The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-03-19
INSURGENTS WIN
FIRST SCRAP
CONGRESS ASSEMBLIES AND is
ORGANIZED; CANNON
SPEAKER.
OLD RULES STRIKE sNAG
Regulars Win on Shutting OF the
Wind-Jamming by the Help Of
Some Democratic Votes.

Promptly at noon Monday the gavel
fell in both senate and house of rep
resentatives and the extraordinary
session of congress was begun. Bust
ness was Immediately taken up, fol
lowing the reading of President
Taft's proclamation.
The st.ate held but short session,
adjourning until O'clock. II Is al
ready organized, having been in SEES
sion short time following the in
auguration March 4. But the house
was not organized and national in
terest centered on the election OF
speaker AS expected Rep. Jos. c.
Cannon, member of congress since
1873, was reelected to fill the Office,
about which there has been such
whirlpool of criticism in the past
| several months.
Cannon received 204 votes. Champ
Clark, the opposition leader, nomi-
mated In the Democratic caucus, was
given 16G votes. Rep. Cooper (Wis)
got eight votes Rep. Esch (Wis),
one; Rep. Norris (Neb), two, and
Rep. Hepburn (Ia), one.
The speaker. after bowling his ac-
acknowledgements, said: THE election
to the high Office of speaker which /
now hold for the fourth time by vir-
tue of your confidence and judgment,
is compliment, the honor of which
| do not underestimate and of which
am not lacking in personal appreci-
alton.
I'VE have before us a most import
ant and difficult session of congress.
| The adjustment of the national reve-
nues has been since the foundation OF
the government a fundamental ques-
ton, yielding TO none other in import
ance. Even in the Civil war the
question of adequate revenue marched
side by side with the valor of our
arms and the patriotism of our peo-
pie And in time Of peace even dis
ordered finances are prolific
source of national ills. not so acute
as those of war, but yet fruitful of
calamity for the general interest and
suffering for the individual.
These considerations should ami
mate us to high devotion to the duty
before us. We must subordinate per
sonal feelings to the general good,
trusting TO the considerate judgment
of the people for approval of our
work when it shall have been com
pleted."
AS senior member of the house. Mr..
Bingham. of Pennsylvania, admins
tered the oath to the speaker, who in
turn swore in the members
The fight on rules was Immediately
taken up.
Mr.. Dalzell (Pa.) offered the usual
resolution providing that the rules OF
the previous congress should govern
this congress. And on that motion
/ move the previous question" he
said quickly. 1t had been understood
for weeks that this motion, designed
to shut off debate, would be the signal
for the long threatened fight on the
rules.
Mr.. Clark (Mo.) demanded the ayes
and nays before Mr. Dalzell had re-
gained his seat, while Mr.. Fitzgerald
IN. ". under the guise OF making a
parliamentary inquiry of the chair,
asked. to have the rules explained.
The speaker promptly held the ques-
ton out of order and refused to recog-
nize Mr. Fitzgerald further. The
Democrats forced a roll call on Mr..
Dalzell's motion.
Rep. Townsend, of Michigan, de-
clined to vote without making a per-
sonal explanation, which the speaker
would not allow, and the Michigan
man, half regular, half insurgent.
voted present" He applauded the
victory of the regulars. however. And
IL is said he would have voted aye
III he could have said that having Sc
cured calendar day" as an early
compromise he was willing to vote
with the organization.
The previous question was ordered
1874 to 1888. Five Democrats voted
with the Republican regulars, giving
them victory OF six votes. This, 1t
was thought, foreshadowed com
plete victory for the regulars. But
when the vote on the resolution itself
was taken the insurgents and Demo-
Gratis emerged victorious. 1S9 to 1913,
accomplishing what they have long
strived for
President Taft ND to Monday
afternoon had not had an opportunity
to write single word of his tariff
measure to congress. His time is
still given over to callers and the
prospect now is that he will not
write the message before Tuesday.
This naturally will mean a compare
lively brief message expressing In
general terms his views and in no
manner going into details.
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