The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-19
ALL NIGHT FIGHT
 FOR SUPREMACY Scenes in the House Are Made
 Most Memorable CANNON VERY DEFIANT Congressman Hollingsworth Is Pulled Out of Bed and Brought Into the House and After Being Guyed
 He Is Allowed to Go
CANNON VERY DEFIANT

Washington, March 1s.--Nopouy pfo- tended to know early today what, 1T detail, would be the outcome of the battle in the House even if the allies should win their first point. Every body did know, however. that the speaker and the regular" republicans were standing with their backs to the wall, fighting for very existence.
 The long night in the House was re- plete with amusing incidents, as the weary democrats tried to while away the hours of waiting for the sergeant at t-arms to bring in the recalcitrant re- publicans.
 The funniest happening of all came when the officers found one lone re- publican-Hollingswor of Ohio peacefully asleep at his hotel. They served the House warrant, required the ohioan to get up and dress and come before the bar of the House. He came protesting with voluble indignation tn al he was regularly paired and entitled tc be in bed.
 q want to know" MT. Hollin gsworth shouted, who made the motion on which I was arrested?"
 The record was read and MT. Hol- llingsworth was informed that he was arrested on the order of the House.
 But was anybody else included ir that order besides me-" demanded the angry republican.
 During Mr. Hollingsworths whole speech, which was a long one, the House was in gale of laughter, the democrats evidently finding peculiar joy in batting the one poor victim of the search of the sergeant-at-arms and thai one paired with a democrat.
 MT. Clayton of Alabama made thc point of order, when he heard that MT Hollingsworth had been asleep at 8 leading hotel, that no republican who stayed at an expensive hotel had a right to be paired with any democrat.
 q want to know why was arrest. Cd" demanded MT. Hollingsworth, "and who signed the warrant?"
 For half an hour the "horse play went on the democrats shriehing witt laughter at MT. Hollingsworth's indig. nation.
 Finally he was excused.
 Cannon's Attitude
 During the latter part of the after. noon, as the debate grew heated, Speak CT Cannon sat quietly in his chair, now and then shifting his crossed legs ant nervously lingering the gavel with hi. left hand; now and then slipping tn, glass of water at his side. His fac, wore a serious look and his lips wer. tightly compressed. A red carnation il the buttonh ole of his coat supplied tn, only bit of color in the speakers oth erwise somber aspect
 Now and then he leaned with his el. oows on the desk in front of him an, gazed intently at members who wers denouncing the speakers alleged domi. nation of the House.
 At times when the disorder grew Sd great that the speaker could be heard Ioniy lew feet outside of the interested ana clamorous groups which surrounded the speaker wielded his gavel vigorously. demanding the House will come to order"
 With quiet once more restored he would again recognize fiery insurgent engaged In berating him.
 Several times he called ..reeuIar,, ra publicans to the chair and walked into the corridor for a few moments or mingled with the throng of members.
 Later in the evening he went to the restaurant on the floor below and subse- quently, while impassioned speeches in the latter part of the evening were being delivered, the speaker recined in a bar ber's chair and quietly enjoyed a shave and massage.
 Then MT Cannon returned to the House and watched the proceedings until the vvh ha to answer the accusations of Represen- tative Cooper.
 1 Uncle Joe'' was in his room all night. now and then coming out Into the House. where Representative Dalzell held the chair
 The speaker seemed to be unperturbed by the warfare going about his head l The Serious Side l Underlying all the hilarity of the night was an exceedingly serious side. This fact appeared especially when Represen- tative Norris at 5:20 proposed an adjourn ment until noon. The members had ex- emplified the principle for which they stood he said, and here they were, in the dawn. after a sleepless night, wear ing themselves out fruitlessly, while the men they were fighting were getting a good nights sleep. MT. James of Ken lucky made an eloquent protest against any concessions to personal comfort which would tend to detract from the im- pressiveness of the object lesson they were giving of devotion to public business, while the republican regulars were de- | liberately absent in the pursuance of a conspiracy to prevent a quorum. | About 5:0 a. m. there was a hot de- bate about the possibility of appointing a new sergeant-at-arms or other officers necessary to bring in the absent mem bers. It was the general opinion that the incumbent and his deputies were making no sincere effort to find the miss | ing republicans. Mir Dalzell in the chair, ruled that the minority present was help less to appoint any additional officers of | the House.
 The democrats contended the appoint | ment of additional officers necessary to procure a quorum was an essential of | power conferred upon Hess than a quo- rum by the constitution of the United States and the rules of the House There was a long wrangle and finally Repre- sentative Hardwick democrat of Georgia, | moved the appointment of a temporary