The Washington times., 1910-03-17
IS Beaten By Insurgent and
Democratic Combine
Upon a Ruling.
VOTE SHOWS HE>IS
NO LONGER GEAR"
Forty-two Republicans Mustered
By Opposition When
Vote Is Taken.
By John SNURE

oJ JCAN O-f y HE-
Speaker Cannon's hold on the 4o,lse
Of Representatives has been broken a.
the result Of developments in that body
in the last two days. In one vote after
another, il has been demonstrated that
The Speaker has practically lost control
of the House As the situation stands
today. he Is no longer the Car Of thar
body.
Mr Cannon and his Ieutenants are
making hercuIeaa efforts to renaburate
themselves Whether they can do so is
doubtful Unless they can regain the
grouud they have lost iu three votes
on Tuesday and Wednesday. IL looks
now ike a practical certainty that Iegfs-
-ation in the House from this time until
the end Of the session viii be dominated
by the insurgents and Democrats.
Speaker Is Overruled.
The Speaker was or ---uIed bv vote
Of III 10 JOB Wednesday evening on
proposition that would have meant IN.
breaking down Of calendar Wednesdsv
had he been allowed 20 have his wzv.
Against this the House rose in sB-B
protest that forty-tvo Republicans vo--
Cd with the Democrats 10 override ra4
Speaker This IS the hardest blow vr-
struck at Uncle Joe's~ leadership
What the consequences .or tie b-rzE-
Ing down OF the Cannon control Or
things IN the House vIu be It is not
yet possible TO estimate. They are likely
90 DO far-realhing Railroad legislation
and postal savings legislation win IN
l1E1ted.y be affected and uhateve-
bills are put through on these subjects
VIII probably not be fashioned by che
Cannon forces.
ltsis not impossible that the -s-cs M
the last two DAYS may drive Mr Can
non 20 announce Ehat he viii not again
De a candidate FOR Speaker.
Full Attendance Demanded.
Confronted by three decisive defeats
within two days, the Republican leaders
OF the House today are more determined
than ever that there shah be q fuI al
tendance OF Republicans upon all roll
calls in the future IN fact, Representa-
tive Dwight the Republican whip. de-
clares frankly that he viii insist that
hereafter there shall be a full quorum
of the House present when auv question.
however trivial. is voted upon.
The Speakers defeat followed the pre-
caUu0uarv measure taken BIZ N-.
Dwight. who, Immediately upon the con-
veuinS 0f The Hose. and mindful or the
fact that the abs nee Of many Repub-
lIeau members mad caused The striking
from the legislative appropriation bill
81 provision for the maintenance Of
the automobiles of the Speaker and Vice
President, demanded a roU call In order
Co summon every member 20 his seat.
Practically all the impaired Republicans
were in attendance when the Speakers
railing was set aside.
Fight Is Precipitated-
A comparatively unimpo-tant ana non
partisan amendment n the census ap-
proriation bill. proposed by Representa-
tive Crumpacller and held 20 he or a
privileged character by Speaker Cannon.
preciptatcd par'.lmentay fight and
the subsequent overthrow Of the Speak
er-S ruling The final vote was taken
after the venerable Uncle joe had
made the House a heart-to-heart talk.
almost pleading IN It's nature
In this impassiOned speech Speaker
Cannon disav0wed any personal interest
in the amendment or IN his adherence N
HCuSe. preCedents- II the House wished
To reverse him, he declared. he would
be content with the VIII OF the ma fori-y.
We're he Of smaller caIber. ne added.
he might find qualification in such q re-
versa because Il would demonstrate
that that ne had no more power than
other Speakers who had preceded him
and would disr-ove the statement that
he. like q Colossus, set asJride the
world"
It was calendar Wednesday, and under
the new rules, no business was m order
EXCEPT that upon the calendar Repre-
sentative CrumUacker asked, lu the ia-
terCst OF CEpedicucy. that the House
should give its approval % slight
amendment 10 -he census act.
Started By Trivial Matter.
This amendment provided simply thar
in questioning an alien. census enumer-
ators should ascertain tle mother
tongue" Of the alien In itself the
might have been agreed TO
a moments debate or by vuaui-
nous consent, under any other circun-
stances As IL was. Representative FItz-
gerald Of New York. Champ Clark. end
other Democrats. raised the point or or
DER that the amendment could NOT be
considered upon calendar WedneSday
At first Representative Mann a rCEG-
lar and Cannon lieutenant objected al
so. but when he saw that The question
had resolved itself into one between
regulars and Insurgents and Democrats.
De- voted UIfE lLg UrEauiZariuu-
s. Two UFU-- parliamentary W-7rI-ls
auSueo- Tho Speaker held tbar the rc-f-
JtiOn was privileged. iu that the census
IS a thing provided for by the C1usri-
tuition and taat the proposed p gislatirl
vas not subject Co the hidelou1u5 r-i-e
that rn business other than calendar