The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-18
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Washington. March 1S.-It was
memorable fight which daylight found
6till in progress in the house. A stub
born filibuster on the part of Speaker
Cannon and the house organization:
an equally relentless attack on the
part of the allies were the
distinguishing features in the hottest
fight that has yet been made to over.
throw tho present control Of the
house.
II was extraordinary IN many ways.
For instance. the odd spectacle was
presented OF the house, preponderaDt-
ly Republican. ordering the arrest of
the absentees OF that party on the
motion OF a Democrat, carried by the
Democratic votes.
Then. too IL Is not often that Ali-
buster is carried on by the tgular
house organization. virtually -. BY
the speaker, supposedly In full control
OF the house machinery. To prevent
consideration OF resolution designed
TO overthrow that organization. make
the rules and reorganize radically the
committee, the tenure of whose chair
manshIp is supposed to be the chief
asset OF the speakers wealth of
power.
II is many years. old observers say
in fact no precise parallel was sug-
gcsted last night-slnce the house re-
malned actually In session all night.
and that after an all-day session. To
make the odd situation odder still. the
weary task OF watch the sole" was
left 10 the theoretically triumphant
minority. while the recalcitraDJ mem
bers OF the majority-such as escaped
the searching deputles-stole maps or
longer sleeps in places of comfort
The big fight was virtually uneX-
pected by all parties 10 1t. IL was pre-
cipitated late in the afternoon when
Representative Crumpacker OF In
diana tried again 10 secure considera-
tion of a resolution amending the CEN
sus act The Issue was a purely tech
nical one OF parliamentary procedure,
but II was the same on which the
speaker was defeated the day before.
The organization apparently labored
under the deluSion that they had sue
ceeded in gaining Democratic votes
enough to turn into victory the defeat
of the day before. They were sadly
mistaken, for at every stage OF tho,
game they were beaten. Probably the
lnsurgcnt- Democratic allies were as
much surprised as the regulars at
heir victory. However thai may be.
hey certainly made the most OF II.
Representative Norris OF Nebraska
forthwith took occasion to produce
from HIS desk a resolution providing
for n reorganization OF the committee
II 10. al
Of choosing the committee. the I'M
portant thing being that 1t would
make tho speaker ineligible for mem-
bership on the committee. on which
he is now chairman.
Representative Dalzell OF Pcnnsyl-
vania (Rcpublicanj made the point OF
order that the resolution could not be
presented under the order OF business
then in process. The regulars through.
ont the whole struggle have made
this their lighting point
The allies" on the other hand, dc
manded a ruling by the speaker on
.his point, their evident expectation
being 10 appeal from the expected ad'
verse decision OF the chair and TO
1verrulc tho speaker. The speaker.
on his part insists that. In order 10
make a proper ruling on the point OF
order. he must have time 10 consult
The precedcnts. The Democrats took
every opportunity TO demand ruling
from the speaker.
Both sidcs exhausted their oratori-
al resources in attack mad defense
Mos, Of the speakers consumed the
full hours time allowed them under
The rules. Several exceeded this time
limit
Nobody pretended 10 know early to-
day what. IN detail. would be the out
come of the battle. even II the allies
should win their frat point Every