Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18

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Gratis and their insurgent allies przc-
ticaily control the situation TIE regns
large, it then appeared. were beaten a.
every point. Real revision of the
obnoxious House rules WHICH have lonx
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Cannon Mas ac's-
From enc OF the most nriinaie
friends ef the speaker came the start
ling statement that If the Norris reso-
luton was passed Speaker Cannon
would resign. This was one of the sen
sations OF the day.
That the regulars would vote with
the Democrats for the election OF
Champ Clark as speaker. rather than
side with the insurgents for the selec-
tiop of one Of their choosing. in event
of q change being made, was another
This startling statement was denied BIZ
other friends of the speaker
With almost every development OF
/ the day the insurgents gained prestige
and strength First conference OF tho
insurgents was held in Representative
Gardners room. The drastic step of
tleposing Speaker Cannon was then dis
cussed. but no definite decision reached
The Insurgents came from the confer
ence in a determined frame OF mind
Representative Underwood. of the
Democrats, stated that the move to
depose the speaker might be made.
A motion to remove Sergeant-at-
Arms Cassou was prepared and may be
offeerd onthe floor of the House in the
event the sneaker should refuse to rule
on the Norris resolution
Insurgent Republicans say the con
ference WAS the direct outcome of over
lures from the existing rules commit
tee made through Representative Daf-
cell of Pennsylvania. They say the
rules committee had given them as
surance that it will bring in rule for
the enlargement of the committee
The rule which the insurgents ex.
pect the rules committee will agree to
/ bring in would provide for amending
the rules along the lines OF the Norris
/ resolution. but eliminating the groups
and making the members Of the com
1 mittee elective BY the House. 1t was
/ still a question when the conference
/ broke IN whether the rule would i,
! terms provide for the elimination OF
! the Speaker from the committee or
! whether that would be done under a
+ '.gentlemen,s agreement between the
! two Republican factions.
/ AS to the elimination itself, however.
there was to be no doubt whatever.
A conference between Messrs Card
ner, Hayes, Norris and Lenroot, for the
| insurgents, and Representatives Champ
Clark and Underwood for the Demo
Gratis. was then held. IT was agreed be-
tween them that the proposition was