The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-13
SPEAKERS VOTE
IS CHALLENGED
VOTED YES ON PROTECTION or
ALL silL WHEN VOTE
WAS TIE.
POINTS OUT PRECEDENT



! Washington, Dec 1.-THE hoasa
itcday was in its old time form. NJ
particular program had been mapp9
fcut, but under the call Of committees
several measures. Ia which the men.
hers were especially Interested. anil
Yin some cases vitality concerned wefs
considered With few eXeepsioHs
tlhey epgcndered The iiueiiest sort IL
ldebatc, and it was disclosed that ire
Heroes for ca against them were fslllr
Illned up for the FRAY. Parliamentary
tactics were freely resorted 10, wlth
The result that the roll was called iiye
times.
The FIRST wranel occurred on the
resolution iiyir boundary line BE-
tween Colorado, Oklahoma and Neg
EMr;Iee, which was adopted by a gocd
i Aajorlty but not without two roll
Icals The house by decisive vote
Irefused 10 further consider the bill
providing for the arbitrary settlement
| of disputes between employers AMI
Iomployes.
Protection OF Aliens.
The question Of states rights fit
|ured prominent IN the debate in tha
house today on the bin providing ftr
the protection of aliens in the Eaite9
States in accordance with treaties en-
tered into with foreign powers The
bill is designated TO relieve the United
States from what was stated on the
floor by Mr.. sheHey. OF Kentucky
to be an embarrassing and often hu
initiating position arising from It's in.
ability to max good the obligations Of
Iits tFeaties ter. The ilpatecfion q for
Ieisners This countrft ~4-fs..
The opponents Of the measure prac
tically were a unit in contending tina.
the laws Of the states were ample 10
meet The situation whenever It rfr.
sentcd itself
After a lengthy discussion on th,
bill # was passed 100 to 80. The vote
was so close that the speaker Orders
ed recapitulation, This disclosed
that the vote actually stood ld0 h.
100 The die was broken by the vote
OF the speaker in the affirmative.
which again passed the bill
Speaker Challenged.
DeArmond of Missouri. challenged
the speakers yote on the ground that
II had no right TO cast it after the
yot bad been closed He contended
the only duty OF the speaker in such
case was 10 announce the result OF
the recanitulation.
IN an elaborate decision. supported
by precedents which he read. the
speaker held he mad absolute right 60
vote and be declared his vote would
stand
From The speakers decision
>e'Armond appealed. but in rio
meantime Mr Jenkins moved to az
ioun. On that proposition the roll
call was forced. resulting, ayes 81
and NAYS %. and thus the House a.
coldnely adjourned.
Secret Service Matter
The action 10 be taken 10y the sen.
ate in asserting It's lisuea-ute Or
cause Of President RoasnuIts me-.
SAGE ia regard To- tIc saH.t eer,ici
has not been ou1aeI Htl any
lefuiteness. 10 has been suggested
that Senator Burrows. chairman q
.he committee ou Tusua ana ,ie.
lions would Do che uHole aerson 70
l6er th4t Iss0lutlr tHa.oWs tu
BOT set consented to TO So Do is
Ikrr tho resolution wiu b. H
leuuCal tgfals oi the house rcsoit.
l1D. providing tor the appointment
.f select committee TO ,onshei
ha whole subject The resolution. IL
BrreI win Doe submitted 70 Che sep
te Monday
Dc s evident that The house dos
oi intend .o take aay tasu aetol
% -eausiug the. president COR tts
tat.melts be- made a Dos me-sa.s
riaz the action eff congress a.
l. .ast session with reference OBJ GO
..rtt service The r-Hu.tfe. eli
giutel yesterday diI rt utet tallr
ut Do is expected t1 come i.E-th.t
lcEiay The understand be- i- h.s.
sgr that ua report riI BE- made by
BIZ committee uHiT fta latter nau
e rest wees