The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-02
NARROW ESCAPE OF
UNCLE JOE" IN HOUSE
Speaker Saved From Humiliation by Only Seven Votes
Concessions Made by the Car Results 40 Swinging
Few Republicans Into Lne-Cannon, Angry, ia
Taunted by Democrats and Iusurgent
Republicans. .s..s.Is7sa.A

Washington, Match 2---speakef
Cannon and it's celebrated rules coh
mttee came wRhin seven yUtes OF
an humilaJng defeat. This happen
ed I'm spite of the speakers indignant
accommodation of Editor Edward
&c. Higgins and all other critics oil
the rules. In that document Cannon
described his miles in terms Moses
might have used for his sacred ten,
inscribed on the tablets of stone.
when. in spite OF this, and in spite
of an important concession brought
in by the rules committee itself,
twenty-seven unrecOnst ucted Repub.
lican rebels joined with THE Demo-
Gratis to upset him, the aged auto
crat OF the gavel was beside h.m-
self with rage. On top OF this Champ
Clark demanded a recapitu,ation Of
the vcpo, witch stood at the close
figures of 1853 to 1862. This was a
none too delicate insinuation against
methods OF the Cannon appointed
clerks at the desk in keeping the
tally.
The speaker was red in the face
with wrath and his withered hand
shook, until his gavel beat a tattoo
on his desk His voice shook, too, as
he cuffly refused Clark the recapi-
tu'ation demanded.
'Then | appeal from the decision
of the CHART" cried Clark.
Cannon angrily declared that he
would not entertain the appeal
''Gn my twenty-five years Of serv
ice in this house" shouted sPete
Hepburn, uising to his feet, 81 have
never heard a request FOR a recapitu-
lation of a vote refused
There may be many things which
the gentlemen has neither heard mol
seen, despite his twenty-five years oI
service" sneored the speaker.
AT this point. however, Asher G
Hinds, his parliamentary clerk ant
other familiars around his desk
seemed to get the old lion calmet
down a biz. Cannon read from 6
manual OF the house cmles to show
that he was absolutely in the rlgh
in refusing rtcapitulation, but h
said he would permit one, out o.
che goodness of HIS heart, and II
order that the other fellows mAgh-
not be able TO have any peg OF
which to hang a complaint.
! The recapftulatlon showed the yot
as originally announced. At Ehis poin
a youthful Deomcratfc member mad
the suggestion OF jJgglery at tn
desk stiIl stronger by asking how
certain member whom everybod
knew was out of town. was recorded
as voSnlg, the clerks az the desk
with much emphasis, replied that tn
member was not recorded as votin,
at all The Democrats ginned.
The concession by the powers tina
rule the house was brought in les
a worse thing happen to them. Eigh
: of the Republican insurgents accept
ed 1t as a sufficient reform in th
, rules. at least fcT the present. TIL
/ twenty-seven 8nreconIcllabes and I'll
Democrats denounced II as a humbue
, Victor Mrrdock of Kansas, leadinl
, linswrector said of this compromise
''Peware the Greeks bearing gifrs
THIS amendment to the rules rom
ing from the rules committee Is
/ Trcjan horse. II you look closely yo
5 can see tho members OF the rule
E committee peeping out of 1t. II yo
lock- more closely still you can 50
cold feet under 1T and supporting !
! ''Th,s was an alSusion to tn
eight middle of the road insurgent
who accented the amendment. In b'
> half OF them Townsend of AIichlga
: went after Murdoak from whom
e said such n remark came with ba