Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-30
RULES Of HOUSE PRACTICALLY
 vIC|OUSAS EVER
The Adopted Fitzgerald Reso- lution Practically Left the Rules of the House Un- changed

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Ma<ch 2s.- Congress IS still doing b 'siness un- der rules that are practically as e ous as they ever were. This in- foi maio is for e enlightment or those who. dur ng the recent attack cn tAe rules, 6 { the impress. on ST cake T Cannon was robbed of a large amount of D wer. Nothing could be further from the truth, although Uncle Jce willing that We mag inc so. The fact is, that instead of the Fitzgerald resolution estabnshing changes in the rules that were unszt- isf ct~ry Unce Joe, the measure a. .ntr du ed win Uncle Joe's O. K. Uncle Joe liked the "cuTb" it ace upon his power so we'll he immed at ] rewarded Fitzgerald W tn one of the most luscious plums in the congressional orchard-an ap- DO ntment to the ways and means committee.
 Suffie. ent time has now elapsed to c tain an accurate The on the rel meaning of the Fitzgerald rssr- lution. It means that advocates ot reform in [ house rules were fooled aga n. The reso. .ution made it appear Uncle Joe's usefulness to me pro teet Interests was being deait a fazter bl W. As a matter of fact, the old rules were adopted With ouly a few cheat ng amendments.
 Speak Caanon's power has hard " betn q min shed al all, fo- ae wilI again appoint all com glittCes and again pacS them fer or against meas ures He can control the committee n ru'rs. and ut<-Ssse h own arbi- tary will aga nst reforms which may be Cemaud q by the general pnhlic. go d part of the ersd for this sit- uatiC D is due Pre- ideut Taft, wno net only gave his tacit sanction 10 the Han to ma n ? "a mon sn and the old rules n the house of represen-a- " s, but used al the support he could mu t-r to prevent th's situation ir Iii be ng impr we'd by the insur- gents and Democrats.
 Now. as before. there are three -nf mbaTs rula c nm Gan ron $ chairman. An illustration of hrw he uses tn comm ttee to carry cut any pers nal program was af- iorded wien the census bill came up.
 Here we have the first fruits, Tn th co.fr ss Cf the action of the r le com tte7," said Representative Eavi A. DeArmcnd of Missouri, on thf GOT of e house, in protesting Iva ny aga nst the rules. They have taken out Cf re gu ar channeis a bill, as t turns cut in this particular in- etanCe. wh oh eas ly could come be- fore the house without ther ? lcF, and to which pro bably there Is no particular obi ct cn: but what they have done with this b T is precisely what they can do with any ether bill at aay time,
 As th's committee cn rules nov is, and always, ! think, w.ll be made up merely to echo the seutimsnt and to voice the decree cT the sDea6.r r, when made with r'lles such as We now Lave ip force, so any and every com Il ittee in this hCu'e by operation O. | noucuc us amendments put into them, can be made 10 report any par ticular meaeurs or to suppress duriug the ent re life cf a congress ctber measures along any line or any pa 'icuiar measure referred to JLe com
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 'The pres mt instance saows the readiness V tn wh'ch the ccE1ll.tec on rules Is operated. Whenever th'ng may be a little difficult ap- l sly to the e mmittee on rules.
 '1 am one of those who believe l.t would be great improvement, c1e Of lasting and flr-reaching bene- 1t. to have the committee on rules i representa- yes Of the house and not i merely Feprese ntat' yes of the speak CT; have the committee n rules made | hy tile members cf the house. and not made solely by the select on of the l Dsaker.
 ''f'f, Sc rules conTentrate in the spea CT powers tat belong to the house. There cannot be taken from ,ne members upon either side, from any member, any r ght or power v'aich, ERisr 1ht constitution and by virtue of his election, be'ong To .iim " thout wrong being done, not only to n and Ais constituent icy. ut to the who people ef the ! United States and a danger rous blow being struck at cur institutions them lseives."
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