Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-16
WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO CAUCUS
Regardless Of Party Alignment House
Rejects Old Rules As Whole, and
Adopts important Amendments
Acrimonious coIIoquy Between Clark
and FitzgeraId-soth Democrats.
By Associated Pr"Ss.)

l\ilON ID. l.. Mal'ii 49,
After one Of the StOrmlcst sessions
in its history the House OF Rcpr"'"n-
ta;ives today. regardless oi parry
alignment adopted. 2ll to l12. a reSo'
luton by Mr.. Fitzgerald. (Democrat'
OF New York. whereby the rules were
amended in several importan, partl-
cularS.
The resolution was a substitute Tor
one offered by Mr.. Clark. of Missouri.
Its adoption was accomplished after
the insurgents" with the aid of the
Democrats. with one or two eXcep'
tons, had won a decided preliminary
victory by voting down Re soluti@n
by Mr.. Dalzell. OF Pennsylvania. max
ing the unamended rules of inc
SixIieth Congress applicable to these
of the present Congress. The call
of the roll on the Clark resolution
was followed with intense interest
Feeling at Fever Heat.
Such was the fever heat CT the
members that Mr.. Clark, of Missouri
got into a spirited colloquy with Mr.
Dalzell, who had mounted the rostrum
TO read the resolution of the minori
ty leader.
Mr.. Clark wanted him ordered away
from the desk to which proceeding
Mr.. Dalzell objected. saying he had
a right to know what the measure
contained.
This incident lead to a controversy
with the speaker, which lasted long
enough for Mr.. Dalzell to get the
information he desired. and he stepped
from the platform and returned to MS
seat
Three important Changes.
As analyzed by parllamentarians
the amendment contains three import
an. changes:
First. 1t establishes a calendar
for unanimous consent 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 a relief to the
speaker.
Second. When consideration of
bill IS concluded. and the previous
question is ordered. the rules hereto
fore have provided for a motion &c
commit with or without instructions
It has been the practice to recognize
a member Of the majority party tc
make this motion. and thus prevent
the minority from offering such In
structions as it may desire. Tht
new rule gives the minority the pre- I
erence in making such motion. and
thus enables them to get record
vote on propositions which would
otherwise be settled in committee Of
the whole House, where no record
vote is possible.
Two Thirds Vote Required.
Third. u protects the calendar
Wednesday-by requiring two
thirds instead cf majority vote te
set it aside.
Fourth. II is also claimed that ths
amendment will have the effect o'
preventing favoriiism ny the action
Of the committee on rules in special
cases.
Speaker Cannon is inclined to re
gard the amendment. as a Sigh, i'm
provement on the present rules "
that. instead Of throwing the responsi
bility for recognition On him. il srt'
aside certain days for the considera
ton OF measures under unanimous
consent: but he says under the ne"
rule members win have 20 wait fol
those days.
Cannon Has Votes to Spare.
The election of House officers pr"
cedcd the action on The rules. Wit
plenty Of votes 10 spare. joseph q
Cannon. Of Illinois. was reelected
receiving 20i votes as against is. fo'
Champ Clark, Of Missouri; !o'
Cooper. Wisconsin; for Norris. o
Nebraska and one each for Esch n
WISCONSIN and W. H. Hepburn. o.
Iowa an ex-membcr.
All the Democratic members voted
for Clark. 30 that the scattering vo;ci
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