Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
SPEAKER IN GOOD SPIRITS
Declares He Will Keep on Speak
ing and Praying.
NORRIS IS WELL PLEASED
Insurgents Gained All They Fought
For, He Says-Champ Clark
Prophetic.


the two parties and several factions last
night
Many efforts were made by newspaper
correspondents following the vote. OF con
fidence in Uncle Joe" by the House
membership to get MIN to make a state
ment. But he declined.
Il have already announced my posi-
tion,' he said. I'm the statement which
l read from the Speakers desk. / have
nothing more to say
But hasn't the newly elecyed Speaker
any announcement to make of his future
policy
The Speaker laughed.
'I'n just keep on speaking and pray
ing he said. ~
Then the Speaker who seemed as fresh
as a daisy. despite his activities curing
the last three days-and nights-wenI
on to chat about things in particular and
in general, making some characteristic
comments on recent events.
But, gentlemen he said, in conclusion
you understand l am not to be quoted
on anything. These remarks are just Tor
your non-newspaper ears"
Gained All They Sought.
Representative Norris OF Nebraska. the
author of the resolution which the House
| adopted and around which the battle has
been fought, said:
1--WE have won all that We fought for.
all that we expected TO get when we went
into this last movement that eliminated
In today's sweeping victory. BY voting
down the resolution offered by Represent
alive Burleson of Texas. which was intro
duced in direct response to Speaker Can
mons statement of defiance. we have dem
onstrated that there Is not any personal
nalSr d., AZ
that we have always stood and are still
standing on a great principle.
Mr.. Norris refused to comment in any
way on the action OF those members uf
the insurgent band who voted to depose
Mr.. Cannon as Speaker. He said that the
above remarks constituted all that nc had
to say on the entire subject at this time.
Tested Insurgent Sincerity.
IL am not sure" said Representative
Tawney of Minnesota, chairman of the
| House committee on appropriations and
| one of the acknowledged leaders of the
republican party in the lower branch of
the national legislature. that there is
| anything can say that will serve further
| to clarity the situation. II seems to me
that the action of the House today speaks
for itself. Is
1.-THE last vote In the House today was
test of the sincerity Of the insurgents
on the so-called issue of Cannonism.
The result speaks for itself. When Mr..
Of Representatives at the beginning OF
| the present Congress his majority was
twenty-six. Today. on this vote In ques-
ton. his majority was thirty-six-
Those members of the House who
| voted today to sustain the rules Of the
body as adopted at the beginning OF this
Congress and to support the 9fairest and
most efficient presiding officer that the
II Ions n tn la1 I,u ty,e.
satisfaction of knowing that they did
| their duty by their party and by the
republican constituencies which elected
them to the House of Representatives.
II do not care to discuss the change in
the rules OF the House at this time or to
go into the matter any further. 1t will
be well, l think, IL the people of the
country inform themselves as to today's
action and contemplate every phase of
its significance, in order that when called
upon they may pass Intelligent and en-
lightened Judgment
Dalzell Calls It Vindication.
Representative John DalzeI of Penn
sylvania, who led the fight for the re-
publican organization on the floor of
the House, said:
THE final vote taken on the Speaker
ship was a great vindication of Speaker
Cannon. In my opinion the results of the
will have little bearing on the legisla-
tive program laid out by the republican
party In the House. 1t was apparent
from the vote on the Speakership that
the republican insurgents only grievance
was the old committee on rules: They
are satisfied now and I believe that .,e
talk of split In the party Is idle SO
far as legislation is concerned.
The enlarged rules committee is an
experiment. | believe that the increased
number of members will work a disad-
vantage to the committee i'm doing its
business. However, the new committee
will be an experiment and l see no rea-
son to believe that 1T will interfere with
the republican control Of the House"
Representative Albert s. Rurleson of
Texas, who introduced the motion to de-
pose Speaker Cannon and to elect a new
Speaker, is satisfied with the result Of
the fight.
Placed Republicans on Record.
"As a partisan democrat am thorough
ly satisfied with the result obtained yes
terday," said Mr.. Burleson. THE demo-
Gratis could not afford to pass over the
challenge thrown down to them by
Speaker Cannon when he offered to en-
terrain motion looking to the election
Of a new Speaker. II We had run away
from the trial the republicans would have
gone back to their constituents and have
said: We have revised the rules and
put the Speaker off the rules committee
This proves we have not Endorsed Speak
err Cannon But now they cannot make
such statements to their constituents, for
the democrats have forced them to go on
record. again indorsing Speaker Cannon
and Cannonism.
Mr. Mann Of Illinois. regular republican
said Mr.. Cannon was Endorsed az Speaker
by ten votes more than the number he
received when elected Speaker at the be-
ginning Of this Congress
"In other words, practically, he was re-
elected Speaker today after all the at
tacks made upon him, by an increased
majority of ten.
THE action today means that the re-
publican party will be ena bled in the flu
ture to legislate on republican legis'a-
tion."
Helps Party, Says Fish.
Representative Hamilton Fish of New
York, who is only a near-insurgent. and
who admits the classification as correct
but who has taken very prominent part
in the fight against the rules, said:
1.-The republican party is in far better
shape than it was before. Now, there
are no differences Of opinion between the
Of the House and we can
m cons slider the nea SuraS demapd-