Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-02

attention. even during the prosaic
rollcalls. They seemed to under
stand that the House was making
history which would have telling ef-
feet upon the party and the coun-
try.
Cannon's Demeanor.
The most Interesting figure In this
remarkable forum, of course, was
the speaker himself. He occupied
the chair, and, in fact, consumed
much OF the time in parliamentary
rulings which he gave with an air
OF resignation. His demeanor. how
ever, did not otherwise betray per.
turbation. lie acted like a man who
proposed to stand by his guns. He
wore the usual carnation in hts
lapel.
Alert to every movement OH the
flcor the speaker kept in close touch
with lhis lieutenants, who were busy
+ lining up the forces and trying 20
prevent assertions in the face of dis
couraglng reverses.
When the census resolution was
finally taken up II required only
about Ave minutes. The House was
fighting for a principle, and Its
members were stirred as they have
net been stirred in many years.
Value of May" and "Shall" Enter
Into the Debate.
Representative Dalzell OF Pennsyl-
vania, one OF the members OF Mr.
Cannon's rules committee, had In
stantly raised point of order
against the Norris resolution.
1T is not privileged under the
constitution" he declared.
The relative values OF may" and
shall were projected into the de-
I bate by the ablest of House orators
Representative Norris took the floor
declaring that the Dalzell point OF
order did not hold against his re-
solution.
For hours thereafter Speaker Can
non sat Sphinx-like In his chair. re-
fusing to rule on the point OF or
der. and the debate continued with
out the resolution itself really being
before the House. The machine lead
ders hoped against hope that some
thing would occur to save them, that
the Democrats or insurgents would
tire and leave, that some OF their
own absenteos, who had been delay
ed uptown and who were out OF
town, would appear.
Three Republicans who were In
Philadelphia had been commanded
to return.
Mr.. Greene of Massachusetts,, max
ing speech In Baltimore, was sent
for.
The insurgents and their Demo.
cratic allies were not idle. They
held their men remarkably well
Representative Garner OF Massachu-
sets, scheduled to leave for Massa'
chusetts to deliver an address, re-
NAMED for the scene, and lined NJ
with the rules opponents.
Partisanship Lost Sight Of.
The wheel horses of the House
4 Republicans and Democrats, TOOK
turns in speaking, and everything
was done that argument could do t.
bolster up cause. Mr.. olmstead O
Pennsylvania. a candidate for speak
err, calmly and suavely supported tn
! Dalzell point of order.
Ia No % Ia tn
, far western insurgent, who has
heavy penetrating voice, and look
like Captain Hobson, made ringin
speech, attacking the Cannon regim
and appealing for its overthrow. 81
reno Payne, the Republican foe
leader, midway the afternoon debat,
took the floor for party exhortatio
such as has SELDOM. in the pas
failed to bring recalcitrants back III
0 on the reservation. II seemed thG
I his old influence was gone. It wa
t new House that looked on and III
: tened.
PAYNE Appeals in Behalf Of Presider
Mr.. Payne used the name of Pre-
sident Taft. He ponderously begge
Republicans to remember their dut
S to the administration. and not to III
set the rules by which the part!
Q held responsible by the people cnao
3 ed measures into law.
: Then came Representative Haml
{ ton Fish, millionaire Republiea
t from New York aud scion Of a fam