Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-20

IBy Morning journal sDecIai Lsasea Wire
Washington, March l9.--Joseph
Guerney Cannon OF Danville, IL, is
still speaker Of the house Of represen-
tatives. But he lost today the ancient
prestige and weapon Of that office
when the allied republican insurgents
and democrats took from him not
only the chairmanship of, but even
membership, in the an powerful ccm-
mittec on rules the chief asset in his
stock of power.
Amid scenes of widest disorder for
the like of which one must 60 back TO
the exciting days just prior to the
ciVil war--perhaps even those times
might not duplicate 1.-THE veteran
speaker, almost Z ( years old stood
erect and defiant, his head "bloodied
but nubowed. AT the end when big
Texas democrat accepted the speak
er's daring challenge and introduced
a resolution to fling him out of the
speakcrship, the republican regulars
and insurgents with few exceptions
rallied with almost unbroken party
front and gave him vote which al
most offset the "repudiation of cam
nonism
This is what happened
by vote Of 1871 to 15J. the rcpub-
Jean insurgents voting solidly with
lilf h'ltlVtiGlNs tiit UDUSf NNNllttU tilt
resolution Of Representative Norris
republican. of Nebraska, requiring a
reorganization ol the rules committee
increasing it's membership from five
10 ten aud declaring the 81 U4ker IN.
eligible to membership thereon
iiH the euiiousls identical vote NJ
f91 to f55--but with decidedly diff
ferept personnel Of alignment
house defeated a resolution Of Repre-
sentative Burleson OF Texas declaring
the spcakership vacant and ordering
the immediate election Of q successor
to Mr.. Cannon.
The Norris resolution WAS as FOL
flows:
There SHAH be q committee on
rules. elected by the house Chitherto
the committee Of five, like all other
house committees has been appoint
ed by the speakcr), consisting OF ten
members, six ot whom shall be Nom
bers of the majority party The
speaker shall not he q member Of the
committee and the committee shall
elect its own chairman from its own
members. Resolved, further that |
within ten days after the adoption OF |
this resolution there shall be an cleo |
ton Of this committee and immed- /
ately upon its election the present /
committee on rules shall be dissolved |
Representative Burleson's resolu |
tion follows:
Resolved that the office or /
speaker of the house Of representa- |
tiyes Is hereby declared to be vacant /
and the house Of representatives shall (
at once proceed to the election OF 7
speaker"
Speaker Cannon tonight declined to
comment upon the extraordinary |
events of the day. He was in his Of |
flee surrounded by three or four loyal /
friends when newspaper man ap-
preached him and asked what he had |
to say about his victory"
"Oh, nothing at all, | guess There
Is not any comment for me to make.
Besides. YOU will have your papers
1ull IN the morning. anyway, and YOU
don't need any comment from me-"
But, hasn't the newly elected
speaker any announcement to make of
his future policy"
The speaker laughed.
III lust Keep on speaking ana
praying" he said.
Champ Clark, minority leader said
in the course of formal statement
issued tonight:
The republicans are on the tobog-
Eon slide and If democrats outside Of
congress will get together as the dem
ocrats IN the house have gotten to-
.cther, our victory this year and IN
Jgl2 VIII be as sweeping as those Of
1899 and 1891
MT MOTIFS ot Nebraska said IN
part:
we have won all that we fought
Tor. all that we expected to get when
We went into the long struggle that
eliminated In today's sweeping vic
tory"
caucuses viii he called Immediately
bA both parties to select respectively.
the SIX republicans and -four demo-
Gratis who are to constitute the new
committee on rules. The Old commit
tee, consisted Of Speaker Cannon.
Snairman. and Messrs. Dal2ell of .
pennsylvania Smith of Iowa repnbli- I
ms. and Minority Leader Clark OF /
Missouri ana John J. Fitzgerald of
Ncw York, democrats
Republican Leader Serene T.. PAYNE ;
said tonight that recent events"
were too recent" for his party to
nave decided definitely upon the date
ol us caucus. Republican Whip
Dwight thought it would be early
next week. Minority Leader Clark !
lhousnt the Democrat tic caucus would
meet tuesday or "Wednesday nieht
The fact is that all parties to the long I
sh9 bitter fight were too thoroughly /
latigued To have formed any definite
plans
IN" oldest man in congress makes
~ pretense OF remembering any mar p
alieis Tor the sensational scenes which i
In the house
There were moments when If i
looked rs though the preponderantl, h
iepubiica house might even can tho q
-HIiaN by electine Champ ClariS
! spts htr In fact. not only was this :.
y, StnailN proposed in motion bv Mr. !
"a. S'afk 90 Florida. but Speaker cam 4
non himself, in his def 10 IN. bo.iss !
h'ciafed that lis enemies should H.. +
'sis'"nt and proceed to the election