The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

Upon the restoration Of order mo-
tions were made by members in qulck
succession. Norris of Nebraska, the
author of the resolution that had Just
been ruled out of order, was on his
feet moving an appeal
Dalzell OF Pennsylvania. member OF
the committee on rules. which the
present movement OF the insurgents
and democrats seeks to abolish, moved
that that appeal be laid on the table
Shouting in a loud voice above the
uproar Gaines of West Virginia moved
that the house adjourn.
The speaker. announcing that the
motion TO adjourn had precedence over
all others. put the question and the
storm Of Noes showed plainly the
temper Of the house. The speaker an
nounced that the house refused to ad-
journ.
No demand for the ayes and noes
came from the republican side and the
spea lzer put the motion of Dalzen that
the appeal from the decision Of the
chair be laid on the table, and from
both sides Of the chamber came de-
mands for roll call on that question
Before the result of the call was an
nounced every one who had carefully
attended to the responses was con-
WINGED that the motion to lay the ap-
peal on the table was lost.
Minority Leader Clark called for or
der. but the confusion a 5 the roll call
advanced became greater
We lost three or four votes on one
side or the other yesterday because of
confusion" commented the democratic
header.
DRAMATIC SCENE WITNESSED
Upon the completion of the call
Speaker Cannon arose and a slip of
paper WAS handed him by the clerk
1t contained the announcement OF the
vote. The speaker glanced at the fig-
ures and announced:
upon this vote the ayes are 1874;
the noes ISL"
As the shouts over the decisive de-
feat of the speaker resounded through
out the chamber, Cannon stood motion
less in his place.
All eyes were fixed upon him and all
noted the stoical expression his coun-
1enance wore as he looked over the
body of men applauding and shouting
over the announcement of his defeat.
Norris was again upon his feet and
demanded that the previous question
be put to the house.
Burke of Pennsylvania. one Of the
-'old guard" shouted above the uproar
70 obtain recognition.
There is desire TO abate this reso-
luton" he said. and / hope the gen
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HIS motion
NO no. no." came the protest from
a hundred democrats and insurgents.
NO TIME FOR THRILLING
At once it was seen that the temper
OF the house would brook no trifiinG
or delay.
Cannon, after moments hesitation,
explained that the motion for the pre-
vious question would apply to the ap-
peal from the decision of the chair.
On both sides of the chamber came
demands for rollcall on that ques-
fion. and the ayes and noes were or
dered.
The decisive attitude of the house
toward the question making it mani
fest that the opponents of the speaker
would score repeated victories. mem
bers became interested in the course
that might be pursued by the speaker
The possibility of his resignation
following was freely discussed. The
old guard of regular republicans
made no pretensions of retaining any
power.
Some of them crossed over to the
democratic side and chided the insur-
gents that they might have an oppor-
tunity to elect a democratic speaker
OF the house.
The previous question was ordered by
a vote Of 1S2 to I6o-a majority of %
for the opponents Of the speaker.
Quickly the speaker announced that
the question reverted to- the appeal
from the decision of the chair, and the
question was put.
Shall the decision of the chair stand
as the determination of the house?"
While the role was being called. Can
non surrendered the chair to Repre-
sentative Olmsted of Pennsylvania, one
of the "old guard
THE MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION
The rollcall ceased 10 be a subject
Of interest to members. They waited
Smpatienily for the more important
question of the adoption of a resolution
providing for new committee on rules.
Minority Leader Clark had for some
time been revising a resolution cover
ing that subject, which he hoped would
be acceptable to the insurgents. Oc-
casionally a member passed by Clark
and stopped to speak to him.
AT the same time Gardner of Massa-
chusetts, one of the leaders among the
insurgents, left his place on the repub-
lican side and crossed over to the seat
occupied by Norris of Nebraska. The
two insurgents conferred.
II soon became known to members
on both sides that an agreement had
been entered into by insurgents and
democrats for an amendment TO the
Norris resolution, so as to provide for
2 committee on rules TO consist of six
republicans and four democrats, repre-
sentatives of each party to be selected
by party caucuses and elected by the
house
A further agreement by the insur-
gents among themselves was that they
would go into the republican caucus
and be bound by the selections for
membership on the committee on rules
as they might be made by the caucus.
SPEAKER AGAIN DEFEATED
Olmsted, in the chair, announced that
the house had refused to uphold the
decision of the speaker by a vote of
l6O 10 1872. Olmsted then ordered the
reading of the Norris resolution He
had hardly done so when Speaker Can
non returned and took the gavel
Norris sought an agreement for di-
vision of time for the debate on the
resolution. He suggested that one and q
half hours on each side be agreed upon
for debate. Dalzell at once accepted
To this Rodenburg of Illinois OBJ
1ected, saying he thought there should
be allowed five hours on either side for
the debate. DerisiYe laughter from
the democratic side greeted the sug-
gestion.