The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-24
TEE
ON RULES
Personnel Excites Great
Interest Among Mem
bers of the House

Washington, March 24-The ru.cs
committee of the house, enlarged un-
der the terms of the Norris resom-
ton, will, il last nights Republican
caucus selections arc ratified and ex-
pectations of minority leaders at TO-
nights Democratic caucus are full
mled, consist OF the following:
Dalzen of Pennsylvania. chairman;
Smith Of Iowa. Lawrence of llassa-
chusetts. Fassett of New York. Smith
Of California and BoutelI OF Illinois,
Republicans; Clark oil Missouri, I'm
der-wood OF Alabama. Fitzgerald Of
New. York, aud Dixon OF Indiana,
Democrats.
The interest Of the house member
ship today conferred on the final make
up of the committee Leaders on
both sides expect great things OF the
committee. Regular Republicans
some of them. at least-concedc that
the augmentation oil the new commit
tee is a step in tue right direction.
and already there is talk of increa5-
ing the number OF members 10 eleven.
so as to provide an odd number 10
avoid tie votes.
DalzelPs selection OF chairman is ex-
pected because OF his seniority as
member OF the old committee. While
one OF the most Intimate and staunch-
est supporters of Speaker Cannon. ne
was not originally appointed to tho
~
an inheritance OF Speaker Cannon on
tine committee, his selection dating
back to Speaker Reed, MIR. Dalzeli
is credited with being the best par
lamontarian on the Republican side,
next to thc speaker himself
THE rules committee" suggested
a Republican member today, will
have no bed OF roses. The election OF
an insurgent Republican member
would have made its work more dif.
fioult Many members would have
accounted their inclusion on the COM
nliitee rs Il direct bid for defeat
nj tho polls because oil the antirnles
feeling in their district, and an in-
surgcnt member OF the committee.
wailc "a times holding the balance al
power Sawce= ~hs other five Repub-
! li1nns lsF94 r!-peHeea3s. OrsSqtp OrsSqts1p
he accchntable for yhaiever ,nrpoG
the committee might take, rr
| Representative IIaughcu OF Iowa
may make the next move on the in
aurgent chocScrboard Haughcn was
the one VINO placed Norris of Ncbra5-
ka, the author of the rules committee
enlargement resolution. in nomina-
| aI Ia ptR
however. received only seven votes.
the msurgent vote Goi1g almost alto.
| gcthcr TO Gardner OF Massachusetts.
IIaughcn Is strongly in favor OF
party harmony. but he is deiermine1
to press his resolution FOR committee
on committees at the first opportun-
| ity.
The rules committee will nov for
the first time have TO get committee
room For years. with the speaker a
member. the committee has met IN
the speakers sanCtum. Furthermore.
II has had no regular attaches. and
the speakers secretary has served As
IT'S cX-ofliclo clerk. Keeping the dock
ct and tho minutes of its meetings.
Democrats Have Hesrtaehes'
Representative Champ Clark, NIL
nurlty leader. and hts flrBt lieutenant
Representative Underwood OF Ma
hama. were both working jD5ustronS-
ly In behalf OF Mr. FitzGcrald' and
incidentally in the cause OF party har-
mony, which they beloved would DC
promoted by the continuance d tne
Now York member on the rules COIN
[ mittee. -
Mr.. FitzGerald's championng OF the
present rules of the house at the be
Ginning of the session, when he led
! revolt of twenty-Lhrce Democrats
is the cause OF opposition to NM
Some are urging the selection oil hep
rcseptative Sulzor OF New YORK III
place OF FIHGerald
Representative Undcrwood bcic'|ar
the real effectiveness OF the new 60
mittce win be demonstrates I'll
/ next congress. 1e -
II think the men chosen 'enE
/ publican CAUCUS last nightST
men," said Mr.. under2'
represent ahsolutolySy -
ton. The nfluer5, s'
with them will b vi \
mex congress ciw' -
rules commi'teS 7
Is not dominatd
the country DOL
the reform fsf'
fighting" kii
RepresentglT
inEtonl. one rs
ical insurgea}
" In the "
on the ree
said he bef
| ism was now
II am not ve,,
the rules commltt
will help 10 keep tlSs
the country aud shc'
way TO settle this ma
enovgh Insurgents TO 9
1t. Personally. cannol
deal of difference betwe
COMMITTEES run By SpeaA
and n rnles committee run
! Cannons friends.
j II think the Cannon N
elected to the committee
nav be charactcrized as r
J believe that Is the term
a, oily 10 something tnat W
TO IsSe extinguished hut copt
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