New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-20
SPEAKER PUT OUT OF
RULES COMMITTEE.
That Body Enlarged to Ten
WOve to Declare Speakership
YacaNt Defeated.

the country for the last three davs IN
the Republican party. The insurgent-
/ Democratic coalition succeeded to-day
in it's five years fight % iiberalize tho
rules Of the House. and the regular Re-
publicans were successful I'm demon
strating that the battle was not against
Mr. Cannon. but against a system begun
under a Democratic Speaker. Samuel r.
Randall
Presiden. Tafts policies gain the un-
divided attention Of Congress. while the
Republican party Is enabled 70 look for
ward TO a more harmonious condition
than has existed since the tremendous
Roosevelt landslide of 1904 There may
still BE- sore wounds TO heal in the House
as result of the struggle. but no Re-
publican could be found tonight who
did not exult that the fight was over.
and comparatively Few to regret the OUT
come.
Representative Serene z. Payne. che
Republican majority leader, said to-
aight:
The Democrats again have demon
strated their incapacity o. take adj
vantage of a situation. They have weak
encd the issue Of 'CannOnism if they have
not destroyed il altogether The House
is left with coherent Republican ma
jority. which viii enable US to pass the
legislation that President Taft has been
urging upon Congress.
With majority OF forty the insur-
gents and Democrats adopted the Norris
substitute, charging enc Committee on
Rules from five 20 ten members and re-
moving the Speaker from that body. but
a moment later a motion by Representa-
tive BurlesOn of Texas. o. unseat the
7 Speaker and Immediately elect his sue
cessOr. practically suggested BY Mr.
Cannon himself. was defeated by a vote
Of 191 10 1jJ. This vote found only nine
/ Republican dissenters. the followers %
senator la Toilette and several other
habitual malcOntents.
How the House Divided.
At various times in the after n
forty-tvo Republicans voted against the
regulars On the adoption OF the Norris
substitute the insurgents numbered
fOrty-Oue. while on the motion % deposs
Speaker Cannon the following Republi-
cans voted aye: Representatives Carr.
Cooper. Lenroot and Nelson Of Wiscon-
sin; Murdock. Of Kan>as; Poindexter. OF
Washington, GrOnna. Of North Dakota.
and Davis and LindbeTgh. Of Minnesota
/ The other insurgents showed the sim
cerity Of their former declarations that
they were fighting against the rules
alone. and voted no Those wnc Joined
I the Democrats on the larger issue were
/ Representatives Ames ard Gardner. Of
I Massac chusetts. Barnard and Crurn-
I packer. of Indiana, Cary. Cooper. EODp.
Kustermann, LenrOot Morse Nelson
and Davidson, of Wisconsin. DaWs07.
Good. Haugen. Hubbard. Kendall Pick
EFT and Woods. Of Iowa: Davis. Lind
hergh. Miller. Steenersor and Volstead.
of Minnesota Fish. F9elker and Par
sons Of New York. Fowler. of New Jer-
sey: Gronna. OF North Dakota; Norris
and Einkaid. of Nebraska; HOllings-
worth. Howland. Johnson and Taylor. OF
Ohio. Mclaughlin and Townsend of
Michigan MWGock and Madison. "
Kansas: Poindexter Of Washington;
PiunlIey. of Vermont and Martin OF
! South Dakota.
/ ON every rolicall The coalition had n
substantial majority. and II was never
/ i'm the slightest danger The Democrats
voted sohdiy throughout.
no Conpromiss Effected,
/ Never i'm the memory of the oldest
Z member Of the House has there beer
day So crowded with moments of dra-
matte intensity. Suspense marked the
hours before the convening 81 the House.
A. N O'Clock ia was definitely known
that a compromise could not be effected.
and the word was passed that il was
tight % the death By 9o'clocS the House
galleries had begun 70 M. and at noon
the grestest crowd that has ever as
sembled about the lower chamber was
gathered The Speaker entered the
arena with elastic step The usual rel
carnation in his coat IN an instant che
regular Republicans were ON their feet.
laundering their cheers ~ condolences
aud greeting The insurgents Kept thetr
seats. while bat lew Democrats Joined
the applause q number of Senators.
including crane. carter Burrows. Wet
more. G1uinger AMI Penrose. added q
decorus handicap. while Dolliver. cum
mirs. la Toilette and some Democrats
who had come to reassure their follow
ers remained silent The galleries joined
in the applause, which could not be ar
rested for many minutes. although the
Speaker welded his gavel vigorously.
Al Admire Cannon in Defeat.
When quiet came 10 was extreme.
Then the grim old warrior. certain of
defeat but upheld by che joy of oattle.
cleared his throat. straishtened o. his
fun height AMI with "A trembling hand
read his ruling on the point of order
against the Norris amendment. which he
knew would be the signal for the attack.
There were many who feared he would
not stand the strain Of sleepless nights.
constant Worry and bitter regrets. but
az the end of thc DAY ne was still un-
conquerable. stiU erect and still ready
for another fray Frieud and foe booked
upon him with admiration. and those
who saw him m to-days contest are
ready o. acknowledge that he Is one ~
the strongest characters IN the political
history Of che nation.
Without apology he sustained the
point 0f order. citing foFceful precodsuts
The decision was greeted with tre-
mendous applause from the regulars
T,gfantf,. half "A 1o4an nrar1fbero v.rovr. On,