Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-19
REGULAR REPUBLICANS
SECURE BRIEF RESPITE
With the Organization Leaders
Enough insurgents Go Over to
Stop the Fight on Speaker Cannon
Just for a Few Hours, when Con-
nict viii Again be Resumed.

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At twelve minutes before five O'Clock
tonight the house OF representatives.
adjourned until noon tomorrow. after
one of the greatest parliamentary
struggles in it's history. The result
Is nothing more or less than drawn
battle. When the final roll call came
1G4 Republicans voted 70 postpone
further action on the resolution oner-
ed BY Representative Norris until to4
morrow and $50 Democrats and In
surgent Republicans voted 20 con-
tinue. With the regular Republicans
voted fourteen of the insurgent iol-
lowing of Norris, of Nebraska. who
left him and sided with the majority
for a postponement. The qesult, they
said conveyed no Significance and
meant anything else than that they
had deserted the insureent cause.
Puts Motion to Adjourn.
The lull in the long battle came
with an apparent welcome TO both
sides. although there was not a cheer
of victory from either The hands OF
the big clock above the speakers desk
pointed TO the hour OF 4:IS. when the
speaker put the motion so adjourn
and general chorus of ayes came
from the Republican side. The DEM
ocrats made no protest and there was
no answer to the cali for the noes.
The house for the first time In the
present session had almost its fuil
membership on the floor. When the
speakers gavel fell. the members
rose YEARLY from their seats and
filed out through the Uttered aisles
and in five minutes the scene of the
record b: eaking endurance struggle
was cleared of its 420 principals. the
galleries were emptied OF its specta-
tors VINO have occupied them con-
stantly for nearly thirty hours and
only a score or so of janitors moved
about cleaning up the evidences OF
the fray.
All in the Air
No such a series OF scenes nave
been witnessed in a congress in re-
cent years. The performance EN-
hraced every element from the serio-
tragic 10 wrest from the speaker the
chief source of his power. To the
songs. jokes and ribald jests that the
members banded during the long
hours of vigilance.
What of the result? The unusual and
almost inexplicable ending caused
thousand questions as to the mean
ing of the armistance. DID it mean
that the regulars won over enough in
surgents to obtain a trrce in the tight
and time enough TO rally their forces
and form some new plan OF actiony
Or were both sides weary and worn
to physical exhaustion and glad of an
opportunity TO defer the final struggle
for few hours and give all a chance
to freshen themselves for it7
insurgents Stand Solid
We have lost nothing" said Rep
resentative Norris. This postpone
ment means not n thing more than
that We have deferred consideration
OF nv resolution until tomcTrov. The
issue is not affected az all. and the
insurgents stand solidly and unbroken
now just where they stood twenty
four hours ago
Worn and haggard. his unshaven
face drawn and pale and his eyes red
and swollen from sleeplessBess and
hours OF intense application. the leao-
or Of the little band Of insurgents.
which has held the balance % power
IN the house thrcrEh one 81 the most
dramatic periods in its history. made
this declaration Immediately after
the house had voted to adjourn
Tie. himself. had Voted 70 remain
longer in session.
The insurgents. Who voted for this
pos;ponement did 50 because they be
lievcd they might provide an easier
way to the achievement of what We
are striving for. and ] do not disaD-
prove 81 their action IN the least. ~
viii give us opportunity to confer
with the leaders Of the regulars and
see how far they are Wiling 70 60
in conceding US victory.
You may be SIRE Of one thing. We
shall not compromise principle and We
viii b. found voting a; the finish for
just vhai We voted for AZ the start b.
Representative Madison Of Kansas.
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