Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-15
INSURGENTS WIN A ROUND.
DazeII Of Pennsylvania Offered
Resolution to Adopt Rules
OF Last House.
democrats Forced Roilcail ON Preyi-
Gus Question; Lost-Resolution
Was Then Defeated.

Washington. March 15.-Joseph G..
cannon Of Illinois was today reelected
epcaker Of the house Of representatives.
of the sixty-hrst Congress, receiving
goa votes: Champ Clark OF Missouri.
1es. Cooper. Wisconsin. s; Esch Wis
consin, /: Norris. Nebraska, 2; Hep
burn. Iowa, 1.
I The speaker addressed the house as
Follows:
\ THE election to the high office OF
Apeater which now have for the
fAurth time by virtue Of your conf
dence and Judgment is q compliment
iAc honor of which 1 do not under
estimate and Of which I am not lack
inA in personal appreciation
1--WE have before us a most important
ana difficult session Of Congress. The
adjustment Of the national revenues
has been since the fundation Of the gov
eminent a fundamental question, yield
ing 10 none other in Importance.
we must subordinate per sonal feel
ings TO the general good, trusting 20
the Judgment of the people for approval
of our work when it shall have been
completed
INSURGENTS y ICTORIOUs.
The regulars of the house Of repre-
aantatives went down to defeat today
i'm their efforts to stave Off the move
ment TO amend the rules. BY the mar
row margin of A votes the Republican
insurgents" aided by the Democrats
were enabled To vote down a resolution
presented by Mr.. Dalzell Of Penn
svlvania making the rules Of the x
tietb Congress applicable 10 the present
Congress. For brief period the resu-
lars were victorious when they adopted
a motion for the pervious question on
the resolution, the call resulting ayes
1874; noes. 1SS Great was their cna-
grin. however, when Speaker Cannon
announced that the resolution had been
lost 1873 10 1888.
Immediately afterward Mr.. Clark CT
fored a resolution applying to the Six
ty-hrst Congress the rules Of the last
Congress but providing for material
IlnGDt NGnLf anu a4eA A'l "a N"A-aAi'eNsH
ON rules of 10 instead of five. a motion
for the previous question result d:
Ayes, l7s: noes. 2OS, and the previous
question was refused.
The eight on the rules Of the house
began at 1872 p. m. when Mr.. Dalzeil
OF Pennsylva1ia offered a resolution
making the rules Of the last house
those for the present session. The
Democrats forced "a rollcall on ordering
the previous question.
The previous question was ordered
lg4 TO 1855, the effect Of which was ID
shut off debate The roll then was
called on the adoption OF the resolution.
The resolution was defeated, les TO
1885, thus accomplishing the success OF
the insurgents.
The house refused 179 to 203 20 order
the previous question. with the result
that the question was again left IN the
ar
A scene was created IN the house
whom Champ Clark and Mr.. Dalzell en-
gagged in a heated argument over the
right Of the latter 20 stand at the
ereaker's desk during a roll call
Nr. Clark OF Missouri offered a res
olution providing for the appointment
OF q committee OF Is 10 amend the
rules and with notifications making
the present rules applicable for the
present. Mr.. Clark moved the previous
question on the adoption OF his resolu-
Ton ana a rollcall was ordered.