The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-18

''Tms Is not question OF change
of rules, he continued. "It is a ques'
tion of a change of party control: 1t
is question whether, by an unnatural
and foreign alliance with our natural
political enemies, these rules arc to be
changed.
Finally, the action taken here
means success or failure of the Taft
administration.
4" We have been in session three and |
one-half months and what have we
done to make effective any of the
presidents S recommendations? inter
Jected Mr. Haugen of Iowa,
''We are on the way replied Mr.. |
Fassett
Mr. Fassett read letter written by |
Mr.. Roosevelt to Mr.. Watson OF Indi-
ana in 1906, in which Mr. Roosevelt !
referred TO the great accomplishments
of the house of representatives under
the management of Mr., Cannon. This
invoked protracted applause among The
regular Republicans.
Gardner Effusive.
Representative Gardner of Michigan
characterized the speaker as the wisest
man in public or private life.
Mr.. Madison Of Kansas said that
favorable action on the resolution
would result in Republican victory at
the polls. because the country would
then know that representative govern
meDt had been restored in the house.
Mr.. Tawney then moved that he
house take recess until IL a. M to-
morrow. This the house defeated LAP
TO 147; Mr.. Malby, Republican of New
York, chded those Republicans who
had Joined the Democrats, to give the
minority control of the house to make
rules under which business should be
conducted, in spite Of the fact that the
country would hold the Republicans
responsible for the legislation enacted.
When Mr.. Malby had concluded, Rep
resentative Roberts of Massachusetts
made the point ''no quorum upon
which an aye and a nay was demand
ed, and twenty-five minutes were CON
sumed in discussing whether there
should be a call of the house. The
whips on both sides began rounding up
their forces and members poured back
into the chamber to answer TO their
names. The "regulars' were again de
feated, the vote being 102 ayes; 1l6
nays.
Kentucky. made Il point of order
against Mr.. Malby's speech, declaring
he was not addressing himself to the
point The speaker, in overruling Mr..
James, said that he thought members
wanted full opportunity of express
sion.
Cannon Leaves Chamber.
The Democrats began calling upon
the speaker TO rule, but Mr.. Cannon
yielded the chair TO Representative
Olmstead of Pennsylvania, and left the
chamber.
Representative Parker Of New Jersey,
Republican. who began deuouncing
those who would try TO amend the
house rules 10 take away the power of
the majority.
Mr.. Parker was frequently inter
mpted by the Democrats who were i'll
high spirits. Ignoring further demands
for a ruling. the speaker pro tempore
recognized Mr.. Fowler of New Jersey.
Representative Reeder, Republican
of Kansas, spoke amid disorder With
the surrounding aisles packed with
Democrats who interjected irrelevant
and irrcverent remarks, he denounced
the insurgents.
''These proceedings are absolutely
unfair,'' he cried, tunfar 20 the pco
pie of this nation small number of
the majority here. by combining with
the minority. assert themselves and de
clare they Will rule or ruin the ma
iority.'
''f am inclined to think began
NJ. Rccder, again Why don't you?'
yelled Democrats. amid an uproar of APP
plausc
Mr. Reeder finished his speech amid
tumult.
Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin, one of the
leaders of the Republican insurgents,
was recognized, after Representative
Olmstead. in the chair. had succeeded
in restoring order. Mr.. Cooper pro.
ceeded with defense of the course OF
lao, nd n.
ciation of the "regulars.
'Tbc rules of this house give TO the
speaker more power than is accorded
the presiding officer OF any other
legislative body on earth, said Mr..
Cooper "'He has the right to appoint
all the committees Of the house, 10 name
the chairman of those committees,
while he himself presdes over the most
important committecs-that on rules
and on this floor, he has the sole and
supreme right of recognizing mem.
bcrS.
81 refuse TO deal in personalities,
to denounce Speaker Cannon. although
on the floor Of the house some months
ago he stood a few feet distant from
me, and without provocation called me
n dcmagoguc. And for what! For
him that there should be high pro-
tcctive tariff ON standard oil, .
An extraordinary scene occurred !
when Mr. Cooper rcciting individual in
stances in which he declared members |
of the house had been punished by the |
speaker by being refused important |
committee assignments, called by name |
upon one after another of his colleagues |
to testify TO the treatment they had |
received at the hands of the speaker. |
Mr.. Cannon had left the chair and |
stood on the raised dais at the clerk s |
desk observing the Wisconsin member |
with a serious face.
Forced to Defensive.
Intcrrupting at last Mr.. Cannon |
asked if Mr.. Gardner of Massachusetts |
was in the house. and the Massachu- |
sctts representative appearing, the |
speaker asked him 20 tell the house how
he had ceased to he chairman of The
committee on industrial arts and expo
Sition.
EurIuer o,iJ bn hol Of |