The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-18
And With no Immediate Pros
pect OF Breaking 1t
CANNONISM THE ISSUE
House Of Representatives "Fiddling
Around to Find a Compromise,
Said Cannon, as He Sauntered
About.

Washington, =. G., March ls.-After q
continuous session for - hours ths
House was still deadlocked at one this
afternoon on the question Of overtmniul
che rules and throwing Speaker Cannon
OF the rules committee Efforts are be.
ing made by the regulars" to reach some
basis Of compromise with the allies, but
al indications were that the insurgents
had the upper hand and could keep i
indefinitely.
Speaker Cannon, who this forenoon
surrendered the gavel TO Rep. Olmstead
sauntered about the floor, and saidi II
am willing 70 90 ahead, They are id-
ding around trying 10 find some sort Of
compromise, but don't think much
Of it,
When daylight sifted through the win
dows Of the House this morning, the
scene riyaled Madison Square Garden in
six-day.race time. The members slept
on tables, chairs and the floor. and on
the Republican side the lights were put
out to permit slumber During the night,
the members naeged Dalzell, who held
the gavel while Speaker Cannon slm-
hered In his Office. Speaker Cannon re-
turned soon after six o'clock, his face
lined and drawn.
At seven o'clock the record showed a
quorum present, and Olmstead of Penn
sylvania, a regular moved that the
officers Of the House be instructed to
cease their efforts to arrest absent mem
bers. The roll call on this was demanded,
and the Cannon organization was again
defeated, % to a. The insurgents and
Democrats charged at eight o'clock there
would be 4 majority Of seven, even with
the full strength Of the regulars" on the
floor. The absentees began drifting IN
at eight thirty. some Of them sauntering
up to shake hands with Speaker Can
non
"How long VIII this lastf' was asked
Of Representative Dwight, the Republi-
can whip
ASK me something easy" was the
reply; sc all depends on The speaker
One thing is certain, they win NOT make
him rule On that point Of order till he
is ready"
"This thing viii probably last until the
patience Of the House 3 exhausted said
Representative Norris Republican. Of
Nebraska. the originator 81 The war;
then when patience Is exhausted v0u
may look for ansrchv Suppose the
speaker refuses to rule for several DAYS,
and the members are convinced that be
won't rule; then the only thing will be
70 use force. He must be deposed ard
that means anarchy. A new speaker
would have to be put in the chair. II
Cannon refuses to give up the eapel. yon
can imagine as well as [ what d scene
would ensuep
About nine o'clock, Cannon retired to
rest again. giving the gavel to ]. H.
Moore, representative from Pennsylvania
who stood of the Insurgents till the
speaker returned, declaring he doubted
that q quorum was present though the
count Of the House showed there was
AT llsf0. the Democrats began singing
songs, 40ld Black Joes and others. with
Moore welding the gavel to auell the
uprOar Representative Shacklefofd, a
Democrat. then declared that Cannon had
'contemptuously ahdicatodn the chair
and that the House was in a state Of
anarchy
The majority floor leader. Payne. de-
manded Shackieford's arrest for CONTEMPT
Of the House. but Shackleford was not
arrested, and Moore then turned the
gavel over to Uncle Joe"
Nearly everv member was in his seat
when Cannon reassumed the Chrome
the galleries were ismmed and people
were twenty deep behind the gallery
dooors, On taking the gavel Cannon
said: @1he chair viii hear the gentle
man from Town Smith, Republican, and
then | Will shortly rule
Representative Smith defended Als
votes in the Organization, and Cannon
then turned The vave over 10 0Imstead
IF Pennsylvania. who recognized Camp
bell Of Kansas. Republican. who also
defended the sold rule
Mrs Taft was an attentive listener
from her exclusive gallery during this
phase Of the proceedings.
The Real Issue of the Battle.
After d day oil defeats for The Can.
non organization the rcal conflict was
precpitated when Representative Nor
ris presented q resolution providing for
new set Of rules with the speaker not
included. The resolution was as fol-
lows
Resolved, That the rules Of the House
be amended as follows
The committee on rules shall consist
Of l5 members. nine OF whom shall Be
members Of the majority party and six
of whom shall be members Of the min
GRITTY party. TO be selected as follows
~The states Of the Onion shall be d.
vided by a committee Of three selected
By the House, for that purpose, into
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