The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-18

Washington, June 17.-Tae house
today furnished a remarkable. spec
tacle OF passing with only one men.
Der voting in opposition the strongly
worded reform rule, designated to
correct an acknowle 1gtd legislative
abuse the "smuthering" Of legisla
tion In committee. The Democrats
Republicans and insurgents joined
hands harmoniously.
Rucker, Democrat, of Missouri
stood out against it, He assailed the
ruit and was joined In the denrnc a.
tion by Sims. Democrat, of Tennes-
gee. The latter, however. did not
vote against the adoption.
Champ Clark, minority leader, sup
ported the rule ''as a forward step.
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, and Smith
OF Iowa, from among the regular leads
ers supported it also as something
which the majority Of the house de
! manied. Payne. Republican floor
leader, objected to one of the pro-
visions but voted aye.
IuputBehtS llkc MuluoSh Vi hdilSdS
Fish, OF New York. and Norris, OF
Nebraska, advocated the adoption OF
The rule as another epoch in the
emancipation of the house
All Tried to Frame Rule.
The vote came after three days
.Separat3 effort by the Repablicasss
Democrats and Insurgents to frame
rule
Dalzel, chairman of the committee
on rules, laid the rule before the
house The measure provided tor
the discharge of committee from
consideration Of any bill and the
,acing of bill upon the calendar
pon a majority vote of the entire
membership of the house.
One hour being allowed for debate,
De time was divided between Dal-
I'll and Clark
Denouncing the proposed rule.
the insurgents:
rWhere are the fruits of your vic
by? Indians, snow me your scalps.
want to see what you will get
thing."
ehe rule he declared, was defective
| tnat it permitted the recall of a
\ from a committee almost i'm
4 liately after it was referred, with
d giving time for consideration.
inority Leader Clrak challenged
I stateSnent that the Democrats
W following the Republicans,
rt liars or insurgents. He said:
Clark Made Rule.
introduced this rule in the house
m, alf.
DE business of the house has
be more orderly since the 18th of
Ma h when the speaker was re-
mo Il from the committee on rules.
II + rule does not work well, we
will hange it"
ker declared he would not ac-
cepi nch Il proposition as offered be-
calg UT had the support of the Re-
pub ans.
LII fou should find the Republicans
stee tg toward Heaeyn would youi
refus TO go that way.s shouted
Stan / Of Kentucky, amid shouts OF
laugl b..
IF saw them going that way II
woul doubt like the devil II they
were oing to Heaven" retorted
Ruck,
She ey Democrat, OF Kentucky,
otfere an impossioned plea favoring
the ri ag
Muir elk, of Kansas, an Cncompro-
missing nsurgent, scarcely looked at /
the sp ker as he took his place in |
front the members with his back
to the eaker and told them the new
rule \ uld prevent absenteeism,
would away with the practice of
pigeon bling proposed legislation,
and vol ! take from the speaker the
arbitrar right of recognizing mem
bers on nspension day.
Spe ser's Power DWindIing.
Norris Of Nebraska, sad the new
rule did rot go far enough to suit
him. Ste by step, he said, however,
power d been taken from the
speaker. I'D now another step was
being TAX n.
The 'pi vious question being de-
mandlad, rising, vote showed prac-
ticaly eve Y member on his feet.
Cannon lttemptdd to count tne
members 4 standing. but made only
few strs les of the handle OF his
gavel whef in apparent despair aud
amid larg er, he announcat "20l |
members tie In the affirmative