Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-21
Gem erals DGncuECs Ills AIbIrs.
lIoa Action
WAS "OuTRIG:." WILlIAMi SAYS
Minority Leader Refused to Speak to
Mr.. Cannon, Who Tried to Pass /,
of as Williams Maeks
Statement.

WASHINGTON. April 2O.-Dcmo
: cratic members of the House are
thoroughly Indignant at the manner
in which Speaker Cannon Saturday
cut off Representative John Sharp
/ Williams. the minority leader. and
adjourned the House. Republicans
support the speakers action because
they are willing TO take almost any
method TO end The Democratic nlli.
buster. which has been olntructing
legislation and bothering them con.
sidcrably.
To further facilitate present pro.
cednre by the majority In the House"
in the face of the minority filbust or
| MIR. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania. one o:
the three Republicans of the House
rules committee. yesterday introduc.
ed resolution applicable throughout
the remainder OF this season. tho
purpose of which is to do away with
the rule which stipulates the first and
third Mondays In each month rs ,he
only days on which motion TO sls.
pend the rules can be entertained bv
/ the speaker. The resolution provides
Tor this further amendment:
The vote oil agreeing 10 the mo-
= ton to suspend the rules shall In all
cases be by majority. instead of two.
! lhlrds, vote. and upon the demand of
any member opposed TO the motion q
second shalf be considered as order.
ed"
The rule as 1t now stands reonires
tellers in the ordering of second.
Mr. Williams was so indignant over
the action of the speaker that he re-
fused to speak to him when MIR Can.
non left the chair anu walked down
TO the desk of the minority leader
Such action as the sneaker fool,
III ignoring my constitutional right 10
demand n vote on adjournment. is no,
merely revolutionary. II is nm mi,
rage says Mr.. Williams.
we have had some high.handed
SPEAKERS in this House, and some OF
'hem nave belonged 10 the RepublI
cans ana some TO the Democrats but
not even Read denied the minority
me right of a rollcall, which is guar.
ahteed by the constitution of the
united States-thc constitution which
me speaker swore TO uphold when hc
took the oath of Office and which. he
violated ly his action this evening.
was calling for n division ms
loudly az could. To pretend not Ia
near viii not do in case like this
ana do not believe The country vii,
stand FOR 1t. If there Is any proof
needed that the speaker did not hea.
my demand Tor the vote It Is fonna
In the fact that he came right down
from his chair and stuck ont his hnnd
to me in a joking manner That
showed that he had heard me ana
wanted to joke the matter on. BIN
felt that 1t was my duty to the mi.
rority and the country not to lei n
be joked that, way.
Republicans, Democrats ana now.
paper men realized that he could NOT
Ihelp hearing my demand for n div.
sion. which is preparatory 10 securino
n rollcall. and is, therefore. n constI
tntional right.
II feared that those who saw the
scene would think that because ra
FUSED TO shake hands with the speaker
was angry. | was not. had moi
lost my head; simply was not going
TO let this revolutionary procedure
pass as q joke.
There are many revolutionary
methods | might take to show nv re-
sentiment of the treatment. They
would be constitutional. too-unlike
,his tonight. But I intend to do moth
ing of that kind.
| II intend to go right ahead with
inns fllhuster. demanding remedial
legislation. such as the President has
demanded, and unless the Presiden.
packs down we will ret It. If hi
backs down his utte7ancej VII he re-
garded as mere Political bmcombe