The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-19
finish fight
c. 6 IN THE HOUSE
Cannon 0ver-Ruled Today and It
Looks as If He Will Be
Shorn of Power
NO DECISION AT CONFERENCE
"UncIe Joe' Holds Norris Resolution
to Eliminate Speaker From Com
mittee is Out Of Order But
Ruling is Voted Down.

Washington, ID. c.. March 1s.-With
the warning factions apparently rs de-
termined as ever to fight out to bitter
end the contest precipitated by resclu
tion To increase the membership of the
committee on rules and drop there
from the speaker. the House reasscm-
bled at noon today. No whit abated
by the adjournment of yesterday even
ing interest was so pronounced toda /
that there was practically a fun at.
tendance on the floor of the House and
the gallery was tnronged None could
be found today who could venture
what was anything more than an opin-
ion as TO the outcome and the political
aGversaries were i'm line ready 10 re-
new the conflict when the House WAS
called to order.
An hour before the House was to
meet a conference of representatives
of the Regular and Insurgent Republi-
cans, which had been in session nearly
two hours, broke up without reaching
an agreement. When the Insurgents
came out of the room they declared It
that frame of mind they awaited the
assembling of the House. The mem
bers of the conference were Regulars,
Payne, New York; S. Dalzell, Pennsyl-
vania; Smith, Iowa; Towney. Mimi;
Mann. III. Insurgents: Morris, Neb-
raslSa; Gardner, Mass; Hayes. Cal;
Lenroot, Wis; Hartin. South Dako-
ia.
Have Cannon Surrounded.
There was a conference just before
the house convened in Champ Clark's
room between Clark, his chief lieuten-
ant, Underwood, (Albany)' and two or
three others of the Democratic leaders.
We've got Cannon surrounded and
there's no hope of his escape" said
James. (Kentucky.) This is the final
result of his tyranny over this house"
As soon as the invocation was con-
cluded upon the opening of the House.
Cannon read his decision on the Norris
resolution declaring 1t out of order.
Norris Immediately made a motion ap-
pealing from the decision and Dalzell
followed with motion to lay the ap-
peal on the table. A vote was taken on
Dalzell's motion and the roll call pro-
ceeded amidst much confusion. 1t re-
suited in the defeat Of the Dalzell mo-
In, On hi, foot and
moved the previous question Burke
CPennsylvania) urged debate be per-
mtted on the resolution and urged
Norris to withdraw his motion. The|
democrats and insurgents united in
shouts of protest and Norris refused To
withdraw his motion. The previous
question was then ordered by vote OF
ayes, 1872 and noes. 160 This would
bring direct to vote the appeal from
the speakers ruling. and that vote was
the one that apparently would regis
ter the speakers fall
Norris moved that one al one-halt
hours for debate be given each side
and he offered substitute Tor nus
resolution, reducing the number of the
committee to ten, but still eliminating
the speaker. There were many pro-
tests against limiting the debate ana
this proposition was not urged. The
debate then commenced. Norris yield
ed the floor TO Champ Clark, Demo-
cratic leader. He spoke briefly, de-
claring the Democrats will not con-
sent to any proposition that did not
eliminate the speaker from the com
mittee.