The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-20
BY Associated Press.


Washington, March 19.-Joseph Cur
ney Cannon, of Danvilie, Ill, is still
speaker of the house OF representa-
tives, but he lost today the ancient
prestige and weapon of that office
when Republican Insurgents and
Democrats took from him, not only
the chairmanship, but even member
ship In the alltpowerful rules commit
tee, the chief asset in his stock of
power. Amid the widest disorder the
veteran speaker, almost seventy-four
years of age, stood erect and defiant,
his head .'bloodied but unbowed," and
when the big Texan Democrat ac-
cepted the speakers daring challenge
and introduced resolution to fling
him out of the speakership Republi-
can Regulars and Insurgents, with
few exceptions, rallied with almost
unbroken party front and gave him a
vote which almost offset the 'repudia-
ton of Cannonism.''
BY vote of 191 to 155 the house
adopted the Norris resolution requir-
ing the reorganization of the rules
committee, increasing the member
ship from five to ten and making the
speaker ineligible; providing that
The. committee elect its own chairman,
and that within ten days the old rules
committee be dissolved and the new
committee be elected by the whole
house, six to be members of the ma
iority part yand four of the minority
Hitherto all house committees were
appointed by the speaker.
Immediately after the adoption of
the Norris resolution, Cannon asked
the Indulgence fthe house for three
minutes and declared he would en-
tertain a motion asking for his resig-
nation. Minority Leader Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri. declared the
Democrats would not present such a
motion. Burleson. Democrat. of Texas
introduced Immediately a resolution
declaring the office of speaker va
cant and that the house proceed i'm.
mediately to the election of a new
speaker.
CONFERENCE IS HELD.
Previous to the opening of the regu.
lar house session at noon. the Repub-
lican Regulars and Insurgents held a
two-hour conference to endeavor to
reach a compromise, but without re-
suit. The Insurgent demand that the
speaker be removed from the rules
committee proved a deadlock.
The Burleson resolution was defeat
ed by vote of 191 to 155, and the
house adjourned until Monday. eau.
cuses will be called probably Tuesday
or Wednesday of both parties to Sc
lect members to constitute the new
rules committee.
Norris, author ,of the successful
resolution. tonight said: 1--WE have
won all we fought for and all We ex.
pected to get"
\ Cannon was in his Office tonight sur.
rounded by friends. When asked
what he had TO say he declared: "Oh.
nothing at all. ! guess you don't need
any comment from me. I'll just keep
on speaking and praying"
Champ Clark, minority leader, said !:
THE Republicans are on the toboggan
slide and if the Democrats outside of
congress get together as the Demo
Gratis in congress have. our victories
this year and in 1912 will be as
sweeping as those of 1890 and 1892
HAS NO PARALLEL.
The oldest man about congress
makes no pretense OF remembering
Any parallel for sensational scenes
which have characterized the last few
days. When today's developments
reached the crisis, about five o'clock.
there were moments when it looked as
II preponderantly Republican house
might even cap the climax by electinS
Champ Clark as speaker. In fact,
not only was this actually proposed
I'm a motion by Representative Clark