The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-19
Fnrther Consideration of Norris
Resolution Postponed Until
Today
One of Greatest Parliamentary Struggles in His.
tory Of House Has Been in Progress Two
Days--Seyeral Insurgents Voted in
Favor Of Adjournment to Rest
Up 10 Continue Struggle

( Madison OF Kansas, one of the in.
! surgent leaders, declared:
You can say for me that | would
rather be licked to finish than
stand for any sort of a milk-and-water
compromise | intend to fight this
thing through 10 a finish
Regulars Waiting.
The regulars, referring to the ad,
iournment, talked over the situation
Informally and Individually. Their
mood is waiting one, If the Repub-
lican insurgents wins the figfit, they
say that upon the allies" will devolve
the responsibility of legislation.
The particular obstruction in, the
pathway of All agreement between
the regulars and insurgents is the
proposed elimination of the speaker
The regulars say the speaker having
| committed no wrong, should not be
discredited Some friends OF the
| speaker contend that il the house
oyerrules him tomorrow he would
l"welcome" relief from the committee.
The speaker himself is silent, and no
statement is coming from his Office
as to his point of view.
Representative Clark, leader of the
fminority, aslds hiss chief q lieutenant,
Underwood, Of Alabama, were salts
fed with the situation at the adj
journment, although, with their solid
party, they had voted against it.
Champ Clark Talks.
Concerning the conference of the
Republican regulars and insurgents,
! which were held today and will con.
tinue tomorrow morning, Clark had
to say:
They may agree upon something
I that we Democrats can also stand
| for, but | don't believe it. If they get
together on some thing that we don t
believe in. we will fight it, and yo1
can depend on that
Upon Clark has fallen the great
burden and battle of the past two
| days from the Democratic side, and
| he showed the effects of the long
strain.
Underwood was more specific, say
| ing;
IF the regulars and insurgents
come together upon any basis which
does not provide for the election Of
a new committee on rules by the
house, and the elimination of the
speaker from that committee, the
Democrats will oppose it to man.
What Will Be Outcome?
What the outcome will be when the
house convenes tomorrow mo one
tonight would venture accurately to
predict.
The insurgents confidently claim
that when the final vote is taken on
| the Norris resolution their total will
be 33, which, combined with the full
Democratic vote, will be more than
a safe majority of the house. The
Democratic leaders, so far, have held
IbHtlI lOItSS SlllNtiy III manu- ou tNGIS
vote polled, showing their full
strength.
| Tomorrow morning the regulars
j and insurgent leaders will meet il
the ways and means committee room
| 1t was said today that ne artirudt
of Speaker Cannon himself is the
4 Igreate.t stumbling block in the way
Of compromise The speaker de
clines to be eliminated from the rules
committee.
a The insurgents who voted toda,
on the final roll with the regulars fol
postponement of business until to
morrow were Earsoa and Fish, 0
New York, Steenerson and Davidson
: Of Wisconsin; Woods, Good, Picket
and Kendall Of Iowa; Volstead ant
Miller, of Minnesota Kincaid an,
Hinshaw, Of Nebraska; Hayes, 0
California, and Gardner, Of Massachu
setts.
Il Cannon looked as fre II as a peony
considering the tax on his etrengtl
during his all night vigil. From nool
yesterday to 2 o'clock this mornin
he sat almost cont nrously in til
, chair or stood near the rostrum.
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