The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-05

States senators by the popular vote.
This resolution has already been in
troduced and will soon be passed by
the house. Let us hope that We will
send It to the senate by the unanimous
vote of the house.
IS. Such changes in the rules OF
the house as are necessary for thor
ough and intelligent consideration OF
the measures for the public good, sew
eral of which changes are accomplish
ed facts. II other changes are deemed
wise. they will be promptly made.
Il congratulate the house and the
country. and particularly do / con-
graduate the members OF the commit
tee on ways and means. upon the sue
cess OF the important and far reach
ing experiment of selecting commit
tees through the fundamentally OF a
committee, an experiment touching
which dire predictions were made and
concerning the operation OF which
grave doubts were entertained. even
by some honest reformers.
a. Economy In the public expense
that labor may be lightly burdened.
Surely Il is the part OF wisdom, states
manship. humanitarianism and patriot
ism TO legislate so as to reduce their
burdens TO the minimum. The resus-
citation OF the Holman rule will help
along I'm this matter. No good citizen
desires 20 cripple the government IN
any legitimate function. but no good
citizen desires that the people be
loaded down with unnecessary taxes.
Publish Campaign Contributions.
-. The publication OF campaign
contributions and disbursements be
fore the election. The bill 10 accom-
pllsh that desired reform has been pre-
pared and introduced. II will be
speedily passed by the house.
IS The admission OF both Arizona
and New Mexico as states. / violate
no confidence in stating that so far as
the house Is concerned they Will DE
speedily admitted together.
Those are few OF the things
which We promised. We are not only
going 20 fulnn them. We have already
begun tho great task. What We have
done Is only an earnest o. what We
will do. We this day report progress
20 tho American people. The rest will
. follow.
80 man Is NJ 20 be law-giver for
great people who yields TO the Dc.
mands and solicitations OF the few
having access 20 HE ear. but r. forget
. NNI OF NNNN NNN| UMININNWN MNn NINH
never hear his voice or look into his
face
"l suggest 10 my fellow members on
both sides OF the big aisle-whlch is
the line Of demarcation betwixt us as
political partisans. but not as Amori
can citizens or American representa-.
tlvcs-that he serves his party best
who serves bic country best"
Speculate on Assignments.
With two Republican mluorities Boz
the house. as evidenced By the insur
gent vote for speaker today. The
Democratic leaders arc wondering how
The Republican committee assign
mcntg viii be hllcd Tho Republican
caucus instructed Minority Leader
Mann 10 prepare the assignments OF
Republicans. but 10 III not unlikely fhrf
some ~ the insurgents who voted for
Henry a Cooper ~ Wisconsin. today
for speaker. elll request assignment
from tho Democratic leaders. without
respect 20 the places accorded them
hr ~ Mann
Chairman Underwood of the WAYS
and means committee. which iH.
charge of The making OF The standin-
committees would not say TO-DAY
whether tho insurgents. ~ they ass loi
plnccs will De treated as separate
minority and DO given assignments
without REGARD 10 tho REGULAR Rrpuh