Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
COMPELLED TO WARN
BELLIGERENT MEMBERS IN TO-
DAYS SESSION; REGULAR PRO-
GRAM CARRIED OUT TODAY.
FRIENDS OF JUDGE
SMITH ARE ACTIVE
IOWA MEMBER OF THE RULES
COMMITTEE FIGHTING TO RE-
TAIN PLAcE-REvISIoN REsO-
r LUTON MADE TODAY.
Washington Bureau of
The OttumWa Courier

Washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier
Washington, .. c. March Fl.
Whether Judge Walter !. Smith
Of Iowa, shall remain on the rules
committee, or whether he shall be
deposed and with him Represen.
tative John DaIzell Of Plttsburg, Is
one Of the big questions before the
Republican caucus, which will
select the six Republican men,
bers of the new rules committee.
Friends of Judge Smith today are
insisting that he be not removed.
II Smiths friends can keep him
on the rules committee and he Is
reelected from Iowa, they will
boom him for the next speaker.
J. c. WeIliver.
Washington, D. c., March I'll
Prior to the convening Of the
house today there was general
inquiry by members, regardless OF
party or faction, to ascertain the oxact
situation. On the surface 1t was ap-
parent there was no immediate trou-
BILE. The session is likely to be con-
fined to the usual Monday calendar,
which calls for consideration of minor
measures under the rule of unanimous
consent.
When the house met today the at
tendance was very small. The speak
er had great difficulty in maintaining
order and angrily warned the mem
bers. The bill providing for the en-
listment Of the navy academy band
was the first measure presented and
passed with unanimous consent.
The house quieted down and pro-
ceeded with business. Wilson, Dem-
ocrat) Of Pennsylvania introduced
resolution today authorizing the new
rules committee to revise the rules.
Hardly anybody here thinks that
the condition Of affairs represents any
satisfactory conclusion. The speaker
and his friends appear to interpret
the refusal of the house to depose
him as justifying them in claiming to
have wrested victory from defeat, In
dorsement from Reputation. Not a
few Of the insurgents who voted for
Mr.. Cannon's retention are wondering
today if they made a political blunder;
whether their anti-Cannon constitu-
ents will not indeed hold their retain
ing him in the speakership to have
nullified their vote to eliminate MIN
from the rules committee
The Republican regulars claim that
the insurgents who voted for the
sneaker have returned to the party
fold. The Democrats taunt these in
surgents with having been recreant to
the logic Of their insurgency.
The conclusion Of the fight which
ended after o'clock Saturday evening
may be briefly summarized as foi.oWs:
Reorganze Rules Committee.
By vote of 191 to 155, the Re-
publican insurgents voting solidly win
the Democrats, the house adopted the
resolution of Representative Norris,
Republican, Of Nebraska, requiring the
reorganization of the rules committee.
increasing it's membership from five to
ten, and declaring the speaker in
eligible to membership thereon.
By the curiousIy identical vote OF
191 to 155-but with a decidedly diff
ferent personnel Of alignment the
house defeated the resolution of Rep
resentative Burleson Of Texas, declar-
ing the speakership vacant and order
ing the immediate election Of a sue
cessor to Cannon.
Here is Norris Resolution.
Here is the Norris resolution which
was adopted
"There shall be a committee on
rules. elected by the house (hitherto
the committee of five, like all other
house committees, has been appointed
by the speaker consisting Of ten
members. six Of whom shall be mem
bers of the majority party and four Of
whom shall be members of the minor
ity. The speaker shall not be mem
her of the committee and the COM
mittee shall elect its own chairman
from it's own members. Resolved, fur
ther) that within ten days after the
adoption Of this resolution there shall
be an election Of this committee and
Immediately upon it's election the
present committee on rules be dis
solved"
Here is the resolution of Burleson
which was defeated:
"Resolved, That the Office of the
speaker of the house of representa-
tives hereby be declared vacant, and
that the house of representatives shall
at onna nrncead to elect a speaker"