The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-19

The Speakers friends admit that the
r>nurSe which they advised OF a gentle
Tncn's ayreemeni IN merely bubble
thai - Intended to save the Speaker
uersonal feelings IN the event oT things
going against them, Il IN not all at certain
thai a voluntary withdTawal by the
Speaker from the Rules committee after
March I neat would h. satisfactory "a
,he real insurgents. Men like Cooper
IT Wisconsin. MurSiock of Kansas. Pom
DEXTER 81 Washington and one or two
Others insist that they will he satisfied
with nothing fesss than definite state
nieut NJ elimination IN the resolution.
Representative DAly.ll ~ Pennsylvania
vas IN conference for long time with
Sreak-g cannon tonight and there were
further conferences between the com
mitte,s Of the two factions. hut II was said
that not hing definite would be determined
until IN" joint m~-ting of the committees
~ 'ClOCk tomorrow
- wAs the general impression here to-
night that II Suealk.r Cannon consented
90 give his word that he will retire from
the Rules Committee after March next
and compromise plan is carried through
on this basis u ~ill mean his elimination
also from the Speakership and possibly
from active politics.
TO RrLE oN NORRIS RESOLUTION.
10 - the intention OF the insurgents to-
night. n no agreement il reac he'd at the
conference tomorrow morning. to insist
upon ruling by the speaker immediately
after the House reconVsneS on the point
cf order raised on the Norris resolution
II IL under this point Of order that the
fight OF more than twenty-four hours has
been carried on The Norris resolution.
providing for the reorganization 81 the
Rules Committee. was introduced under
the plea OF a constitutional privilege
Representative. Dallell made he point Of
order that constitutional privilege did not
Apply. and Speaker Cannon. holding his
ruling back on this point. has let the de
Rate run on for more than twehty-tour
hours in the hope finally Of finding himsel
in q position where h- viii he able To defeat
the resolution
That the speaker will deliver his ruling
on the point Of order tomorrow morning
~ pretty certain. Mi cannon was ON
the point Of delivering his decision just
before the House took recess a. O'Clock
this afternoon The Speaker seemed 60
he in a pretty angry mood ard il Mas
said that he was resenting the sugges-
tons that were being made by his friends
In compromise
The Chair ~ prepared to rule. said the
speaker "a he banged his desk with his
gavel
CANNON sURPRIsEs MS SUPPoRTERs
In a moment the House was IN silence.
but before the speaker had begun Repre-
r..
that a recess he taken until tomorrow
morning Representative Bartlett OF
Georgia said that this motion was out Of
order and he was sustained 10y the Speaker
ihIs action at Mr. Cannon ocCasioned
almost as much suTprlss among his sup
poFter- "a ~ announcements that he NtAs
ready 10 rule on the point OF order u
- a. ~ tdenr ina something had gone
wrong ucIWeen the speaker aud ms
iT'ends
R@pr sentative Games 81 West Virginia
vas ~ his is,t IA a second with a motion
trst tie Sp-sk - ruling ~ %. 'pOn@d
urtIi tomorrow morning This motion
VS. CsrTi-d 10y e. vote IT 1871 Ia t5l. many
oi h ILsurg, nts thus voting for delay
m they had lT ady cpud. inn,-t IA pre-
vious votes Dn. Ut the most interesting
f"stur sbout thus ballot was the voting
az Rcpr sent tive Mann of Illinois. on"
Of Sp-sk-r CsLnon- closest friends. Hr
cast HE ballot against - pOstpon-m-nt
ct 'h@ ruling
said Mr. Msnn later I voted against
posFpon inert bccaus' ! WIS not willing
% continue IN. nght. I am not willing
10 agree - any proposition thu far suG
g~ss.sd by th- So-Call"d insurgents II
they want 10 tska IN. responsibility ~
dIsTupting the organization ~ m" HOUSE
thar n their right ana ! would not under
take 20 CRITICS. them. II they win they
will have IN. responsibility II legislation
and I will hay" 'he fun ~ b"lng m a
minority
INST RGhNTs ~ MORE CoNCILTAGoRY MOOD
This vote wasn't the first ona ~ tn.
day in which the insurgents had shown
that they were IN a more conCtlistory
mood than they he'd he@n m last night :
session. They had broken sWay from
their DemoC'atiC allies for the first time
IN two days m vote AZ o clock m the
afternoon proNlding for recess until
Z o clock ON that vote Representatives
Miller Perkins. Fish. NolStesd Foalkcr.
Woods. Kendall kinksid and Pickett
sepatated from the Democrat and the
real radicals and cast their votes with
the regular organization They a.
planned that they had done this because
they believed the interest II the nal ty de
msnded a satisfactory compromise n u
could he reached
In the vote taken Al o'clock for a
possponement vt the Speakers ruling
until Tomorrow morning the regular
Republicans gained four more votes from
the ranks " the Insurgents Gardner
HinshAw. SteeneraOn and Hayes Be
sldes these Davidson. who had not voted
on the previous reC@s- vote. cast his halo,
with the regulars. while Fnelker. who had
voted on the first recess motion. failed .
TO vote this time All told, the regulars I
bad taken twelve insurgent votes on this
ballot.
The near insurgents declared. however.
that there was no rinihcance IN this
change. that they would ~ found lined .
M firmly with the Democrats tomorrow
morning " the Compromirs did not 60
through The insurgents say that they
w,ll have thirfy-thres Rspublican votes
against he Speakers point ~ order ruling
and that there will 10 fully that number /
voting against the regular organization I
On the question ~ recognizing The Ho'i-a
rules.
Sctns NJ the insurgents figured that
they would he able 10 defeat the Speaker
on hiss point ~ order ruling hy ~ least
four votes ana thav hoped 10 ba abb. to-
make the margin still wider on the ques-
ton ~ me rIles
DENoCRATs y N'ERTAIN