The Washington herald., 1910-01-09

iHSIS HdS never Deeh Nd}
since Reed, Of Maine, was Speaker
of the House that the majority in
that body was estopped from en-
forcing its will.
The insurgents demonstrated
the truth of this assertion. They
have been talking for months about
the man astride the House, to whom
they had to crawl with hats in
hands for recognition and power to
legislate,7
UNCLE JOE Is MERRY.
This is what Speaker Cannon said yes
terday apropos Of the fight in the House
on Friday, in which the organization was
defeated by a combination OF insurgeat
/ Republicans and Democrats.
Uncle Joe was in a merry frame Of
mind. He did not appear to be at all
cast down over the fact that In the scrap
ne was not with the majority.
A Majority Rules.
a majority can always legislate in
the House" said Uncle Joe. My critics
have given tho country a most striking
example Of this fact. II the House is so
disposed il can take up any measure that
suits its fancy. A resolution TO elect Fow-
Ter. Of New Jersey, or Clark, Of Missouri,
Speaker of the House can be considered
at any time the majority SO elects. The
House IS a law unto itself, and a ma
jonty can write its laws.
Back in the Greenback days" said
Speaker Cannon, growing reminiscent.
There was a man named Emory Storrs.
One day he called on Chancey Blair,
Chicago banker, and talked the financial
situation over with him. He told Blair
that what the country needed was more
money.
We have an abundance OF money.
said Blair "The banks are chock-fuu
OF it, We would welcome any borrower
who came to US for a loan"
d
Storrs
"An right" said Blais What col
lateral do you offer?'
Collateral queried storrs. "collat-
erai, Then it isn't more money We need
It's collateral, and Congress should make
more Of it,"
Speaker Draws Lesson.
THE gosa,r L-,,o1-.,. -, F.J.,. .t-t
story was that it is not recognition that
the insurgents need so much as votes
AND whenever they have the votes,' he
added they can do as they please"
Although the Senate Committee on Pub /
lie Lands yesterday graciously offered to
exricate the House OF Representatives I
organization from the embarrassing posi- {
ton to which it was relegated Friday by
the combination OF Democrats and insur- I
gents, the offer VIII. in all probability. be I!
declined.
Speaker Cannon has devised another 4
programme for counteracting the effect /
Of the combination of Democrats and in /
surgent Republicans which took from him /
the power of appointing the members Of /
the joint committee that is to represent !
the House in the investigation of the Bal |
linger-Pinchot controversy.
The Public Lands Committee of the
Senate went into session at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning. All OF the Republicans /
and nearly all the Democrats were pres
ent. The session lasted for nearly three T.
hours and a half, and when it adjourned
f,,
resolution as a substitute for the resolu-
ton of Senator Jones, of Washington.
which practically restored the Humphrey
resolution in the House in its original
form, carrying with it the power for the I
Speaker to name the House member Of
the committee.
Debate Was Merry.
This conclusion was not reached without
some debate and conflict. Senator New 4
lands offered an amendment which would L
have left open the manner of appointing
he House members Of the committee. This
amendment commanded just two votes.
Senator Newlands voted for it because
he proposed it, and Senator Hepburn h
voted for it because he believes, as he
" dItlEu the tOAAliiiiNlSts tIdL IL SHOULD
avoid any appearance Of seeking to pack
he joint committee on inquiry. Senator
Newlands is one of the most ardent
friends Of conservation, while Senator
Hepburn has led the war on the Forest
Service in the Senate for years.
The opposition to Senator Newlands'
proposal to leave the House absolutely in
control of the appointment Of the House
members Of the committee as Il was man
Tested yesterday in the Senate commit
zee. was two-fold. First, the stiekler to
,orm pointed out that the Senate had
-eceived no official notice OF the action of
he House In taking out of the hands of
he Speaker the appointment Of the House
members.
The Senate has not been in session sinoa
Thursday, and following the parliamentary
course, the action of the House Friday in ]
,assing the resolution viii have to be
over while the Senate is in
ession. This cannot occur before to- ,
morrow at noon.
The second objection 20 Senator New
ands' plan was that ali of the precedents
we're in favor of the form of joint resolu-
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