The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-16

Speaker the Insurgents Joined Wigh
the Democrats and Defeated DaIzeII
Resolution-Minority Leader Clark
Led right Against the Adoption of
Rules.
! Washington, d. c., March 15.-A
bitter fight was wagad in the house Of
representatives today The session
lasted until late tonight and during
the long session there We're several
! spirited debates, in which democrats
and republicans participated.
After Congressman Joseph Cannon,
OF Illinois, had been elected speaker
of the house for the fourth consecu-
tive time, the insurgent republicans.
who had voted for him, Joined with
the democrats and defeated the reso-
luton of Congressman Dalzell, pro-
Vldlng that the rules which prevailed
during the last session of congress be
made the rules of this congress. 1t
was on this resolution that the real
tight came, resulting in a victory for
the insurgents and the democrats, the
resolution being defeated by a vote
of 1872 to 1S9.
The resolution provided that the
rules of the last house be adopted
without change. 1t was known that
the vote would be close, and keen in
teresr was felt In the count. The
democrats were much elated over the
defeat of the resolution.
Minority Leader Champ Clark, of
Missouri who led the fight for the
insurgents and democrats, introduced
resolution which would have taken
the appointment of the committee on
rules from the speaker and having
1t appointed by the house.
Congressman Fitzgerald, democrat.
of New York then introduced sub
stitute to the resolution of Minority
Leader Clark, providing that by the
unanimous consent that all bills upon
which all bills on the house and un-
ion calendar may come up, on re-
quest, on certain days when the bill
In question were being considered by
unanimous consent 1t also provided
for two-thirds vote to set aside the
calendar on Wednesdays and permit
ted the minority to test the sentiment
of the house on any given bill.
bitter fight followed the introduc-
ton of this amendment. Clark and
Dalzell engaged in discussion for
some time, and then Clark and Fitz-
gerald had it for some time. Mr.. Clark
was leading the fight for the insur-
gents and Dalzell and Fitzgerald were
fighting for the amendment After a
fight which lasted for some time, the
substitute was adopted by vote of
211 to 172
Clark Nominated for Speaker
The caucus of the democratic mem
bers of the house on rules, speakership
and tariff began shortly after 10
O'Clock this morning There were q
number of absentees, probably due to
the floods interfering with travel in
the southwest.
Champ Clark was nominated for
speaker, and among other things, he
said:
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Demo-
Gratis: Last December the democratic
caucus elected me minority leader by
unanimous vote. A moment ago
you unanimously nominated me for
speaker. For these fiattering evil
dences Of your confidence and es-
TEEN | am deeply grateful.
In the last days of the sixtieth con-
gress we won some notable victories,
astonishing victories when we remem-
Der that there was a republican ma
jority of fifty-seven in that house.
I'VE achieved those triumphs by
standing together and fighting to-
gether. We can in the present con-
gress win more victories, more easily
because there is now majority of
only forty seven against us.
1--WE must stick together in order
to do our duty. rhe country expects
us to stick together and fight together
We must remember that to very
large extent we have in our keeping
the immediate future of the democra
tic party. Recent events have dem
onstrated that the republicans are dis
organized, disgruntled and at logger
heads generally. Let us close up our
ranks, present solid front and DEM
onstrate 10 the world that we are
worthy of the high vocation wherein
! we are called"
: The caucus adjourned until s
o'clock tonight, after adopting the I'M
derwaod resolution binding democrats
to support Champ Clark in seeking an
enlargement of the rules committee
te fiRteen members, elective by the
house.