Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-21
CONGRESS- is
RUBBING IT IN
FOR UNCLE JOE
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, ~ 10 LuS uHdl bIep 10 insure Tn
absolute freedom of the house,
Fowler declared.
The resolution creates two com
mittees of the members of the house
one from the minority and one fro1
the majority, empowered to select al
members of the standing committee
The resolution directs the census bu
reau to draw six parallel lin es run
ming north and south and dividing tn
country as far as practicable int
seven sections, each with a popula
tion approximately the same as tha
of the other.
The house members within eacl
section will select one of their mum
Der as a member of the committee OIL
committees.
Seven Democratic congressman will
thus select the Democratic members
of the standing committees. Tn,
two sections of the committee OF
committees, the resolution provides
are to act separately.
"The dissolution of the speakers
powers, so arrogantly abused" said
Fowler, '1s absolutely essential tc
restoration of free, representative
government.
eve have already eliminated the
sp eaker from the rules committee. II
is now time that we should strip the
speaker of the power to appoint COM
mittees, and should limit his func-
tions to the single duty of presiding
over deliberations here.
"The resolution will establish the
principle of just representation from
the standpoints of poulation, geog-
raphy and the peculiar business inter
ests of each section. 1t will secure for
tn e majority and the minority sepa-
rate committees to select the mem
bership of the respective standing
committees.
"The Capitalization in the speaker
of the right to appoint committees, to
control legislation through the rules
committee and the power of recog-
notion made him the most autocratic
influence in American politics. To
say the consequ ences of these powers
has made the office a gigantic ma
chine OF political blackmail is only to
state what everybody admits"
Fowler's resolution was read amid
a deep silence in the house. After
it was finished, points of order were
raised by Payne, (Rep. New York;
and Mann (Rep. IllsD.
Hardwick, (Dem. Ga. raised the
point that there was no quorum
present, and Payne moved that
call of the house be made,
The resolution surprised The regu-
lars and the insurgents both The
greatest confusion followed its pre-
5entation After the opening parlla-
mentary sl1irmish Fowler said he
would not insist on the immediate
of the ~ solution .
The resolution itself, he said, pro-
yides for considering May 2.
II want the resolution referred 10 I
he rules committee" said Fowler /
Fowler Withdraws Resolution.
Washington, April 21.-After
frightening the regulars, arousing the .
anger of the speaker and delig1tlpG
he insurgents and Democrats by the
,onsternation he had caused, Repre-
Fowler Of New Jersey.
the resp ution he had Of
eled providing for committee on
and then dropped it 20
lie basket, to re taken up with the
'egular executive grist.
Il would like to have this resoh-
len referred to the rules commit
ee" was his parti-g shot. BAN
vent the speakers sayel
The gentl eman s'lm New Jersey.
aving consumed 40 minutes, now
'ithdraws his resolution, as he aas
perfect right to do" growled .he
peaker, END says he puts it ia The
Ssket"
The house applauded wildly as the
avel again banged ON the speakers
esk.
Cannon was angry at Fowler's A.
empt to deprive him OF most of his
overs.
He declared II every one introlua-
ng oil or resolution desired 20
all the attention of the house ~ It,
s Fowler did, the house would be in
ession for 10 to 20 years.
The regulars were relieved at
voiding an other rules aght ras
cmoerats and insurgents we're lie,
ghted with the apparent trigh, Of
lc regulars.
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