The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-04-06
DEMOCRATS DOOM
HOUSE S|NECUREs
Caucus Maps Out Policy Of the
Majority.
VOTE FOR LIBERAL RULES
Reforms Are Those for Which the
Republican Insurgents Fought
COMMITTEES for Special
Session Named.

STess, Wnlcn cOnSenes In extraorul
nary session tomorrow in caucu:
mapped out an initial program of pol
icy, the principal items OF which fol
low:
Voted to abolish sinecures and per
quisiries on the pay roll OF the house
OF representatives approximating $50,
U00 year.
Ratified a code of liberslized rules
OF procedure. under which ii is assert
ed the manipulation of legislation by
designing interests will be prevented
Adopted slate of committees, the
chairman and members of which were
selected by the Democratic members
OF the ways and means committee act
Ing as committee on committees.
Adopted list OF subjects for legis.
iarion at the special session, inclu.
ding reciprocity, tariff revision, direct
election OF senators, reapportionment,
Arizona and New Mexico statehood,
additional campaign fund publicity
and department investigations.
Fought by "oId Guard"
Most OF these policies have been
advocated for years by the progres
sive Republicans and opposed by the
'old guard"
The rules represent an improvement
upon the reforms introduced into the
Republican rules by the prosressives.
The committee discharge rule was
amended SO as 10 prevent filibuster.
ing OF the sort carried on in the last
session. No member is to be allow ed
10 have more than one motion for the
discharge OF a committee on the cal
shdar al one time
Bills under the rule are to be read
by title only. and the title shall be
hot more than 100 words long.
Calendar Wednesday 10 Retained.
Calendar. Wednesday and other pro
sressive reforms are retained. One
amendment gives a member two
chances instead OF one to obtain
passage OF bill by unanimous con
sent
One OF the most important reforms
Is new rule permitting the amend.
msnt OF appropriation bills with new
matter so long as II proposes a re.
tfenchment OF expenses, the reduc
tfon OF salaries, or the abolition OF ad-
mihistratiye positions. The Demo
Gratis say they will be able to reduce
appropriations 5000. 900, 900 a year un.
der this rule.
Another important amendment pro-
hibits riders to any bill for the re.
vision of single tariff schedule. This
will safeguard revision by individual
schedules.
The summary OF the retrenchment
approved by the caucus follows:
~ iAnolished Amount.
Iwenty-eight jobs in clerks office $3.50
ForIy-two jobs In sergeant-at-arrns'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A. go
Tw.santy-eight Jobs in doorkeeper's ~
Six useless committees ...,.,. II iSGS
one months extra pay to each EN-
ploye annually ...............,.. 30 do
Total ................................s SIS. $50
In addition, there are some miscel.
iaheous economies in incidental ex-
penses.
The useless committees abolished
are those on Pacific railroads. manu-
lectures. militia, private land claims
leVees and improvements OF the Mis-
sissippi river, and acoustics and ven.
tilation.
House Committee chairmen.
The chairmen OF the most impor
tant committees as selected nv the
caucus follow:
Ways and means, Underwood Ala |
bama: appropriations. Fitzgerald
New York; rules, Henry. Texas. cleo |
IONS No. /, Ansberry, Ohio; elections
NO. z Hamiil. New Jersey; elections (
no. 3, Goldfogle. New York: Judiciary
clayton, Alabama; banking and cur. |
reney, Puio, Louisiana: coinage
weights and measures. Hardwick
Georgia; Interstate and foreign com.
merce. Adamson. Georgia; rivers and
harbors. Sparkmsn. Florida: merchant
marine, Alexander, Missouri: agrIcul
tnre, Lamb. Virginia; foreign affairs
Salzer, New York: military affairs
hay virginia; naval affairs, Padsett
tennessee: post office, Moon, Tonnes
see; public lands, Robinson Arks,
sss; Indian affairs. Stephens, TEXAS
territories. Flood. Virginia: insular az |
faifs, Jones, Virginia. railways ana
canals. Rorbly. Indiana; mines. Fos.
ter. Illinois; public buildings. shsp- |
psrd, Texas; education. Lever. South |
Carolina; labor. Wilson, Psnnsyl. |
yania; patents. oldheld, Arkansas in. |
valid pensions, Sherwood, Ohio. pen
sions. Richardson. Alabama; claims
Pou, North Carolina; war claims
Sims. Tennessee; census. Houston
Tennessee: District OF Columbia
Johnson, Kentucky; civil service re
form, Goodwin, North Carolina. liouor
trafie, Gambler. Mississippi; irrigs.
ton. Smith. Texas; immigration Bur
nett. Alabama.
South Trimble OF Frankfort. XIV
who was member OF the Fifty.sey. |
enth congress. was unanimously elect |
ed clerk OF the house.
y. s. Jackson OF Indiana was elect. |
ed sergeant-at-arms defeating William
=. Ryan Of Buffalo by . vote Of LA
to 81.