The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-20
FlLIBUSTERN IR-HOUSE
THE DAY SPENT RI ROLL CALLS
ON MOTIONS TO .iDJOl m.
The Proceedings Demonstrated That sus.
pension Day When Bills Can he Called
70 Out OF Their Order. IL Apparently
Thing Of the Past No nils Passed.

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WAsHISGroS. Dec 10 The orRaniza.
ton leaders in the House Of Represents q
tiV"s to-day made a sust aimed effort to
discredii the fastest amendment to the
rules providing for the discharge OF a
committee from consideration Of a bill
under certain conditions and by a ajority
vote Of the House Temporarily. at least
they succeeded Az result the House
did not adjourn until aft Ter q o clock. and
the entire day was wasted.
The most serious out come Of TODAY
flibuster lies in the fact thar suspension
day when bills may be called up out Of
their turn and when the ma jority Of gen
eral business is transact I'D 10 apparently
thing Of the past Tho committee dis
charge proposition having the right OF
way over suspension OF tho rules and IL
having been demonstrated to-day tina, a
tilibuster on the subject il simple OF ac-
complshnsnt members having PROPOSE.
tons awaiting action are exceedingly
gloomy
Practically all of tho session to-day was
taken up by roll calls on motions to ad-
journ and calls of the House on points
of no quorum The unanimous consent
calendar was the first on the lis, this
morning There were sixteen bills on
this calendar Of which seven minor
measures were passed the others being
Oh l.Ctei to-
Then IN" calling UP OF motions TO dis
charge committees was IN order There
were thIrty min" bills on this special
ca!endn- bu: oply three wer. actively
pressed for consideration ON. was "A
pension hill proposing increases. and IL
was faih"-ed hy Representative Fuller
nt Illinois. Another was tn. bill Of Rep
r"sentatIv- Fitzgerald o. New York put
ting meats on the free list and the third
was . big fat bill OF 80 page II codify.
revise and amend me postal laws
Mr.. Fuller made hls motion first but he
was not much ahead OF NJ. Fitzge-nld
Then Mr Mann. Apparently not in a hurry.
was recognized He pointed out hat the,
Fitzgerald bill was No 10 on the list. the
Fuller bill No. %. while hts WAS No. /.
II" thought he was entitled TO preferential
consideration. The Speaker thought so
too. and while Fitzgerald and Fuller
iicat.on measure was handed 20 the clerk
{ , read
After the cork had droned away for
half an hour and il becam" apparent that
tn" mere reading OF the hill was an all
day job Representative Fucker Of Mis-
up for d,bai. without any further DELAY.
J her. was objection and he prornptly |
rnare th" point ~ no quorum. Then |
there wa- som" more reading and Mr. !
Fuller tried 10 get n recees until II IS in |
the morning GhIs WAS knocked oar
and there was a succession Of call. OF the !
h ous" and rolls calls on the motion OF
no quorum
Finally when majority leader PAYNE
mad" his fifth adjournment motion Mr..
: Ii i
Intended To delay the game. Speaker
'annon looked much surprised
will ask the gentleman from New
! ork II that - sos" he said. while the
House laughed.
Mr., PAYNE arose to the situation with
Judging by the progress made the Ho,,se
would be in continuous session for two
weeks ~ 10 attempted. To pass the hill
Then he pointed 10 the clock and aug
sested that 70 was nearly dinner time
80 Speaker Cannon permitted aDother
oil call on adjournment. This time
he DEMOCRATS who had been supporf.
ng Mr. Fitzgerald and most Of whom
1Hd thor oyercoats on laid down on him
Ind the motion was carried.
lhe regulars were jubilant ~ shev
eff the building. They announced that
hey mad demonstrated the idiocy Of
his committees discharxs Amendment,
n that - not only accomplished nothing
" user hut likewise made ia impossible
. reach the much valued Suspension dav
ar fitzgerald. who made the oppo-
itlon, fight, said that he had no partic,,.
ar idea IN taking such a Determined
tand other than 70 punish Mr.. Mann
ND ms cohorts. who had put up the lob
incidentally all members understand
low why yr. Mann was in such A hurry
mfRSdiateIy after tho passage OF ,hs
"~ RAJ" last June 20 move TO dischar1e
ne committee on Post OfficeA and Pc,
loads from consideration n the codi.
eaton OIL. which - a. thick ~ q modern
dictionary.