The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
HOUSE ! ADJOuRNS !.
after STRUGGL
Of THIRTY |. HOURS ) !.
| Rec ord Brea king Endu1
ance Contest Is FL
rlally Ended.
!. BATTLE IS DRAW;
RESULT IN DOUBT.
Wearied Out, Members Leave.
Only to Reform Their Lines
and Prepare for Events of
TODAY Insurgents Stand
Firm and Compr onnise
Believed Improbable.
BATTLE is DRAW:
RESULT IN DOUBT

Washington, u. Gu March 1s-At!
twelve minutes before 8 o'clock To-
night the House adjourned until nooa
to-norrOw. nftcr one OF the gre atest
parliamentary struggles In it's history.
fhc result is nothing more or less than
n drawn hattie. When the nna1 roll
call came 1t4 Republicans voted to
postpone further action ON the resolu.
ton offered by Representative Norris
until Tomorrow, md 100 Democrats
and Insurscnt Republicans voted to p
continue. With the Regular Republt.s
cans voted fourteen of the InsurKenE
following of Norris, OF Nebraska. .yyh0
left him AMI sided Nlth he ma Jority for
n postpOncnicnt. The result, theyfsal1. .
conveyed no siKniflcnnce, and meant
anything else than that they had de-
serted The Insurgents. Fs5
i Tho lul1 in the long. battle came with !
apparent welcome to both sides. ais |
4 though there was not q cheer Of vic.s +
tory from either.
The hands OF the big clock above the k
/ Speakers desk pointed to the hour or
i 4:4S when the Speaker put the motion
to adjourn, and a. general chorus OF
ayes came from the Republican, side.
THE Democrats made no protest and
mere was no answer 70 the 5caiA 10Ss less
the noes. 4,
Full Alemhership Present.
i The House. Tor the first time In the
4 present session. had almost Its full
4 membership on the floor. Whom the
Il Speakers 5Eavel fell the @roso
3 slwearilY from theftEseats and lied ot;t
"
ns ins y
i.s ...s t,r
- fnr
VINO Ilu
nearly .nrly a.a ,,o,,t ,,leanIne
t or ol Jnlitol i.e ~
UP tilc ey.uslees ~ !, ,,a.n
. . II y sitstl :. .s
Wi.nesseu =, ~ = - ons sss caaI
I, years. lne PEI -. -
every elenehl iso.n s ,na w $500 y.
! eHort 70 "resl rom .sne 81, !, -
cnlef source O. MS po,Yer -
Jokes and 1ests that INC 1nen'oels u.nT
alea curing the !ons
, VIVA VIVA O the result: no .''ss.sss
a q l anu q tI1os stllnexp pllcduie .es eAu1ne
90 tha
" y { .as
neht
an, = 10 t,air 1orceg
,EnnI FORM 7sn,ne nav, nIans nY action?|
Il ~ 4 ~ II = Z, :, :. n ,uoyv, IA
:. fhn nntvslc,le ~ ha,sfion . nd p1ad Bof an
. onnnrt,nitv. "a defer the 'finai strugglo|
! for d few hours and give all 4 chance
4 Ito freshen themselves for It?
A 1--WE have lost nothing" said Repra1
4 sIsentativc Norris. @
4 Ss Ix.,,~@ Merely III eferred. 4 Ss8SffEs
4 Z .Thts nostponement means not
!, thinrynore than that we have deferred
:, consideration Of my resolution until to-
!. morrow. The issue is not a ffected&a
J Iall, all and tho insurgents stand solidl,
!, land unbroken now Just where the,
!, Istood dtwenty-four hours ago.
4 Worn and haggard. his uns shaycn 8facd
q Edrawn and pale and his eyes red and
q swollen from sleeplessness and hour
of intense application. the leader OF tn
'Ilittle band Of Insurgents, which. had
] held the balance of power In the Hous1
q Through one Of the mo osta5.. dranaI ~!
periods in its history, made THIS decla =
ration immed alt tnes IS. ~ il
voted to adjourn. l, 9 e. hilnseils M ~ ~
7 voted to remain longer IN session..g .t.. =,
The aInsnrsenIs @no Yo.eu ~
postponement dla SO -
: lieved tn ey A1shlG - ptusluo Nu AZ,
: way 70 the lacco1 IL = "a.
!, we are striving for, ana = a, oo
Z approve Of their acton N ne ne teass
It will give US opportunlty. = a''!a oohh
with the leaders Or me ttek W. s u'slrs ~ 1l
: see how far they are Wltl'Hs ~
Y In concedlng US 4victory.4 ''sl ou NY IVY
sure of on thlng w 9 shat!A sltA ,1sa
promise principle, and We VII vii
> found voting a the q tinl:sh u =. K ~
what we voted for q. the star s. q
: Representative Madlsoh. OF = stt.s au sts