The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-17
MOULD CUT SPEAKERS POWER
IN tuP fL tRh GOFS O\ RItOPD
~ ne ms PROGRt
i've cut n statement In which ne Sa,,
Ne PAYERS selection eI no,,.~ Conn
nh''rr' 10, a 4 on'mitt-~ .n tou,m,,.
'rr' Revision ~ rar,ry the t,r>, NH,

"'''S'on =" taraI ihr tlr>t int,
N,SHINGIoN Dec rs Smoked an,
nsmh"'~ OF his own party. Champ
OF Missouri. prospective Speaker
'H" HiNtv-s"cCnd congress gave out
-'atement tonight IN which he IN
.rces that he favors IN -,'.crinu
~" House committees NV y COMMITTEES.
committees. MIR tbarh statement
-'"~ an insight INTO the Co,r.. thq, vii,
followed by himself and hr. party
-"thr"n when they come into control
= the House, BESIDES approving IN.
rropo-ed reform in the rul-, involved
IN he creation of coU,nitt." on COM
mltr.e- he discusses the. tariff and NH.
mates that he and Hrs friend. will have.
harmony IN the new Ho,I-. 4 they have.
70 Hght for ~
The expected happened when Mr. Clara
t,"d himself ON record H. favurinr IN.
pan 20 take from IN" Speaker the powrr
:" nam" I'll" HOUSE committees Demo.
-atic REPRESENTATIVE lert hava b..n
.F"Eting for this reform ever -Inc- tn.
\'v"mher election Not un,iI yesterday
had Mr. clark reached tho conclusion
mat he would have to speak out OH IN.
-rhJe"t With prospect that nothing
ut death could roh ham of the Office
Uncle Champ was hopeful that h- would
- boosted into the Sp.akership with an
N" privileges and pr-rocatIvs- now
attaching TO IN" post DeIegtt ION after
delegation cam. our for committee
On committees. and finally Mr. Clark
bowed to the inevitable. The overthrow
Of the Speakersh,p system Of committee
appointments, which has prevailed IN tn.
Hons" for half century. now -.-m-
certain With this chang. the power,
~ the speaker viii he largely nominal
# the real spirit OF the reform - followed.
MIR tlark says IN beginrIng that tn.
Democratic party - pledged 10 r.vi~.. .
'h@ tarIN. and that This will he the tirSt
o is-tlon u will tack tie III the new Ho,i-..
\ accordingly Mr. Clark announces that the
''smoCratIc menhrr.-ele, VIII meet in
caucus on January 10. 1911. Ia select
The Esmo,ratIC IuemEer- OF the Wav- and
Means Gomm!tte" which committee rnItI-
ites tarIf legislation The reasons given
y Mr clark for thus cary selecting IN.
nrrnt or of the commItte" ar" ~st forth
~ follows
We have rrom!-.d >" E",t." rh" arm
mich promise should h" rl.g~u-l, iul-
led A. all o'h-r authorization Promises
hogIi rs iuifued
. II will require months Of rlnremittiny
nd Intelligent labor to collec' the. fact,
N which =" hss- rarrr hin or bills ~ me
a." NAV h~ such h,ll "r hiii- viii ha wise 4
nd Tu-l ana .u'h a. u" are wiling q" GO tn
he country on
!. The pcopl. hste rf9ht 10 KNOW what
re propose 10 do A. the earlc-' moment ,
onsistent with ~" careful and intelligent
reparation OF taTir hill or bills 80 a. 20
educe the Worry OF uncertainty To mini
Ium
II would he unNr-. and unfair 10 I.v
ron the members OF the Ways and Means
ommitiee the onerous and delicate duty
preparing iarsN hill or bills and DENY
lem sufficient time IN which IN accomplish
ma task carefully. int"ilIxently aud with
T@iit 10 themsey~, amt with satisfaction f.,
II and 10 the country
In the foregoing remarks have u-a,I tho
"rf- bill or bills because there are two
-""r,as oi tariT revr-iog much discussed 7
no present 'ine revision nv one general :
~ and revision by separate hills FOR a
'rArata schedules This - = matter not @
r-incipls hnr Of method Individually
rr-iAr the -chem" oG separate hills Tor 1
.arste schedules taking tn" sch" .iUl"s
- he most obnoxious features first
"-hsp- in certain ca-.- having separate r
for particular ir-m- Hut whichever v
a" nod - decided upon IN. Ways and q
cans committee sill need IN" same Tuan- /.
and character of Information. FOR ~ =
- . general hill would he made up "i the e,
'.nrate bills IN the schedules !,
Neither President Taft nor Senator :,
.inmins nor any other Republican
entitled 10 credit for the plan Of revis- h.
IN. tariff schedul. by sch-duI. -,
.c"rdlng to Mr. Clark He said o.
= far hack a. the firy-s~"ond Congress a,
'rr"s"n'arlve Springer Democrat. IN "a,
D1 lcad separate bills for separate -'h-d- :,
80 and even for particular items which =
-" dert-iN"lv demonstrated springer
rvun bills nv rIbald Republicans. and "a
ssa' wears befor. Judge Springer vas ]
a r'rsn Of rh- Ways and Means commit n
, NJ Mckenzie Of kentucky achieved ~,
grpa' rpnown and the -obriuue' 81 -,
Line Jim hy securing IN" passage 81 :.
f ~ putting uuinina on the free list and
hing no other item Whatsoever IN any ,I
. .chefule u
II Clark wakes sarcastic about certain VI
'r-papers- undert ak ing 90 force him
declare ofhand programmes. fore
49, plans and specifications on every a.
-csvable subject of legislation He
ares that they began the effort TO
4-s him show his hand A. soon a. ne Ia.
. 1ed Washington on November -. IA
b adf@d T.,
"t'l, refused IN do am such thing 81,
z MAJ nobody had commissioned me A.,
.-- gensral,ssimo or mouthpiec- Of ID,
. -T.ocrscy 81 the land that the proper tit
..-'N 20 pronounce on any subject or Br
r- Inject IL the Democratic caucus. az
.fa' N tho caucus I would no free In -
rE-- nv opinion il sn individual nfsm- /.
any subject or -ubjssts up for CON no
''.'a Because ! would not consent ap
.r 80 boss before ! wa- even nOmi- un
.f TAP Speak-r some Of tham have been
70 -ar"-~n'Inz and -lsndsring ~" ever ID
N"thrnz has happened among men
-r pathetic a. the -OlicItud" ~ these Wi
'.n- and near Republican papers
n"faTe 81 the Democrats -ins
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