Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-03-21

4.32 +. M.-NOrriS moved TO auJOurn.'
but withheld the motion at the re-
quest of the Speaker.
4.33 p. M.-Speaker Cannon began his
statement to the House, in which he
declined to resign, but invited mo-!
ton to dispose him from the Speaker
ship.
4.46 P. M.-Burleson of Texas offered
his resolution declaring the office of
Speaker vacant and calling for imme-
diate election of new Speaker,
Pandemonium
4.55 p. M.-Order was partially re-
stored, and the Speaker ruled that the
motion to adjourn did take precedence.
but he asked that it be withdrawn.
Norris declined to withdraw it.
SOB P. M.-The House, by division
refused to adjourn. This made the
Burleson resolution the question be-
fore the House. A roll call was i'm
mediately ordered upon it.
5.29 P. M.-The Burleson resolution
to declare the Speakership vacant was
defeated, 191 to 155.
$50 P. M.-The House adjourned
with many Republicans singing Hes
a Jolly Good Fellow" as they fell into
line to shake the hand of the Speaker.
Great ,umult and disorder reigned
around Mr. BurlesOn as he stood be-
side his desk near the center of the
House after sending his resolution to
the desk and as it's purport became
known. His Democratic colleagues
surrounded him, some urging him to
force his resolution to a vote; others
declaring that he had precitateu
things too hastily.
Kitchen of North Carolina, Hard
wick of Georgia, Garner of Texas and
Shackelford of Missouri. who had as
sistel him in drafting the resolution,
all shouted amid the turmoil to pay no
attention to the panicky requests for d
withdrawal of the resolution. Several
insurgent Republicans ran over and
entreated him to withdraw.
"It is untimely; it is suicidal" they
cried through the din.
Don't offer this now: don't do it this
think it over; begged Hinshaw of Ne
shouting in his ear.
Burleson paid no heed. He shook off
the oleaders and kept his eyes fixed on
the wall in front of the Speakers desk.
where Sherley of Kentucky was fran
tically contending that the motion to
adjourn had priority.
The Speaker was steadily hammer
ing his desk with the gavel but the
blows were hardly audible above The
racket. From all over that side of the
House. Republicans were shouting to
the clerk:
Read, Read"
They referred to the resolution. which
Rurleson had sent to the desk. the con-
tents of which they did not know.
though everybody suspected what they
were.
Half a hundred had left their seats
md were shouting in the aisles when
Hurleson. a few minutes later. pressed
tCr the adoption of his resolution
Rodenberg of Illinois elbo, ed his way
from the rear. yelling at the top of his
lur gs:
Vote on it; show your colors.
What's the matter with you?
He was jostled about but kept OF
rntiI he reached the front Of the
House. where he continued his cries
or Il vote.
Norris. in front ct the desk, was de-
mandng recognition and Il vote on
his motion to adjourn. From all parts
of the Democrats side came cries:
"Withdraw it. Withdraw it. Let's
put him out now"
Just as vehement were the shouts;
NO. don't withdraw it! Stand pat"
There were loud cries from the Repub-
lican side when the Democrats voted
against an adjournment. Some of
these cries came from regular Repub-
licans, who began to feel that the In
surgentS would reioin them on the
question of throwing Cannon out.
The Democrats cheered the vote of each
insurgent who voted against Cannon for
Speaker. They heard with surprise the
vote of Norris. when he cast it in favor
of the Speaker. A murmur of comment
passed over that side of the chamber
They taunted the insurgents who flocked
over to the Cannon support. Kitchen of
North Carolina called out:
Il never saw you fellows over there
back down like this before. The Speak
er bluffed you. but he couldn't run any
bluff on this side of the House. We called
you"
You're not going to elect a Speaker
here today, though" was the answering
shout from the Republican side.
After the vote Republican regulars
showered feicitations upon the Speaker
You are the only Speaker ever elected
twice in one session." said Dalzell as he
grasped the Speakers hand.
Defeat is bad. but victory is great"
said Scott of Kansas.
You are the biggest man in America
today" said one, and several greeted him
with Great, Mr.. Speaker, great!'
Majority Leader Payne made this state
ment tonight:
THE Democrats again have demon
strated their incapacity to take advan-
tage of a situation. They have weakened
the issue of 'Cannonism' if they have not
destroyed it altogether
THE House is left with a coherent Re-
publican majority which will enable us to
pass the legislation that President Taft
has been urging upon Congress.
Minority Leader Champ Clark issued
the following: u sAsffNl RER
THE great victory of the Democrats