The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
Fitzgerald Amendment


The Fitzgerald amendment follows:
J. Amend paragraph 81 of rule
NI by adding thereto the follow
ing:
sarhe committee on rules shall
not report any rule or order which
shall provide that business under
paragraph 4 Of rule XANI shall
be set aside by a vote OF less than
tv-o-thirds of the members pres
ent. nor shall II report any rule or
order which shall operate 10 pre-
vent the motion to recommit being
made as provided in paragraph
OF rule XVI
.. Amend rule XIII by adding
the following paragraph, 10 be
numbered 3. as follows.
After a bin which has been fa
Vorably reported shall be either
upon the house or the union calen-
dar for three days any member
may file with the clerk a notice
that he desires such bill placed
upon a special calendar, 10 be
known as the calendar for unanl-
nous consent On days when IL
shall be in order 10 move 10 sus-
pend the rules the speaker snail.
Immediately after the approval of
the journal direct the clerk TO
call the bills upon the calendar for
unanimous consent.
should objection be made TO con-
sideration OF any bill so called IL
shall Immediately be stricken from
the calendar for unanimous con-
sent. and it shaI not thereafter be
placed thereon"
3. Amend rule XVI by adding at
the end Of paragraph 1 the follow
AFTER the previous question is
ordered on the passage Of a bill
or Joint resolution. one motion TO
recOmmft shall be In order and the
speaker shall give preference in
recognition for such purpose to a
member who is opposed TO the bill
4.-Fr- 1snr ion
4 Amend paragraph 4 OF rule
NNNI so that IL shall read as fol-
lows:
~On each Wednesday no business
shall be in order except as pro-
vided by paragraph 4 of rule XXIN
unless the house by a two-thirds
vote shall otherwise determine. On
such a motion there may be debate
not 10 exceed five minutes for and
against
ron call of committees under
these rules bills may be called up
from either the house OF the union
calendar. excepting bills privileged
under the rules.
This rule shall not apply during
the last two weeks OF the session.
II shall not be in order for the
speaker 10 entertain a motion for
p recess any Wednesday except
during the last two weeks OF the
session"
The election OF house officers pre-
Joseph 9. Cannon was reelected
speaker. receiving 204 votes. as against
J 66 for Champ Clark Of Missouri, for
Cooper OF Wisconsin. ? for Norris OF Ne
braska and each for Esch of Wiscon-
sin and W p. Hepburn OF Iowa, a for
mer member. All the democratic mem
bers voted for Clark. so that the scat
tering vote represented the republican
detection from Cannon.
The whips Of both sides were kept
busy holding their following in the
chamber. Looking down from the gal
leries was great throng who had been
and executive galleries were filed to
overfowing. One OF the most interested
spectators was Mrs. Taft.
All the republican caucus nominees
were elected. no changes being made in
the personnel
CANNON ADDRESSES HOUSE
After Cannons reelection as speaker
he addressed the house as follows:
The election to the high Office Of
speaker. which I now have for the
fourth time by virtue OF your conn
dence and judgment. is a compliment
The honor OF which 7 DO not underesti-
mate, and OF which I am not lacking
81 personal appreciation.
we have before US q most fnnor-
tant and difficult session Of congress.
The adjustment OF the national reve-
nues has been since the foundation ~
the government q fundamental uues-
ton yielding TO none in Importance
We must subordinate personal feel
Sings to the general good, trusting 10
the consloerate judgment OF the peo-
PIE for approval OF our work when 81
shall have been completed"
As senior member Of the house Rinu
ham OF Pennsylvania administered tbe
oath TO the speaker. who, in turn.
swore I'm the members.
All the republican caucus nominees
for the various Offices OF the house
were reelected.
The slate offered by Minority Leader
Clark follows:
Clerk, W. P. Kimball Of Kentucky
Sergeant at arms, J. T. Ellinrfon
North Carolina
Postmaster. Robert L. Douglas. South
Carplina. -
Door keeper. William w. Adams. In
diana.
Chaplain. George A. BacIxus. N5srv-
land. Naais
The usual committees were apnoin4Aa
to notify the senate and the si1lsse nrs.iass'.
mat The house was ready for business
ADoPIioN OF RULES
The attention Of all the 1nember, n-a-
concentrated on the adoption or r,,iar
Dalzell rose 10 offer the usuaf ra.a,-.
ton providing that the rules OF Tho
previous congress should Rovetn 49,
present congress And on that molten
move the previous question ha saia
quickly IL had been understand ti,a.
Tor weeks this motion, designed -
shut or debate. would be the kirn.I -.
the long threatened fight on tbe 49,
Clark OF Missouri demanded ~
ayes and noes before Dalzell had -
gained his seat. while Fitzgerald =,
New York. under the guise OF rnabtnc
parliamentary inquiry of the obasr
asked TO have the rules explained
The speaker promptly held the oues
tion cut OF order and refused to recog.
nize Fitzgerald further. The democrat
led by Clark. forced a roll call on Daj'
zei1's motion.
The previous question was ordered
yeas 194; noes. 1sS; absent. !. Might,
shouts went up from the republican
side
Later Champ Clark, amid democratic
cheers offered the following resolution
affecting the rules.
CLARK-s RESOLUTION
Resolved. tb1t the rules Of the
house OF representatives Of the six-
tieth congress be adopted as fbe
rules of tho house OF representa-
tiVcs for the first or extra session