The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-19
DRAWN BATTLE IN
THE HOUSE SO FAR
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burden of the battle for the last two
days from the Democratic side and he
showed the effects of the long strain.
When the motion to adjourn was put
seat on the Democratic side and made
his way wearily out of the chamber,
apparently glad a respite had come.
Representative Underwood was more
specific as to what attitude the Demo
Gratis might be expected TO take when
the house convenes tomorrow.
elf the regulars and insurgents come
together on any basis that does not
provide for the election of new
committee on rules by the house and
the elimination of the speaker from
the committee. the Democrats Will op"
pose it to a man. ne said.
summoning AL Strength
What the outcome will be when
the house convenes tomorrow, no one
would venture to predict. The Repub-
hcan leaders are sparing no ehort TO
get every regular Republican absentee
on the ground for the final test vote
if il comes Although practically all
of those who are impaired have arrived,
ii was apparent the leaders were not
sure of their strength or the Issue
would have come to wore today,
The insurgents confidently claim
when the final vote is taken on the
Norris resolution. their total vote Will
be thirty-three, which, compincd with
fhe full Democratic vote. would be
more than a safe majority of the house.
The Democratic leaders, so far, have
held their forces strictly i'll hand, ana
on every vote pollcd their full! strength.
Tomorrow morning at 9 o clock the
regular and insurgent leaders VIII meet
in the room of the ways and means
committee of the house to discuss a
possible compromise Both sides ad-
mittcd tonight that no tangible basis
of compromise had been suggested.
They said only vague generalitles had
been discussed in the conference today,
and had been broached by either side
giving promise of ground for getting
together.
1t was said today the attitude of
Speaker Cannon himself is the greatest
stumbling block in the way of com"
promise The speaker declines 10 be
eliminated from the rules committed
The insurgents who voted today on
the final roll call with the regulars for
postponement Of the business until to.
New York: Davidson, Of Wisconsin;
Woods, Good Pickett and Kendall. of
Iowa; Steenerson and Miller, of. Min
nesota Kincaid and Ninshaw, Of Ne
braska; HAYES, of California, and
Gardner, of Massachusetts.
Cannon Not Yet Weary
Speaker Cannon looked fresh as a
peony, considering the tax on his
strength during his all-nieht vigil. From
noon yesterday to 2 clock this morn
ing he sat almost continuously in the
chair or stood near the rostrum
The nap that he took in his office
a 2 n 'Tlnrk }bIa 10
hour constituted his entire rest When
the house adjourned today he showed
little of the WEAKNESS naturally ex-
nected from a 74-year- old man who had
been under such a strain. He and Miss
Cannon had a dinner engagement for
tonight. When Miss Cannon telephoned
to know If he felt able to keep the
engagement. he responded enthusias-
tieally that he certainly was going to
that dinner.
Mr.. Mann of Illinois. chairman of the
house committee on interstate com
merce and close friend and supporter
Of Speaker Cannon, voted against his
fellow regulars on the postponement
proposition, because the speaker was
prepared to rule; | was prepared to
have him rule and I was ready to sup.
port his ruling
~ have great deal of doubt -
said Mr.. Mann, "about the desirability
of taking a recess to effect something
that does not seem likely to be ef-
fected, l am not willing TO agree to
any proposition that has yet been
suggested by any of tho so.caled In
surgents. and if they want to take
the responsibility of disrupting the
organization Of the house, they have
the right and 7 have no criticism to
make, If they win, they will have
the responsibility Of legislation, and
] will have the fun of being in the
minority
~ still hope n satisfactory solution
of the whole matter will be reached -
Representative Olmstead said tonight.
~ certainly hope there will be har.
mopious outcome.'
Mr.. Olmstead is one Of the speakers
licutenants and mentioned conspicu-
ously in the gossip as the next speaker
Carried Over for Day.
was present when the delay in the
fight until tomorrow was voted various
motions were made, some for the pur-
pose of obtaining an immediate ruling
and others to postpone the ruling until
tomorrow. Finally the motion by Mr.
Gaines of West Virginia. that the rul-
ing be postponed until 12:05 O'Clock
tomorrow, was put to the house and
the roll was called.
The effect of this motion would be
TO carry the question into another legis.
lative day. all previous motions being
for a postponemeBt to IL: :55 o'clock,
which would continue tho present legis.
iative day,
BY tote Of 164 to $50, the house