The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-05
.HOUSECHANGES
ITS RULES
Cannon Order is Coming Back
Again
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INSURGENTS MUCH PUT OUT
Underwood Against Henry's Proposals
Regarding "Money Trust Inquiry
Other Washington
News.

Washington, Feb. 5.--Step by step,
the Cannon order, so-called, comes back.
The House Saturday retraced its steps
and the discharge rule is now in effect
gone. This was one of the triumphs OF
the reform in the House procedure fol-
| lowing the dethroning of the speaker.
Ii had been said that the speaker packed
the committees, who pigeonholed bills
unacceptable to the speaker. TO pry
| loose these bills from committee, tho
! device was adopted of having on the
first and third Mondays of the month
opportunities to discharge committees
! from the further consideration of bills
especially mentioned. But, alas, the
rule has failed to work The old time
Republicans have not liked it, and they
have tried to make it as ridiculous as
possible and have succeeded Repre-
sentative Mann, the Republican floor
leader, in particular took hand and
Just jammed the discharge calendar
with bills so that the Democrats have
been thoroughly embarrassed, and to get
out of the situation have now rearranged
the order of procedure on the first and
third Mondays of the month by which
bills by unanimous consent will be first
considered and then bills under the sus-
pension of rules; following will come
motions to discharge committees from
further consideration of the rules. This
last has heretofore held second place. and
is now relegated to third place. mas
much as motions to suspend the rules
to consider bills are always so many
as to take up the remainder of the day,
the order for discharge is practically
made nonexistent. All in all, the speak
er is made more powerful
The Republicans this time cried very
loud against the change, and even said
what the Democrats said when the re-
form was urged. But it was all said
with mock solemnity. In fact, it was
so confessed. Sincere wailing only came
from the insurgent Republicans, who
cried that again the speaker was en-
throned and that he would have to be
crawled up to for recognition in the in
terest OF bills. And this time the Demo
Gratis were the lordly masters and used
their steam roller with certainty
worthy of the best days of the old
regime. In the main the Democrats
are to be praised for recognizing hard
situations and meeting them in a way
that cures them, even if some bad medi-
cine has to be swallowed.
Chairman Underwood says that not
even the latest Henry emanation in rela-
tion to his inquiry into the so.called
money trust will do. This was that the
inquiry should be conducted by men at
tached to recognized House committees.
Henry says that he does not want to be
on the committee. But Chairman Under
wood holds that the House has filed by
election committees expressly constitut-
ed for such work, and consequently
these are the committees that ought
to do the inquirng, and not special com
mttees And as. Mr.. Underwood is
standing firm, he is likely to win. He
has so far. His ways are commanding
and the Democrats themselves recognize
the wildness of Henry. The Republi- |
cans would like to see the money trust |
inquiry held after the manner and under |
the auspices of Henry, with other wild |
Democrats added They are quite sure
the inquiry would be very helpful to-
Republican election prospects. Reluc~
family they will have to vote against |
the Henry proposals.
The pendulum has again begun swing
ing in the direction of the nomination /
of Judge Hook for the supreme court |
Senator Curtis of Kansas win to-day |
have final talk with the president, and |
he is confident Hook viii be named.
It is well understood by those qualified I
to know that Mr.. Herrick is not to be
manager of the Taft campaign for the