The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-18
All Night Session Of the House During Which
the Regular Republicans Are Placed on
the Defensive =--Crisis Reached==-Recess
Taken at 2P., M. Today

oody did know, however, that the
speaker and the regular" organiza
ton were standing with their backs
To the wall. fighting for their very OK
istonce
- The long night in the house was re.
plete with amusing incidents, as the
weary Democrats tried to while away
the hours Of waiting for the sergeant
alarms TO bring in The recalcitrant
Republicans. The funniest OF them all
came when the officers found one lone
can-Hollingsworth of Ohio
peacefully asleep at his hotel. They
served the house warrant. requiring
the OhIosn to get up and dress and
come before the bar OF the house. He
came. protesting with voluble indigna-
ton that he was regularly paired and
entitled TO be In bed
j want 10 know" Mr.. Hollings-
worth shouted. who made the motion
on which I was arrested"
The record was read and Mr.. Hol-
bngsworth was Informed that he was
arrested on the order OF the house.
But was everybody included In the
order besides me-" demanded the an
CRY representative. During Mr Hol-
lingsworth's whole speech which was
long one. the house was in a gale
OF laughter, the Democrats evidently
fnding peculiar joy in batting the one
poor victim Of the search of the ser
geant-at-arms. and he paired with a
Democrat
Mr.. CLAYTON made the point OF or
der. when he heard that Mr. HollingS-
worth had been asleep in a leading
hotel. that no Republican who STAYED
at an expensive hotel had a right 10
be paired with any Democrat.
Il wanted to know why ] was ar
rested?T demanded Mr.. Hollings-
worth, and who signed the warrant"
For half an hour the horse play"
went on, the Democrats shrieklng
with laughter at Mr.. Hollingsworth's
indignation. Finally he was excused
During the-lnter afternoon, as the
debate grew heated. Speaker Cannon
snt quietly in his chair. now and then
shifting his crossed legs and nervous
ly lingering the gavel with his left
hand; now and then slipping the glass
OF water at his side His face wore
a serious look and his lips were tight
ly compressed A red carDation in the
bnttonhole OF his coat supplied the
only bit OF color In the speakers
otherwise somber appearance Now
and then he leaned with his elbows
on the desk In front OF him and gnzed
intently at the members who were de-
rouDcing the speakers alleged domi-
nation OF the house. Al times. when
the disorder grew so great that mem
bers who We're engaged In the debate
could be heard but few feet outside
OF the interested and clamorous
groups which surrounded them, the
speaker welded his gavel vigorously.
demanding. The house Will come to
order"
With quiet once more restored, he
would again recognize the fiery insur-
gent engaged in berating him.
Several times he called ''regulnr"
Republicans 10 the chair and walked
into the corridor for few moments
or mingled with the throng of men,
bers In front of the speakers desk.
Later in the evening he went 10 the
restaurant on the floor below and.
while the impassioned speeches OF the
latter part of the evening were being
delivered, the speaker rccllned In a
BARRIERS chair In the House shop and
quietly enjoyed shave and a mas
sage.
Then he returned 10 the house,
watching the proceedings until the
time came when he demanded
chance TO answer the accusations of
Representative Cooper.
Uncle Joe" was In his room all
night, now and then coming out into
the House. where Representative Dal.
zell held the chair. He seemed imper-
turbcd by all the warfare going on
about his head
Underlying all the events and hi
larity OF the night, was an exceed.
ingly serious vein. This appeared, es-
pcclally when Representative Norris.
at $40. proposed an adjournment nm
I'll noon. They had eXcmpliNed the
principle for which they stood. he
said. and here they were. IN the dawn.
after sleepless night. wearying
themselves out fruItlessly while the
men they were flghtIne were getting
q good nights sleep,
Mr James of kentucky made an
eloquent protest agninst any conces-
sion TO personal comfort which would
tend To detTact from the impressive
ness OF the object lesson which they
were giving TO the public. OF devotion
10 the public business while the Re
publican regulars" were deliberately
absent in the pursuance of a conspir-
acy 10 prevent a quorum
About 80 a. m. there was a hot
debate about the possibility OF ap-
pointing new sergeant-at-arms, OF
other officers necessary to bring In the
absent members. II was the general
opinion TINT the sergeant-at.armS and
his deputies were making no sincere
effort 10 fnd the missing Republicans.
Mr.. Dnlzell. In the chair. ruled TINT
the minority there present wns help
less TO appoint any additional officers
cf the House.
The Democrats con,ended that the
appointment OF additional officers nee