The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-02-23
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
(U. S. Press Association)

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ming of its ascendary to power in the
fact that the House rather than the
Speaker should wear the mantle of
power, has been amending it's rules
of late in order to offset any chance
that the Republicans might have in
the management of the affairs of the
House Czarism, as it was described In
the days of Uncle Joe Cannon and
Thomas B. Reed, has been transferred
from the holder of the office of
Speaker to Chairman Underwood of
the ways and means committee, and
the gentleman from Alabama has
been running the steam roller quite
successfully for several months. How
ever, loophole in the rules permit
ted Republican Leader Mann too free
sway on the calender discharge
day." Representative Dalzell of Penn
sylvania, one of the Oldest members
of the House in announcing the
change in the rules forced by the
Democrats, told the majority that
their reforms are all shams and
frauds. You have taken the power
away from the Speaker but you put it
all in the hands of the chairman of
the ways and means committee. In
stead of Cannonism and Reedism and
Crispism. you have today Underwood
ism, and the gentleman from Ala
bama wears his crown and scepter
like one to the manner born" Rep
resentative Campbell of Kansas, a
Republican, also member of the
rules committee, declared that the
proposed change would undo in for
ty minutes all the good that was &C
complished in two-year fight
Representative Norris of Nebraska,
insurgent Republican, who led the
fight on Speaker Cannon, declared
the change proposed by the Demo-
Gratis would give back to the Speaker
part of the power that was taken
from him, and would make the dis
charge rule practically invalid.
One of the prominent men from
Montana, who has been in the city
during the past week, is H. G. Nc
Nally of Ovanda; who after declaring
his political independence, proceeded
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belief that Colonel Roosevelt was
mountain of strength. He made
sort of generalization of the Demo-
cratic situation, saying that Wilson,
Harmon and Speaker Clark all had
their warm friends and supporters in
the state and throughout the west.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee has been re-organized and is
preparing to handle the affairs of the
Republican congressman for the COM
ing few months of political exercise
and excitement. Representative VIM.
B. Mckinley of Illinois, has been Sc
lected again for the Craftsmanship,
and Notwithstanding he is counted as
regular his nominal on was
pressed by the progressive members
of the committee headed by Represen-
tative Frank P. Woods of Iowa. Mem
bers of the committee are Represent
atives La. Toilette of Washington,
French of Idaho, Monden of Wyom-
ing, Cameron of Arizona, Curry of
New Mexico, Pray of Montana, Nor
gan of Oklahoma, and Senator Gug-
genheim of Colorado.
President Taft, Sp aker Clark, Sen
ator Cullom, former Speaker Cannon,
and Representative Mccall have set
tied the question of the site for the
Lincoln memorial and great monu-
ment to cost 100000, will be
erected within a stones throw of the
Washington monument. The propo-
sition for great national highway
had many friends in the capital but |
it has been finally cast aside, and |
most of the other wonders of the cap
ital will be put into the shade by this
new tribute to the president who
emancipated the blacks.
The liveliest caucus that the Demo-
Gratis have yet had-and about the
only lively thing about the House is
this branch" of congress, which real
ly manufactures the legislation for
the country-was that held for the
purpose of bringing about an invest
igation of the money trust. William
Jennings Bryan in a telegram, told
the members of the caucus: IF our
party is afraid to offend the power of
the financial interests that have
fought us since 1896, we cannot ex-
pect public confidence" The Demo-
cratic House leaders plainly threw off
the yoke of Nebraska's great Com
moner, and again showed their alleg-
lance to the new Moses from Ala
bama, Mr.. Underwood, who on each