Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19

sas; Rowland, Johnson and Taylor OF
Ohio; Ames and Gardner of Massachu-
sets: Foelker and Fish Of New York:
Poindexter of Washington; Martin of
South Dakota; Gronna of North Dakota;
Fowler of New Jersey and Hayes OF Cali
fornia.
The insurgents had estimated their
strength at thirty-three, but they gained
Ohio, and lost Parsons of New York,
who heretofore had voted with them In
termittently. Martin of South Dakota
was also considered an accession.
Agreed on Amendment.
1t soon became known to members TN
both sides that an agreement had been
entered into by insurgents and democrats
for an amendment of the Norris resolu-
ton, so as to provide for committee on
rules to consist Of six republicans and
four democrats. representatives of each
party to be selected by party caucuses
and elected by the House.
A further agreement by the insurgents
among themselves was that they would go
into the republican caucus and be bound
by the selections for membership on the
committee on rules as they might be
made by the caucus.
Mr.. Olmsted in the chair announced
that the House had refused to uphold
the decision Of the Speaker by vote of
16O to 1872.
Mr. Olmsted then ordered the reading
~ done when Speaker Cannon re-
turned ard took the. gavel.
Mr.. Norris Of Nebraska. being recog-
nized. sought an agreement for di-
vision of time for the debate upon the
resolution. He suggested that one and
a half hours on each side be agreed
upon for the debate. Mr.. Dalzell of
Pennsylvania at once accepted the Of
fer.
To this proposed agreement Mr.. Ro-
denberg of Illinois objected, saying he
thought there should be allowed five
hours on either side for the debate.
Derisive laughter from the democratic
side greeted the suggestion of the
member from Illinois.
House in Confusion.
Suggestions and counter suggestions re-
lating to the course that should be fol-
lowed and to the parliamentary status
which would apply to the consideration
of the resolution threw the House into
confusion.
A demand for the previous question cut
short all effort for unanimous consent,
and Mr.. Norris. who was surrounded by
a group of insurgents, offered an amended
resolution. which he said he would sup
port It provided for committee on rules
TO consist Of ten membership republicans
and four democrats-instead or the pres
ent committee OF five members, three re-
publicans and two democrats
II provided further that the committee
on rules should be elected by the House
and that 1.-THE Speaker should not be
member of it, also that the committee
should elect It's CHAIRMAN from It's o"i
membership.
The substitute resolution also provided
that the new committee should be se-
lected within ten days from the passage
| of the resolution.
Representative Mann attempted to take
Mr. Norris off the floor on the ground
that his right to that privilege had ex-
pired but the Speaker at once suggested
that Mr. Norris again held the floor IN
view of the new resolution being offered
and that Mr.. Norris had yielded to MI
nority Leader Champ Clark. Mr.. Clark
said he had something to say and he
| didn't cafe whether anybody liked It or
not
Not a Personal Fight.
This is not a personal fight against
the Hon. Joseph G. Cannon personally
said Mr. Clark amid storm Of APP
| plause.
ct can lay my hand on my heart" con-
tinued Mr.. Clark. land truthfully assert
| that the personal relations between that
distinguished parsonage and myself have
| always been pleasant. This Is fight
against a system. I think 1t is a bad
| system as far as this committee on rules
! IL concerned. 1t does not make any diff
ference to me that this system is sancti-
| fed by time. There has never been any
progress in this world except by the over
throw of precedents and the establish
ment Of new presidents"
I Frequent applause interrupted the
/ democratic leader, who continued to say
the committee on rules ''gives the Speak
| er more power than any one man ought
to have over the destinies of this repub'
lic"
| I'VE made use Of our minds some
! (C.ontfnued On Fourth PaRe1