The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-19

an insurgcnt leader. defended the
Morris resolution as giving every
member perfect liberty 10 say anu
act according To his conscience and
his duty
Representative Mccall Of Massa-
chusetts. arraigued the lnsurgcnt
move as being at the behcst' of lit
erary hlghwaymen and. defending
the speaker. likening him To Ulysses.
He did not propose delivering the
speaker, bound hand and loot" over
TO the Democrats.
Representative Pickett oi Iowa.
defended the rules revision PROPOSE
ton as furnishing a vital precedent
for the government of future con-
crosses.
Norris. author OF the resolution.
said that In every district prayers
wore going up for the success of the
movement 10 overthrow the rule of
the speaker.
Representative Norris moved the
previous question. which has the ef-
feet Of shutting off debate il
adopted
The Norris substitute. in the form
OF an amendment TO his original reSo-
lntIon. was adopted by vote of 193
10 l53. Another vote must be had
on the oriGIna resolution as amended
The amended resolution providing
for new committee on rules was
then put on is final passage.
AS the shouts over the decisive de.
feat Of the speaker resounded through
out the chamber, MT Cannon stood
motionlcss In his place.
All eyes were fixed upon him and
all noted the stoical expression his
countenance wore as he looked over
the great body of men applaudinG and
shouting over the announcement OF
his defeat
The Norris resolution as amended
passed.
The speaker has three minutes to
make a statement.
The speaker announces he Will en-.
teTtain motion for his resignation.
Burleson OF Texas, against the
Pleadings OF his associates. immcdi.
ately sent resolution to the desk
declaring the speaker seat vacant
The widest confusion ensued upon
the reading OF the Burleson resolution
Everybody shouted at once end the
din almost drowned the sound of the
speakers gavel.
The resolution was defeated
Fight to the Death.
Washington. March 19-Spenker
Cannon Will fight TO the death. The
conference of the Republican leaders
and the insurgents, held in the WAYS
and means committee room of the
house from $3.50 to Il o'clock, failed
of agreement II was announced that
tho fight was on. and the whole mat
ter was 10 be determined on the floor
OF tho house.
The speaker was the subject over
which the conference split Tho reg
uIars insisted that he should be re-
taincd as n member OF the rules com
mittec. or at least that he should have
the opportunity of declining the place
If desired.
The insurgents were implacablc.
They made many concessions of detail
TO the end OF securing compromise,
but upon the proposition OF removing
the speaker from the rules committee
they stood immovable
When the conference ended the
members emerged with flushed faces.
but grim air Of determination to
fight 10 the bitter end.
The effort to reach an agreement
was based on the resolution OF Rep.
Martin OF South Dakota for the en-
largement OF the committee on rules
from Ave TO ten members, six OF whom
should he members OF the majority
party and four of who should be mem.
bers OF the Democrat party, and all
TO DO elected by the house by a ma.
Jority vote. II provided further that
the new committee should select its
own chairman.
Mr.. Martin proposed 10 amend his
proposition so as TO make the speaker
Ineligible after March >. 1911. Against
The amendment. Mann and Dalzeu.
representing Speaker Cannon. held out
unalterably They refused to consider
any plan that would specially humiIi-
ate the speaker Their attitude was
so implncBblc that further conference
was out of the question Rep. Norris
was first out of the committee room
As he recognized the waiting ucwspa.
ner men be said:
well, the fight Is on. We made
every concession. but they declined TO
give way"
Said Rep. HAYES; we offered aII
We could. but they refused to give up
the speaker. All possible chance for
nm agreement is on"
The insurgent leaders hurried away
To join their associates and form for
the fight which they knew was coming
Within the hour
The regulars walked slowly to
Speaker cannon's room. few feet
distant. Their mien was as solemn