Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-19
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took the chair.
Aims to Gust Cannon.
A new committee on rules with the
speaker ineligible for membership in
1.-THE issue that was raised yester-
day afternoon and fought until after
midnight-was as real as that. The
pending question for hours was a res
olutions by Representative Norris OF
Nebra ska, reading as follows:
Resolved, That the rules Of the
house be amended as follows:
1.-THE committee on rules shall con-
sst Of fifteen members, nine of whom
shall be members of the majority and
six Of whom shall be members of the
minority party, to be selected as fol-
lows:
THE states of the union shall be di-
vided by committee of three, select
ed by the house for that purpose, into
nine groups, each group containing as
near as may be an equal number Of
members belonging to the majority
party. The states of the Union shall
'likewise be divided into six groups,
each group containing as near as may
be, an equal number of members be-
longing to the minority party
cat 1880 o'clock on the day follow
ing the adoption of the report Of said
committee. each of said groups shall
meet and select one of it's number,
member of the committee on rules. The
place of meeting for each of said
groups shall be designated by the said
committee of three in its report. Each
Of said groups shall report to the
house the name Of the member select
ed for membership on the committee
on rules.
"The committee on rules shall select
it's own chairman; the speaker shall
not be eligible to membership on said
committee. All rules or parts thereof
inconsistent with the foregoing reso-
luton are hereby repealed"
Comes Without Warming.
Encourage by their repeated vic
tories over the speaker and the reg
ular Republicans of the house of rep
resentatives, the insurgents" yester-
day afternoon started an aggressive
movement for change in the rules Of
the house for the purpose of elininat-
ing Speaker Cannon from the commit
tee on rules and curtailing his power
in legislative matters.
Without a note of warning that so
radical proposition would be brought
up with the apparent support OF a ma
jority of the membership of the house,
Representative Norris OF Nebraska
late in the afternoon obtained the floor
and offered a resolution for change
in the rules of the house.
For several months the insurgents"
had been looking forward to this Gull
mfnation of their efforts to undermine
or destroy the power of the speaker,
but there had been little or no thought
of any possibility that the battle for
ascendancy would be fought so soon
Mr.. Norris insisted that the Ian
measure the same privilege that
Speaker Cannon had claimed for
resolution relating to the taking Of the
census He asked that this resolution
be placed before the house at once.
Nearly All Seats Filled.
on both the Republican and Demo-
cratic sides nearly every member WAS
in his place, and all realized that at
last the insurgents" were locking
horns with the regular Republicans
for what might prove death strug-
gle. On both sides Of the house the
whips" realizing the necessity of OBJ
tanning their full voting strength, put
in motion all their resources for the
summoning of absent members.
Payne Pleads Regularity.
When the applause had subsidized
Majority Leader Payne made strong
and feeling plea for regularity"
1--WE cannot have the responsibility
of the majority Of this House." said
Mr.. Payne, unless we can exercise it
under the rules of the House. The
men on that side,' he continued, way
ing his hand toward the Democrats.
come today to break down the rules"
'You see the Greeks over there bear
ing gifts and starting a revolution at
this time in an attempt to organize the
House committees. We are ready to
hold up the hands of that brave
fighter at the other end of the avenue"
said Mr.. Payne, referring to President
Taft, with his clear vision and his
great interest in the public welfare
and with his great heart beating In
sympathy with the American people.
Now at this critical time, with an
election coming off and with the best
interests of the people at stake, you
care that you do not
aid and abet the enemies of the Re-
publican party" ,
The closest attention was given to
the words of the Republican leader.
An outburst of applause on the Re-
publican side hardly died out before
Mr. Poindexter Of Washington, one Of
the long time insurgents, obtained the
floor.
Upon every question when crisis
ar.ses," said Mr.. Poindexter, what is
the practice in this House so far rs
the parliamentary procedure is con-
cerned? Special order brought out set
ting aside the rules which have been
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