Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-25
insurgents" WITH Demo.
Gratis WIN AT LAST.
Under the Able Leadership of G. w.
Norris, They Wrest His Power
Working Rules of the House Were
Completely Changed Amid Widest
Scenes Ever in Congress for Years.
Cannonism is crushed.

supreme in it's control over legislation,
was torn from the organization of the
house. Instead of one-man power to
say what bills should pass and what
should fail, and when and how, control
will be vested in a committee chosen
by the members and responsive to the
membership.
In place of small committee ap-
pointed by the speaker, dependent upon
him for every legislative favor, and
subservient to his will, there will be a
committee of ten representatives of
which the speaker will not be member.
The New Rules.
This committee, created through the
adroit initiative and skillful general
ship of Representative Geo. w. Norris,
insurgent, from Nebraska, comes to life
in pursuance of the following resolu-
ton, adopted by the house:
"That there shall be committee on
rules elected by the house, consisting of
ten members, six of whom shall be mem
bers of the majority party, and four
of whom shall be members of the
minority party.
"The speaker shall not be member
of the committee and the committee
shall elect it's own chairman from its
own membership.
ton of this resolution, there shall be
an election of this committee and i'm
mediately upon it's election, the present
committee on rules shall be dissolved. -
The insurgents, in defense of their
detection from the organization, have
contended that the fight was for prin-
ciple, for the right to represent their
constituents, to have a decent chance
to get hearing for bills of import
ance to their districts, or for the gen
eral good. To a large proportion of
these men, the situation has apparently
been cleared and they will, for the pres
ent at least, rest content.
How Climax Game.
The sensational climax at the close
of the turbulent session, when the off
cial life of Speaker Cannon was at
stake, tproves, according to the insur.
gents, that what they sought was the
power and not the blood of the czar
Half an hour after they voted to de.
prive him of his power, they voted not
to depose him from the speakership.
Burleson (dem., Texas), tall and fiery
fought off colleagues in his party who
would deter him, and pressed a motion
that the "chair of the speaker is here
by declared vacant"
"Come on, let the majority rule,
shouted the defiant speaker.
They came on and the vote was 191
to 155 in favor of the speaker retain
ing his seat with the diminished glory
imposed by the Norris resolution.
Comfort was extracted from the re
suit to the three parties to the conflict
H. The Conquerers.
The following insurgent republicans
IS in all, voted with the solid demo
cratic side, against the motion to table
Norris appeal from the decision of the
speaker:
Nelson, Kopp, Carey, Cooper, David
son, Lenroot, Morse of Wisconsin
Davis, Lindbergh, Miller, Stevenson
Volsted of Minnesota; Kendall, Hub
bard, Good, Haughn, Picketts, Woods O.
Iowa; Hindshaw, Kinkaid, Norris O.
Nebraska; Madison, Murdoch of Kan
sas; Rowland, johnson, Taylor of Ohio
Ames, Gardner of Massachusetts
Foelker, Fish of New York; Poindexte
of Washington; Martin of South Da
kota; Gronna of North Dakota; Fowle
of New Jersey; Hayes of California.
The insurgents had estimated thei
strength at 33, but they gained three
Howlan2, johnson and Taylor, of Ohio
and lost Parsons of New York, VIII
heretofore had voted with them inter
mittently. Martin of South Dakota wa
also considered an accession.
Summary of Their Work.
Monday-Dents put in Chairman
Smith IS District of Columbia bills.
Tuesday-Democrats and insurgent
defeated provision for maintenance o
automobiles of vice president an,
speaker.
Wednesday - Speakers ruling o,
Crumpacker census amendment over
ruled by allies.
Norris, insurgent leader, presente
J amendment increasing membership o
rules committee to Is. Point of orde
made against Norris. Amendment b
Dalzell, regular leader. Regulars be
gan filibustering to obtain enough vote
to sustain the speaker. Three effort
by regulars to recess or adjourn vote
down by allies. House in session al
night
Friday-Early hours occupied b,
both sides in search for votes. From
2 to o'clock, truce. Compromise eff
forts fruitless.
P. m.-House voted to postpon
speaker s ruling on Norris amendmen
until 1905 p. m. Saturday and ad
journed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ruled MOI
ris amendment out of order.
Norris appealed from decision o
Ill,