The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-03-18

clock this afternoon the house, arter
being in session since yesterday
morning, took recess until four o.
clock this afternoon. The fourth test
of strength was carried by vote OF
l61 to ISL amid deafening yells. In
the mean time a committee of insurg-
ents will meet a committee OF the
regulars" and endeavor to agree on
a resolution increasening the commit
tee on rules. During the morning
meeting vita this object was held but
no definite understanding was reach
ed. One tning seems to be the certain
elimination of the Speaker as a inean-
Der of the committee. This will be in
sisted upon What the afternoon will
bring forth in this history-making
tight against Speaker Cannon and the
House organization, remains TO ibe
seen.
The insurgents voted with the reg
ulars" on the motion for a recess in
order TO get time to consider q cocn-
promise.
Champ Clark for Speaker.
The election of minority leader
Champ Clark as Speaker was serious
ly considered today by some of the
regular" Republicans They say they
would follow the Democrats in pref
erence to Republicans who defy the
majority of their party in the House.
This course would be contingent upon
the defeat of the organization in the
present crisis.
Washington, March 1s.-All night
and until late this morning tae Dem
ocrats and insurgent Republicans sue
cessfuIy held the fort" against the
regular Republican organization in
the fight precipitated yesterday a
gainst the present House rules and
no one can yet predict the result OF
the memorable struggle.
In the early morning hours. howev-
er, the indications were that Speaker
Cannon and the regulars were at
the point of a decisive defeat at the
hands OF the insurgents and the Dem
oc-ats, VINO had been pounding them
relentlessly upon every Issue upon
which there was a vote. The 'regu-
lars," in fact, took to the woods"
after several attempts to secure q
recess and failed.
The late hours of the night were
spent in an increasingly indignant ef-
fort on the part of the party Demo
Gratis, who had forced the call of the
House, to learn why the sergeant-at-
arms was bringing in no Republican
absentees, but had brought i1 five
Democrats.
A stubborn flibuster ON the part of
4 - fhn
zanization, with their backs to the
wall, was equally relentless. The at
tack on the part OF tie allies, was to
overthrow the present control of the
House.
| The big fight, totally unexpected.
was precipitated late in the after
noon, when Representative Crum-
packer tried again to secure consid-
Grafton of his resolution amending G
the census act. The issue was purely
parliamentary, but the same on which
the Speaker had been defeated the
day before. The organization appar
lently labored under the delusion that
they had gained enough Democratic
votes to turn into victory the defeat
Of the day before. but they were sad
ly mistaken, for they were again de
cisively beaten.
The Democrats and insurgents lost
no time in taking advantage Of the
situation. Morris, of Nebraska. forth
with produced a resolution providing
for the reorganization of the Commit
tee on Rules, making the number fif
teen and making the Speaker ineligi
BILE. Then the fireworks began witf
a whoop and a roar.
! Both sides exhausted their retori
cal resources in attempting a defense
Finally Uncle Joe" relinQuished thu
chair to Representative Dalzen ant
went to ais room, occasionally con
ing into the House to listen to tn'