Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
CANNON ELECTED.
RULES AMENDED
important Changes Made After
One of StOrnniest Sessions
in History of House.
PARTY LINES DISR[GARDED
'Ensurgents" With Aid OF Democrats
Win First Blood by Voting
Down Old Rules.

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of the stormiest sessions in it's history
the house of representatives yester-
day, regardless of party alignment,
adopted, 211 to 172, a resolution by
Mr.. Fitzgerald (Dem., n. W, whereby
the rules were amended in several
important particulars. The resolution
was a substitute for one offered by
Mr.. Clark of Missouri.
It's adoption was accomplished only
after the insurgents" with the aid
of the Democrats, with one or two ex-
ceptions, had won decided prelimi-
nary victory by voting down a resolu-
ton by Mr.. Dalzell Of Pennsylvania
making the unamended rules Of the
Sixtieth congress applicable to those
of the present congress.
The call of the roll on the resolu-
ton was followed with intense inter
est.
Northwestern insurgents.
Northwestern members who voted
against Mr. Dalzell's motion were:
Cary, Cooper, Davidson, Kopp, Kus-
termann, Lenroot, Nelson and Morse,
Wisconsin; Gronna, North Dakota;
Lindbergh, Davis Stevenson and
Volstead, Minnesota.
While Mr.. Fitzgerald's resolution
was under discussion, Mr.. Fitzgerald
was drawn into a colloquy with ar
Clark who desired him to yield for
question. Much bitterness was dis
played by the two men. Mr.. Fitzger-
aid at first refused to yield. He later
did So but Mr.. Clark declined his
proffer of time, remarking that the
New York member would live to re-
gret his action, which called forth the
retort from Mr.. Fitzgerald that he
was not to be scared" by any threats.
AS analysed by parliamentarians,
the amendment makes three impor-
tant changes. First, it establishes
calendar for unanimous consents"
the effect of which is to enable a
member to have a proposition brought
before the house without having to go
to the speaker for recognition. This
change, they say, will be relief to
the speaker. Second, when cOnsidera-
ton of a bill is concluded and the
previous question is ordered the rules
heretofore have provided for mo-
ton to commit with or without in
structions. 1t has been the practice
to recognize member of the MAORI
ty party to make this motion and thus
prevent the minority from Offering
such instructions as it may desire.
Gives Minority Chance.
The new rule gives the minority the
preference in making such a motion
and thus enables them to get a rec
ord vote on propositions which would
otherwise be settled in committee of
the whole house, where no record
vote is possible. Third, it protects
the calendar by requiring a two-thirds
instead of a majority vote to set it
aside. Fourth, it is also claimed that
the amendment will have the effect of
preventing 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 mem
bers 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
1ecting committees.
The election of house officers pre-
ceded the action of the rules. With
plenty of votes to spare Joseph G..
Cannon of Illinois was reelected
speaker, receiving 204 votes, as
against 166 for Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, for Cooper of Wisconsin, 2 for
Norris of Nebraska, and 1 each for
Esch of Wisconsin and w. P. Hep
burn Of Iowa, an eX-member. All
the Democratic members voted for
Clark, so that the scattering vote rep
resented the Republican detection
from cannon.
In anticipation of the election of a
speaker and the fight on the rules,
there was practically full attendance
of members. The work of organizing
the house was accomplished with ia
cility, fifty or more members being
sworn in at time. All the Republic
an caucus nominees for the house of
fees were elected, no changes being
| made in the personnel.
The session OF the senate yesterday
was very brief, the chief business be-
ing the reading of the presidents
| proclamation calling an extra session
of the Sixty-firs congress and the ap
| pointment of committee formally tic
notify the president that the senate
was in readiness to receive any mes
sage. Senator Stephenson of Wiscon
sin was sworn in as a United States
| senator.
Gardiner, Me-, March 1.-two men