Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-18
EIGHT IN CONGRESS.

House hanging 10 tn, balsnce, his cup
porlers ie1clng for time and no one In
position 10 say whs! would be the ou:-
come, the 6srcess battle probably that
ever hiss been wsged sgainst the Heuse
rules obl:tsrated party lines 10 The cham
Der yesterday and last night.
II had been raging for ak hours at 10
O'Clock last night, the hour when tho
regulars believed they could rally their
strongest force for The 6nal clash that
was to determine whether the iusurgept
republican and democratic coalition Wss
powerful enough to unhorse the regular
organization.
At that hour the Cannon forces we're
plainly 10 the minority aud we're fillbus-
tsrlpg to prevent the crucial te.t. 1t had
been reported by the republican whip,
Mr.. John Dwight, Of New York, that
reInforcements were coming from Phla-
delphia aud New York, aud the Cannon
men were hspging on like grim death 10
the hope that the handful OF men fup.
posed to b, on The New York express
would be sufficient to turn the tide.
A new committee on rules, With the
speaker ineligible for membership In 1t
The issue Was az reel as that. The
pending q aettlon for hours WAS resolu-
tioa by Representative Norris, OF Ne
brasks, reading IS follows:
=, Resolved, That the rules of the House
be as follows:
"The Committee on Rules shall con-
sist of IS members, 9 of whom shall be
N mbers of the majority party and 6 Of
whom shall be members of the minority
PARTY, to be selected as follows:
"The states of the Union shall be di'
yided by d committee OF three selected by
the House for that purpose into nine
groups, each group containing, as near
as may be, equal number OF members be-
longing to the majority 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 1890 O'Clock on the day follow.
ing the adoption of the report OF said
committee, each of said groups shall
meet aud select OF its number
member of the committee on rules. The
place of meeting for each of said groups
shall be designated by the said com,
mittee Of three in its report. Each OF
said groups shall report to the House the
name of the member selected for mem-
bership on the committee on rules.
1.-The committee on rules shall select
its own chairman; the Spe aker shall not
be eligible to membership on said COM
mittee. All rules or parts thereof incon-
sistent with the foregoing resolutions are
hereby repealed"
Over matter comparatively trivial
itself the Insurgents found their oppor'
tuuIty 10 get test OF strength With The
Organization. 1t occurred over Sd
attempt by Mr.. OUmpscker, OF Indiana,
to obtain consideration for resolution
amending the census act. Practically
GO member OF the House opposed The
resolution, but 1t was coptended that the
method used In bringing 1t up trsndcend-
ed the rules OF the HUE. Speaker
Cannon on Monday ruled against that
view and was defeaed. The question
came up sgaiu yet rtsy and The re- u
lars believed they had mustered IuHi-
cient strength on tie demoersi c side to
reverse ye,tsrdsy's slt'op. The vtt'
developed they hsd been mistaken or de-
ceived, aud the Cannon forces sgain
waya hesfan The aacnnd vote took
place 10 the afternoon. The effect was
startling. The "is't, Of blood" seemed
10 iniurlste those Who bad long sreIted
under the restraint Reorganization role.
Iusurgent republicans and democrats
swarmsd to common battling ground aud
through the leadership OF Represer tatlye
Brown, of Nebraska, made q concerted
movement against the republican rules.
ReposiDg 10 Mr. Norris's desk had been
the resolution prepared ct the beginning
Of the present session. The Nsbrsska0
had he resolution handy sgalnst the pot
sibility OF 8 time coming thst Wou d
make II useful. he seized the opportunity
aud flung tae gauge OF op'n ta'tle IL TO
the arens.
The previous DISASTROUS rtsu t. made
the Cannon forces wary and Immediately
they began "sparring for time"
1t was evidett on every side that the
organ z,llon wss lighting for every txis'
tsuce. The conflict sss on aplsn difieI'