The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
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| did two other minor measures One
| passed over his veto.
| But present conditions smack more
| strongly Of the situation which con-
| frontcd Hayes in the middle of his
| term ut tl!s same halfway post at
| which Mr.. TAFT has now arrived Like
| Mr. Taft, he called a special session OF
| Congress, which met. however March
| is, instead Of April 1.
\ Bitter WranRIc.
y bitter wrangle at once broke out,
the Republicans-again In minority ir
| both misunderstanding the Democrats
| Of trying to ''starvc the government to
| Death Upon the big supply bills ap.
! propriating for the army Congress
| the executive departments and the Fed
| efal courts. Congress placed riders
| forbiddinS the use Of United States
| troops and Federal officials at elections
Hayes promptly killed all OF these sup.
ply measures, but after attempt after
| attempt had been made 10 keen thu
| riders on. they We're finally omitted
| except in the case Of the measure pro.
viding pay for tho courts. which had
| TO go unsalaricd for months
HaEcS was advised 10 keen calling
| extra session after extra session until
the Judges and court officials were
| paid, but he let the matter go over un-
| III the regular session, when tho money
WAS provided. But the veto had SO
anSered the Democratic Senator'S that
| they had turned ont all Senate employees
| OF Republican afiiliations. Ana then
came Arthur. with first the House and
then Doth wings OF Congress against
MIN When he vetoed the rivers and
larbors bill the Republican Senate
joine.i IN passing 1t over his veto. But
! Artnurs total Of four vetoes made a
patty showing against Clevcland's
| 5o4, 20 be delivered during the ncxt
tour ycars-mostly against individual
pension bills, however. but including
i the Chinese Immigration act. Only
Two OF these 30i disapprovcd meas ures
were passed over his veto, and they
were of minor Importance.
| Veto for Tariff Tiukcrs.
| The coming situation harks back
more directly to that which confronted
Harrison when he also was at the
/ halfway post. The Democratic House
! proceeded al once to tinker with the
| tariff and to put raw wool. woolens.
'otton ties. cotton bagging and other
\ Things on the free list. hut the Repub-
! lican Senate saved him the pains or
delivering a veto Then Cleveland re.
turned to face the same old mid term
sqnnpble, the Republican House tink-
crihE with the tariff some more and
raising schedules which the opposing
senate promptly killed And now
came repetition of the setto OF AT.
thurs time. The rivers and liarbora
bill was vetoed, but PASSED over the
veto by the aid Of the minority. when
hankered after the pork barrel" as
Ereedtly as did members OF the ma
jority.
Memory Of these squabbles between
Presidents and opposing wings OF Con
eress IS what makes old timers ner-
VOWS about the coming sessions
bue me merry war now upon us
opens under unique conditions Those
presidents who, since the wat, had the
rouse opposed to them politically
could deal, each, with a Speaker whose
lule was nearly abSolute-who could
appoint all committees to suit his
fancy, who was chairman. creator and
absolute ruler of the Committee on
Rules, which from 1888 until the Con
sress Just passed had always been
the sacred committee OF five" which
determined what bills were to be killed
ana what taken up. also how much
time was to be devoted IL debate on
either side.
But in the coming Congress MIR
Iaft VIII have to deal with q Speaker
VINO VIII appoint no standing COM
mitteeS Whatever, who cannot be even
| a member Of tho Committee on Rules
/ and, who, outside OF his power 6f re.
cognizlng members who wish TO speak.
VIII be vested only with the power ar
Keeping order. The caucus of his partv.
! mas already nominated a Committee
on Ways and Means and vested -
with the Speakers former power of Sc.
Letting the majority membership OF
: committees, even Of that OH rules
men mas already been nominated.
And all of these states will have 10
he submitted to the House for mai
| selection The Republicans Will sim
F, LARRY nominate their minority mem
hers of these committees
ne speakers who ruled the opnosi.
Ton Houses under Grant Hayes, Ar
! thur. Cleveland and Harrison, after
!sciecting the men who were to frame
bills, told their two party colleagues
! fules which OF these bills we're Ia he
! hurried through and their will wos
| law.
Win Whom viii INIT Dcnl.
Rnt II Mr.. Taft wishes now to COM
/! promise with the Democrats on what
measures he Will approve. with whom
will be confer? Speaker Clark? We
have Just had Il glimpse of his mea orc
i'pWers NO committee chairman vii,
iccl beholdcn 10 him for his selection
nor VIII any committee member Chair.
man Underwood? All OF the new
, liousc leaders will owe their places
! to him and his thirteen Democratic
(, 'ol!caSues on the Committee OF Way.
and Means: but what can he do With,
out the say-so Of the chairman and
! majority q! TIC particular committee
/ involved. and what can the latter do
! without the SAYS Of Chairman Henry
aud his five Democratic brothers on
! INC Committee on Rules, Which. due
10 the Republican Insiirgcnt uprising
| IN the last Congress. has expanded
from Two To ten members?
| thus viii the nourd DC sci when the
game opens during tho coming week.
and now lot MS look nj tho pieces anu
| pnwns.
Next 10 oscar Underwood, Of Ala
| bama the chairman OF Ways and
Means. tho biggest men on the noor
| Will be Robert Ice Henry. or Texas.