Hayes. (CalD: Hollingsworth and John
son (Ohio>; Madison and Murdoch. fKar
sas) Good. Haugen, Hubbard, Kendall
Pickett and Wood Oowa): H!nehav
Kinkaid and Morris (Neb) Lindbergi
Davis, Steenerson. Volsted OF Minnesot
Poindexter (Wash.)
The democrats voting for tho rule
were:
Riordan, IN. Y.;) Broussard. Q.a) r.
tinopal (La); O'Connel (dasa)
Representative Townsend; Mich; vote
present under agreement with RI
preventative Russell OF Texas.
Conroy. Fornes and Goldfosie OF Ne
York and Moon OF Tenn. who vote
with the regular republicans on orde
Ing the previous question, voted again
the adoption OF the rules. The vote
Representative johnson Of Ohio, Il
creased the insurgent vote OF 30 on Il
previous question to 81 on the adoptie
of the rules.
VOTE ON FIrzGERALDs MOTION
The Fitzgerald amendment was adop
/ ed. yeas 81. nays 173. present and n
voting 10. Party lines were badly broke
:, Representative Hollingsworth and job
son. Ohio. and Stevenson, Minnesot
left the insurgents to vote aye.
The following democrats voted for Il
, Amendment
. Representatives Brantiey. Bartie
Froussard. Condry. Edwards. Estop!n,
. Fitzgerald. Tornes. Goldfogle. Goulde
Grisgs. Harrison. Howard. Keliher, II
n Lindsay. Livingston, McDsrmott Moe
- O'ConneIl. Peters. Riordan and Spar
: man.
!. The Clark resolution was then vot
q down by viva voce vote and subs
q ouentIy laid on the table.
z The House thereupon at 5:N p. m. a
o journed.