Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-19

remarkable struggle in the history of
It's too carly ye, TO talk" was Re-
publican Whip Dwisht's view.
The Speaker OF this House is main
tanning a state OF anarchy here"
shouted Shackelford Of Missouri
shortly before l. o'clock. Moore of
Pennsylvania was in the chair and had
just rappei the House to order after
members had been singing "Therell
be 4 hot time in the old town to-
night
The sergeant alarms sits there"
continued Shackclfnrd, and makes no
effort 10 perform his duty because the
Speaker rray have privately directed
him To pursue that course of monaco
ton. But the sergeant at-arms is
hound to arrest abscntces and bring
them in here. When he,refuses TO do
that. he is bringing anarchy upon us.
Pecausc me Speaker finds that he is
not able to dominate the majority of
this House he has refused TO have n
quorum brought into this House
Gentlemen on this floor were routed
| out tUtlF peas " tbIllt IltIc, III
| tcrposcd Coudrey Of Missouri. why
did the scrgeant-at-arms come to my
room and get mo and leave undsturb-
ed 20 or 80 others who We're living
ncarby?" inquired ShackelfOrd.
Payne referred 10 Shackclford's re-
marks as a ',haranguc."
Il hope the winds of the caves will
cease for n few minutes shouted
Payne across the aisle toward the
Missouri member. THE gentleman
with 20 or 80 of his confederates---''
| Payne began.
Mr.. Speaker! Mr.. Speaker" shout
ed Shackclford. who objected to be-
ing referred to as having 20 or 20
| "confederateS."
They were not my confcdrrates."
he declared. "They We're the confed-
| crates of the Speaker of the House
and l make the point Of order that the
gentleman is incorrect when he says
| they We're my confederates."
Il don't think anybody on this side
of the House would associate with the
gentleman from Missouri" continued
| Floor Leader Payne. The gentleman
from Missouri has sneaked in here
l
without being recorded
A scene of confusion followed this
charge Shackelford went before the
Speakers desk and declared that he
| was there ready to answer any charge.
He insisted that he had been present
in the House during y hours excepting
two hours he had gone off to get some
| sleep.
| HardWicll, Ga. then moved to dis
pense with further procedure under
| the call of the House. At that moment
| Speaker Cannon appeared on the floor.
! Many members had come into the
House during the debate. Hardwick's
motion being carried. Speaker Cannon
assumed the chair
Rule! Rule Rule" shouted a score of
| Democrats as Mr.. Cannon hammered his
| gavel for order.
open the doors and let us have a little
| fresh air. ordered Mr.. Cannon, smiling
in response to a demonstration on the
! Democratic side. The Chair" he said
| ''in the future will rule" and again he
smiled as Democrats and insurgents
| laughed.
| Smith of Colorado defended the Speak,
! er. Campbell of Kansas told HON he had
| thought a new member of the House had
| little chance to get consideration for leg
islaton. but he had changed his mind
after learning the rules and abiding by
them.
Martin of South Dakota argued against
the constitutional privilege claimed by
Norris for his resolution to amend the
rules.
The debate drfted along with small in
terest on the part of the House 1t was
evident that a quorum was present and
it was that a committee representing the
insurgents was seeking representatives Of
the regular Republicans to confer on the
situation. The debate was regarded as
a means of permitting efforts looking to-
ward some agreement Speaker Cannon
vacating the chair to Olmsted. was an in
terested spectator. standing at the mar
bic desk Of the clerk
Again Shackelford charged the
Speaker with having filibustcred to the
detriment Of the public business. HE
has refused to perform the functions
he took an oath to perform" shouted
Shackelford
Ollie James Of Kentucky. interrupt-
ing Martin, asked whether the member
from South Dakota thought the Speak
err was delaying his decision on the
parliamentary question pending be-
cause he was still considering it, or
whether he was filibustering so that