Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-26
RULES MEMBERS ARE CHOSEN
Democrats in Caucus Choose -Four Of
Their Number 10 Form Minority.
ELECTION WITHOUT STRUGGLE
sims wants 90 Take from Speaker the
Power 90 Name the standinE
COnmfttee-Matter Net
voted ON.

COranfttee-Matte Not
voted ON.
WASHINGTON. March &.-with scarcely
the sernblance Of q struggle. the democratic
! members Of the house last night elected
| the four minority members Of the enlRrged
! roles committee as fuiiows. Champ CLARK
/ of Missouri. l25 votes; oscar Underwood Of
Alabama. lu2 votes; Lincoln Dixon OF In
diana, % roes. John J. Fitzgerald Of New
I York. sS votes
The republicans In caucus wednesday
night chose the majority members Of the
rules committee as follows Walter Smith
/ of Iowa John DalSsu OF Pennsylvania
! George p Lawrence Of Massachusetts. J.
] sloat Fassett Of New York. Sylvester c.
! smith Of California Henry S Bouteu Of
/ Illinois An are "regulars." Mr. DalEsll
viii be chairman Of the new committee.
The democratic caucus completes the rules
elections
long list Of candidates received scat
terinE votes. Representative slaydsn Of
| Texas receiving stxty-nlne, the highest
/ number given 70 an unsuccessful aspiraHt-
The total vote Of the caucus was l4O which
required seventy-One votes 10 elect
Fitzgerald wins Contest.
The expected fight on Representative
Fitzgerald because Of his attitude on the
rules question At the beginning Of ths
present congress, when he with twenty
three others left the Leadership OF Champ
/ Clark and voted with the republicans, ma
terialized early in the meeting, but failed
TO accomplish any definite result
| Representative Sims OF Tennessee headed
the faction which opposed the selection OF
/ FITZGERALD and introduced a resolution pro
posing 70 instruct the democratic members
TO support a resolution to provide for the
election by the house Of q committee to
select all OF the standing COMMITTEES, which
power Of selection is now vested in the
speaker.
The maximum strength shown by the
followers Of Sims was thirty nine, which
they pousd against q motion TO adjourn.
The Sims resolution did not come to q
vote by reason Of the adoption OF a mo-
ton to adjourn before be had an oppor-
tunity to get IT up for consideration. The
Sims resolution follows:
Resolved BY the democratic members Of
the house Of representatives Of the Sixty
first congress, in caucus assembled, that
we hereby instruct the democratic members
Of the rules committee selected by this
caucus, TO support any resolution or bill
seeking to take from the speaker Of the
house Of Representatives the power TO ap-
point the standing committees q the house,
and that they use ell honorable efforts to
bring about such changes In the rules OF
the house as TO have q committee on com
mittees, TO be elected by the house whose
duty It shall be TO appoint all the standing
committees thereof.
Sims VIII Not Give UP.
When the caucus adjourned Mr. Sims an
nounced that he would proceed at once to
circulate a call for another caucus to con-
slider the subject Of his resolution Only
twenty-five signatures under the rules are
required to compel the holding Of another
caucus. AS the Sims supporters polled
thirty-nine votes. another caucus Is in
prospect
J Mr.. Sims was not in the best os humor
over the manner in which his resolution
VISA treated b.
They VIII find they are not through with
this matter" he said. Il shall take steps
10 have another caucus called to commit
the party and the democratic members Of
the new rules committee to this proposi-
. ton"
The minority leaders, MeBsrs Champ
. Clark and Underwood, apparently were
satisfied with the result of the caucus.
Everything was harmonious" said Mr..
. Clark, and the contest tonight over the
selection was a good-natured one"
Mr. Underwood expressed himself in sim
lar fashion. All Of the democratic nomi-
| nees, including Mr. Fitzgerald, were
| warmly congratulated. The latter was
present at the caucus, but took no part
In the speechmRking.
AdjOurnmeRt Hurts Him.
Mr.. Sims objection TO the manner in
which his resolution was treated was based
on parliamentary advantage which was
taken OF him by the interjectlon of a mo-
tton TO adjourn. Mr. Sims when he called
up his resolution. spoke al length urging sts
I adoption 1t was supported by Mesxrs
Jones Of Virginia Bartlett OF Georgia
Burleson Of Texas and others.
Representative Rsiney Of Illinois made a
point Of order against the resolution de-
elar1ng thar Ct was not in order, In view Of
the fact that the democratic members Of
, the rules committee had not been chosen
by the caucus.
Chairman Clayton sustained the point Of
order and Mr. Sims appealed from the de-
cision Of the chair
Following statement by the chair that
the resolution could be called up after the
election OF the members Of the comnattee,
Mr.. Sims withdrew his appeal. just as soon
as the vote on members for the rules COM
mittee was announced Representative
= johnson Of Kentucky leaped TO his feet IN
advance Of Mr.. Sims and moved to adjourn
The motion was carried by a vote Of 81 to
ss, leaving Mr.. Sims with his undisposed Of
resolution.
All OF the speeches were directed specif-
ically TO the Sims resolution and at no time
was there a word uttered in diEpRragement
Of Mr.. Fitzgerald for a place on the rules
committee
Besides Representative Slayden. who re-
seived sixty-nine votes other members Of
! the minority VINO received votes were:
Hammond OF Minnesota Is; Hughes Of
New Jersey, 8. SulBer OF New York, s. Gar
rett Of Tennessee, 3; RRiney OF Illinois, &:
and large number who received one and
p two votes each. The voting was by written
ballot each member voting for -four. No
, nominations were made and all members
were eligible for selection.
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