Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-07
DEMOCRATS ARE
ON TRIAL THIS
SESSION
Critical Eyes Are Watching
Every Move They Make in
the House and Situation Is
Il TickliSh One.

Warrington. April TO" Drmn
Gro tie party has bccpric b msnidu OIL
IN, huusr 90 ,prVT"r't'i'tt aijc'
'Dli tco, years of inaciiuu. The vrst
Nhil, minority has ncvump % majority
can " steer To. ship of state can u
k"rp Tie ship 10 a straight course.
aud make - cr, ditablc N1tgr 100 tho
present special session ON which
win gtm the conndcu u the uJ
tione
Those ar. questions which Nre urs
,uu politicians are asking tn''c
are pl, nty Of breakers ahead tor '.o
cohorts ct champ clark Thci. 'yery
move s being watched los their kcrn-
eyed uppuncnis. and every mistake
viii DO. amply ADVERTISED before IN"
country 80 stone vii be- lcft un-
turned Go influence the result In l'i2, l
tor Cue Grpublicans orr determined
Il" regain control OF The country 90 the
national .lt,uon. II II s within the
bounds ol human possibility 60 do
so
IL De- r..pgulzod that TO-. Democrats
are "r probation. and th iHesrnt *.
tro .c,.lou 40 congress ls the ,tu.ial
A'"N ''N i|.f NlNiNfs w NN.H'h' RN''N
Man, dcl,ai. question: arising with
tn r'orgtI lttlun OF congress are
fun ui pitfalls The election pt clerk.
sergeant col arms. doorkccpcr aud
otJ'r officers OF tn, hous" ui rcproscn-
iativcs always bring iacuonal fights
to tr. surface. and the committee ap-
pointmeut- oi the ways ana means
committr" Nill do likewise. Already
the prog rrssivr clement among the
Democrats has shown strung dlsap-
proNal 81 SOM, of these selections not
| abb, thtt ol Representative Fitzgerald
OF Ncn " q ~ chairman 1i the com.
mite, ou apprupriations.
The Republicans ~, making the
task OF the Democrats ss difficult as
possill complaint L. already heard
TOT The failure OF the Cauuuu-TdWucy-
| PAYNE ri,mcnt To get together. and
| deed, whether their minority loader
! shall nam the Republican committee
members. or Whtthc they s1all be
| elected los a caucus, Thrc are two
WAYS ln which Republican committee
! member, could be clertcd---oithcr By
| caucus or los COMMITTEE on commit
tees. The task II not dltlicult one
however. FOR IN the gcrnt majority OF
| cases proccdcnts wiz b. followed.
Jus, a. The Democrats have selected
| their ranking member nu committee
a. chairman of The committee. So tho
Republican chairman ~ that comi,-
tee becomes thc ranking minority
mem Der. by following this precedent
rFidl;. many petty joalousics and
! conflicting ambitions arc avoided.
| 4, d.
| means committee. the power of which
has been Increased trnfuld hy tho
| Democrats. vii be Ne storm -ccnt.r
"i tn" present session. Representa-
~" oscar Underwood OF Alabama Is
chairman of this committee. and 90
lim has dcvolvcd practically al OF the
| power formerly welded by Speaker
cannon. The sprakc-, Champ CLARK
| Us largo hgurc-hoad. because IN,
sl'rakcrsh!p has been shorn of Us in.
| fluenCc. Tn" speaker of the house 0i
| representative "a no longer second
only to the president IN power. II Is
doubtful II h" Is very much more m.
flu'ntial tnan tho vice president under
1 IN" n"w HOUSE 'ulcs established by a
combination uG hc Democrats ana tn,
Republican insurgents.
Tho leaders Who nnVc been map.
! ping out program 'or thr house IN
the carly days Of ,hc extra session
hay" reached IN conclusion that thcA
win send their first tdrin measure 1,
the senate about Mav 1 Their, Is 4
via" difc.cncr OF opinion as TO Whal
| ihis urst tarin mcusurc viii De. 1
may b. TN" canadian reciprocity
! treaty. or a revision of the Wool"t
schedules of the pal ne .\ldrich TAR
, ~. u Is generally assumsd that Ia,
reciprocity agreement viii be pasvrt
by ia. Democrats after three week
OF debate In the house. Tho 'ssu,
VII then b" pat squurcly up to TIA,
r. publicnns OF Tho senate.
VITA In. committee appointment,
om ot the way. ihr nous. OF repro.
srniaiives VIII then procc.d to IN. ser
ious business of the scssion. which in
oludc the passage OF the Canadian re-
ciprocity agreement and, probably. IN,
revision of the Payne tarifi law u
several of it, most important schrd
ulcs.