Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-12-14 | Page 1 | Rules Fight Begins All over Again

1 RULES FIGhT BEGINS All OVER AGAIN Point Relates to Precedence of Matt Mattel r Previously P f C de J d. d 1 I. I 1 i s 0 1 w WASHINGTON De Dec De 14 R H.-R new ls of the fighting righting on the rules the last ast session Was was precipitated precipitated- too today i iby by Representative Hughes of New jer- jer fiey ey The point raised va Was whether a bill I considered in regular order last calendar Wednesday could be taken up again to to- to day The question under con consideration was whether a a. bill for the codification and revision of the laws Jaws relating to the Ju Judiciary ju- ju consideration of which occupied all last ast Wednesday should again be taken talen up today simply on the call can of the chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the committee reporting reporting- the meas meas- U ure re The Tho question was raised b by Mr Hughes after Representative Moon of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania vanla chairman of ot the committee on re revision revision re re- vision of or the laws Jaws had bad asked that the house proceed with the consideration of or ortho the tho bill for tor codifying the judiciary laws It was declared by the Democratic members that the judiciary bill which Is long ong might be used as a buffer to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent the house taking up any other bills for tor many calendar Wednesdays to come Representative Shirley of or Kentucky In discussing tho the rules rues declared that the consideration of 01 the bill which Is pages in length and contains sections might occupy every calendar Wednesday during the session The Tho house last Wednesday reached only section 11 of the bill bUt After the discussion lon had preceded for forone forone forone one hour Speaker Cannon ruled there wano was wa no precedent exactly fitting the situation situation situa situa- tion but that the house shoup not be bo deprived of doing what Js 5 s desired By a vote of to 51 61 the house decided to take up the bill