Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-16

woes tt1dt AFTER the previous queSt.oii
shall have been ordered upon any bill or
joint resolution one motion to recommit
shall be in order and the Speaker give
priority in recognition to some one who
is opposed to the bill. Under our pres
ent practice If any one desires to recon-
nit, the Speaker recognizes the gentle
man in charge of the bill and he moves to
recommit, and upon that motion demands
the previous question. Under our prac-
tice that motion might better be elimlnat-
ed from the rules altogether.
In addition to that there is provis-
ion here which prohibits the committee on
rules from reporting any rule or order
which will prevent the offering OF mo-
ton to recommit, as provided herein. so
that the practice that has been followed.
as was illustrated on the currency bill
last year. cannot hereafter prevail. The
committee on rules cannot bring in any
rule which would provide that after so
many hours of general debate the pre-
vious question shall be considered as Or
dered, and that the House without an
intervening motion should vote on the
passage of the bill. y
Audible Criticism by Democrats.
At times during Mr. Fitzgeralds ex-
PLANTATION the audible criticisms of his
course by his democratic colleagues made
it impossible to hear him and he was
forced to pause until order had been
restored. And when, after he had finished,
Representative Olmsted of Pennsylvania.
speaking for the republican regulars. an
nounced that they would support the
Fitzgerald substitute for the Clark reso-
luton the democrats yelled and applaud
ed derisively and dozen OF them de-
manded of Mr.. Fitzgerald If he had
made a deal with the machine and had
framed up his resolution with its help.
He replied, Indignantly that he had not.
Representatives Brantley of Georgia,
Mann Of illinois. Townsend OF Michigan
and DaZel of Pennsylvania were the
most prominent speakers in support of
the Fitzgerald substitute. while Repre-
sentatives Clark Of Missouri, Underwood
of Alabama. Gardner Of Massachusetts.
Finley Of South Carolina. Lasslter or
Virginia Norris Of Nebraska. Murdoch of
Kansas and lie Almond of Missouri
favored the Clark resolution.
Mr. Gardner declared that President
Taft was in sympathy with the movement
10 change the rules.
In the opinion Of Mr. Townsend. Michi-
gan the insurgents We're seeking cheap
nOtoriety at home. but he inquired.
how they going to reconcile their
sponsibility with their votes of today?'
Dalzell Gives His Views.
Declaring himself as believer that the
rules of the last House were the best
that could be devised, Mr.. Dalzell, Penn
sylvania. said the only ones who We're
Directing to them were those who knew
nothing about them. He declared that
the rules were the evolution of one hun
dred and twenty years of parliamentary
experience. and represented the wisdom
of the best, the most accomplished states
manship of the last two decades Of
American history. There was not he
declared a single rule that did not have
a sufficient reason for its being.
The debate was brought to close by
Mr. Fitzgerald, who asserted that there
had not been a legitimate criticism Of
the rules
ton to the democratic caucus?" inter
| rupted Mr.. Pujo of Louisiana, amid
democratic applause.
Because retorted Mr.. Fitzgerald, Il
could get only three minutes from demo-
era tic caucus to state my position on the
rules"
Addressing the democrats. Mr.. FitZ-
gerald said the republicans did not wei
come the changes he proposed adding ::
They take them in preference to some
thinE else" He charged that the demo-
| drafts had suggested nothing but delay.
Il suggest some substantial reform :
| he said You had the opportunity To
| formulate your idea~ as 10 what changes
were to be made 10 The rules
House Adopts the Amendment.
| The vote then was taken on the iFtz-
| gerald amendment to the Clark resolu
| ton. and it was adopted, yeas. I'll; nays,
| -; present and not voting. J. Party
| lines were badly broken. On this vote
| Representatives Holingsworth and john
son. Ohio auI STEVENSON. Minnesota,
| left the insurgents to vote aye.
The following democrats voted for the
amendment: Representatives Brantley,
| Bartlett, Broussard. Condry, Edwards,
TESTIMONIAL, Fitzgerald Fornes. Goldfogle
| Goulden Griggs Harrison, Howard. Keli-
her, Lee, Lindsay. Livingston, McDer-
mott, Moon. O'Connell Peters, Riodan
and Sparkman.
The clark resolution was then voted
down by viva voce vote, and subsequently
laid on the table.
The House adjourned at OPT O'Clock,
putting the drawing for seats over until
| today.