The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-21

did come on a question ol constitutions
privilege the document that he sent up
TO the Speakers desk was dirty and hadly
frayed.
The insurgents say that their fight for
a reorganization 70 the rules OF the HO'lss
Is by no means ends't. although they sN-
pect To do nothing further 10 radical
character az present. The next move.
however will be To take from the Speaker
the power To appoint committees. II this
point finally - won the only duties left
to tho Speaker " III he these of a parlia-
mentaTian pure and simple. with no moru
control over the HOslse business than the
President has over the proceedings
Of the senate. N the fight on this question
takes place IN the prs-snt session u will
not he until the Administer tons legis-
latiVe programme has been delivered to
the President foe his approval
The fight against the Cannon rules
took form and substance in the Sxtieth
Congress. The insurgents were not or
gRni1ed ut that time. The hand was
composed OF only 4 dozen or so Republi-
cans. Who made n sally against the or
ganization nav end then Ilttle attention
WAS paid TO them, hut in the elections Of
1908 some OF the regulars identified with
the Cannon organization were defeated
on the issue Of Cannonism. and when
noses were counted NJ the beginning OF
the Sixty-first Congress in March. 1909.
" was found that the insurgents were
stronger numerically.
When Congress Was called in special
session to revise the tariff the House did
not take up that subject az once and the
insursents started a fight; which for a
time looked promising. IL was then.
however. that the regulars. combining
with the Democrats under the leadership
OF Fitzgerald. held control % the situa-
ton. In that fight they gained their first
real CONCESSION. when a rule vas adopted
- . 81 -.
House should proceed To the considera-
tiOn ~ bills on the calendar. day also
vas act apart for hearing On bills by
unanimous consent. The power OF the
Speaker was thus restricted. the new
rules providing means for getting zap bills
without subjecttnE lnetnbers 20 the neces-
sity OF first consulting the Speaker. as
had been the practice formerly.
The next step ON the insurgent pro-
gramme vas 20 enlarge the Rules Com
mstee and depose the Speaker from the
chaSrmanship. which has nov been ac-
Insurgents at TINS time have the sup
port OF the near insurgents in thepropo-
sitEon finally 20 deprive the Speaker Of
his one remaining power OF importance
that of naming the meInbcrs Of the
important committees. A steering COM
mittse elected by the House similar to
the COMMITTEES for the Senate IA proposed
by the insurgents a. a substitute FOR the
Speaker an making the committee So
leS.tions.
" II likely however. thst Joseph q
Cannon will no longer be Speaker when
the insurgents ret ready 90 tackle thir
proposition. for Speaker Cannon's friends
admit that the vote u confidence given
Co him Yesterday has Opaned the way for
his retirement from tho Speakership 90
she expiration Of hia eegsn On March
These supporters Of the Illinois statesman
do not hesitate tn aay that they believe
Mr. lennon will avail himself Of the
opportunity to step down gracefully
from public life.