The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-16

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Georgia. Hitchcock of Nebraska, Hay of
Virginia and Burleson of Texas, be and
they are hereby elected and appointed
members of the committee on rulee with
all the rights, powers and privileges con-
ferred upon the committee on rules by the
rules of the house; and in addition to the
powers conferred upon them, they are
hereby authorized and directed to revise,
amend, simplify and codify the rules of
procedure Of the house and report their
conclusions to the house of representa-
tives on the first Monday in December,
1909 which report shall be Of the highest
privilege and remain so until disposed of
in the house That said committee have
authority to sit during the session of con-
gress and In recess to send for persons
and papers and to take testimony either
before the full committee or any sub-com-
mittee thereof; that the necessary and
actual expenses incurred in carrying out
the purpose of this resolution shall be
paid of the contingent fund of the house.
Provided that said committee on rules
shall continue to act until said report
shall be finally acted up on by the house.
SquabbIe Between Clark and DaIzeII..
The Republicans forced roll call on
Mr.. Clarks motion for the previous queS-
ton and the call had not proceeded far
when Mr.. Clark demanded that members
be ordered away from the speakers desk
He had observed Mr.. Dalzel1 on the ros-
trum and called particular attention TO
that fact.
There is a member of the house getting
your resolution, which he has a perfect
right to have" angrily replied Mr.. Dali
eel from the rostTum. General turmoil
ensued.
MIR. Clark was insisting that Mr.. Dali
zell be ordered away.
1.-The gentleman from Missouri is not in
order" Speaker Cannon announced.
"Oh. Ill., a member audibly remarked
in disgust.
The speaker halted the roll call and
said he did so because of the high char
acter and standing of Messrs. Dalzell and
man from Pennsylvania has the form of
the resolution
"He could have had it by asking me
for a CODY" holly remarked Mr.. Clark
With warmth Mr.. Dalzeli interjected
that he had a copy Of the resolution and
so saying he left the Tostrum and took
his seat.
The roll call proceeded.
The motion of Mr.. Clark for the previ-
Gus question was voted down, 179 to 203
Mr.. Fitzgerald Of New York Immediate
iy offered a resolution modifying the pres
ent rules. His resolution eliminated the
present requirement of obtaining the con-
sent of the speaker for the submission of
bills under unanimous consent; required
that before the close of a session of con-
gress all reported bills shall be placed on
la calendar where there may be q chance
for their consideration; made necessary
a two-thirds instead OF a majority vote
to set aside calendar Wednesday and pro
vidss for a modification Of the present
power of the committee on rules to force
a vote on a bill.
Mr.. Fftzgerald and Mr.. Clark, both
Democrats. became involved in a sharp
colloauv Mr. Fitzgerald had yielded to
the minority leader for question but he
proceeded to PROFOUND II to Mr.. DalzeiL
The New York member insisted that IT
was an abuse of his courtesy and that
the question should be asked Of him.
Mo "SIack Jaw"
u am going to do it and 1 don't want
any slack jaw about it" retorted MIR.
Clark.
Il decline to YIELD" replied Mr.. Fitz-
gerald. amid Republican applause.
Mr. Clark appealed to the speaker that
Mr. Fitzgerald actually had yielded to
him
well, I take it back" said MIR. Fftz-
gerald with come show Of temper.
You viii wish you had yielded was
Mr.. Clark's rejOinder.
Mr.. Fitzgerald remarked that he was
not going to be scared by any threat He
declared no man could take advantage of
his courtesy and then abuse him.
Il now yield TO the gentleman from Mis-
souri, said he.
81 absolutely refuse to accept, respond
ed Mr.. Clark.
When Mr.. Fitzgerald concluded Mr..
Clark got the floor
THE jig is up with the house machine,
he said. amid great Democratic applause.
Touching the incident with Mr. Fitz-
gerald, he said. he had entertained to-
ward him feelings Of respect and re-
gard, and had the New York member
been in sympathy with his ideas regard
ing the amendment of the rules his name
would have been the first to be suggested
by him for the rules committee.
IT think" said Mr.. Fitzgerald, that
under the circumstances it was with the
utmost propriety that I was left off the
committee
II think so, too, under the circum-
| stances" ssrcastcally replied Mr.. Clark.
Demand for Change Strong.
Mr.. Clark declared that he regretted
exceedingly to part company with Mr..
Fitzgerald. He contended that outside
of the house the demand for the change
of the rules was so strong as to force
/ q change, and it must come. If not now.
/ then later. He was friendly personally
/ to the speaker. but was opposed to his
| system. He cOmplimented the insurgent
| Republicans on withstandng the COM
I bined Influence Of the house machine
| of the president. fresh in office, with
/ the pap" undistributed: of all the cabi-
/ net, the senate regulars and the local
/ newspapers. He was sure that as they
/ had stood against these powerful influ-
| ences they would continue to stand. He
| was equally certain that the Democrats
| would hold firm.
| Mr.. Clark declared that we intend 30
do the things that will enable US to re-
wise these rules
Position of the Insurgents,
Have you the warrant of the 'insur-
! gents for your statement that they would
| stand with the DemOcrats?'' inquired Mr..
| Gaines CIV. Va.
| ASK the insurgents replied Mr.. Clark
| They know how to talk"
Mr.. Clark yielded to Mr.. Gardner (Miss)
| an insuTgent.
'eThe alliance between the insurgents
and the Democrats" remarked Mr.. Gard
| ner. goes merely to changing the rules.
As to what happens when the proposed
| committee is appointed, there is no I'M
derstanding.'
THAT is precisely what 7 said" inter-
jected Mr.. Clark. He insisted tina, the
| Democrats and insurgents on his PRO-
| posed committee on rules stood firm as
/ q rock in favor -ef revising the rules.
| And I endorse that statement so far
| as / am concerned" shouted Mr.. Gard
| neT.
| Mr.. Olmstead PENN demanded the pre-
! vious question on the Clark resolution
| and the Fitzgerald amendment thereto.
Then it was decided to continue to de-
bate an hour longer and the demand H.
| withdrawn.
The time was controlled by Fitzgerald
| and Clark. VINO yielded il as follows:
Debate on Fitzgerald Amendment
BY Fitzgerald. to Brantley tGa). Mann
/ 0l1D, Townsend (MichD. Dalzeil pa
! BY Clark, to Underwood (Ala1, Card