Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-17

and those who. united to make these
changes are not satisfied
Murdock-s Own Record.
Mr.. Murdock recently made a speech In
the house recounung what the insurgents
had won. He pointed with pride TO cal
endar "Wednesday. But he not only voted
against the rule creating calendar Wednes-
day. but spoke against IT, as a Trojan
horse. brought into the house b. the com
mittee on rules; and he said he could see
cold feet sticking out OF the belly OF that
horse. referring to some members who had
been associating with him but who had
acted with the majority TO secure that
change
Mr. Murdoch also boosted that the in
surgents had reformed the rules to secure
unanimous consent calendar. so that
members would not have to go hat in
hand" to the speaker and ask his consent
as one member He forgot 10 say that the
unanimous consent calendar was created
by the Fitzgerald rule. adopted the first
day Of the Sixty-first congress. and that
Mr.. Murdoch not only voted against IL.
but denounced IL as a part OF a conspiracy
% prevent real reform Mr. MRrdock did
not forget these things. He simply hoped
other people would forget. and that he
could justify his cooperation with the DO
litical minority 81 the house by claiming
il had accomplished things which he op-
posed and denounced. Now. I have no
fault to find with any OF these changes.
1 do find fault with the methods Of
men who were elected as republicans and
then gave their services TO the democrats
Mr.. Kendall OF Iowa. who was generally
/ associated with Mr.. Murdoch in his alliance
with the democrats. defended the special
rule for the consideration OF the postal
savings bank bill, and in his speech said:
They tthe democratsl are not here tc
I assist US in redeeming the pledge Of the
republican platform or in justifying this
| recommendations OF the republican presi'
! dent. As usual. they are interposing what
ever distractions seem possible 70 the
carrying out by US of the solemn deelara
tons Of our platform and the expedien
recommendation OF our president"
Mr. Kendall there exposed the weakness
of those who-co-operated with the demo
\ Gratis in this congress in legislation and il
revolutionary methods against Legislation
/ Great work vt Congress.
4 II has been said that the change in tn
rules, effected on March 10. 1910, enables
the house to accomplish more work than
did before. That change in the rules wa
simply 10 create new committee on rules
composed OF ten members in the place o
a committee OF five. and the speaker no
to be a member thereof.
This new COMMITTEES on rules reporte
two special rules; one for the considerable
of the postal savings bank bill, the othe
to consider the Appalachian reserve bill
: In addition to these that committee reporte
new rule providing method for dis
charging a committee from the further Coz
sideration of a bill.
But the great work OF the session,
providing appropriations fer the life Of Il
government. WERE with three exception
passed before the change in the rules
the house. The District of Columbia a
preparation bill was passed December
the army appropriation bill. January IL Il
: ! fertilization appropriation, January 13 q
agricultural. February 3; the urgent d
ficiency January "A; the Indian Apr
priatiun. February 2; diplomatic and co
sular, February IL; military acader1
March 10: river and harbor approprario
: February Is; pension appropriation, Mar
: 2; naval, April 8, sundry civil, June A: a
: the general deficiency appropriation hi
!. June Is
=
: with the exception OF the naval sund
!, civil general deficiency ard pension apr
prtatton bill the great budget bills we
. all passed upon by the house OF represent
tfves before the date OF the change in {
, rules They were all considered as in I
past without any special rule. and all {
important legislation OF the last sessi
OF congress was enacted without any 81
: ciaI rules.
The railroad rate bill creating a COT
:, Of commerce. was passed IN exactly
a same way as the Hepburn bill was passed
~ the Fifty-ninth congress; considered in Z
- committee OF the whole house and open
: amendment at every stage. with no I'll
= fixed for a vote except by unanimous CO
T sent.
70 The statehood bill, the employers
"a ability bill. the conservation bill and ma
IN others were passed in the same way.
e The postal savings bank bill was the O