Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-18
such !u'e, but did MT argue tae mat er

suGu !ue 7, put uiu III argue Ile WkI tt
further.
"pd like t, know, Mr.. SPEAKER, II we
have quorum" asked Mr.. Richardson.
"The Record shows tas. We have a
quorum" replied the speaker pro ten,
but "the chair is in doubt"
swell il We Lave quorum" exclaimed
| Mr.. Richardson "what are We settln'
around doin' theL!'
"Do l understand the gentlemen from
Alabama u make g motion for a roll
cali9' asked Moore.
"N0 don't" retorted Mr.. Richard
aon, "tut it seens to me thtt if we have
quorum ne ought to be dom some
thing"
After having been cont'ru usly ia
session for "a hours, the House found
itself st noon In lbe most remarkable
situation In til history With the ser
geaut at arms reporting that he Is still
unable to secure The attendance Of a
qlorum although he has bsen technically
searching since three o'clock yesterday
aft,ruooD. The republicans are absent
ing themselves in the hope ofprolongiug
the session until they get enough mem.
bers ia the city to sustain the speaker In
ruling that be will ba called upon to
make on proposition to shesr Cannon
OF his power az a member Of the commit
tee on rules and also to radically revise
the committee.
The question Ia still up fer decision
by the speaker who has refused to rnlt
since yssterdsy afternoon. The insur'
ger t, were in sess!oa trying to figure out
q say to secure 8 ruling from Cannon
whom they dsclare Ia conducting ooe.
man filibuster. The situation at poor
seemed to have resolved itself into an en-
du'suce CONTEXT. 1t is st:ll the Legislative
pay of Msrcn II.
A! :45 the democrats near lie Gen.
ter aisle began singing, which va;
qaelled by Mr.. Moore's gavel.
MIR. Shsckleford, (iem., No. began
t1e fun by declaring that the spe5kel
had "cot !,mE tlousl7 abdicated his
chair" and that the House was "ln q
STATE OF anarchy"
"You are the representative of the
speaker" he continued. "Doyour duty
and stop tbs everlasting 6asco. l de-
msnd thit you, as the representative oil
ha,spsakcr, ALLOW legislation 10 proceed. "
Majority Floor Leader Payne leaped
to mia fett to reply to Mr.. Shackle,
ford and began by declaring tina. he bsd
never heard 'more senseless speech. "
Mr. Payne aud NJ. Shscsleford then
engaged in Wrapglo over the question
| OF The lst.er's presence during last
| nights proceedings,
At noon the iutu'gants had reached
basis for compromise With the "regu.
lara" aud indications we're that the
Cannon machine had capl.ulated.
The motion BY Mr.. Hard sick, dem,
Ga to dispense With further arrest of
mem be-s OF the atu,s under the call
saG carried without ohjsttlon and
5pesker Cannon resumed the chair at
moon.
"rhe chair will hear the gentlemen
from Iowa, Mr.. Smith," Cannon an.
ntu7ced, "spd the will shortly rule"
Nearly every member OF the House
was In bis seat when Mr.. Cannon az
cended "the throne" The galleries
we're jsmmed and people stood twenty
deep in tie corridors behind the gal
lary doors.
Mr.. Smith. "Tnere are several ways
N amend the rules without revolution.
Oae Is to call republican caucns and
have the cautu, iustruct the committee
on rules to amend the 'es. Another
ia to submit any changes TO The commi'-
tee and i! can report hem II they ~antto."
Mr.. Smith concluded By defending
his vote o! yesterday and the day before.
Speaker Cannon turned over the gsVel
to Mr.. Olmstsad ss Mr.. Smith flushed
and the new speaker pro tenn. recognized
Mr. Campbell, ('ep. Ksn.) Mr., Campbell
made speech IN defense ofthe old rules.
at 1870 p. m. Speaker Cannon bad re-
fused compromise tba. had been Offer
ed him by the insurgents AID had decided
against the urgent sdVlce OF Masa,s.
Dslzsl, and Snitb, that he would rule
and accept the rule aud accep! the ruling
OF The House today.
The compromise, which The iusrr-
gents submitted st the request OF Mr..
Cannon provided that the committee on
rules should be enlarged to Is members
aDd thit ,ha SPEAKER should agree TO get
Of the committee, their only concession
being that they would take Csrnon's
word for this las. proposition and not to
write 1t in the rules.
To this Mr.. Cannon t, id Mr.. DsIzsll,
"tbis is really not a compromise. I will
net be made the goat will not &C.
cept IT,"
Mes.rs. Dalssls and Smith urged Mr..
Cannon 10 consent to a reesaa uEtll to.