The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-16

. dGQDIlOH OF the fltLSefdlO SuDSIlute d.
a triumph over the Bryan forces, saying
/ the conservative Democrats who really
/ want legislation had practically stood for
I the old rules with the amendments Of
! fered by Mr.. Fitzgerald.
: 1t was he said, "a protest by the
! conservatives against populism and all
! kindred things"
Text of the Amendment.
/ The Fitzgerald amendment follows:
: 1. Amend Paragraph 81 Of Rule N by
adding thereto the following:
The committee on rules shall not re-
/ port any rule or order which shall pro
vide that business under Paragraph of
Rule XXVI shall be set aside by vote
of less than two-thirds of the members
present: nor shall it report any rule or
order which shall operate to prevent the
motion to recommit being made as pro-
yided in Paragraph of Rule XVI"
> Amend Rule XIII by adding the Dl-
lowing paragraph, to be numbered 5, as
follows:
After a bill which has been favorabl
reported shall have been upon either the
house or the union calendar for three
days, any member may file with the clerk
notice that he desires such bill placed
upon a special calendar. to be known as
the calendar for unanimous consent On
days when it shall be in order to move
10 suspend the rules. the speaker shall.
Immediately after the approval of tire
Journal. direct the clerk to call the bills
upon the calendar for unanimous con-
sents.
should objection be made to eonsid-
Grafton of any bill so-called it shall i'm
mediateiy be stricken from the calendar
for unanimous consent and it shall not
thereafter be placed thereon
). Amend Rule XVI by adding at the
end of Paragraph the following:
After the previous question is ordered
on the passage of a bill or joint resolu-
ton. one motion to recommit shall be in
order and the speaker shall give pref
Naa.aa
to member who is opposed to the bill
or joint resolution
I. Amend Paragraph 4 of Rule XXvI
SO that IT shall read as follows:
'On each Wednesday no business shall
be in order except as provided by para
graph four. rule XXVT-. unless the
house by tvo-thiTds vote shall other
wise determine. On such motion there
may be debate not to exceed five minutes
for and against.
''On a call of committees under this rule
bills may be called UP for either the house
or the union calendar. excepting bills pro-
vided. privileged under the rules.
'"This rule shall not apply during the
last two weeks of the session. 1t shall
not be in order for the speaker to enter
tain a motion for recess on any Wednes-
day except during the last two weeks Of
the session"
Election of officers.
The election Of house officers preceded
the action on the rules.
Joseph 9. Cannon was reelected
speaker. receiving 204 votes as against 1e6
for Champ Clark of Missouri, for Cooper
CWis); , for Norris of Nebraska, and one
each for Esch of Wisconsin and Hepburn
of Iowa, an ex-member. All the Demo
cratic members voted for Clark so ina
the scattering vote represented the Re
publican detection from Cannon.
The whips of both sides were kept busy
holding their followers in the chamber
Looking down from the galleries was a
great throng who had been admitted by
card. The diplomatic and executive gall
leTies were filled to overflowing. One of
the most interested spectators was Mrs /
Taft.
All the Republican caucus nominees /
were elected no changes being made in /
the personnel.
Details of the Session.
Three hundred and eighty-two members |
responded to their names. more than a /
quorum
Mr. Currie of New Hampshire nomi- |
mated Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois for /
speaker and Mr.. Clayton of Alabama 1
Champ Clark of Missouri both 4
under instructions of their respective /
csUcuSes- The roll was then called
Mr.. Cary wisconsin,, one of the insur- /
gents. voted for his colleague, Henry A. /
Cooper. also an insurgent who in turn |
voted for George w. Norris of Nebraska. /
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