The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
Regulars, De mo Gratis,
Insurgents, Vote To-
gether in House.
EPOCH MARKED
BY LATEST RULE
Power Of Speaker Further Clip
ped, and There Will Be No
More Snothering Of Bills in
Committee Pigeonholes.
Also Cure for Absentee
ism.

Washington, y. c., June 1.-THE |
House OF Representatives. which has
seen many days of discussion during !
the present session over the question
OF the rules of that body, to-day fur
n'shed the remarkable spectacle of
passing. with only one lone member
voting in opposition, strongly worded
reform" rule, designed to correct an
acknowledged Legislative abuse--"the
smothering" of Legislation in commit
tee. Democrats. Republicans and In
surgents Joined hands har1noniously IN
adopting the rule.
Representative Rucker Democrat OF
Missouri was the lone member who
stood out against it He assailed the
new rule in vigorous language. and
was Joined in his denunciation by Rep
resentative Sims, Democrat, OF Ten
nessee. The latter. however. did not
vote against its adoption.
Representative Champ Clark. the
minority leader, supported the rule "as
a forward step in reforming the rules
OF the House, and asserted that he
himself was the author. Representa-
tive Dalzell. of Pennsylvania. and Rep
d,
among the Regular leaders. supported
~ also as something which a majority
OF the House demanded. Representa-
i've Payne. the Republican floor lead
er. ohjected to one OF its provisions
but voted for the rule.
Another Epoch.
Insurgents. like Murdock, OF Kansas.
Fish, of New York. Norris. of Nebras-
ka, advocated the adoption of the rule
as another epoch In emancipation OF
the House"
Inc almost unanimous vote came to
day after three days of separate ef-
Tort by Republicans. Democrats and
insurgents, To frame rule which they
could support in contest on the floor
OF the House. which all expected, but
which finally ended in peaceful SET
tlement
Representative Dalzell, chairman, OF
the committee on rules, laid the rule
before the House. The measure pro-
Vided for discharge of committees from
the consideration of any bill. and the
placing OF the bill upon the calendar
upon majority of the entire member
ship OF the House
Denounring the proposed rule in
vigorous language. Mr.. Sims. of Ten
nessee. pounded his desk and shouted
to the Insurgents across the aisle:
Where are the fruits of your vic
tory' Indians. show me your scalps.
l want to see what you will get Moth.
ing. ne declared in dramatic tones
''nothing"--he repeated
| The rule, he declared was defective
in that 1t permitted the recall of a biz
from committee almost Immediately
after 1t was referred without giving
time for Its consideration. Such rule.
| he said, was absurd and would be
found to work mischief.
Challenged by Clark.
1 Minority Leader Clark challenged
the statement that the Democrats
4 were following the Republicans-Reg
ulars or Insurgents. The rule he said
had been brought forth BY the Demo-
4 Gratis.
i Introduced this rule in this House
myself he said
The only substantial amendment to
4 II was made by Mr.. Underwood. ol
/ Alab bama."
With the adoption of the rule. he
said. there would be very little neet
j, to invoke it because its moral influ-
ence over the committee would pre-
u VENT the pigeon-holing of bills.
4 The business of the House." he con.
tinued. has been more orderly since
Il the 10th OF March, when the Speaker
was removed from the Committee OF
, Rules. If this rule does not work wen
we will change it,
MIR Rucker, of Missouri, declared
: that he would not accept such prop
osition as was offered because 1t hat
the support of the Republicans.
IF you should find the Republicans
7 steering toward heaven would YOU re
!. fuse to go that way?" shouted Mr.
, STANLEY, Of Kentucky, amid shouts ant
J, laughter.
! IF | saw them going that way,
would doubt like the devil If the.
!, were going to heaven" retortcd MI
+ Rucker.
G Mr.. sherley, Democrat. Kentucky
l offered an impassioned plea favorinl
i 1.-The rule, declaring that It was tn
most important step for the materia
!. | advancement Of the interests OF tn
/ IHouse that had beeen taken. 1t would
!. he said, enforce the presence of mem
= Ebers upon the floor OF the House an
!, do away with the large amount OF a''
I senteeism that had prevailed In tn
{ past
!. TO Prevent Ahsentecism.
!. Mr.. Murdock, of Kansas. uncomprc
Y missing Insurgent, declared that tn
= new rule would prevent absenteeisn
! would do away with the practice {
. pigeon-holing proposed leg lslation an
Z would take from the Speaker the al
. hitrary right Of recognizing member
= on suspension day,
Representative Norris. of Nebraska
y said the rev rule did not 60 ia
l. enouehato suit him. Step by step, +
= said. power had been taken from tt
y Speaker, and now another step in TT
IS same direction was being taken. TT
y previous question being demanded
9 rising vote showed practlcallS ever
q member upon his feet,
ltI Speaker Cannon attempted to coul
10 the members standing, but made on
few strokes of the handle Of
gavel toward them when. In appa
lie ent despair, and amid laughter, he q
30 nounced that twenty members vnt'
IS in the Affirmative and later announc'
II zone in the negative This was Re
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