The Washington times., 1925-03-04
.LONGWORTH 7 D
REVISE HOUSE
RULES
Return to Cannonism to Be
Urged When New Con-
gress Convenes

Speaker-elect Longworth began t.,
day to plan for the work of the mex
session of Congress.
He counts on a clear majority o.
between thirty and thirty.five regu
lar and steadfast Republicans to as
sist him in putting through an Ad
ministration program Of legislation
He does not look for assistance from
the Wisconsin delegation which has
been pead out of the Republican
party in the House and 10 to be de
prived of influential place and com
mittee assignments.
The Democratic minority is ex
pected to provide vigorous criticism
but he does not expect hostile demon
strations in the form OF unreasonable
legislation. His long and close asso
Citations and friendships with the
Democratic leaders will tend to pre-
vent such practices.
Rules to be Revised.
House rules are to be changed al
the opening. of the next session
The new rule for discharge of com.
mittee from consideration OF bill
upon signature of 100 members Is to
be repealed, and other rules are to
be modified to restore to The SPEAKER
some OF the power taken from the
position when former Speaker Joseph
c. Cannon was shorn or his auto
cratic authority. "The new discharge
rule does not work WELL" commented
Longworth.
No extra session of Congress is
believed necessary by Longworth.
1--WE will be organized and pre-
pared to start without delay the
legislative work when we meet in
December he said. 1T is the In
tention of the Appropriations. Ways
and Means, Interstate and Foreign
Commerce and Agriculture Com
mfttees to meet in October to pre-
pare legislation for the House. They
will have bills ready for considera-
ton when the House meets IN De.
cember. We will lose no time In
getting down to business.
Have Estimates Early.
"The Appropriations Committee
will have in hand early the treas,
urv statement for the current fiscal
wear and estimates for the next
fiscal wear. The Bureau OF the
Budget will be able to supply its
estimates of expenditures for the
next fiscal year, and the probable
Tondition of the Treasury at the
close of that year will be known.
with this information before 1t
the WAYS and Means Committee
will be able to outline its taxation
reduction legislation and to recon-
mend a refund Of Treasury surplus
TO income taxpayers out OF this
wears taxes il the Treasury justifles
it. The committee will have informa-
tion from the Treasury officials
unon which to base tariff changes II
such should be shown to be desir-
able.
II look for some railroad legisla-
ton at the next session Of Congress
and the Interstate and Foreign Com
MERGE committees. understand, is
to begin it's consideration before the
onening of Congress. This is true
also of the Agriculture Committee
which has in view farmer relief
legislation.
Powers Are Limited.
"while these committees will not
have powers to compel attendance
of those desired to be heard on
legislative matters. and cannot get
such powers until Congress shall
have convened and granted them, ]
do not doubt that interested Gov
eminent officials and private indi
viduals will be reluctant to appear
when invited"
The next session OF Congress IL
to be business session, Longwor:h
indicated. There will be few investl'
cations, he said, and drive will be
made to get the necessary legislation
into and through the House at as
early a date as possible.