The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13
UNCLE JOE TAKES
BIT IN TEETH
And Runs Business in an
Original Way. pana-
ma in the Senate.
CIV the Associated Press)

Washington. Feb. 12.-Speaker Cannon
today took the bit in his teeth and ran
completely away with sanctified legisla-
tive precedent in the House. Incidental
w he broke all previous records in the
dispatch of private pension bills. Under
his guidance 500 of of these measures of
relief received the favorable considera-
ton of the committee of the whole and
passed by the House in the short space
of 1876 minutes Nearly the whole OF this
time. however. was consumed in commit
tee of the whole. The House passed the
bills zen bloc" under unanimous consent,
which the Speaker himself asked TOR.
About half of the bills were disposed al
under this 1equest-those without amend
ment When objection was temporarily
made the Speaker plainly showed his
displeasure by dragging the proceedings.
The objection was withdrawn, when the
remaining bills were declared passed
without even the formality of having the
clerk read the numbers.
Mr. Finley (S. c., was the objector.
He made the statement that he did not
consider this mode of procedure proper
for a legislative body.
1.-THE objection is perfectly proper
replied Speaker Cannon.
This method of procedure could only
be done by unanimous consent, and the
chair has been careful to fully inform
the House. and it is quite within the
power of any member to object.
Then, with the note of disappointment
in his voice, he concluded:
Collection is made The clerk will re-
port the first bill.
The first bill contained an amendment
and when the clerk announced that fact,
the Speaker inquired facetiously: Does
the gentleman from South Carolina desire
to hear the amendment read?'
"Oh. no. replied Mr.. Finley.
Well" continued the Speaker. 'the
gentleman does not know what the ma
ture of the amendment is Neither does
the chair
He then insisted ON the reading of the
entire amendment, and when this was
done. his announcement of the third read
ing and passage of this bill was notice
ably slow. In the meantime Chairman
Loudenslager, OF the Pension Committee,
and several of Mr.. F'inley's Democratic
CCllGdSutS. Went TO HIS seat IL ISIIOA-
strate with him for the objection. When
a fresh request for unanimous consent
was made no-objection was offered
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio). made what he
declared with some heat was his last at
tempt to get a day set for the consider
alton of the bill creating a joint commits
sion TO consider the question of shipsub-
sidy. His request was that this meas
Il U
20 After several objections had been
made and withdrawn, Mr.. Hardwick,
(Ga.). objected because Mr.. Bartlett, his
colleague, had objected when the request
was made previously and was not in his
seat at the time.
The House adjourned until Monday.
Washington, Feb 12.-The Senate to-
day listened to the reading by Mr.. Car
mack. of speech by Mr.. Morgan in OPP
position to the Presidents policy with
reference to an isthmian canal, and also
considered the bill appropriating 100000
TO ex-Queen Liluol1alani of Hawaii.
Speeches in support of the bill were made
to Mr.. Blackburn and Mr.. Mitchell and
in oposition by Mr.. Spooner and Mr..
Plat of Connecticut. Mr.. Spooner moved
to recommt the measure, but the voteson
this motion failed to develop a quorum
and the Senate was thus forced TO add
journ.
Mr. Spooner said his throat was in such
condition as to make it impossible for
him to deliver his speech. The speech
was an arraignment of the policy of the
President in connection with the isthmian
canal project, the Senator asserting that
the chief executive has been for the past
two years engaged in planning the evas-
ion Of the Spooner law.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.