The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
PROVIDE FOR
 NEW CENSUS Bill Occasions Heated
 Talk. RULES COMMITTEE ATTACKED Clark Calls Cannon Benevolent
 Despot." Attitude of Democr.ts Toward Method of Appointing Committees is AssaiIed by Majority Lead

Washington, Mar. 1S.-In its amend ed form the House today considered the providing for the taking of the next census and passed 1t. The bill was passed at the last session but was vetoed by the President because of his objections to the provision which took away from the civil service com mission the power of appointment of the clerks.
 Mir. De Armond, Missouri. objected to consideration of the bill unless in committee of the whole House. Under a hint by the speaker Majority Leader Payne moved a recess for thirty min utes which motion prevailed. Upon re- convenins a rule was reported making 1t in order to consider the bill in the House itself.
 The rule afforded Mir. Ds Armond an opportunity to attack the rules and to advocate selection of committee on rules by tn, members and not by the speaker as at present.
 In criticising the method of concen- trating power in the speaker to ap- point committees, M. Dc Armond de- clared that the appointment of Demo- crats on the committee on rules was not satisfactory to the Democratic side.
 MT. Harrison inquired whether the Missouri member meant to reflect up- on his selection as a minority member of the Ways and Means Committee. Disavowing any such reference MT De Armond said he fit satisfied that Mir Broussard had been selected for that committee without any intention of representing the sentiment of the Ia at1 pu leader, in replying, said MT. De Armond had given an exhibition of unreason- ableness by his objection. He charged the Missouri member with trying "to carry on the lost battle af Monday last" He condemned the decision of the Democratic caucus with regard 10 accepting committee appointments.
 Mir. Payne contended that there were some men on tho Democratic side who had manhood enough and enough sense of responsibility to their constituents. ..yes and reGard.e- for the oath they took, to well and faithfully discharge their duties" to serve upon committees unless excused by the House. He said he did not think some of the Dem- ocrats had become 'servile that they will yield to this impious demand that comes to them and even violate the
  on committees.
 You are trying to turn away from the folly of the committee of fifteen, he said, and concentrate the whole power of that side of the hands of one man who was not selected by the House but by a caucus.
 Talk about your one man power. he exclaimed, what explanation can you make of that course?" He closed | @rth .tA tA anA chacarterizing him as the peer of any man In the Hod$e in integrity, charac- ter and fairness"
 MT. Clark said the majority leader was amusing. especially when ne as- stunned the role of lecturer. The Speak CT. he argued. was the whole thing on the Committee on Rules and he did not believe the Speaker should serve on that committee. If 1t was necessary to have a Czar, he said, he would as soon have Mir. Cannon, for, he said, Che ia a sort of benevolent despot."
 AS to Mir. Harrisons appointment, Mir. Clark declared he he'd approved if because MT Harrison had acted like a man and delivered back to the eau GUS his appointment. The movement to take from the Speaker the power of anpointment of committees, he insisted. had only begun and he had no doubt of the ultimate triumph of that cause
 MT, Smith (Ia. ) the new Republican member of the Committee on Rules. closed the discussion by charging that the Democratic caucus had been so busy endeavoring to chasten some or their members that they entirely forgot to name the minority members of the Con- mittee on Rules.
 The rule was then adopted and con- sideration of the bill begun.
 Replying to question by MT. Mill Ter (Kan) as to what had been done to meet President Roosevelt's views. MT. Crumpacker declared that as the House of the last session had not had the courage to pass the measure over the veto, he did not think 1t fair now to embarrass the new President with the matter of how the appointments should be made.
 An amendment by MT. Sterling Qlls.) was agreed to. providing that the ap- pointments shall be made in conform ity with the law of apportionment among the States under the civil ser vice act. Through an amendment by MT. May (Va.), which was also agreed to, messengers, assistant messengers. messenger boys. watchman. unskilled laborers and char women. are exempt ed from taking examinations.
 In order 10 prevent the spread Of tuberculosis among Government clerks, an amendment by Mir. Bennett (N. Y.) was agreed to. requiring that each census applicant furnish with his or her application a certificate of good health.
 AS amended. the bill then was passed.