Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-20

of democratic speaker. Indeed. i
was this challenge to the house dar-
ing MS it was. which instantly pro
Voked the Burleson resolution for his
dethronement turning the tide again
in his favor ana rallNing the repub-
| leans regulars and insurgents to-
| gethcr with few exceptions to the
point Of what may well be termed q
| vote of confidence.
Through it all the aged speaker, in
| variably calm. stoical, consistent to
the end, stood in his pl&ea, aIs gavcI
with steady thumps upon his desk
punctuating the riotous confusion.
/ Upon the conclusion of the vote which
4 cast him out Of his place OF power at
/ the head Of the rules committee, he
I ASKED:
/ The Indulgence of the house FOR
| three minutes
! Many republicans recalled the
/ speakers retort when they proposed
to nominate him on the Roosevelt
! ticket for the vice presidency They
can't make political eunuch out Of
me"
The logic Of todays developments
led ineXorably 70 the climax It can
be best told in a chronological order
930 a. republicans of both
FACTIONS conferred In an effort to
possible when the house adjourned
late Yesterday largely for that pur-
pose, after two days fruitless strugglc
virtually deadlocked
a, n Fhe conference broke up
and il Was announced that the fight
Wopla he e. the finish. The speakers
friends refused every proposition
which tended to his humiliation
70 q. m.- lnsurgcnt republicans
met and voted unanimously to suDport
the Norris resolution when amended
so as to provide Tor the election Of tho
rules committee bY the house with
the speaker eliminated.
Noon--Spcaker Cannon called the
housc To order An attemnt to recess
iullcd. The speaker then ruled that
the Norris resolution was not priNi-
lcged.
l2t42 m.-Norris appealed from
me speakers decision Dalzell moved
20 lay the appeal on the table
l;o+ b. m.-Dalzcll's motion to tnbl
lle Norris appeal was defeated, 1Sl to
1G4
1908 p. Norris moved tho pre-
Nious question on the appeal from the
decision Of the chair
I29 y. m.-rhe previous question
was ordered, 1S2 to $50
Us p. m.-Thc house sustained tn.
sppell from the speakers ruling, 1S2
to t6D.
1855 p. m.-The resolution was
read from the desk preliminary to "A
vote
2;0S p. m.-Norris moved to amend
his resolution to the form i'm which il
was finally adopted Extended de-
bate ensued
4;3l D. m The Norris resolution
as amended was adopted. 191 TO 155.
49, p. m.-Norris moved to ad-
journ, but withheld the motion at the
request Of the speaker.
4,34 y. m.-Speaker Cannon began
his statement to the house, in which
he declined to resign. but invited
motion to dispose him from the speak
crship.
4:46 p. m-Burleson of Texas Of
fered his resolution declaring the of
lice Of speaker vacant and calling for
election az a new speaker
Norris made the point that his with
held motion to adjourn had preced-
cnce over the Burleson resolution
1855 D. m.-Order was partially re-
stored and the speaker ruled that the
motion to adjourn did take preced-
mcc. but he asked that il be with
lr1wn. Norris declined to Withdraw
o3 m.-The mouse by division
refused to adjourn. This made the ,
liurleson resolution the question be-
fore the house. A roll call was inn
ordered upon it,
5:29 D. m.-Thc Burleson resolu-
ion was defeated. 1871 to 1855
$50 y. m.-The house adjourned ,
With many republicans singing. Hes
, Jolly Good Fellow" as they fell into ,
Inc 10 shake the hand Of the speaker I
Great tumult and disorder ragged +.
tround Mr. Burlesou as the purport of
iis resolution became known
Kitchen of North Carolina. Hard
yick of Georgia, Gardner of Texas q
nd Shacklcford Of Missouri. who had 1
ssistcd him in drafting the resolution
III shouted amid the turmoil to pay I
10 attention to the panicky requests /
or withdrawal of the resolution. ,
several in urgent republicans ran over
md entreated him 70 withdraw. 4
IT is untinselN il Is suicidal. they /
ried through the din
Don't offer this now. Don't do il ,
his evening Wait tin we have had
ime to think it over begged Hin
haw of Nebraska.
Burleson paid no heed. SharleN OF +,
lentucky was frantically contending !,
hat the motiop to adjourn had prior I
Th- speaker was steadily hammer :,
ng his desk with the gavel. but the !,
lows were hardly audible above the 7,
acket. he republicans were shout :,
le 10 the caIl.
Read, read"
They referred to the Burleson reso-
ltion. the contents Of which they did u
ot know though Everybody suspect d,
4 what they were
Half hundred had left their seats
nd were shouting i'm the aisles when
'urlesun. q Few minutes later pressed !
lr the adontion of his resolution.
udenherg Of Illinois elhowed his way "
rom the rear yelling:
Vote on it,. show your coiors.