The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20

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.
Appeal Is Sustained.
MT Olmsted. In the chair, announced
| that the house had refused 10 uphold the
decision OF the speaker by vote Of 16O
| to 49,.
Mr.. Olmsted then ordered the reading
OF the Norris resolution. lie had hardly
done SO when Speaker Canton returned
and took the gaNel
Norris sought for an agreement for the
division OF time Tor the debate on the
hours on each side be agreed upon for
debate. Dalzell at once accepted.
10 this Rodenberg OF Illinois objected,
saying he thought there should be al
lowed five hours on either side for the
debate
Derisive laughter from the Democratic
side greeted the suggestion.
Suggestions and counter suggestions
| relating to the course that should be fol-
lowed and to the parliamentary status
that would apply to the consideration OF
| the resolution threw the house into con-
fusion. A demand for the previous
question cut short all effort for unani-
surrounded by group Of insurgents
offered an amended resolution which he
said he would support. 1t provided for
n committee on rules to consist OF ten
| members-six Republicans and four DEM
ocrats-instead OF the present committee
| OF five members. three Republicans and
1t provided further that the committee
on rules should be elected by tho house
and that the speaker shall not be
| member OF It," also that the committee
| should elect its chairman from its own
membership.
The substitute resolution also provided
| that the new committee should be select
ed within ten days from the passage OF
the resolution,
Representative Mann attempted to
make Mr.. Norris get off the floor on the
ground that his right to that privilege
had expired. but the speaker at once sug-
gested that Mr.. Norris again held the
| offered and that Mr.. Norris had yielded
To Minority Leader Clark, Mr.. Clark said
| he had something TO say and he did not
care whether anybody liked II or not.
Fight Against System.
This is not fight against Joseph G.
Cannon personally" said Mr.. Clark, amid
a storm of applause. II can lay my hand
on my heart" continued Mr.. Clark, land
| truthfully assert that the personal rela-
tions between that distinguished person
age and myself have always been pleas
ant This is a fight against a system,
| think II Is Il bad system as far as the
| committee on rules is concerned, 1t does
| not make any difference 10 me that this
system is sanctioned by time, There has
1
| cept by the overthrow of precedents and
the establishment OF new prccedents."
Frequent applause interrupted the Dem
| ocratlc leader, who continued TO say the
| committee on rules gives the speaker
more power than any one man ought TO
have over the destinies of this republic
I'VE made up our minds some months
ago" continued Mr.. Clark, Ito work the
revolution that has been commenced here
today. We need not mince words; 1t is
revolution.
| "I Will assent to no proposition that
does not eliminate the speaker for all
time to come from the committee on
| rules. That is my position. In that |
| speak for the Democrats of the house and
| for the insurgent Republicans. We can
| not give members of congress the power
| they are entitled to without taking from
| the speaker some of the power he now
| enjoys
"If it does not work we'll the house can
| change the rules again because II has
been deinitely settled today that this
house car, do what 1t pleases when 1t
wants to do 1t.
| Nye OF Minnesota, a brother of the IA
| nous "Bilr' Nye, the numorist, arose. .
'I feel he said, THE country as well
as a great party which we have here
may certainly regret this occurrence and
| Will regret IT seriously
1T looks like a mutiny against the
captain and crew Of the ship; ana ana man MAJ IN
sofa member as the applause among tne
regular Republicans gave way to shouts
| all over. the Repubncan SIDE
Cheers for the Speaker.
Quiet attention characterized the
great assemblage, until the speaker said,
in clear tones:
''Tbe speaker is not conscious of bav-
ing done any political wrong.
| These words proved 10 be signal for
prolonged demonstration. When he
| declared there was no coherent Repub-
lican party in the house, there was a
renewal of cheers. Finally, when the
speaker expressed his readiness to be
superseded bv a new speaker, there was
tremendous demonstration on the Re
publican side.
Sherley of Kentucky hurried to the
side of Underwood of Alabama, and
held an excited conversation, while Bur
| Lesson of Texas arose, waving paper.
and attempted to be recognized. Rush
ing before the speakers desk, Sher-
ley, in shouts that could have been
heard throughout the capitol building,
| to adjourn.
Oh, no; oh, no;" came shouts of de-
rision from the Republican side.
"The gentleman from Texas has been
recognizcd!" shouted Mr., Tawney,
The speaker demanded order said
that there were motions that might take
precedence of the motion TO adjourn.
Mr.. Burleson read the resolution.
Norris sat quietly IN his place until
| the question arose whether the house
should proceed to consider the Burleson
resolution or whether the speaker
should entertain the motion TO adjourn,
Mr.. Norris doggedlv refused TO give
way TO the group of Democrats and in
surgents who came to offer advice He
insisted that out Of courtesy to the
speaker, he had only withheld his res.
TO the house,
"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 a hundred
Democrats. Mr., Norris. insisting that
his motion was still before the house,
Mr.. Cannon remarked that it occurred