The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-24
NEW FIGHT COMING
Insurgents Angered by Can
mons DenunCiatiOn.
MAY Rtv0lUTI0NIZf SYSTEM
Leader Of Ants Has a Bill Ready
to Create a Committee on Com
mittees TO Select All
Rouse Committees.
MAY Rtv0lUTIONIZf SYSTEM

Rouse Committees.
Washington March %. - Complete
revolution in tho system OF business
in the houses change that proposes
transfer OF legislative control TO a
committee on committees Is Impending
as the result of denunciation of the In
surgents as towards" by Speaker
Cannon In a speech Saturday night
before the Illinois Republican associa
ton
Already proposed measure has
been drawn by prominent insurgent.
which may he introduced at any mo-
ment
The resolution would create com
mittee on committees TO consist OF
fifteen members. nine OF them To be
Republicans and six Democrats. all to
be elected by the house. This commit.
tee would be vested With the duty Of
selecting all committees instead Of
leaving that power in the speakers
hands. The membership would be dis
tributed geographically. 50 that the
interests Of every section would be
protected
The resolution proposes even great.
er power for that committee-Yuris.
eic;ion OF conference reports and OF
appropriation bills-thus enabling the
fifteen members representing the Nom.
bership Of both parties 10 control the
vitals of business
II Is proposed 10 give the general
committee power TO take business ont
OF the regular standing committees in
the event of dissatisfaction with the
business as conducted In the regular
committees
There i no specification as 10 in
surEent representation on thar gen
erni committee. the insurgents not be-
ing insistent or apprehenslve on that
score
some of the regulars made over
lures % the Insurgents with a view TO
restoring peace. The speakers char
acterizatiors of the insurgents figured
in the talk The regulars urged the
Insurgents to act conseryativeiy and
not TO be- fired by any informal NJ.
terances into taking any radical steps
The counsel was for peace muder
alton and party harmony
Uprosr Marks Session.
MARRIED. disorder greeted Speaker
Cannon as Pee raped for order In tho
house and soon he was angiilv pound
Inc his des' with his gavel Barely a
fourth of tho members were 10, thor
seats when the roll call started Int
the galleries were dHod IN cxpacts ION
or exciting scenes following "a th.
overthrow ot "Cann0nism~ a.,d the
old rules committee last SATURDAY
The tirst echo OF that hard battle
was heard when Representative VII
liam y Wilson DEM. 81 PENINSULA
nia- introduced resoi ltion authoriz
Ing the new rules committee OF the
house 10 revise. amend. simplify ana
codify the rules of the house
immediately after the chaplain had
concluded his prayer a buzz OF con
versation arose Rappiug the members
TO order angriis the speaker reminded
them that the unanimous consent cal
endar. which was the order OF the dav
was not a safe calendar and the house
should consider il ia an orderly man
ner'
me unanimous consent calendar re
ierred 20 by the speaker was part Of
tn new Fitzgerald rules adopted BY
the houseNabout a year ago IN face OF
vigorous opposition by Cannon and the
regular Republicans
The Ecnimous consent calendar"
declared MIR Cannon between the
bangs uf his gavel has relieved the
speaker from all responsibility Ia ex
aiming bills before he exercises his
discretion IN submitting them 10
unanimous consent. and now that dis.
erection rests upon the house And 8"
b. added IA earnest tones. If the
house IS not in order somebody will
get hurt
When the laughter that followed
this sally ceased the speaker appealed
TO the spectators to assist In nnatut-fn.
Ing order
THE chair appeals to the galleries
Which are not saving word 10 con
tinae In that conditiun-of course the
house Will keep order" he added with
a smile.
Some seTlblance Of order was then
obtained aLd the house proceeded 10
dispose Of a number of bills ~ minor
importance on the calendar
Some Of The Insurgents announced
that they would see President Taft
about the selection Of the new rules
committee as soon a. he arrived in
Washington