Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-16

of the FITZGERALD substitute as triumph
over the BRYAN forces saving that the
conservative democrats. who really want
legislation had practically stood for the
old rules with the amendments onered py
Mr.. Fitzgerald.
conservative democrats against populism
and all kindred things
Text of Fitzgerald Amendment.
The text Of the Fitzgerald amendment
follows:
Il Amend paragraph 81 of rule II by
adding thereto the following: The com
mittee on rules shall not report any ruie
or order which shall provide that DUST
ness under paragraph OF rule AA'l
shall he set aside by vote of less than
two-thirds of the members present. nor
shall ii report any rule or order which
shah operate . prevent the motloh u re
commit being made as provided In para
graph OF rule XVI. -,
80. Amen rule XIII by adding the 1oi-
lowing paragraph to be numbered 3. as
follows: After a bill which has been ia
vorably reported shall have been upon
either the House or the union caleHaa.
for three days any member may me wiz,
the clerk that he desires such bill piaced
,lpon a special calendar, to be known as
the calendar for unanimous consent. oi
DAYS when ii shall be in order to move 10
suspend the rules the Speaker shali. I'M
mediately after the approval of the jour
nal direct the clerk to call the biiis upon
the calendar for unanimous consent.
ShOuId objection be made to the CONSIDER
alton of any bill so called IT shall lmme-
diatelv be stricken from the calendar 1or
unanimous consent, and II shall not tAeie-
after be placed thereon.
..3 Amend rule XVI by adding at the
end of paragraph 1 the following: AFTER
tie previous question snail nave peei
ordered on tile passage OF Oil oE JOIN
r. solution one motion to recommit Shaii
he in order. and the Speaker shall give
preference in recognition Tor such puf-
nos.. 70 a member WHO is opposed 10 the
bin or Joint resolution
Requires Two-Thirds Majority.
-. Amend paragraph Of Rule HNVl
SO that il shall read as follows: on
Wednesday Of each week no business
snail he in order except as provided by
naraeraph / of Rule X<lE. unless the
1nlee ~ a two-thirds vote on motion 70
Sisnense herewith shall otherwise deter
mine. on such motion there may be
debate not TO exceed five minutes Tor ana
against.
ION a call Of committees under this rule
bills NAV he called up from either the
Honse or The union calendar. excepting
hills which are privileged under the rules
but bills called up from the union caieE.
dar shall be considered in committee or
the whole House on the state of the
Union.
This rule shall not apply during the
last two weeks of the session. 1t shall
not be in order for the Speaker to enter
tain a motion for a recess on any Wednes-
day except during me iaSt Two WINS -
the session
Mr.. Fitzgerald Explains.
IN explaining his amendement MI.
Fitzgerald said.
lone of the abuses against which great
complaint has been made Is the fact that
members are compelled to go to the
Sneaker before they can have OIL SUD
nitted 10 the House for consideration by
unanimous consent Under the amenu-
nent / propose. after : bill has Deeh
,br.e DAYS upon either the House OF
unian calendar, that any meMDe: OF NE
House can Tile a notice with the cIeIh
and have that bill placed upon "A speciai
calendar for unanimous consent. On
Ga,s when il is in order TO move 10 suS-
mend the rules. two days III each month.
ana the last six days IN each session OF
ne Congress. the Speaker immediately
.r-er inc approval OF the journal small
direct the clerk u call the bills upon
tEls calendar. and they shall then be
called for consideration unless somebody
o},i-ct 10 their consideration. If ob1ec-
ton he made they so off the unanimous
consent calendar ami go on to u. car
endar on which they already were. IL
gives 4 man the apsolut" right TO nave
submitted to the House at definite time
J, hill for consideration BY unanimous con-
sent No man need seek the Speaker un-
,ees H.. Is unwilling 10 wait until the day
specified IL the rule.
THE second change made in the PRO
nosed amendments IS that a two-thirJS
vote instead o. a majority vote Is required
IN SET aside calendar Wednesday. | be-
Iieve there should he day in the House
when bills can. without the Interference
OF a partisan ma jor!ty. be considered
II there IS great urgent necessity for
setrinc aside calendar Wednesday it
would be easy 10 obtain two-thirds
vote for that purpose and a partisan ma
iority could not do II.
Most Important of All.
.Now there is one other change which.
from my standpoint, is the most impor-
tant of all Of the changes proposed. 1
believe the greatest Legislative outrages
that have been perpetrated in this coun-
try have been by means OF special rules,
bv which tie Majority has denied to the
minority the right of sometime To have
a vote upon it's position upon great public
questions.
'One of the amendments l submit pro-