Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-24
SPEAKER CANNON DEFEATED
BUT CHALLENGE TURNS TIDE
TO HIS FAVOR.
MOTION TO VAGATE SEAT LOST
Norris Amended Resolution is Adopt
ed by 1s1 TO i55-"Unele Joe's"
offer to Vaeste Chair Voted
Down, iet TO 1866.

Washington, d. C.-Speaker Can.
non and his supporters were defeated
on their first test of strength at l
o'clock Saturday afternoon when the
house, by a vote Of 164 to ISL, re-
fused 10 lay on the table an appeal
from the chair, sustaining the point
OF order made Thursday by Congress
man Dalzell.
This, which marked the beginning Of
the end Of Cannon domination, was
followed quickly by vote which over
rode the speakers ruling and cleared
the way for the Norris resolution
which will modify the rules of the
house so that Cannon will be stripped
Of the power he SO long has welded.
The announcement OF the result Of
the vote, showing that the combined
insurgent and Democratic forces had
a margin of II votes on the regulars,
was greeted with the widest cheer
ing on the part of the victorious fac
ton.
The Republicans who had cheered
Cannon wildly when he came into the
chamber to take the chair at the be-
ginning Of the session were silent and
defeat was written on their faces.
Some of the most confident prophets
had given the insurgents a margin OF
IL votes.
After the FIRST vote had been an
,o,nood nanr,eartatEya Nforris than
moved the previous question. This
had the effect of cutting of all de-
bate. He stated that the debate had
been continued for two days and it
now was time for some definite action
to be taken.
Immediately after he sat down a
roll call on the vote to sustain the
appeal from Cannon's ruling was Or
dered.
AS soon as the speaker had an
nounced his ruling an appeal from it
was taken and he was overruled by a
vote of 100 to 1872.
Then Representative Norris OF
Nebraska had his resolution read and
Immediately offered a substitute, de-
creasing the membership of the COM
mittee on rules from fifteen, as first
proposed to ten, with six Republicans
and four Democrats, and eliminating
the geographical division feature. The
resolution still required the election Of
the committee by the house, however.
II follows:
There shall be a committee on
rules, elected by the house hitherto
the committee of FIVE, like all other
house committees has been appointed
by the speaker, consisting Of ten
members, six of whom shall be men,
bers of the majority party. The
speaker shall not be member of the
committee, and the committee shall
elect its own chairman from its mem
bershfp.
Resolved, That within ten days
after the adoption Of this resolution
there shall be an election Of this com.
mittee and Immediately on It's election
the present committee on rules shall
be dissolved"
Then ensued discussion as to the
allotment Of time or debate, in which
Representative Rodenberg of Illinois
objected to one and one-half hours
10 side Mr.. Rodenbergs objection
created some surprise, and even Re
preventative DRlzsIl, chairman of the
present committee on rules, and
Leader Payne and others asked him
why he objected.
Finally, Norris, after denying anJ
personal feeling toward the speaker
moved the previous question on hi
substitute and amendments. This wa
ordered, 17s to 159. The Norris sub
stitute then carried, 1913 to 153, eigh
members changing their votes ant
casting them for the substitute, on tn,
ground that 1t was better than tn
original They were Barnard AM
Crumpacker Of Indiana, Holdings
worth of Ohio, Kopp and Kuestei
mann Of Wisconsin, Nc Laughlia O
Michigan, Parsons Of New York an
Plumley of Vermont. The vote bein
then on the Norris resolution a
amended, resulted in it's adoption, 10
to 1856, 6ye voting present.
The speaker announced that h
would not resign but would entertai
a motion to vacate the chair, and d
entertain such a motion offered b
Burleson which was voted, down b
los Ayes to 1S1 Nays. with eigl