The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-22
HOUSE QUICK TO
REGAIN QUIETUDE
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SherIey and Smith of Iowa. a mem
Der Of the old rules committee. and
others were In a group talking over tbe
results of the battle, Shcrley contend.
ed that if tho Democrats should have
taken the same attitude as he did in
trying TO fight Off presentation of the
Burleson resolution, the regular Repub.
licans would not now be claiming a
partial victory for the speaker.
Cannon Wants to Work.
Speaker Cannon called the house to
order at noon. Immediately after Athe
chaplain had concluded his PRAYER a
buzz OF conversation arose. Rapping
the members to order angrily. the
speaker reminded them that the unani-
nous consent calendar which was tho
order of the day was Hnot a safe cal
endar unless the house considered it in
an orderly manner
Tho unanimous consent calendar re-
ferred to by Mr. Cannon was a part
of the new Fitzgerald rules adopted by
the house about a year ago.
Speaker Cannon, again insisting
upon order, pointed out to the house q
possible weakness of the Fitzgerald
rules. These rules were adopted a year
ago in the face of opposition to himself
and the regular Republicans.
The unanimous consent calendar, -
declared Mr.. Cannon between the raps
Of his gavel, "has relieved the speak
er from all responsibility in examining
bills before he exercises his discretion
IN submitting them to unanimous con-
sent, and now that discretion rests
upon the house. And,' he added, in
earnest tones, "if the house is not in
order somebody will get hurt
Some semblance of order was OBJ
tanned and tho house proceeded TO dis
pose of number of new minor bills,
The only serious faces to be seen were
those OF the insurgents who voted last
Saturday to retain Speaker Cannon.
Some Worried Insurgents.
All of these contended with favor
that they supported a principle and
that they were satisfied with their po-
sition, Nevertheless they appeared to
see that their attitude could easily be
construed as one in support of speaker
Cannon and they seemed to feel the re-
sponsibility.
The insurgents who had voted to de-
clare the speakership vacant were Ju-
bilant and their comment was largely
jocose.
Representative Madison of Kansas
one of the insurgents who voted against
the Burleson resolution, declared he
had voted for what seemed best for
the party.
eff Speaker Cannon had resigned
instead of making the bid he did for
sympathy he said. ''we would have
of the week and the Republican party
would not have been obliged to carry
the burden Of Cannonism through the
coming campaign.
cit IS ridiculous for Cannon or any
one else to say chaos or anarchy would
have reigned If the speaker had re-
signed.
would have had no difficulty In getting
together in choosing his SUCCESSOR -
Representative Hayes Of California,
another insurgent who voted with the
regulars, declared that he would not
enter n Republican caucus until he was
assured that the men to be selected
would be satisfactory TO the lnsur-
gents.
II fought for principle last week.
said Mr.. Hayes, "and / refuse TO throw
away the fruits of the victory we won.
Where would we gain anything If we
allowed the regulars 10 name that com
mttee and put on men who would con
tinue to act as Cannon has on that
committee in the past? IT IS ridicu-
lous
"I shall have TO know Just who the
before | 90 into the caucus. We don T
want to name insurgents but we de-
mand good men,
Another Fight in Sight.
Practically all Of the insurgents were
agreed that Representatives DalZell and
Smith would be allowed to retain their
places on the rules committee. Around
the other four which the Republican
caucus Will choose is evidently where
the fight will center.
Some of the insurgents announced
that they would see President Taft
about it as soon as ne arrived in Wash
ington.
A complete revolution in the system
of business in the house-a change that
proposes transfer Of the control or the
legislative business TO n committee on
committees-is impending as the result
Of Sneaker Cannon's denunclation OF
the insurgents in his speech before the
Illinois association Saturday night. Al
ready proposed measure has been
drawn by prominent lnsurgent lie
publican and may be introduced at any
moment
The resolution would create com
mittee on committees TO consist OF M
teen members, nine of them TO be Re
publiCans and six Democrats, all 10 De
elected by the house. -,
This committee would be vested with
the duty of selecting committees, in
stead of leaving that power in the
speakers hands. The membership
would be distributed geographically, so
that the interests Of every section would
be protected. The resolution proposes
even greater power for that commit
tec-iurisdiction of conference reports
and of appropriation bills-thus en-. en-
ablinr the fifteen members representing
the membership OF both parties to con
| troll the house IS business.
II is proposed TO give the general
committee power to take business out
of the regular standing committees IN
the event of .dissatisfaetion with with the ne
way business is being admlnisteTed IN
tho regular committees. There is no
specification as to insurgent representa-
tion on that general committee the
insurgents not being lnslstent or aPPfe-
hensive on that score.
Some OF the regulars made oVertures
TO the insurgents today with a L,ew view.
to restoring peace The speaker s char
acteriza ton OF the insurgents inquired
in the talk. The regulars ,HrGd ths
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