Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-06
DEMOCRATS TAKE
SPEAKER 'SPOVER
PREDICTIONS ARE THAT PREs.
ENT SESSION WILL BE BREEZY
Cannon AGAIN heard FROM
Taft's Brief Message Urging Adoption
of tho Canadian Reciprocity
Agreement Road.

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OF Congress listened today to Presl-
dent Tafts brief message, urging the
adoption of the reciprocity agreement
with Canada. Then when the Senate
adjourned, tho Democratic House pro
ceeded further with its organization
by adopting new rules, These are
largely a repetition OF those that have
been handed down by many congress-
es
The Democrats claim as their great
est reform that Of taking from the
Speaker his power to appoint COM
mittees and designate tho chairman
OF each committee, The new rules
provide for the election Of committees
and their chairman,
The second reform is return to
the former Democratic practice OF
permitting legislation on approprla-
tlon bills when the legislation tends
to reduce expenditures The rules
continue calendar Wednesday," and
the unanimous consent calendar. and
seek to perfect the rule for the dis
charge Of committees This latter
the Democrats say effectively does
sitting legislation I'm committees.
A special order debate on the rules
for four hours, Immediately brought
out a cry Of gag" from the Repub-
lcans. The speeches were moro or
less Of political nature and there
was no serious fight on the rules them
selves. The Republicans claim, they
were debarred from making such a
fight because OF the provisions Of the
special order that only one substi-
tute set OF rules could be offered by
the minority Not even roll call
was demanded by the Republicans on
the adoption OF the rules.
The political battle which wager for
-four hours was but q foretaste OF
others to come and which are expect
ed to make the present Congress not
able, Representative Mann was ably
seconded by former Speaker Cannon
and Representatives Dalzel and DIM
stead
Mr. Cannon's speech was easily the
feature He was greeted by appleause
from both parties when he arose to
make his maiden address OF the ses-
sion.
~ want 10 say here and now" he de
oIared that substantially the rules pro
posed by this legislation are an en-
dorsement Of all that is good in the
rules that have evoluted since tho
adoption Of the constitution and tho
reform J am not going to critIcise
the rules merely because the majority
of the House proposes TO adopt them.
Sometimes maJorlties and minorl-
tics tear passion to tatters and ap-
peal from the standpoint OF dema-
gogy and clap-traps to people that
would not know n rule or n code Of
rules II they met It In the middle OF
q street
"And now II Is said We have n unan-
lmous consent calendar I am glad
that we have. Along with that s the
saying IN the language Of the dE,n-
gulshed gentleman from Kansas, Mr..
Murdoch, and tho universal roprcsen-
tation Of the uplfe magazines that II
IL no longer necessary TO crawl upon
your knees, hat IN hand, to aslt,A Z
Speaker for recognition Of unanimous
consent
"When the unanimous consent cal
endar ls called, II my Judgment
prompts to object to tho consideration
OF bill, no doubt the man IN charge
will flguratively come on his hands
and knees, with hat In hand, oven the
gentleman from Kansas, Mr. Muir
dock. trying to convince his co-mem-
Der on the floor that the consideration
Of the hll ought not be objected to-"
Mr.. Cannon criticised the rules for
not permitting the discharge OF the
rules committee itself and declared
that car Henry" would be no more
nor less than c2ar than was the for
mer speaker.
Brynn's Influence Felt
Washington. u. c., Arpil 5.--Wheth-
er forty-one senators, constituting the
Democratic party IN the senate, shall
support conservative or progress
I've policy during the present SO sion
OF congress, formed the subject Of an
earnest and animated conference par
ticlpated IN today by about fifteen
Democratic senators.
The meeting was held In the com.
mlttce rooms ot Senator Stone Of
Missouri
The gathering rev out OF the visit
of william j. Bryan, and was due to
the prospect that Senator Martin OF
Virginia would be elected chairman
OF the democratic sonatorlnl caucus
The Nebraska leader Is understood to
have consulted his intimate friends Ia
select another senator more Inclined
20 the Bryan policies
Mr. Bryan offered no personal obs
jections to Mr.. Martin, but pleaded
that the party should take advantage
OF the present great opportunity lie
thought this could be done only
through an expressive policy
The Presidents Message.
Washington y, c., April 5.-Presl.
dent Taft today sent Congress o
message urging the consideration OF
the Canadian reciprocity. The mes.
sage was the shortest ever sent 10y
Y any president at the opening Of Con.
sress containing only 1858 words
n Tho message follows.
n To the Senate ana House OF Repre-.
y sentatiyesi
transmitted to the slxty-first Con