The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-04-08
NEWS Of WORLD
important Events d the Week
IN Condensed Form
CONGRESSIONAL D0INGs.

CONGRESSIONAL D0lNGS. F.
In a party caucus noteworthy for har.
mony and smoothness OF progress
the Democratic members Of the new
house Of representatives adopted with
out change the committee assign
ments, the economy programme and
the new rules prepared for the coming
session by the committees that have
been working during the last month.
Important changes In procedure and
q general reorganization Of the house
will result from the action Of the Dem
ocrats. The power Of naming COM
mittees was definitely taken from the
speaker by the rules and lodged in
the house itself. Committee members
are to be elected by the house, not
only in the first instance, but also
in the filling Of vacancies. In addition
a saving of $4,000 In the annual
cost of running congress is promised
through the cutting out of superfluous
employees and inactive committees and
through the adjustment of the time
honored extra months pay" APP
pointive places all are put into the
hands of one committee. a special
body to be known as the committee on
organization, and the scramble for
congressional positions will center
about its door.
Representative Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri,, in his speech accepting the
speakership of the house. outlined
the measures through which the Dem.
ocratic party hopes to continue to en-
Joy the faith of the American people
Intelligent revision of the tariff,
election of United States senators by
popular vote, changes In the house
rules to permit proper consideration
Of public measures, economy In hand.
ling the purse strings OF the country,
the publication Of campaign contribu.
tons and the early admission OF New
Mexico and Arizona to statehood were
some of the things which Speaker
Clark emphasized in the Democratic
programme as measures which would
be undertaken by the majority parts
In the house.
The Sixty-second congress called By
President Taft in extraordinary se6
sion to consider the rec. procity agraA.
ment with Canada has opened. The
Republicans retain scant control Of the
senate. The house passed into the
hands Of the Democrats for the first
TINA In oivfanp nd Nh rlark
Of Missouri was elected speaker. He
received PIT votes to 131 cast fol
James R. Mann of Illinois, the Repub-
lican nominee. The insurgent Repub
ncans voted for Cooper Of Wisconsin.
With the assertion that the military
force Of the United States has been
exerted to assist President Diaz OF
Mexico in an attempt to retain
his despotic control of that republic,
Representative Victor L. Berger. the
Socialist member from Wisconsin. In.
troduced joint resolution demanding
that the president transmit to con.
gress all Information available show.
ing why he ordered the Texas army
"maneuvers."
President Taft transmitted to the
extra session Of congress a special
message in which he set forth his do
sire that the Canadian reciprocity
agreement be passed without delay
and giving this wish as the reason for
his convoking the extraordinary ses'
sion. The message Is comparatively
brief, containing only 800 words, and
does not refer to any subject other
than Canadian reciprocity.
Progressive Republicans in the
United States senate were given good
representation on the steering COM
mittee and the committee on commit.
tees, which were appointed by Senator
Cullom. permanent chairman Of the
caucus. This fact is taken as indt
eating that the two factions in the
Republican party intend to adopt tao
tics of Cancellation.
Representative James r. Mann Of
Illinois was unanimously chosen can
didate for speaker and floor leader o.
the Republicans in the house Of repre-
sentatives at caucus at Washington.
He was proposed to the caucus by for.
mer Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and
received the support of the regulars
and those progressives who were
present.
Declaring that the recent Pinchot.
Ballinger investigation was "prear.
ranged whitewash" Senator Miles
Poindexter of Washington predicts an
Investigation of the interior depart.
ment by the special session Of con
gress.
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