Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-06-23

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the speaker were severely scored BY
Speaker Cannon in brief address il
the session of the house today.
Mr.. Cannon contended that the rules
as amended by the Fifty-first congress-
and as enforced by him had never in
terfered with the will of the majority
of the house when an actual majority
had objected on any proposition.
He scored newspaper and magazine
writers who had criticized him, anc
declared they had proceeded from q
lack of knowledge and upon false
premises. The venerable speaker waf
greeted by cheers from his Republican
colleagues when he had concluded.
The speaker asked unanimous con-
sent to address the house for 10 min
utes. There was no voice of protest.
Nearly every member of the house was
in his place and every eye was centered
on him. Proceeding in measured
tones, Mr.. Cannon declared that who.
ever would be speaker of the house,
whether for two or eight years, could
not escape criticism. He spoke Of the
$4,000 bills introduced in each con-
gress, all with their advocates demand
ing consideration.
"Many members introduced bills
that they don't want passed, said Mr..
Cannon explaining the troubles that
face the speaker.
President Taft signed the railroad
bill at 1O:15 o'clock tonight, shortly
after his return from Pennsylvania.
The measure, as we'll as the statehood
bill, had been passed by the house to-
day and sent Immediately to the White
House. The president did not sign the
statehood bill.
Washington, June 19.-The house Of
representatives today furnished the re-
markable spectacle of passing, with
only one member voting in opposition,
strongly-worded "reform" rule de-
signed to correct an acknowledged leg
islative abuse-the "smothering" of
legislation in committee.
Democrats, Republicans and "insur-
gents" joined hands in adopting the
rule.
Representative Rucker, Democrat,
of Missouri, was the member who
stood out against it. He assailed the
new rule in vigorous language and was
Joined in his denunciation by Represen-
tative Sims, Democrat, of Tennessee.
The latter. however. did not vote
against the rule.
Representative Champ Clark, the
minority leader, supported the rule
"as a forward step in reforming the
rules of the house" and asserted that
he himself was the author.
Representative Dalzell, chairman of
the committee on rules, laid the rule
before the house. The measure pro-
vided for the discharge of committees
from the consideration of any bill and
the placing of the bill upon the calen-
dar upon a majority vote of the house
Denouncing the rule,
Sims of Tennessee, shouted to the in
surgents across the isle: "Where are
the fruits of your victory? Indians,
show me your scalps. want to see
what you will get. Nothing"
The rule, he declared, was defective
in that it permitted the recall of bill
from a committee almost Immediately
after it was referred, without giving
time for its consideration.
Senator Jones today introduced bills
appropriating SIS, each for public
building sites at Wenatchee and Elleus-
burg, Washington.
Washington, June 16.-After re-
on the senate calendar for al
most three months, the bill providing
FOR the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico to separate statehood was TAX
IN up by the senate today and passed
after debate lasting a little more
han two hours.
A favorable report was made to the
senate today on the house bill appro-
,riating $751; for erecting and
squipping detention hospital for the
Alaska insane at Fairbanks and Nome.
Representative Poindexter today in
reduced resolution calling for con-
yressional investigation into the al
eyed timber-land frauds in the Marble
.reek district of Northern Idaho, under
which subsidiary of the Weyerhaeu-
er company is alleged to have ac-
Iuired title to very valuable white
)ine lands. There is no likelihood
hat the resolution will pass.
A favorable report was made today
o the senate on Piles bill establish
ng a subtreasury at Seattle and fixing
he salary of the assistant treasurer at
"a, 500. The bill provides for a full
orps of officials. There is no likeli-
lood whatever that the bill will become
law.
The omnibus public building bill
will soon be reported to the house will
AIRY 500, 900 for public building at
'ocatello, Idaho, and $40, 900 for a site
It Idaho Falls. The senate today
'assed the Borah bill appropriating
10, 900 for a site at Twin Falls.
The president today nominated Guy
(. Calhoun, of Seattle, as professor
f mathematics at the Annapolis naval
cademy. This is in accordance with
he provisions of a special bill passed |
t this session.
The senate today passed the bill ap-
$40, 900 for the construction
f a residence for the governor of
Alaska at Juneau.