The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-17
CANNON DEFEATED
AGAIN BY ALLIES
Vote Against "UncIe Joe" includes
Many Heretofore Staunch Repub-
Iican Machine Members.

Washington, d. c., Mar. 27. = Al
though the republican organization
of the house took radical measures
Wednesday to insure against repeti-
tion of Tuesdays defeat at the hands
of the emocratic-insurgent republican
combination over the question of main
tenance of an automobile for the
speaker, the allies scored another vic
tory over the regulars even more de-
cisive than that of yesterday.
On an appeal from a decision by
Speaker Cannon in the matter of pre-
cedence for a joint resolution, the
house voted against the speaker 1853
to Ill. In addition to the full demo-
cratic vote and the thirty insurgents
who have always stool out against
the speaker, dozen other republicans
heretofore regular, voted to turn
down the ruling of the chair.
Following were the forty-two repub-
licans who voted against the speaker;
Ames, Mass.) Carey, Cooper and
Davidson, (Wis.); Davis, (Minn)
Dawson, (Iowa); Fish, IN. "; Gard
ner, (Mass.); Good, Oowa); Grenna,
IN. D.; Haughen, Qowa); Hayes,
(Cal); Higgins, Conn.,; Hinshaw,
(Neb.); Hollingsworth, Rowland and
Johnson, (Ohio); Kendall, Qowa);
Kinkaid, (Neb.); Kopp, (Wis); Lang
ley, (ky); Lenrott, (Wis.); Lindberg,
Mimi; Mclaughlin, (Mich); Madi-
son, (Kan); Martin, Is. d.; Miller,
(Minn.); Morse, (Wis.); Murdoch,
(Kan.); Nelson, (Wis); Norris,
(Neb); Parson, IN. "; Pickett,
Qowa); Poindexter, (Wash.); Pray,
(Mont); Stafford, (Wis.); Steenerson,
(Minn); Stevens, (Minn.) Townsend,
(Mich.); volstead, (Minn); Wilson,
Ql); Woods, Qowa).
Just before the taking of the vote,
Speaker Cannon addressed the house
at length, asserting his reasons for
the ruling and showing something of
indifference as to what action the
house might take in the premises. He
had Just ruled that the constitutional
nature of a resolution offered by Rep
resentative Crumpecker in reference
to the coming census gave it preced-
ence over the house rule establishing
calendar Wednesday" which was one
of the features of the Fitzgerald rules.
Whatever may occur seemingly to
rebuke the chair, whether from pique
or otherwise" the speaker announced
that he would interpret the rules as
he saw them. In turning down the
speaker of the house, "who had no
more nor less authority than any
speaker that has preceded him." COM
mented Mr.. Cannon, the real question
was whether the speaker does, like !
a colossus, bestride the world"
When the vote was announced, ap-
plause broke forth from the demo-
cratic side. A few minutes after the /
house convened today, Representative
Dwight. the republican whip, made a
point of no quorum and caused call
of the house, resulting in scurrying
in of members who were absent in
committee rooms or in their offices.
More than eighty arrived too late to
answer to their names.
It was privately announced by
prominent member of the house or
ganization that hereafter a quorum
must be present, and that the atten-
dance of absent members was going
to be compelled.
There was even talk of evoking an
old rule instituted by Speaker Crisp, h
docking members days pay when
ever they failed to respond to roll call.
Whatever steps might be necessary
in the future it was stated that the
republican leaders intend to see that I
the full republican strength is avail {
able at all times to oppose the demo- {
Gratis and insurgents. Ii
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