Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-21
CONFUSION IN HOUSE
Speaker Cannon Has Trouble
Maintaining Order.
GIVES MEMBERS WARNING
Danger, He Declares, in Unanimous
Consent Calendar.
DAY OF ROUTINE BUSINESS
Crowds in Galleries Disappointed in
Lack of Fireworks at
House Session.
GIVES MEMBERS WARNING
DAY OF ROUTINE BUSINESS

When the House convened today there
was little to indicate that 1t had just
passed through one Of the most turbulent
OF conversation in all parts OF the House
and score or more Of conferences Of
members in groups of threes and fours
earnestly and somewhat noisily engaged
in discussing the situation.
This hum gradually grew until there
was a din which almost drowned out
the voices CT those attempting to trans
act business. Speaker Cannon grew ex-
asperated after making repeated ineffec-
tual attempts to restore quiet, and finally.
bringing his gavel down with resound-
ing whack. declared:
Danger In the Calendar.
lation,' said the Speaker. I'VE cannot
ton Of members
The unanimous consent calendar refer
red to by Mr.. Cannon was part of the
new Fitzgerald rules adopted by the
House about a year ago.
The unanimous consent calendar de-
clared Mr.. Cannon, between the raps of
his gavel, has relieved the Speaker from
all responsibility in examining bills be-
fore he exercises his discretion in SUBJ
hitting them to unanimous consent. 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"
When che laughter that followed this
parliamentary threat ceased the Speaker
appealed to the spectators to assist in
maintaining order.
Appeals to Galleries.
The chair appeals to the galleries,
which are not saying word. to continue
in that conditioned course. the House
will keep ORDER he added, with a smile.
Some semblance Of order was then OBJ
tanned and the House proceeded to dis
pose of a number of bills of minor i'm
portance on the calendar.
The galleries were almost filled when
the House convened, the crowd evincing
expectation of developments in the storm
of the past week. Down on the floor.
just before the Speakers gavel fell. rep
resentatives were chafing one another
gooG-naturedly. Representative Murdoch
of Kansas. in group near the Speakers
rostrum, was talking over the situation.
Representative Foster OF Vermont, who
votes with the regulars. but was cfassed
in the recent democratic speech Of Repre-
sentative Kitchin CT North Carolina as
"a near insurgent," title which Mr..
Foster Immediately repudiated. although
asserting his independence, joined the
group.
How are you children this morning."
asked Foster.
Splendid" replied Murdoch.
sherley Has a Boom.
Mr.. Sherley OF Kentucky. the democrat
who tried to stop Mr.. Burleson Of Texas
from offering his resolution to depose
Cannon and elect a new Speaker, Is be-
ing discussed as a possible democratic
member Of the rules committee. Sherley
and Smith OF Iowa, members Of the old
rules committee. and others were in a
group talking over the result of the
battle.
Sherley contended that If the democrats
had taken the same attitude he did in
trying to fight off presentation Of the
Burleson resolution the regular republi-
cans would not now be claiming a par
tial victory for the Speaker.
Several OF the important committees be-
gan sessions again today. The Taft leg
islative program was put in motion once
more after three days of waiting on the
result OF the fight, and consideration OF
the administration railroad bill was be-
gun before the committee having it in
charge.