The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-07
HOUSE GAINS 81 new DEMOCRATS

1865 oOl FIEG WII
continue until the legislature elac,s :
adjourns without action.
The senate republicans Just now 49,
without a caucus chairman. Senate
Hale was the chairman, but he win
not be in the new congress. Al M
caucus Senator Culom of Illinois mi,
be chosen chairman by reason !,
the fact that after Senator FRYE who
has declined on account of in hea,th
he is the senior republican in ~
senate. Senator Gallinger of Nav
Hampshire will be made Chairman !,
the senate committee on committoss
Representative James r. Mann :,
Illinois will be the minority floor lead.
er, receiving the complimentary vota
of his party for speaker.
Washington, d. c. - In harmonv
and with vigor, the Democrats Of Az
house of representatives in the sixty.
secon congress went at their cancr,
work Of organization, Determining
committee assignments and deyisine
economies through reductions of pse.
less employees and abandonment az
~non-working committees.
The first act of the caucus was "a
issue directions looking 70 the abolish.
ment of about one-fourth of the NAT.
ronage Jobs Of the house, saving
thereby $120,6S0; discontinuance of
six committees at a saving Of $4,000.
and abandonment of the practice AZ
allowing employees a months extra
pay, saving $4,000. This Is a total
saving of $1S2,6S0 of last years total
expenditures for house employees OF
about $7SO,0O0.
A legislative program was adopted.
which is expected to confine the actiy-
tiles of the coming extra session of
congress to popular election of SEN
ators, Canadian reciprocity, tariff re-
vision, investigation of governmental
departments, congressional reappor-
tionment, statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico, general deficiency appro-
priations, District of Columbia legis-
lation and publicity of campaign con-
tributions.
Important changes of the procedure
and a general reorganization will re-
suit from the action of the Democratic.
The power of naming committees was
definitely taken from the speaker by
the rules and lodged in the house it.
self. Committee members are to be
elected by the house, not only in the
first instance, but also in the filling Of
vacancies.
The important changes in the rules
operate are:
The selection of committees by the
house.
A provision to prevent flibustering
under the rule giving authority to dis
charge committees from considera-
ton of bills.
A provision permitting amendments
to appropriation bills whenever those
amendments will result in retrench-
ment of national expenditures.
Authority for bills to come up twice
for passage under the unanimous con
sent privilege.
The new rule to prevent filibuster-
ing provides that a bill shall be read
only by it's title and that its title shall
not be more than 100 words long. 1t
prohibits any member from having be-
fore the house at any time more than
two motions to discharge committees
from the custoday of bills. Under
this rule the democrats believe this
rule can be made to work as original
ly intended, to prevent the burying OF
bills in committee.
The caucus was presided over by
Albert S. Burleson, of Texas, as chair
man, and w. A. Ashbrook, of Ohio, as
secretary.
Patronage Shorn.
Patronage is taken away from the
sergeant at arms, doorkeeper, post
master and clerk of the house, who
are prevented from appointing any OF
their subordinates except on the rec
ommendation of the committee on or
ganization. These recommendations,
as previously stated, are to be based
on an equal division of patronage
among the members.
Under the speaker three offices are
abolished, but two offices already ex-
listing are transferred to him to fill.
Under the clerk of the house rs posi-
tons are abolished at a net saving OF
$39,970. Under the sergeant at arms
a cut of az is made In the special cap
itol police force. The senate win have
to concur in this reduction, which m
cludes one captain, two l~ieutenants,
"a policemen and five privates. saving
$47,050. The doorkeeper will lose ~
positions, saving s31,340.
South Trimble, of Frankfort, KY,
who was a member of the f~ifty-seventh
congress, was unanimously elected
clerk of the new house.
u. s. Jackson, of Indiana was elect
ed sergeantsat-arms, defeating William
F. Ryan, of Buffalo.
Joseph j. Sinnott, of Virginia. was
elected by reclamation to be door
keeper Of the house.
William NJ. Dunbar, OF Augusta, Ga.
was elected postmaster on the third
ballot, defeating A. @. Bremner, Oh
New Jersey, 104 to "a.
Rev. f. Couden, the blind chaplain,
wac ra.alactad nv exclamation