Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-15
INSURGENTS SAY Cannon
HAS SEAT ON POWDER MILL
Declare He Will Touch 1t Off
Some Day When "HiS Case
Will Be Attended to"


WASHINGTON, April 12.-Speaker
Cannon's declara..on to the house in
surgents2 during mis- speech yesterday.
Droug..- some positive statements from
the insurgent leaders today.
The speaker can continue to make
these interesting duties, said Repre-
sentative Victor Murdock, OF Kansas,
until after the administration legisla-
ton is disposed of. after we have pass
ed the important Legislation In hand his
case will be attended to. A man can't
continue to make large bluffs without
eventually being called"
Representative Poindexter, OF Wash
ington. remarked.
''Cannon's action is foolish. He is sit
ting on a powder mill. He'll touch this
thing off some day and he Will find him
self going up through the dome or the
capitol"
CANNON Is SLAPPED.
Almost the entire "insurgent" strength
of the house Joined with the Democrats
Yesterday in what was generally &C
knowIedged to be an additional rebuke to
Speaker Cannon.
a conference report of the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation Dill
contained an agreement to appropriate Tor
the expenses of automobiles previously
provided for Speaker Cannon and vice
President Sherman. The house reiterated
its disapproval of these expenditures, and
bv a vote of Ill to 1872, refused to agree
to the report, sending it back to the con-
ferees for further consideration.
After this action had been taken, Mr.
Cannon, leaving the chair, went to the
Republican side of the house and there
delivered a speech that contained much
of sarcasm and invective. He again de-
ned the insurgents" and intimated that
they lacked courage to Join with the
solid minority in deposing him. Encour-
aging his Republican colleagues and ad-
monishing the Democrats, he declared lie
believed a Republican majority would be
returned in the coming elections.
Minority Leader Clark made a speech
in which he insisted that If given an op-
portunity, the Democrats would endeavor
to realize the suggestion of Senator AL
drich that the expenses of the govern
ment might be curtailed to the extent of
$500, 10000 annually
MIR. Cannon explained that the PROPOSE
ton for automobiles had originated in
the senate.
TT is rue" he added, looking straight
into the eyes of Champ Clark who oc-
cupied a seat just across the aisle, that
a desire to preside over this house when
different party may be in the majori-
ty-"
Hand applause and Democratic shouts
interrupted.
Looking into the eyes of 'the gentle
man from Missouri" said uncle Joe, :"
when allowed to continue, 81 know that
If he becomes speaker, he will be the
same Mr.. Champ Clark that he is now"
He declared he would be glad to abide
by the action of the house, and added:
II am quite content, but I want to no.
tify you that unless the Republicans on
this side who do not approve of the per-
sonality of their speaker have the cour-
age to join a solid minority in deposing
him, / remain speaker until March A.
For the first time, smiling upon his coll
leagues, Mr.. Cannon continued to say
that while he had not asked for the au-
tomobile, he would use the appropriation
for its maintenance If voted to him.