The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-18
"Regulars' Being Summoned to
Washington by Dwight Re-
publican Whip
Insurgents and Republicans Held Together S
Strongly Last Night That They Won Every
Vote TaFen' Norris Resolution Chang
ing Committees on Rules, STAT
ed Battle

Washington, March II. With
Speaker Cannon's power III the house
Iof representatives hanging in the hal
!ance, his supporters fencing for time
and the insurgents uniting viciously
with the Democrats, the fercest fight
probably ever waged against the
house rules ragged for hours tonight
The Cannon forces were in the mi
|nority, because Of absentees. and fili-
bustered in order TO prevent the cru
cial test The Republican whip,
Dwight, telegraphed for reinforce.
ments to Philadelphia and New York
by vote of 142 to 1879, the house
at a o'clock this evening refused to
accede to the suggestion OF Speaker
Cannon that recess De taken until
tomorrow. The vote was followed BY
loud cries Of rule" from the Demo-
cratic side. The speaker, smilingly
threw kiss towards the Democrats.
Until Cannon ruled in point of order
as to the legality Of voting on the
resolution of Representative Norris,
nothing could be done and he refused
TO rule,
Norris Has New Plan.
Late today q plan for i new CONF
mittee on rules, with the speaker in
eligible for membership, was sprung
in resolution by Representative
Norris of Nebraska, as follows:
Resolved, That the rules Of the
house be amended as follows
THE committee on rules shall con
sist of fifteen members, nine of whom
shall be members Of the majority
and six members Of the minority
party, to be selected as follows:
'fhe states of the Union shall be
divided by a committee of three Sc.
lected by the house into nine groups
each group containing, as near az
may be, an equal number of members
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 1890 O'Clock on the day fol.
lowing the adoption Of the report oI
the committee, each Of the groups
shall meet and select one of its mum
ber as a member of the committee on
rules. The place of meeting for each
10 fthe groups shall be designated BY
the committee of three in its report
Each of the groups shall report tc
the house the names of the members
Iselected for membership on the com
Imittee on rules.
Speaker Ineligible.
"The committee on rules shall Sc
lect its own chairman and the speak
Ter shall not be eligible to member
ship on the committee. All rules d
parts thereof inconsistent with tn,
foregoing resolution are hereby re
Ipealed."
| Over a matter comparatively trivia
WIG ihoul BVhib iOulih OppUIluilli1
TO get test of the strength with the
regular Organization" 1t occurred
over an attempt by Representative
ICrumpacker Of Indiana, to obtain con
federation for resolution amending
the census act. No member opposed
the resolution but it was contended
that the method used In bringing II
UP transcribed the rules Of the
house Cannon yesterday ruled
against that view and was defeated
Regulars Beaten again.
The question came UP again today
and the regulars believed they had
sufficient strength from the Demo.
Gratis to reverse yesterdays action.
The vote developed that they were
mistaken, and the Sannon forces
were agen defeated.
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