The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-19

Washington, March 1S.-At twelv,
minutes before 5 O'Clock tonight TIL,
house Of representatives adjourned
until noon tomorrow after one of tn,
greatest parliamentary struggles il
It's history. The result is nothin.
more or less than a draw battle
When the final roll call came, l6.
Republicans voted to postpone further
action on the Norris amendment un
til tomorrow and $50 Democrats ant
insurgent Republicans voted to con
tnue. With the regular Repubi
cans voted fourteen Of the insurgen
following of Norris of Nebraska, who
left him and sided with the majority
or a postponement.
Result Shows Nothing.
The result, they, said conveyed NJ
significance, and meant anything eist
than that they had deserted the in
surgent cause
The lull in the long battle came
with apparent welcome to both sides
al.Aough there was no cheer of vic
tory from either. When the speaker
put the motion to adjourn a genera
chorus Of ayes came from the Repub
lican side. The Democrats made n.
sesprotest and there was no answer 81
the call for nays
The house for the first time in tht
present session had almost its ful
membership on the floor. When tht
gayel fell the members rose wearil,
from their seats and filed out through
the Uttered aisles, and in five minutes
the scene of the record-breaking en-
durance struggle was cleared of it;
40 principals, the galleries empties
of their hundreds of spectators who
occupied them constantly nearly
thirty hours.
Biz Event of Years.
No such series of scenes has been
witnessed In congress in recent years
The performance embraced every ele
ment, from the serio-tragc effort tC
wTest from the speaker the chief
source Of his power, to songs, joke
and jests that members had bandiel
during the long hours of vigil AL
ways there with bone of contention
between the two opposing sides ovel
which they fought and wrangleC
fiercefy, but for hours at a time tht
scene took on the aspect of comic
opera, and laughter and applause
ruled the house.
What of the result? The unusua
and almost unexplicible ending caused
thousands of questions as to the
meaning of the armistice. Did il
mean that the regulars had won owe
enough insurgents to obtain truce
in the fight and time enough to rail-,
their forces for some new plan .
action, or were both sides weary an,
worn to the limit of physical exhaus
ton and glad OF an opportunity t,
defer the final struggle for fey
haurs and give all chance to fresh
en- themselves for it?
Lost Nothing, Says Norris.
I'VE have lost nothing said Rer
resentative Norris This postpone
ment means nothing more than tha
we have deferred consideration Of nj
resolution until tomorrow. The iss,i
is not affected at all, the fnsurgent
stand solidly unbroken now, Jus
where they stood twenty-fuor hour
ago.
Worn and haggard, his unshave
face drawn and pale, his eyes o
and swoolen from sleeplessness an
hours of intense application, the leat
er and his little band of insurgent
which held the balance OF power 1
the house through one of the mos
dramatic periods in its history, mad
this declaration Immediately afte
the house had voted to adjourn II,
himself, had voted to remain longe
in session.
Norris Desn't Disapprove.
"The insurgents who voted 70
tnlS postpoheiheHl ulu So Decdus
4 they believed 1t might provide a
| easier way to accomplish what We ar
4 striving for, af,sr Ton't disapproy
4 OF their action in the least. 1t wi
/ give us an opportunity to confer wit
\ the leaders Of the regulars and SC
/ how far they are willing to go !
1 conceding us the victory.
you may BE sure OF one thing, "
! shall not compromise the principle
4 we shall be found voting at the finis
\ for just what we voted for at tn
start