The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-18
HOUSE ORANGES TIE RULES
REGtLlRS. INa RGENTS Avn
M WOCRiTS JON HiNDS.

WASHINGTON. June ~ Joining hands
with rare unanimity the regular kcpunli-
onns ths insureent Repuhlcg- and tho
Democrats 81 me House to-day adopted
an auendment ~ the rules which all
tactl1nS declared vas = long step in th"
rght direction One lone member. Rep
resenttti,e Rucker Of Missouri Demo
crat. voted against the ruiz lie de-
aounced u backward and forward and
s,deways. working himself IN a passion
during the performance and finally
hanklv admitting tins, his principal OH
jociion ~ tho rub lay IN the tact that
Cannon. DaIzeN. paynr and Smith Of
Iowa were for ". lie rampagnd around
and flied tho air with violence for ten
crowded minutes Tho House MT hack
and laughed ~ him.
Mr. Rucker WIS sNco1d'd Nv Repre-
sentative sims in his deBunciation ~ the
proposition. on whirh IN" Committee on
Rules for tho frs' time within tho memory
Of man had nado a unanimously favorable
report But when the time cam" 10 v"t"
Mr. sims lost his nerve and Mr Rucker
stood alone
The love feast that resulted In the
adoption Of this nav amendment Ia the
F,ilss. which permits the House 10 dis
charge any committee from th" CON
alteration 81 hill after a certain limit
Of time and under certain conditions. was
much IN the nature n hurlesque on the
big fight Of March 10. when the Speaker
was eliminated from the Committee on
Rules and when an unsuccessful attempt
was made 70 drag him down from his
high place. II is true that Republicans,
insurgents and Democrat, filed the air
with loud sounds for an hour to-day, hut
excitement was lacking. for All spoke to
the sans Shect
II was nearly n clock when Nv a close
vote the general deficiency hIll was laid
aids and Chairman Dalzell stepped 10
he front with the rules proposition in
IA hand. He explained its we'll known
provisions and then announced that.
having an hour a. his disposal. h. would
yield thirty minutes Il n Representative
Champ Clark Of Missouri, tho minority
6oor leader
But, cried Representative Sims OF
Tennnssee. 4 want some time ! under
stand that the minority leader favors
this amendment too
! don't know. said Mr. Dalzell. that
anybody IL opposed IN Il Il
i am Mr. Sims shouted belligerrntly.
Il was finally agreed that Mr. Dalzell
should Weld Mr. sims five minutes and Mr.
Clark FIVE minutes Then Mr. Sims
unlimbsred and went into action.
This rule he shouted. should he
voted down unanimously. II permits a
motion % discharge a committee before
that committee has had fair chance 10
get started The regulars are putting
Il on over The insurgents and the Demo-
Gratis. but they can't fool me
The House gnnned tnrnughout Mr.
Simss nine minute speech and then
{ hamp Clark took The floor 10 explain
that this proposed amendment was
Democratic proposition pure and simple
Later Mr DalEell told how o. was a regu-
lar proposition and Victor Murdock OK
planned thai % was entirely insurgent
All this effort 70 establish legitimate
parentaRe seemed n tickle the House
10 the limit and the occasion throughout
wore anything but a serious and solemn
aapect
Of COURSE an ~ Mr. Cl-rk's colleagues I
cheered him when he sad that he didn't .
want anything that would block ensla-
hon and that ~ had an abiding faith IN the
horse sense ~ the Hou-e
And don't forget cried Mr. Clark .
with great enphasis we didn't fall IN /
behind the regulars IN this. In" regulars T
fell IN behind ~
Idon hehave this j. STRIP m tho night .
direction. aid Mr. Ruckar because .
I sss the Gentleman from Pannsylvania .
Mr. Dalzell. the gentleman from Iowa /
Mr. smith and other -tandnatters going D
IN the same direction. ! don believe .
they are gong anywhere that night .
! chooEe nv company, ! do
Representative STANLEY Vt KENTUCKY. .
who 10 known for his ability On rug the .
hulseve nine times nut ~ ten. hoped 4
up with a smile m his ia0" -~uppo-n .
be- said n Mr Rucker, ~ thDsa old poht.- /
cal sinners should repent and take a short .
cut g. heaven would y0u 90 10 DO" other /
After the House hal aunt laughing. |
which vasn very sOon. Mr. RuCkar for /
got % reply but he called tho rulH a mon !
Trsl and insisted that u was a dead bitter |
ard couldn't be- enforced.
Just az this moment hi- time expired |
and he shouted to speaker cannon -Oh .
please give me two minutes more
Tho chair. NJ Cannon rpplsd with /
suspicious courtesy will yield the gentle
man all the chair time
AZ the chair hs1 M tune ~ yIoh NJ
Fucker AT down amid NOR" laughter
Then Representatives Hayes ~ cali
e MILL
Of KEnsa-. all .n-urran's f1'i what n fine
Amendment Co DO" rlilTs 'r.. WAS bound
60 b. and how the pr gr'.-iya el~men'
a. they -u0ke n themselves wa entitled
t. all the cred, for I
Representative Norris vt Nebraska
stirred things up when ho declared that
ire Democratic Marty had tired gag rules
once upon 4 tim" and that a@ result tho
people had taken that party 10y the back
Of the ne \ and the seat ~ the ntnts and
thrown h through tho transom The /,
Republicans appAuded this but the
Democrats had their chance when Mr.
Just what would happen ~ the Repuhl- |
can party unless u took a tumble g. Itself !
and made 40 O. mind - be gOpd
Representative smith e Iowa an eE-
IRENE regular thuIght tho proposed !
measIre waE "fhe hest experiment that |
can he tined and limited that IL might |
put a few towards IN he House on record !
Then Mr. smith moved tho previous /
question and there we're only four votes I
In oppnsi'ion On the resolution ifsslf |
NJ Rurker stood alone m his glory. wav- |
IN q his arms and yelling frui'le-sly Tor the I
yess ard nays Then the House ad- /
iouTned and everybody went home. the 7
regulars feeling that hey rad .c0fed /
on fhe insurgents ana Democrats. the ~ |
sB gen's c9nfdan' they had made The |
iegIlars look foolish aud tho Democrats /
4 hanLutaLY nn..tLNa Rat IhaY md nnahn |