The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16
INSURGENTS UOUT REGULARS
THREE VOTES ~ THE nor SE
END ~ IICTORI.
SRsrp CSaIrsI over the Legislation nal'
IRN Giving Payment % ChauHeurS Tor
the NIce.PreSlsrnI and the speaker
aSrDsratIoa raN Rider heatrR.


wAsHISaToN. March IS. That the
in-urgent Republicans in the HOUSE
ara merely resting on their arms ready
10 strike AZ the leaders when the opPOr-
mnity presents Itself was shown to-day
ThIngs had bssn running along smoothly
and members were getting ready Tor
adjournment at O'Clock when word
was brought 10 the leaders that ihs
insurgents wers holding war dance
To perfect plans for an onslaught on
csrtain provision 81 the Legislative ball
which was mp for consideration.
Tn. ins,ITgcnts. combining with the
Democrats. gave the signal for the sally
against the House organization a feN
minutes after O'Clock. 4 fight then
followed that was continued for NOR"
than two hours. the inSurgent- Democratic
alliance routing the organization az every
turn.
The section ~ the bill selected for
attack was that making appropriations
for automobiles for the lisa II the Woe
President and the speaker. The amend
ment PROPOSING To strike out tins apprO-
priation was presented by Representative"
Poster. a Democrat from Illinois. To II
WIS attached "A rider reducing the appro-
priation To enable the Secretary ~ the
Treasury to administer the publicity
feature 81 th. corporation tax Law from
SIOO 90. tbs. amount asked 10y the PTs--l-
dent. 10 t55,Ua.
The insurgents and their Democratic
colI.,a Rles got into action Just at the
moment the Legislative hill was about
TO 10 put on tie paSsagr. Representative
Z Bennett of New York and two other
members jumped 20 their feet with mo-
tons. but Bennett WAS recognized 10y
Speaker Cannon H. moved To- r"coninIt
IN. maasur. without instruction. Half
a dozen other memb.Fs were clamoring
for recognition 50 that th@y could move
To recommit with instructions to elraiinat"
the obnoNiou paragraph.
! Al this point Representative 6,listt cut
on the hubbub 10y moving the previous
question on the Bennett notion Owing
Ia the number % IMPAIRED Republican
als-entaes this was defeated. IlO TO ".
Then Representative Foster of Illinois
amended the Brnn-t motion 10y moving
10 rpcommit with Instructions To sliFninats
the automobiles. This carried. ia 20 %
When the till WINS takCn up for passa o.
shat part of IL relating To the corporatio1
tax law was defeated and the apprOpTia'
ton enaipling fhe Secretary % the Treasury
Co enforce the lac therefore stands Al
SP Ss $3.50, s,, I. ,. is.s
the purchase % automobiles Tor the uss
II th. Vice-President aud the Speaker
The provision ~ the legislhtIy" bill con
tinung appropriations for this purross
was covered INTO contingent accounts al
the Ru,I.. and the S-'nA;" " was ih'
aim - Representative Poster ~ IN" out
.s.t merely - knock ont ~ the hill 40
item providing compensation for the
chaureurs employed by tho Nice-Pres'
dent and the speaker
~ adopted the Poster amendment pro
yi,Is- that no funds shall 10 s.i apart 10
the maintenance - the ant omobIls-S Used
hv Mr. sherman aud MIR cannon
tnt. provision b..COmes "a law Me~sr-
SHERMAN and Cannon will each hav"
Governmeut autnmotil" on his hand
with no Government funds - make th,
Wh,eS - round