Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-18
REGULARS BREAK QUORUM
AND LEAVE THE SCENE
After Waeine One Of the Hottest
FIGHTS in History Of the Lower
Branch of Congress, Which Lasted
Until 2:3O This Morning, the House
Has Vet to Settle Question.
,By Associated PressD

"a AOl1l.NNI O.N. H. - -He'N''
, "A. NAT . a. m. the house by
vote of 1874 to IS5, defeated for the
third time a motion TO take recess
until 11:5o a. m. The STUBBORN III,
buster of the Republican regulars
was resumed against consideration Oh
the resolution of Repf esentatlve NOT
ris. OF Nebraska. providing for the re-
examination of the committee OH
rules. eliminating the speaker.
The moment the vote was announc-
ed and the obstinate test OF ehduT-
ance began again. the Democrats re
ncwed their cries of rule. rule
Mr.. Smith. Republican. OF Iowa
and member of the committee on
rules. took up the dreary debate. This
was soon after a. m. with no era
IN sight.
Ii was generally understood at
2:30 a. m. that the regulars had
broken the quorum deliberately ana
we're gone for the night. AT that
hour the prospect was that nothing
further couid be done before morning.
Their Movement Starts.
Encouraged by their repeated vac
1. ries over the speaker and the
regular Republicans OF the house OF
iresentatives. the insurgents to
day started an aggressive movement
tcr change in the rules CT the house
for the purpose OF eliminating Speak
or Cannon from the committee on
rules and curtailing his power in leg
iSlative matters
Without note OF warning that SC
radical a proposition would De
brought up with the apparent support
of a majority CT the membership Oh
the house. Representative Norris. 81
Nebraska. late in the afternoon. Cd
tanned the fiocr and offered resciu-
ticn for a change in the rules OF the
house. Fer several months the in
surgents" had been looking forward
r. This elimination Of their efforts
Ia undermine or destroy the power
of the speaker. but there had been
little CT no thought OF any POSSIBLE
inv that the battle for ascendency
would so soon be fought.
His Resolution.
believing is the text of the Nor
ria resolution:
FResclved. that the rules of the
house ne amended as follows
The committee en- rules shall con
sist of fifteen members, nine of whom
shall be members OF the majority par
~ and six CT whom shall be members
cf the minority party. to be selected
as follows:
THE states of the Union shall be
divided by a committee of three Sc
lected by the house for that purpose.
;rto nine groups. each group contain
ing as near as may be ar equal num-
Der cf members belonging to the min
crity party. The states of the Union
shall likewise be divided into SIX
groups. each group containing as
near as may be. an equal number OF
members belonging to the minority
party.
AT 10 o'clock on the day fellow
ing the adoption Of the report OF said
committee. each OF said group snail
meet and select enc OF its number.
a member of the committee on rules
The place OF meeting for each of said
group shall be designated by the said
committee of three in its report. Each
Il said group shall report to the
tcuse the name OF the member Sc
lectcd for membership on the com
Tittee On rules.
THE committe on rules shall Sc
lect its own chairman: the speaker
snail not be eligible 20 membership
a said committee. All rules or
rarts thereof Inconsistent with the
foregoing resolution are hereby re-
pealcd."
Lock Horns in Struggle.
Mr. Norris insisted that the Ian
cgage OF the constitution gave his
measure the same privilege that
Speaker Cannon had claimed for
resolution relating 10 the taking CT
the census. He asked that this reSo-
luton be placed before the house a.
cree. On both the Republican and
Demo, ratio sides nearly every mem
,-cr vas in hts place and All realized
tia; a. last the Insurgents we're
ocking horns with the regular Re
prbiicans for what micht prove
death struggle.
on both sides Of the house the
whips realizing the necessity Of Oh
tanning their full voting strength. puf
IN motion al their resources Tor the
sunnmoninc a. absent members. Tcic-
Grams vcre aeui % those who were
absent on leave and had left the city.
Taxicabs were ordered to make quick
sfins 90 the hotels and residences o.
,ac seW members known O. be IN