The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-16

said:
Il present the second man in the his
tory of the United States that has been
elected speaker of the house four con-
secutive times-tbe Honorable Joseph G.
Cannon of Illinois,
Address OF the Speaker.
The speake raddressed the house as
follows:
"The election to the high office of
speaker, which l now have for the fourth
time by virtue of your confidence and
judgment, is a compliment. the honor of
which ! do not underestimate and of
which 1 am not lacking in personal APP
probation.
I'VE have before us most important
and difficult session of congress. The
adjustment of the national revenues has
been since the foundation of the govern
ment fundamental question, yielding to
none other In Importance
We must subordinate personal feelings
to the general good. trusting to the judg-
ment Of the people for approval of our
work when it shall have been completed. -
AS senior member of the house. Mr.
Bingham of Pennsylvania administered
the oatn of office to the speaker, who in
turn swore in the members.
All the Republican caucus nominees for
the various offices Of the house were re-
elected.
The slate offered by Minority Leader
Clark follows:
Clerk-W. p. Kimbau Of Kentucky
ergeant-at-Arms-J. T. Ellington Of
North Carolina
Postmaster-Robert L. Douglass, South
Carolina
Doorkeeper-wiIliam w. Adams of In
diana.
Chaplain-George A. Backus of Mary
land.
The usual committees were appointed
to notify the senate and the president that
the house was ready for business.
Fight Over the Rules.
The attention of all the members was
concentrated on the rules Mr.. Dalzell
rose to offer the usual resolution pTovid-
ing that the rules of the previous con-
gress should govern the present congress.
And on that motion / move the pre-
vious question" he said quickly. 1t had
been understood that for weeks this mo-
ton, designed to shut off debate, would
be the signal for the long threatened fight
on the rules. Mr.. Clark of Missouri de-
manded the ayes and noes before Mr.
DalzeI had regained his seat, while MIR.
Fitzgerald Of New York. under the guise
of making q parliamentary inquiry Of the
chair, asked to have the rules explained.
The speaker promptly held the question
out of order and refused to recognize Mr..
Fitzgerald further. The Democrats, led
by Mr.. Clark, forced a roll call on Mr..
Daizell's motion. During the call of the
roll Mr.. Townsend Of Michigan sought
to make a statement in explanation of
his vote The speaker held that he could
not do so. Mr.. Townsend then voted
present
/ The previous question was ordered
/ yeas, 1874; nays, lSS; present, 1. Mighty
shouts went Up from the Republican side.
many members standing on chairs and sp-
plauding shrieking and otherwise mani
| Testing their delight at the defeat OF tho
| Insurgents
| on the adoption of the resolution the
Democrats forced another roll call, but
before this was begun the speaker, Champ
Clark and Mr.. Fitzgerald became involved
4 in a controversy over a request by Mr.
Defeat of DaIzeII.
The speaker refused to enter into the
/ proposition and sharply directed the clerk
to proceed with the call. The vote re-
/ suited:
Ayes, 1Ss; noes, 1s3-
/ On the Dalzell motion to adopt the rules
/ the following thirty-one Republicans vot-
ed in the negative: Cary, Cooper, David
/ son, Kopp, Kustermann, Lenroot, Nelson
and Morse of Wisconsin; Fowler of New
/ Jersey. Gardner and Lowering of Massa-
| chusetts, Grenna of North Dakota, Hayes
of California, HollingswOrth and johnson
] of Ohio. Madison and Murdoch of Kansas
/ Good, Haughen, Hubbard. Kendall, Pick
/ EFT and Wood of Iowa, Hinshaw, Kink aie
/ and Norris of Nebraska, Lindbergh, Da
Il Wis, Stevenson. Volstead' of Minnesota
II Poindexter of Washington
Inc Democrats LOT tIle TulGS vert
II Riordan of New York. B-oussard OF
/ Louisiana, Estopinel of Louisiana, O'Con
/ nell of Massachusetts.
Representative Townsend of Michigan
\ voted present under an agreement will
II Representative Russell of Texas.
II Conroy, Fornes and Goldfogle of New
l York and Moon of Tennessee who voted
I with the regular Republicans ON ordering
/ the previous question, voted against tn,
/ adoption of the rules. The vote of Rep
III Tesentative johnson of Ohio increased tbs
L insurgent vote of 80 on the previous ques
/ ton to 81 on the adoption of the rules.
II Pandemonium broke out among the
II Democrats and insurgents.
II Their demonstration exceeded by fai
Il that of the regular Republicans when the
II previous question was ordered. 1t wa.
some time before order was restored.
Champ cIark's Resolution.
1 When the noise had subsidized, ChamI
Il Clark, amid Democratic cheers, Offered
\ the following resolution affecting thu
/ rules:
Resolved. That the rules of the house
\ of representatives of the Sixtieth con
i gress be adopted as the rules of the hous'
II of repre- sentatives for the first or extra
Il session of the Sixty-first congress, fnclud
ind the standing orders of March an,
/ March IL. 1900 (relating to consideration o
n pension and claim bills on friday which
Il are continued in force during said frs
\ session. with the following amendment
l to said rules of said Sixtieth- congress:
II First That the speaker be. and he !.
II hereby authorized to appoint the follow
I ing standing committees and others
\ unless ne is hereafter specifically author