Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-03-23

| Washington, March 18.-The mo-
ment the vote was announced. the OBJ
sainate test of endurance was re-
sumed. Mr.. Smith of iowa, of the
! committee on rules, resumed drea:y
debate at two o'clock this morning.
Tawney raised point of order that
there was mo quorum" A roll cafI
was ordered. The regulars broke the
quorum deliberately and left for the
night. Roll call showed 1874 present,
less than a quo'um. Mr.. Underwood
of AIaksma moved the arrest of alb
sentees and bring them before the
house. The motion carried and the
search was begun.
Washington March 1S.-With Speak
er Cannon's power in the house of
representatives hanging in the bal
ance, his supporters fencing for time
and the insurgents uniting viciously
| with the democrats, the fiercest fight
probably ever waged against the
house rules ragged for hours last night
! The Cannon forces were in the minor
| ity because Of absentees. and they fill
/ clustered to prevent the crucial test
Republican Whip Dwight telegraphed
for achievements to Philadelphia and
/ New York
| By vote of 142 to 1879, the house at
| III p m, refused to accede to a sug-
gestion by Speaker Cannon that a
recess be taken until today The
vote was followed by loud cries of
rule from the democratic side. The
speaker smilingly threw q. kiss towaI DIS
the democrats. Until MIR Cannon ruled
on the point of order as TO tn legal
| ity OF voting on the resolution Of
Representative Norris, nothing could
| be done and he refused TO rule
| Late in the day a plan for a new
| committee On rules. with the speaker
ineligible for membes snip was sprung
in a resolution by Rerresa ntative
Norris Of Nebraska, as follows:
Resolved, that the rules Of the house
be amended as follows:
The committee on rules shall con-
sist Of Is members, nine OF whom
shall be members Of the majority
party and six members Of the minor
ity party, to be selected as follows:
The states of the union shall be di-
vided by committee Of three select
! ed by the house, into nine 6 cups,
each group containing as near as may
be equal numbers belonging to the
| majority party The states of the
union shall likewise be divided into
six groups, each group containing as
near as may be an equal number of
members belonging to the minority
| party.
AT 1880 o'clock on the cay fol ow-
ing the adoption of the report Of the
committee, each of the groups Shall
meet and select one of its nu nher,
as member of the committee on rules.
The place of meeting for each Of the
groups shall be designated bv the
committee of three in its report. Each
of the groups shall report = the
house the name of the members Sc
lected for membership on the com
mittee on rules.
The committee on rules shall Sc
lect it's own chairman; the speaker
shall not be eligible for membership
on the committee. All rules or parts
thereof inconsistent with the forego-
ing resolution are hereby repealed"
The Test of Strength.
Over a matter comparatively trivial,
the insurgents found an opportunity
to get a test of strength with the
Organization"
It occurred over an attempt by Rep
resentatiye Crumpacker. of Indiana to
obtain consideration for a resolution
amending the census act. No mem
Der opposed the resolution but it was
contended that the method used in
bringing it up transcended the rules
of the house. Speaker Cannon Wednes-
day ruled against that view and was
defeated
The question came up again yester-
day and the regulars be ieyed they
had sufficient strength from the dem
ocrats to reverse Wednest avs action.
The vote developed that they were
mistaken and the Cannon forces
again We're defeated.
A second vote took place late yes
terday afternoon. The effect was
startling. The taste of blood