Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-02

pub!icans and Democrats.
! But one resource remains to save
the regulars from complete rout,
and that lies in the power of the
speaker to block proceedings. Tie
has closed the throttle and It is now
n test Of endurance.
Night Scenes.
At intervals they wrangled. en-
gagged in mock proceedings and pes
tered Mr.. Dalzell, who presided while
MIR. Cannon was taking n nap In hts
! Office. On the fringes OF the active
crowd were members asleep In their
seats. The gallery presented scene
such as the rising sun discovers In
Madison Square Garden during a ST.
day bicycle race.
The cloakrooms OF both parties
| were converted into dormitories. On
the Republican side the lights ha 1
been extinguished to promote sleep
Members slumbered on the divans,
big leather chairs, on mahogany ia
bles and even on the floors.
At G a. IN. determined steps were
taken to arrest congressman who
stayed away from the all-night SEES
! sion to enjoy the comfort of their
homes. .I.u
The titanic struggle over the
speakership OF the house of repre-
sentatives, which reached Its climax
late yesterday In the destruction OF
the speakers power In the commit
tee on rules. yet leaving Cannon the
speakership itself, may have marked
not SO much the ending OF three
days battle as the beginning OF a
great political war.
Cannon Claims Victory. r
The recognition by all factions OF
this possibility was the principal fea-
ture today In the political situation
in Washington.
Hardly anybody here thinks the
condition OF affairs after the nom
entous battle represents satisfac.
tory conclusion. The speaker ant
his friends appear to interpret the
refdsyl of the house to depose him al
I justifying them IN claiming TO have
wrestsd victory from defeat, indorse
ment from Reputation. Not a few
OF the insurgents who voted for Can
mons retention are wondering toda,
! II they made political blunder
whether their anti-Cannon constitu
: ents will not indeed hold the reten
ton OF Cannon In the speakershil
: to have nullified the vote to elimin
ate him from the rules committee.
;. Here Is Uncle joe Cannon
: speech. In part of defiance. delivere
from the Speakers chair as a matte
q of personal privilege, Immediately al
\ ter he had announced the vote b
!. which the Norris resolution. robbin
Ii him OF control OF the House, was adopt
I ed: g
S sentatives: Actions, not words. dc
termlne the conduct and the sincerit
! OF men in the affairs OF life. This is
: Government by the people actin
5 through the representatives OF a ma
] jority OF the people. a...r
\
K majority has become the minority. a
r. In the present case, and from time
Z, time hereafter the majority will b,
@ come the minority. The country b,
: lieves that the Republican party has
3 majority OF forty-four In the House ,
: Representatives at this time, yet sue
@ is not the case.
>. Declines to Resign.
o There are two courses open for III
d Speaker to pursue. One Is to resig
:. and permit the new combination
lt Democrats and insurgents to choose
10 Speaker In harmony with It's aims an
o purposes. The other is Tor THAI cor
n bination to declare vacancy in Il
10 Office OF Speaker and proceed TO u
election OF a new Speaker After CO
|, sideration at this stage OF the sessio
,r OF the House with much importal
e Legislation pending involving III
~ pledges OF the Republican platforl
r and the capitalization into law, belle
, Ing that his resignation might consun
l. weeks OF time In the reorganization
1. the House. the Speaker being In ha
mony with Republican policies and
a, sirous OF carrying them out. declin,
Al by his own motion to precipitate co
a, test upon the House In the election
m new Speaker. contest that mig
N greatly endanger the final passage
all legislation necessary TO redeem n
publican pledges and fulhll Republics
promises.
Han No Apologies.
This Is one reason why the Speak
does not resign at once. and anoth
reason Is this:
In the judgment OF the p~-sr
Speaker a resignation is In and y.
self confession OF weakness or m
,u take or an apology for past actor
~ The Speaker is not conscious OF hi
!, ing done any political wrong. T
a same rules are In force In the Hou
that have been In force for two
A." cades. The Speaker has construed /
rules as he found them and as IN
" have been construed by previo
" Speakers from Thomas u. Reeds
IN etimbp dawn IN tho ,,..u.,,, 49,,