The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
By Speaker Cannon From
Committee Room.
INSINUATION is RESENTED
Trouble Resulted Over Request to Ap-
point California Congressman
at Head of Labor Commit
tee in Congress.


Charges and counterchargcs of efforts
to pack the house labor committee for
and against certain interests led to q
sensational scene in the speakers
room Friday. Speaker Cannon: as
mad as man well could be, had call
er pushed out Of the room, and for a
time the lookers-on thought there
would be a -drag-out
fight
Two weeks ago, Herman J. Schulz
tets who is chairman of the legislative
committee of the Knights of Labor,
called to demand the appointment Of
Representative Liyernash, Of Califor-
MIA, to the Craftsmanship of the labor
committee Mr.. Livernash Is an edi-
torial writer on Mr.. Hearst's San Fran
cisco Examiner, and was elected by
the union labor and democratic par
ties over former Representative Julian
Kahn.
Kahn is contesting the seat Upon
the occasion OF that first visit Speak
er Cannon told Schulteis that under
the principles of majority rule it was
quite impossible that Mr.. sLivernash
should be selected. He explained that
the majority in the house is respon-
sible to the voters of the country, and
that the chairman of the labor COM
=mittee would naturally be a member
Of the majority. The speaker said
that even if Mr.. Livernash should re.
main in congress, his seat being con-
tested, he was minority member,
and, therefore, could not be consid-
cred.
E The caller protested, but retired
without much further ado. ,.-
. Friday morning he made his second
visit to the speakers chamber. Those
in the room awaiting their turn to talk
to Mr.. Cannon were decidedly startled
to hear Mr.. Schulteis blurt out that
he had heard that the committee on
labor was packed" against labor. and
he had come to see about it.
:. Mr.. Cannon replied sharply that
such a remark was an insulting insin.
uation. He said the committee would
be composed Of representative men,
honest and fair, and that such
charges were not to be countenanced.
2 "Oh, didn't expect any consid era
tion for labor" asserted the caller.
z 'I want to say to you right now,
quickly spoke Mr.. Cannon, thoroughly
aroused, "that any reputable represen-
tative of labor is just as welcome to
this room and will always receive the
same earnest consideration as that ex.
tended to J. Pierpont Morgan or any
one else. We are always ready and
willing to do anything we can for Ia
bor-"
+ Then appoint Mr.. Livernash, our
representative" ! -
Mr.. Cannon interrupted. Commit
tees are appointed in this mouse with
the best interest of the country at
heart and the majority is responsible
for the committee as whole. while
the minority places have been left 60
the minority leader" .. .~y--
'I demand that Mr.. Livernash be
appointed" replied. Schulteis.
& ut Is you who would now pack the
committee. is it, sir?" demanded Mr..
Cannen, rising from his chair. sfCom-
mittees are not to be packed in this
house"
3 You were a member OF the commit
tee on rules in the fifty-first congress
when you ruled against labor, said
Schulteis, in what was apparently in
tended to be menacing tone. II went
to your district" he continued, "and
you emember what happened"
: "Your threats are nothing to me-
replied the speaker, excitedly, advanc-
ing toward his caller.
"Show this man out of here. You
see him." (This to the doorkeeper.)
"Well, never let him enter my room
again"