The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20


his fpht-that the house is working out
its own salvation,
Delay the Hope Of Cannon.
Through the long afternoon today,
while the regulars stoutly retreated in
sort of fabian policy before the at
tacks of the combined enemy. there
was faint hope that the presidential aid
might come. Delay was the great hope.
! No sooner had the speaker entered the
rostrum, greeted by the mingled cheers
of the regulars and galleries, than Mr..
Gaines of West Virginia moved that the
house take recess.
"No, No. Mol" screamed the Demo
Gratis, And roar Of noise IN similar
spirit from the insurgent ranks told OF
their displcasure at such programme.
"Bang, Bang, Bang!" came in stated
raps from the gavel of the speaker,
Half dozen men were on the floor at
once trying TO attract the attention of
the chair. The quietude of the blind
chaplain 8 prayer had given away to
confusion and bedlam.
Speaker Cannon, who had read the
writing on the wall, prepared for a final
play. He was really to make his rul-
ing on Mr.. Dalzell s point of order
against the original Norris resolution.
This was looked upon as the culmina.
tion of the fight. In a clear, mistaken
voice, Speaker Cannon began reading
his opinion. 1t was couched in legal
terms, but the insurgents, many of
whom are lawyers and learned in the
rules of parliamentary practice, listened
with rat attention.
Norris Moved an Appeal.
When the clause was reached in
which the Norris resolution was over
ruled, noisy demonstration broke
loose. The regulars cheered and clapped
their hands. while the insurgents
groaned and hooted and added generally
to the din. The Democrats, stolid and
determined, sat silent, listening to their
political foemcn, No sooner had the
tative Norris was on his feet moving
an appeal. John Dalzell of Pittsburg,
one of the speakers closest aherents.
gained the attention of the house and
moved that the appeal be tabled.
At this luncture Joseph f. Gaines Of
West Virginia, conferee of Dalzell,
yelled above the din, without recogni~
ton from any one in particular, "Mr.
Speaker, ] move we adjourn. ~ Mr.
Gaines is tall. well-built man, blessed
with plenty of lungs, and his motion
reached the ear of Speaker Cannon, who
recognized 1T. A vote was ordered on
the motion to adjourn, but it was met
with n flood of "Noes. -
The speaker pounded Justify with his
gavel until some semblance of order
was restored and then put to n vive
voce vote the motion of Mr., Dalzell,
This roll call was unique in the annals
Of the house.
Insurgents Are Victors.
Members were too excited to sit in
their seats and the noise which was
hn
nigh deafening, Each member shouted
his vote at the top of his lungs and at
the end the speaker calmly announced
that the insurgents had won their point.
This was their first victory of the
day. Another vocal celebration en-
sued. The vote was: For the motion,
1854; against, 1S1
ture took an active hand in the pro-
ceedings. He asserted that order be
restored and said that the Democrats
had already lost several votes because
they could not be heard above the
racket. After several Intellectual at
tempts to make himself heard, Mr..
Clark sat down mopping his brow.
Previous Question Demanded.
Representative Norris was now or
his feet striding toward the speaker IS
ro>srum and waving his arms for recop-
milton. He got the attention of the
chair and moved the previous question
on his resolution. putting off further
debate. "The debate upon this reso.
luton has already proceeded two days
and it may go on forever if a check
| is not put to it now,' cried the Ne.
| braskan.
Representative James r. Burke, who
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