The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-15
Secured More Votes Than thu
Combined Democratic and
Insurgent Candidates
RESOLUTION TO PERPETuATE
PRESENT RULES WAS LOST
Vote Was 1913 to 1S9 on This Question
and the Speaker is Thus Shorn Of
His Power to Appoint the House
Committees.

"oSnAn6IoH' NdicH lO.-JObepn U.
Cannon of Illinois was today re-elect.
ed speaker of the house of representa-.
tives of the Sixty-first congress, re-
ceiving 204 votes. Champ Clark OF
Missouri received 166, Cooper of Wis
consin 8, Esch of Wisconsin 1, Norris
of Nebraska 2, and Hepburn of Iowa 1.
Precisely at noon the extraordinary
session of the Sixty-first congress.
called by the president for the purpose
of enacting tariff legislation, began.
The senate already has to it's credit.
a brief session of the new congress.
this being customary, following the
incoming of the new administration,
in order that the cabinet and other
appointments might be confirmed.
When Clerk Mcdowell called the
house to order scarcely a seat was
vacant on the floor. while the gall
leries were packed to the doors. For
the first time Mrs. Taft occupied a
seat in the executive gallery. The
senate was called to order by Vice.
President Sherman. Sixty-six SEN
ators answered to their names. The
Republican side had a full represen-
tation present, while but fifteen
Democrats were in their seats.
Senator LaFollette presented the
credentials of his colleagues, Senator
Stephenson Of Wisconsin,, and accom-
panied him to the desk of the vice
president where he took the usual
oath Of ohice..
AS Is always the case with the con-
vening Of new congress, great crowds
were attracted to the capitol. but only
small percentage of these were able
to gain admittance to either chamber.
The senate being a continuous body,
its organization was complete, al
though the interest in today's proceed
ings centered on the new vice presi-
dent, James S. Sherman, and the
swearing in of Senator Stephenson of
Wisconsin, who has been reelected
after bitter fight in the legislature
Of his state.
The fight on the rules Of the house
began at 1922 p. M, when Represen-
tative Dalzell of Pennsylvania Offer
ed the resolution making the rules Of
the last house those of the present
session. The Democrats forced a roll
call on the ordering Of the previous
question. The previous question was
ordered by vote of 1874 to 1873, the ef-
feet of which was to shut of debate.
The roll then was called on the
adoption Of the Dalzell resolution.
The resolution was defeated 1S9 to
1913, thus accomplishing the success
Of the insurgents. "A scene was cre-
ated in the house when Champ Clark
and Dalzelf engaged in heated ar
gument over the right of the latter to
stand at the speakers desk during
the roll call. Clark Of Wisconsin Of
fered the resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee of fifteen
to amend the rules and with modifi-
cations making the present rules ap-
plicable for the present. He moved
the previous question on adoption Of
his resolution and the roll call was
ordered. The house refused 179 to
213 to order the previous question
with the result that the question was
left in the air.
Democrats Unhorsed.
The Democratic caucus adjourned
until o'clock tonight after adopting
the Underwood resolution binding the
Democrats to support Champ Clark in
seeking an enlargement Of the rules
committee to fifteen members elected
by the house.
Senate Committee.
Senator Hale, chairman of the Re-
publican caucus of the senate, today
announced the following as the mem
bership of the Republican committee
to select the standing committees of
the senate:
Aldrich, chairman; Kean, McCum-
ber. Crane. Flint, Sutherland. Curtis,
Borah and Dixon. The committee i'm
mediately proceeded to reorganize the
senate standing committees.
DENY CHARGE