Arizona republican., 1911-04-02
|SAVE. TIME AND MONEY Democratic Rules For Sixty
 Second Congress 4 CAUCUS AGREEMENT
Cutting Out of Superfluous Appointees and Commit tees Will Reduce Expen- ses Annually $182, ,00O-A Stop to Waste of Time.

Washington. April In a party caucus, noteworthy for harmony anC the smoothness of its progress, tn, democratic members of the new house of representatives adopted without change, the committee assignments the economy program and the rules prepared for the coming session by the committees that have been work ing on them the last month Inn portant changes in procedure will re- suit from the action of the democrats The power Of naming committees was definitely taken from the speaker and lodged with 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.
 A saving of $1S2. .OOO in the annual cost of running congress is promised through the cutting off of superfIu- ous employees and inactive commit tees; and through the abolishment of the time -honored extra months pay. Appointive places are put into the hands of one committee, a spec ial body to be known as the com mittee on organization, and the scramble for congressional positions will center about its door.
 The important changes in the rules under which the new congress will operate are: The selection of com mittees by the house.
 A provision to prevent filibustering under the rule giving authority To dis charge committees from the consider ation of bills.
 A provision permitting amendments to appropriation bills whenever those amendments will result in the re- trenchment of national expenditures.
 Authority for bills to come up twice for passage under the unanimous con- sent privilege.
 The rule to prevent filibustering on a motion to discharge a committee from the custody of a bill is a result of a filibuster conducted in the last session by Representative Mann of Illinois. He had the postoffice re- organization bill placed on the call endar under this rule, and recom- mended that it be read completely an optIdlloll lndl ConSuintu SeNtTdi days.
 The new rule provides that bill shall be read only by title and that its title shall not be more than one hundred words long
 It prohibits any member from hay ing before the house at any one time more than two motions to discharge committees from the custody of bills. This rule the democrats believe can be made to work as it was originally intended, to prevent burying of bills in a renewal of the so-called Holman rules, first used by the democrats in 1875. It permits amendments to ap- propriation bills of wide character when these amendments affect a re- duction of federal expenditures
 The democratic caucus met in the house chamber this afternoon and the session continued throughout the af- ternoon and evening
 It was presided over by Albert S. Burleson of Texas. as chairman. with MT. Ashbrook of Ohio, secretary. It of the rules, committee as- signments and the economy program
  election of the officers of the house tonight.
 The officers elected was as follows: Clerk. South Trimble of Frankfort, Ky; sergeant at arms, U. s. Jack son of Indiana; doorkeeper. Joseph J. Sinnott of Virginia; postmaster. Will liam NJ. Dunbar of Augusta, Ga.
 Following the adoption of the rules, Chairman Henry of the new rules said they would be of- fered in the house on Tuesday imme- diately after the preliminary organi- zation of the Sixty second congress.
 In an effort to reduce the house payroll and dispense with extra em- ployes. the democratic caucus au- thorized sweeping changes. The of ninety eight appointive positions. and the dropping of six standing committees from the house list, are important features of the plan.