The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-03-22
lNSURGE E:NT'S
RUMPUS I'M
Go Straight After
Cannon's Scalp.
WANT RULES CHANGED
Speaker Falls Into Trap Sci
By Representative Norris.
HOLD AN ALL-NIGHT SESSION
insurgents and Democrats Re.
fuse to Adjourn Until Vote Is
Taken on Resolution Providing
Rules Committee of is Mem.
bers From Which Speaker Is
TO Be Excluded. \
OHIOANS STAND BY CANNON
Both Sides Wire Frantic Appeals
For AbSentees to Report and
Members Flock In From New
York and Philadelphia.

Washington, March 1S.-In ses.
sion which lasted all night, the Re-
publican organization of the house Of
representatives battled desperately
for its existence, and the end is no,
yet. Neither the combination of In
surgents and Democrats, who precip.
stated the contest, nor the Cannon
forces is in control, and a state OF
chaos exists.
1t was day of dramatic situations
In the house Caught off his guard by
Representative Norris of Nebraska,
one of the insurgent leaders, Speaker
Cannon entertained a motion that re.
suited in precipitating a rough and
tumble fight over the rules, situa.
tion which the leaders have been try.
ing to stave off all session and one
for which the insurgents had been
waiting patiently.
Day Full OF Excitement.
Seldom In the history OF the house
has there been witnessed such excit.
Ing Incidents as marked the days pro.
ceedings. The insurgents and Demo-
Gratis, flushed with the victories at
talned Tuesday and Wednesday, went
into the fray with confidence, and af
ter rebuking the speaker they re
turned to the attack by unexpectedly
throwing into the house resolution
proposing the creation of new com
mittee on rules and making the
speaker ineligible for appointment tc
the new committee.
Che Innocent cause of all the eX
element of the day was the census
resolution that kicked up so mlch ex
c.;tmCnt the day previous. Th. Suuse
PASSED this resolution in duo 81 ason
after little furry, during wa oh the
iouse rebuked the speaker by refus
Ing TO entertain a motion thai he put
A sufficient number of Insurgents
ioned with the Democrats to brinl
about this result.
In passing this census resolution
however, tle house indorsed the prop
ositlon that this measure was undei
NpiSANiNA Nh'bh 60 q hiNlbNl vi IOAnlllNi
tional privilege. This principlel one,
recognized. the insurgents took advan
taee of the opening. Representative
horris led the attack Rising in hil
rlsce, he addressed the speaker. IL,
was at once recognized. 81 desire q
present resolution which Is entities
to recognition under the constitution
al privilege" said Mr.. Norris,
Speaker Cannon, unsuspecting thu
trap into which he was about to b,
led caused the resolution to be read
1t provided for n new committee oi
rules to be elected by the house ant
to go into effect at once. The fgh
began at once, and 1t will go dowl
into the history Of the house as on,
Of the most stubborn partisan strug
giles ever Witnessed In that body.
How They Lined Up.
Arrayed on one side were 80 o
more Republicans and the Democratic
minority. and on the other the respor
sible Republican leadership. Twic
the leaders tried to adjourn the hous
and once to take recess until thi
morning. but they We're voted dowr
Every effort was made by the leader
10 bring In absentees. Telegram
were dispatched to New York. Phils
delphla and other cities to bring In
members whom they hope will hel
out their cause. At midnight four @
these members, Cook and McCrear
of PENNSYLVANIA, Alcott of New Yor
aud Swayze Of Maine reached tn
house. The first two had rushed I
Washington from Philadelphia an
Alcott and Swayze hurried from Me-
York Others of the regular supper
ers are expected by this morning. Th
appearance OF the four Cannon me
revived hope that an all,night So
? sion might be avoided,
: The Norris resolution creating