Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-03-19

resolution, fixing the membership COM
mittee at ten instead of fifteen. SINH
larly providing for the elimination of
the speaker therefrom. Champ Clark,
the Democratic leader. led off in de-
bate, Norris yielding the floor to him,
He was vigorously applauded when he
Speaker Cannon, but declared he
would not give his consent to any
proposition which did not provide for
the elimination forthwith of the speak
er from the rules committee And
speak for the Democrats and Insur-
gents he said. The following In
surgent Republicans voted with the
Democrats on the Norris appeal: Mel
son, Kopp, Carey, Cooper, Davidson,
Len Root, Morse (Wisconsin), Davis,
Lindbergh, Miller, Steenerson, VOL
stead of Minnesota; Kendall Hubbard,
Good, Haughn, Picketts, Woods of
Iowa; Hinshaw, Kinkade, Norris of
Nebraska; Madison, Murdoch of Kan
sas; Howland, Johnson, Taylor of
Ohio, Ames, Gardener of Massachu-
sets; Folker, Fish of New York;
PoindeXter, Martin, Gronna, Fowler,
and Hayes. 1t was understood at 2:30
that Norris before the end of the hour
allotted him under the rules, would
move the previous question thus cut
ting off debate. He yielded from time
to time a few moments thus allowing
the others to speak.
Deposed After Seven Years of Czardom
Washington, March 19.-The House
sustained the appeal from the speak
er's ruling by a vote of 1872 to 100.
The applause was mild. This brought
the Norris resolution to the front. 1t
was ordered read. The speaker had
been repudiated by the House he has
ruled for seven years. Nobody knew
just what would happen. Mr. Norris
moved that one and half hours time
for debate be given each side. Mr..
DalZell said this would be satisfac-
tory to the regulars, but shouts of OBJ
jections were heard and it was evi-
dent that no time limit could be fixed,
but the debate on the resolution pro-
ceeded at great length.
Insurgents Have Margin Of Eleven
Votes.
! Bulletin-Washingt March 19.-
Norris moved the previous question
which was ordered by vote of 17S to
169. This puts the Norris substitute
for his resolution in order and it will
be placed on it's passage.
Not Fighting the Statehood Bill.
Washington, March 19.-It be-
came known that the Arizona and
New Mexico statehood bill would re.
ceive the attention of Congress before
the close of the present session. Sen
| ators Hale and Bailey, speaking pre-
sumably for the two sides of the sen
ate chamber agreed on this point, but
their agreement did not go to the eX
tent of guaranteeing passage of the
bill
The subject came up at the close OF
Senator Cummins' speech on the rail
road bill. Mr. Hale pointed out the
Importance of keeping the railroad
measure before the senate as constant
ly as possible because of the import
ance of leaving time for the discus
sion if such measures as the code bill
4ho uto+ U,rrI,, ,,oJ, 1ct
confront" he said.
4 Mr. Bailey replied that he would
proper attention.
81 don't mean that we shall ad
journ so long as the statehood bill i:
on the calendar" he said. ''The peo
pie of Arizona and New Mexico are
entitled to admission and as far as i
is in my power I mean to force +;
final disposition of that matter"
, He proposed that the railroad bill b,
, laid aside from time to time and tn
| statehood bill taken up, saying tha
; under such an arrangement he woul,
5 guarantee that there would be no de
/ lay on railroad legislation.
Mr.. Hale responded that as he wa
not a member of either committe
having in charge the railroad bill 0
r the statehood bill, he could make n
S binding agreement. His only purpos
) he said, was to hasten the Legislation
= now before the Senate. His appea
:. therefore, was entirely in the interes
|. of the railroad measure
Cannon Defeated BY Forty Votes.
Washington, March 19.-The Norri
;, substitute was adopted by 1913 to Is
votes. The amended resolution pr
!, viding for new rules committee the
was passed.
:. Balm for Cannon.
Washington, March 19.- Burleson
(Texas), motion to declare the spea
.r er's seat vacant was defeated