Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-06-22
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\ washington, June 18.-The house
yesterday furnished the remarkable
spectacle of passing, with only one
member voting in opposition, strong
Nv worded reforTm rule, designed to
correct an acknowledged legislative
abuse-the "smothering" of legisla-
ton in a committee. Democrats, re-
publicans and insurgents joined hands
tremendously
Representative Rucker, democrat, OF
Missouri. stood out against 1T. He
assailed the rule and was joined IN
the denunciation by Sims, democrat,
of Tennessee. The latter, however,
did not vote against its adoption
Champ Clark, the minority leader,
supported the rule "as a forward
step"
Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, and
Mr.. Smith, OF Iowa, from among the
regular" leaders, supported it also
as something which the minority of
TIE house demanded Representative
Payne, the republican floor leader, OBJ
jected to one of the provisions, but
voted aye
Insurgents, like Messrs. Murdoch OF
Kansas, Fish of New York, and Norris
of Nebraska, advocated the adoption
Of the rule as another epoch in the
emancipation OF the house
The vote came after three days of
separate effort by republicans, demo
Gratis and insurgents to frame the
rule.
Representative Dalzell, chairman of
the committee on rules, laid the rule
before the house. The measure pro
Vided for the discharge of the com
mittee from consideration of any
bill, and the placing of a bill upon
the calendar, upon a majority of the
entire membership of the house
An hour being allowed for debate,
the time was divided between Dalzell
and Clark.
Denouncing the proposed rule, Mr.
Sims pounded the desk and shouted
, TO the insurgents, Where are the
fruits of your victory? Indians, show
me your scalps. want to see what
you Will get Nothing"
The rule, he declared, was defective
in that it permitted the recall of a
bin from the committee, almost inn.
mediately after it was referred, with.
out giving any time for consideration.
Minority Leader Clark challenged
the statement that the democrats
were following the republicans-reg
ulars or insurgents. He said:
= sintrodueed this rule in the house
myself
The business of the house has
been more orderly since the 18th OF
March when the speaker was re.
moved from the committee of rules
If this rule does not work well. we
will challenge it.
Mr. RuckeF. declared that he would
not accept such a proposition as of.
fered because it had the support OF
the republicans.
IF you should find the republicans
steering toward heaven would YOU
refuse to go that waye" shouted Mr.
u aniey. of Kentucky, amid shouts
and laughter.
If saw them going that way
would doubt like the devil if thew
were going to heaven" retorted Mr.
Rucker.
Representative Sherley, democrat
of Kentucky, offered an impassioned
plea favoring the rule.
Representative Murdock. of Kansas
an uncompromising insurgent. scarce,
ly looked at the speaker as he took
has place in front of the members
with his back to the speaker, and told
them that the new rule would prevent
absenteeism and would do away with
the practice of pigeon-holing proposed
legislation. and would take from the
speaker the arbitrary right of recog
nizing members on suspension day.
Mr.. Norris of Nebraska said that
the new rule did not so far enough to
suit him. Step by step, he said, how