The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-18
RIAL GEAR IN THE HOUSE
HENRY or THE RULES COW.
MfTTEE ~ THAT ROLE.

He Names the special Committee % IN.
vestigate the sugar Trust. and AFTER
sauabbie. IN which He was warned
Not TO DO II Again. List IL d k'd.
WASHINGTON. May i7.--After sauab-
bling for Ave hours tho House Democratic
this afternoon approved the special
committee Of nine members selected by
Representative Henry OF TeIas. chairman
OF tho Committee on Rules. to investigate
the sugar trust. But many members
OF the majority party In the House took
occasion to inform Mr.. Henry that never
again must he attempt to usurp all the
power belonging to everybody and select
the membership OF an important body
by himself That is just what Mr.. Henry
did in the present case. a. he admitted
on the floor Of the House to-day. He
abaolved the Rules Committee from all
participation in the naming Of the sugar
probers and acknowledged that he had
made the list OF names after consulting
with some of his colleagues.
While the House Democrats were e1-
ceedingly indignant at Mr.. Henry for
trying to play czAr. they appreciated at
the same time that II they did not accept
his list IL would be taken a. indicating
that there was some personal objection
to the men he had selected This was
not the case. and 40 after Mr.. Henry had
been properly rehuked the special COM
mittee he suggested wAs unanimously
selected
Representative HArdwick Of Georgia,
who introduced the resolution proposing
that the sugar trust. and in fact all con-
Germs importing. producing and manu-
featuring refined sugar. he investigated
10 the chairman Of the new committee.
The other members are Representatives
Garrett Of Tennessee. Sulnor OF Naw York.
Raker Of California. Malby OF New York.
Jscoway Of Arkansas. Fordney OF Mich-
gan, Madison OF Kansas and Kinds OF
, Maine
| Minoritv Leader Mann delayed the
! passage OF the Henry resolution con-
sidersbly by offering . proposition that
the special committee should be selected
| by another special committee OF fifteen
members to be selected by champ clark.
the Speaker. and he doomed Mr. Clark
ton and gave the Democrats an oppor-
tunity TO applaud violently for five or
ten minutes. They took full advantage
Of the opening and It required liberal use
! of the gAvel by Speaker Clark to restore
order II was remarked. however. that
demonstrstion. Mr. Mann coupled his
indorsement OF Mr.. Clark With the state
ment that the majority aide seemed un-
willing to permit the Speaker to make ap-
point mcnts Of any sort.
This man. he said. is now beng
favorably considered for tho Presidential
nomination The Democratic patty can
make no hotter selection
/ II was ~ this point that the demonstra-
tion occurred.
orde. had been restored that the Demo-
cratic side of the House. favoring tho
ee!ection of it's Speaker "a Presidential
nominee. 10 not willing 10 leave to him the
selection Of one OF the investigating com
mittees Of tho Houeel'
/ The Republican side, under Mr. Mann's
leadership. finally became so pcetife3oue
that Majority Loader Underwood moved
the previous question. cutting Oh dcbs'e
This WAS carried. ia TO Is. Mr.. Mann's
alternative was defea.ed, !! 10 1877. Tho
i Henry list Of probers was thcn approved
after Speaker Cla-k laid before the House
. letter from Representative Olmsted OF
Pcnnsylvania asking 20 i'e excused from
service on tho committee elected yester-
day to investigate tho steel trust.
By unanimous consent s & Mr.; olmstsd
4
elected to-day TO fill the vacancy.
Yesterdays row ovcr the appointment
| Of the suga- investigation committee.
| growing out OF tho suggestion that Mr..
! Henry had successfully attempted to play
Ca. WAS renewed Immediately after the
! House met to-day. Mr.. Henry imme.
/ diatcly secured the floor and explained
with emphasis that he alone was reepon-
sible for presenting the list OF names to
tho House
Il presented these names not as the
| chairman of the Rules Committee. Ot
upon the order OF the Rules Committee.
but in my individual capacity as a mem-
her from the State OF Texas,' said Mr..
Henry This 10 no time TO bubble over
such technicalities l will he glad u con-
slider any euggestiona from Mr. Fitzgerald.
MIR. Broussard or MIR Harrison. but say
frankly here that il have got to be criti..
not hesitate to discuss these things as they
are. shall tell the motives behind this
opposition TO my list. shall say what
occurred at conferences between myself
and members Of the New York delegation.
for instance"
Il did not participate in any conference
with you" hotly interposed Representa-
tive Fitzgerald. "and I authorized no one
else TO do so on my behalf, -:
Il object 70 that language; it ie offensive
and demand its withdrawal said MIR.
Fitzgerald
Representative Henry withdrew his
remarks, saying that he meant no personal
offence
Representative Fitzgerald said he had
no objection to the personnel OF the Henry
committee. but that the method OF it's
selection was indefensible and that it
n in a mi n