The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-18
Contending Forces in Congress
Rest on Their Arms With Allies
in Possession of Field of Battle

ent. II probably will last until the
patience of the house is exhausted,
declares Norris. When patience is
exhausted he looks for anarchy. II
the speaker refuses a new rule for
several days they may use force to
depose him and put new speaker in
the chair.
Cannon Sleeps.
At O'Clock the insurgents, eager
to clinch the preliminary victory,
occupied the floor at intervals to en-
gage the mock proceedings and
poster Dalzell, the presiding officer.
while Cannon was taking a nap in
his Office. Gardner, of Massachusetts.
declared that theoretically the speak
er can refuse a rule until next March
4. when his term expires; but person
ALLY he believes it will be impossible
to do so in the present condition of
affairs.
AT SAB Cannon surrendered the
gavel to Representative Moore. Mem
bers questioned Moore in an effort to
Iextract information.s Maynard asked
recognition to call up the inland
waterways bill. He was told by Rep
resentative Tawney, "Now Is the time
to get all the money wanted and get
IL quick. while Uncle Joe isn't look
ing. and run away with it," Con-
gressmen were struggling into the
house at 10 a. m. expecting to re-
sumo active hostilities before noon.
Cannon was there holding the ros-
uum ready at any moment to check
any unexpected movement of the al
hed Democrats and insurgents. He
was looking pale, but determined.
Representatives Olmstead, OF Penn
sylvania, and Dwight, of New York.
were lowering near the speakers
chair to support him in any crisis that
must arise.
Beginning of Fight.
BY vote OF 147 10 1872 the insur-
gent Republicans and Democrats at
Z O'Clock last night defeated the mo-
ton Of Representative Tawney, of
Minnesota, to adjourn. The fight on
the motion to oust Speaker Cannon
from the committee on rules then
was resumed.
The regular Republicans just be-
fore s o'clock began a filibuster. Rob
erts. of Massachusetts. made a point
OF no quorum, and Crumpacker, of
Indiana, demanded the yeas and nays
on the call Of the house. The Demo-
Gratis and insurgents voted 1t down.
The fight in the house of repre-
sentatives included the extraordinary
spectacle Of Speaker Cannon stand
ing at the desk and practically CALI
ing individual members by name de-
Tending his course in committee ap-
pointments by charging leading in
surgents with refusing to abide by
the will of the majority caucus.
Came Like Bolt From Sky.
Encouraged by their repeated vic
tories over the speaker and the regu- |
lar Republicans OF the house Of rep
resentatives. the insurgents" today |
started an aggressive movement for
a change in the rules of the house,
for the purpose of eliminating Speak
er Cannon from the committee on
rules nd curtailing his power in leg
lslative matters.
Without a note of warning that so
radical a proposition would be
brought up. with the apparent sup
port of majority of the membership
,f the house, Representative Norris.
If Nebraska. obtained the floor and
offered a resolution for a change in |
he rules of the house.
For several months the "insur-
cents" had been looking forward to
his elimination of their efforts TO |
undermine or destroy the power OF
he speaker, but there had been little
DR. no thought of any possibility that
The battle for ascendancy would be
fought so soon.
Mr.. Norris insisted that the lam
yuage of the constitution gave his
resolution the same privilege that
Speaker Cannon had claimed for a