The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-16
Secure Four Changes in Regulations Governing
Conduct of Business in Lower House
FAIL To WIN THE COMPLETE VICTORY EXPECTED
By Uniting Forces With the Democrats, Belligerents
Signaly Defeat Motion to Readopt Regulations Of
Former Session and Resolution by Fitzgerald
Is Adopted by Vote of 2ll to 172.

members present; nor shall it report
any rule or order which shall operate
to prevent the motion to recommit be-
ing made as provided in paragraph
or rule XVI"
2. Amend rule XIII by adding the
following paragraph, to be numbered
3, as follows:
After bill has been favorably re-
ported and shall have been upon
either the house or the union calendar
for three days, any member may file
with the clerk a notice that he de-
sres such bill placed upon a special
calendar to be known as the calendar
for unanimous consent. On days when
it shall be in order to move to sus-
pend the rules, the speaker shall, i'm
mediately after the approval of the
journal, direct the clerk to call the
bills upon the calendar for unanimous
consent.
Should objections be made to con-
sideration Of any bill so called it shall
| Immediately be stricken from the cal
enGa1 for unanimous consent, and it
shall not thereafter be placed
, thereon"
g. Amend rule XVI by adding at
the end of paragraph the following {:
One Motion in Order.
after the previous question is or
dered on the passage of bill or joint
resolution one motion to recommit
shall be made in order and the
speaker shall give preference in recog-
milton for such purpose to a member
| ,ho ic To ha int
resolution.
4. Amend paragraph of rule XXVI
so that it shall read as follows:
"On each Wednesday no business
| shall be in order except as provided
by paragraph of rule xXVI unless
| the house by a tWo-thirds vote shall
otherwise determine. On such a mo-
tion there may be debate not to ex-
ceed five minutes for and against
"On a call Of committees under this
rule bills may be called up for either
the house or the union calendar, ex-
cepting bills privileged under the
rules.
An Exception.
This rule shall not apply during
the last two weeks of the session. 1t
shall not be in order for the speaker
to entertain a motion for a recess on
any Wednesday during the last weeks
| of the session."
The election of house officers pre-
ceded the action on the rules.
Joseph G. Cannon was reelected
speaker, receiving 2O4 votes as against
166 for Champ Clark of Missouri; for
| Cooper of Wisconsin,; 2 for Norris of
Nebraska and 1 each for Esch of Wis
consin and w. P. Hepburn of Iowa,
| ex-member. All the democrats voted
| for Clark, so that the scattering vote
represented the republican detection
for Cannon.
The whips Of both sides were kept
busy holding their followers in the
chamber. Looking down from the gall
leries was a great throng who had
been admitted only by card. One If
the most interesting spectators was
Mrs. Taft.
| All the republican caucus n n.minees
were elected, no changes being made
in the personnel.
| Sharp Combat.
Mr.. Fitzgerald and Mr.. Clark, both
|
sharp colloquy during the recess. Mr..
Fitzgerald had yielded to the minor
ity leader for a question, but he pro-
ceeded to PROFOUND it to Mr. Dalzell.
| The New York member insisted that
| it was an abuse Of his courtesy and
| that the question should be asked of
him.
II am not going to do it, and
don't want any slack jaw about it,
| either" retorted Mr.. Clark.
II decline to YIELD" replied MIR.
Fitzgerald, amid republican applause.
Mr.. Clark appealed to the speaker
| that Mr.. Fitzgerald actually had
yielded to him.
"Well, take it back" said Mr..
Fitzgerald, with some show of tenn
per.
You will 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
then abuse him.
Finally Yields.
II now yield to the gentleman from
Missouri" said he.
Il absolutely refuse to accept" re-
sponded Mr.. Clark.
When Mr.. Fitzgerald concluded Mr..
Clark got the floor.
THE jig is UP with the house ma
chine" he said, amid great demo-
cratic applause.
Touching on the incident with
Mr.. Fitzgerald, he said he had enter
tanned toward him feelings of respect
and regard. and had the New York
| member been in sympathy with his
resolution regarding the amendment
of rules, his name would have been
the first to be suggested by him for
the rules committee.
Il Think said Mr.. Fitzgerald, that
under the circumstances it was with
the utmost propriety that 1 was left
off the committee
Il think so, too, under the circum-
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