Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20

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fused to give way to the group OF DEM
ocrats and insurgents who came to offer
advice. He insisted that out Of courtesy
to the Speaker he had only withheld his
motion, and was entitled to have 1t
put to the House.
his gavel down upon the desk with re-
sounding effect, Mr.. Cannon pleaded
with the Nebraskan, who seemed to
hold the pending event in his control.
to withdraw his motion.
The motion to adjourn being in or
der the Speaker would be gratifed
If the gentleman from Nebraska would
withhold it, pleaded the Speaker.
Withdraw it, shouted az hundred
democrats.
ilege, and takes precedence of the mo-
ton to adjourn shouted Ollie James
of Kentucky.
Agreed With Insurgent Leader.
Mr.. Norris insisting that his motion
was still before the House, Mr.. Cannon
remarked that it occurred to him that
the gentleman from Nebraska was
right. ;.,. .a-.#e
NO. No. No. shouted the men whe
wanted to complete the elimination OF
the Speaker at one session.
mo! MOI shouted at the same time
the great republican majority, who now
saw the discontinue of the insurgents
to consider the election OF a Speaker
and realized that in spite Of their best
efforts the House might be turned ovez
to the democratic minority.
A viva voce vote being put on the
motion to adjourn. there was but faint
response while the negative vote WA
given In an enormous volume. Norrfs
still hoping to avoid the issue Of electins
another Speaker, asked for a record vote
on his motion to adjourn, and but four
teen insurgents arose to support that de-
mand.
Not sufficient number" declared the
Speaker amid jeers that were directed
toward the insurgents. - =
Mr.. Burleson's resolution was then be-
fore the House, and the Texan called
for the previous question on it. A d.
vision being called for. the entire House
appeared to rise. The negative vote being
called for, Mr. Cannon looked from one
side to the other. The insurgents who
even rise. and the Speaker declared that
there were no votes against the demand
for the previous question.
Leader Payne in Chair. :
The question then reverted. to the Burie-
son resolution and the ayes and noes
were demanded.
THE Speaker surrenders the chair to
the gentleman from New York." an
nounced Mr.. Cannon, looking toward
Representative Payne. Amid loud applause
the Speaker left the chair on the repub-
ncan side of the house and nodding to
his republican colleagues with smile,
passed out into the marble lobby and
1-nt,t 20 10 y1r1rr 70 nf1
After the adoption of this resolution
will 1t be in order to nominate Champ
Clark of Missouri for the Speakership?"
inquired Mr.. Clark of Florida.
Mr.. Tawney tainted the Floridian that
1t would be In order when the resolution
was voted down, q contingency which the
gentleman from Florida did not appear
to anticipate. Then came the roll call.
The names Of insurgents were carefully
noted and their responses greeted with
jeers and applause.
Cooper of Wisconsin, voting aye" was
greeted with mingled cheers and Kisses.
Mr.. Gaines" called the reading clerk.
NO" answered the West Virginian,
amid jeers from the republican colleagues.
who sat back in their seats and laughed
and jeered as the 'insurgents' cast their
votes against the resolution, and for the
first time In many days voted In unison
with their old party associates. Gardner
of Massachusetts, was loudly cheered
Hayes of California, Norris of Nebraska
and Gronna. among others. were laughed
at, cheered or teered, according to the
mood Of the republicans as they left their
democratic friends and voted with the
majority.
Murdock's Insurgency Stuck.
Murdoch was cheered when he voted
to unseat the Speaker, his insurgency
t,ax y&0op hAA
years.
Then came a scene of wild confusion
when the vote, 155 to 191, against the
Burleson resolution was announced. AL
most mad with what they conceived to
be their final victory, the republicans
arose en- masse and yelled themselves
hoarse.
II move that we adjourn" suggested
Mr.. Payne after he had surrendered his
place ins the chair as Speaker Cannon
came in amid the confusion and wild ex-
hibition of enthusiasm on the part Of his
party colleagues.
notion" remarked Representative Mann
amid laughter.
There was no more demand for a roll
call. All were glad to adjourn. and thus
ended the long battle. probably without
precedent in the Congress OF the United
States.
Then burst upon the assemblage the
strains of that jovial song, For He is
a Jolly Good Fellow"
Men who had sung before for many a
year Joined in the refrain:
For he is a jolly good fellow"
And as the strain was being sunp
Speaker Cannon stepped down from the
dais upon which he had been standing
and, nodding and smiling toward his col
leagues. held reception. shaking the
hands Of many OF those who hovo .&oaS
beside him in the past.