The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-19
De ARMOSD
DENOUAGES ACTION
Payne HlIieisd Between Clark
and Missouri Orator,
De Almond

washington Mpr. is--The Dill
providing Tor tshine the 18th de-
cermlel census was the first passed
By the house, and 81 discussion which
preceded passage, speaHnr Cannon
was roundiy ahusetl
II lla present form the measure
gyoa ic ihe ciyh service commission
Jurisdiction over appointments ans
provides for the printing Of the re
rcrts by Che government prniina
office
AS enacted at the last session the
BIN stripped the civil service Of sucl
authority and there was q provision
allowing some a. the printing TO b,
done ny private firms, because
which President Roosevelt vetoed y
Speaker showu Hand,
a further amendment was mad,
weherby appointments ere 20 be ap
porlioued pro rata among the states
Mr.. DeArm0nd OF Missouri object
ed TO consideration OF the bll unles
Ii committee OF the whole IN IN
houae. Under a hlnt from the speak
en- Majority Leader Payne moved
recess Tor 80 minutes. which motisi
prevailed. Upon reconYenlng a rnl'
was reported making II In order {,
consider the bill IN the house itself
peArmond Attaokn Rulee.
y DeArmond had an opportunity 70 AZ
tack the rules and to advocate selec
Tin Of q committee On rules - The
members aud not by tae 81 ai
&C present
Ii crliiclslng the method OF con
cenlrating power IN the speaRer t.
iapnuint committee DeArmond de
clafed that the appointment Of Demo
crais on the committee on rules wni
nos satisfactory to the Democrats,
SIDE Mr. DeArmond said he wat
satisfied that Mr. flrouesard had beef
selected fm chat committee withou
ans intention OF representing thf
sentiment Of the Democratic side,
0eArmond Scored
Alr Payne majority leader, III reply
lne said Mr. DeArmoud had given
eu exhibit u of unreasonableness by
lbs objection He charged The Mis
souri, member With trying ITO carry
90 The lost battle on Monday last
you are trying" he said. &c con
centrale the whole power Of that
side In the hands Of one man wht
was MT selected by the house but by
I a eiuaus. Talk about your one.mar
power" he exclaimed, "whal explain
alton can sou make Of that courHe2
He closed BY paying q tribute to the
speaker characterlzing him as the
( peer Of any man In the house In in
iegrIly chasaeter end falrnes
Mr. CLARK said the majority leader
wae amusing especially when be an
sumed the role Of lecturer The
speaker, he argued. was the whole
isingH I'm the committee Oh rules
and he dld not believe tho speaker
should serve On that committed II
Il was necessary 10 have g czar, he
said hu Would as soon have MFR. Can
non. for he said. he Is a SORT OF
benevolent despotr
IS to Mr. FlErrlson's appointment.
Mr. CLARK declared he had approved
Il because Mr. Harrison had acted
Ike a man and delivered back 10 the
caucus hts appointment Tho move.
ment 20 take from tie speaker the
power of appointment oi committees
helnslsttd, had only begun and ne
bad no drubi Of the intimate triumph
Of l1at ctnse. The rule then was ad-
opted and consideration OF the bill
heEnr
Replying to a question by Mf Nil
Ter tkan). 3 sto what had been ione
lp meet President R0osevelta views.
Mr. gFumpaeker Of IndIsua declared
4 that as The house hl the last session
ihsa NJ hHd The courage to pass the
measure oTef the veto. be did mot
how the annalnlment1 should b.
thlnh u fair TO now embarrass inu
neW president With the matter or
made.
IN amendment ~ NJ Sterling (lln
wns agreed 10 proVlaiak shaf tie en.
pointmenle shall hd made IN can
iormiiy with the 4aw# os fbpaFtIbn.
'';:is. ''i S,s., |IIIaE.I.III h.flss, ''',' y
iure were agreed to. As amended
iAe iill was then passed
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