Show rOWER HOUSE HAS HEATED VERA DEBATE TE ON Rf RECORD ORD TAMPERING Omission of Customary Prot Provision Pro Pro- t i vision Regarding Speaker j Starts Altercation I It I t I. A J j Charges of ot tampering with the records rec rec- I e O of tho legislature were made on tho floor of ot tho tIo yesterday and nd for tot a n. time seemed likely to reopen tho the fi fight ht on the speaker which has been oen slumbering sl since sInco tho the committee on or ont committees was enlarged to seven en t members A A. motion was wag offered by Representative Samuel L. L Page Dem Flute Plute providing that a n vote ote ot censure censure cen cen- sure HIre for those responsible for tor or altering a S1 committee report after it had been adopted b by tho the house be spread upon the tho journal but it diU did not como come to a vote veto and tho the result was that the record was approved with the thc objectionable matter stricken out I Tho The objectionable matter was a clause Inserted in the thc report of ot the 1 committee on rules which said The TheL L speaker sneaker shall be a member ex officio Vf of I all stan standing ing committees This clauso did not appear in tho the committee t report adopted b by tho the house U o Tuesday 1 and It developed later that tho com corn o on rules had held a mooting Tuesday evening at which it was de decided de- de d to add the making th the sp- sp speaker a mem ii-mem-ber member ex of ot all committees committees- After Atter this meeting Chief L j. Clerk W. W M. M Thompson said that mem- mem I t r hers bora ot of tho committee camo carno to him and ordered changes to bo be made mado in the tho j record and they were made I t I Tho Tim Tho on rules Is as ns follows i J I James T J. Barker Darker D. D J. J Cook Coole Wilford I Day f-Day Day John N. N Henrie 1 Republicans and S S. I J Jj Page Samuel Oldham and H. H T. T I i Rc Democrats I It t 4 I- I After Alter the tho ren reading of or the house journal journal jour- jour t nal nail Mr Ir pas Page said that while he had no objection to making makins- the speaker a member ex cx of ot all committees i he Old object to the methods by which this was sought t. t Chairman Barker of or the rules committee com corn 1 said he had arran arranged ed for a CI 4 meeting of ot tho the committee at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning morning- but shortly after Ji the announcement t was made mado one member mem mern- i her ber eT asked to be excused and there there- upon upon it was WIlS decided to hold tho the meeting meet meet- 1 7 ill ing Tuesday afternoon ml As the thc matter stands s. s Speaker W. W J J. Is a member o of only onh tho the commit commit- Ik teo too on committees It is likely however how how- r e cr ever that an effort will bo ho made to f amend tho rules In regular manner by 4 adopting adopting- the clause which was inserted In the tile report and then stricken out |