The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-20
CHAMP CLARK TO Be SPEAKER
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impetus TO every legitimate business under
taking within the broad confines of the
republic, The quicker our plan are fornI-
lated and known the better for all con
cernpd
Each member of the caucus should hav.
opportunity to express his opinions fully
Tor ~ the multitude OF council there is wis
uoh Benefits are To be derived from Il
Tree aud general interchange OF ideas
i'nie should be given FOR this. even If the
caucus extends through the entire week
10" newest member has as much right IA
eNpiO't his theories as the oldest, and h.
should not he bashfill abou, IT, Wha'eyei
~ uohe should he marked by good nature
h'nuIN f"rbenrance and an earnest desire
| 10 oe OF SerN IT," To the party and the country
1 Tor "" should never forge, that the best
way '" serve our puriy Is To serve our couu.
| try.
Before proceeding to the consideration
of the other business of the evening Il
number Of resolutions were adopted. II
was here that Representative Francis
burton Harrison presented his resolution
declaring Representative-eiect Theron
Akin Of the Twenty fifth New York dis.
trict ineligible for admission to the Demo.
cratic caucus and denying him the rightt
attached to membership in the Democratic
| organization
Among other resolutions offered was
one 10y Representative Lewis Of Maryland
providing for the appointment OF com.
rnlttee OF seven to study foreign pariIa
mentary systems with view to moderniz-
! ing the procedure OF the House. and an
other by Representative Lobeck of
Nebraska declaring II to be the sense of
Ina th.t sta. IL oh ,,l k,..
member OF the Committee on Ways and
Means
Representative Cox of Indiana is des-
tined to be the most unpopular man in
the next House He offered a resolution
that nearly precipltated a riot. and on
second thought he seems to have been
lucky TO have escaped with his life His
resoi,ition provided for the discont inuance
OF all useless jobs about the House end
of the Capitol.
There re- no use less jobs in the House"
shouted member from the South. and
cries OF rage greeted the reading of the
resolution
Mr.. Cox attempted TO argue that as a
measure of economy the Democrats
should cut down the House patronage.
declaring that under Republican rule "A
lot OF useless jobs had been created for the
sole purpose of taking care of political
hacks.
Just to think Of proposal lik. this. "
said Representative McD-rmott Of H.
LIMOS. Her. we've been out IN Tia. col 1
Tor sixteen years, and now "A member of
our beloved party brings forward n
propositi ion like that "
| The resolution was dropped with
| pleasure
To Representative. Foster of Illinois
\ was assigned the duty by th. -o-called
| hog combine" of bringing forward the
| 4 'nIn IN Ia. ia,
Mr.. Foster hal his resolution prepared
and il was q Nd by the leaders Just b.for.
! the caucus was called to order. II pro
vid-d that the fourteen ma Joriiy members
of the Committee Oh Ways and Mean.
should be entrusted with the duty of nam
| ing the Hour. committees, subject I,
approval 10y IN" party caucus. members
of the committee 10 /" ineligible fol
service on any other standing committee
| Representatives Fitzgerald and SulZ"r
| Of New York We're among those who
| participated in the debate on tn. Foster
resolution MIR Fitzgerald offered sub
| stitut. for il II provided that tha com
mi,ts.s be named 10y the Speaker. hi
selection, before becoming ef'cctiv,
| to ba approved by the House MIR Fitz
gerald urged tn" Democrats not to str,
the Speaker of the powers that had be-l
exercised by him for nearly n century
| II would lead 10 trouble n. said n.
|
Jersey into the discussion. n" quoted
| this from DR. Wilson's volume on Con
| gr.ssional Government concerning th,
powers and privileges % tn. speaker:
| No House. however foolish IN oth-
! RESPECTS, mas vet been foolish enough
To make fresh trial Of ei-ct!ng it, com
| mittees That mOd' NAV do We'll enougi
for the cool and laisIir,.lv Senate. but i
| i not for IA. hasty and turbul"nt House.
| IN" Tim. Of IN" speakers vas limited
| to fifteen minutes Nr FI'/garald's adj
dress was evidently having an effect OF
! hi. colleagues. b-cau-e his time wa
twic- extended finallv Nj Clark mag
unanimously jumped INTO ihc breach
In. Sp-ake; be declared hat /, wa,
the duty ot the Democrats 10 TAX. from
IA. Speaker n. privil"g" of naming tn,
Hons. committees II" said th, Demo
Gratis had carried III. Hou>" through N.
| independ.nt vote Of the country rh.
| independents had cast their ballots will
III. Democrats because they believe,
This reform would h. adopted
| Mr. Clark told ms fellow DemoCrat'
| hat in his opinion ia" party would alienai
this vote if i, failed 10 Great. a Commute
on Committees His speech wa- greet t.,
with cheers
Represent Sul2.r IN opposing IN
proposition to CrIrtaIl iN- powers oi III
Speaker said L." preferred - trust III
Speaker rather than any group or Caba
,ha, Nigh, hr formed tu ram IN. party
organization.
There was also som. discussion of ,h
,Thavrr proposition tha' 'he Commute
on Committees b" composed Of thirty -tv
members on" from each D.mocrati
stat. delegation. each member 10 have q
manv votes as 'har" were Representat,v.
in mis- delegation
Tn. frat insurgeat speech of the evenin
was made by Representative Clark. tn
,irebrand from Florida. who can single
handed stir up enough trouble for an
Democratic caucus. He denounced tn
cut and dried programme that had bee
prepared for the evening The way
had been creased and the pig" wa
about to be pushed along, just as il ha
been planned in advance, he said.
An attempt was made 10 howl MI
Clark down, but II failed He waite
until the t,imult had subsided, and con
: tinued saving lot of caustic things abor
ring rule. tyranny. despotism. bosssn
and the like As a result of Mr. Clark
performance tonight he will probabl
land on the committee on useless paper
IN the executive departments Th
leaders glared at HIM as he took his seat
. The following were nominated for men
brrs of the Wavs and Means Committee
oscar " Underwood Of Alabama
Dorsey W Shackleford of Missour
Henry T. Rainey Of Illinois, Lincol
Dixon Of Indiana Ollie NJ, James {
ken,ucky, Andrew ! Peters of Massa
cbIset,s w = Hammond of Minnesot.
A Mitchell Palmer of Pennsvlvanif
William Hughes of New Jersey. franc
Burton Harrison Of New York. ClaId
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