The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-19

game they were beaten. Probably the
insurgent Democratic allies were as
much surprised as the regulars at the
result.
THE RESOLUTION.
Representative Norris of Nebraska
forthwith took occasion to produce
from his desk resolution providing
for reorganization of the committee
on rules. The proposition would create
a new plan of choosing the committees
and would make the speaker ineligible
for membership of the committee OF
which he is now chairman.
Representative Dalzell, Republican
of Pennsylvania, raised the point OF
order that the resolution could not be
presented under the rules in the order
of business then in process. The regu
lars throughout the whole struggle
have made this their fighting point.
The "allies" on the other hand de,
manded a ruling by the speaker, their
evident expectation being to appeal
from the expected adverse decision.
The speaker, on his part, insisted
that in order to make proper ruling
on the point of order he must have
time to consult the presidents. The
lOOh SNcIy W uS-
mand ruling from the speaker.
Both sides exhausted their oratorical
resources in attack and defense. Most
of the speakers consumed the full
hours time allowed them under the
rules. Several exceeded this time
limit
Nobody pretend to know early today
what, in detail, would be the outcome
Of haf if tho so1Iincs'
should win their first point. Every.
speaker and the regular" Republicans
W, re standing with their backs to the
wall, fighting for very existence.
AMUSING INCIDENTS.
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
alarms to bring in the recalcitrant Re-
publicans.
The funniest happening of all came
when the officers found one lone Re-
-Hollingsworth, of Ohio
peacefully asleep at his hotel. They
served the house warrant, requested
the Ohioan to get up and dress and
come before the bar of the house. He
came, protesting with voluble indigna-
ton that he was regularly paired and
entitled to be in bed.
Il want to know" Mr.. Hollingsworth
shouted, who made the motion on
which l was arrested"
The record was read and Mr.. Hol-
was informed that he was
arrested on the order of the house.
But was anybody else included in
~ nd nl hn
angry representative.
During Mr.. Hollingsworth's speech.
which was long one, the house was
in a gale of laughter; the Democrats
finding peculiar Joy in bait
ing the one poor victim of the search
of the sergeant-at-armS and that one
paired with a Democrat.
Mr.. Clayton of Alabam made the
point of order when he heard that Mr..
Hollingsworth had been asleep at a
leading hotel, that no Republican who
stayed at an expensive hotel had d
right to be paired with any Democrat.
Il want to know why l was arrest
ed?" demanded Mr.. Hollingsworth,
land who signed the warrant"
For half an hour the horse play"
went on, the Democrats shrieking with
laughter at Mr.. Holhngsworth's indig-
nation. Finally he was excused.
JUNGLE JOE" QUIET.
During the latter part of the after
noon, as the debate grew heated,
Speaker Cannon sat quietly in his
chair. now and then shifting his crossed
legs and nervously lingering the gavel
with his left hand; now and then
the glass of water at his side.
His face wore a serious look and his
lips were tightly compressed. red
carnation in the buttonhole of his coat
supplied the only bit of color in the
speakers otherwise sombre aspect.
Now and then he leaned with his
elbows on the desk in front of him and
gazed intently at members who We're
denouncing the speakers alleged dom1-
natoin of the house.
At times, when the disorder grew so
great that the speaker could be heard
only few feet outside of the inter-
ested and clamorous groups which sur
rounded the speaker welded his gavel
demanding the house will
come to order"
With quiet once more restored, he
would again recognize a fiery lnsur-
gent engaged in berating him.
Several times he called regular
to the chair and walked
into the corridor for a few moments
or mingled with the throng of men,
bers.
Later in the evening he went to the
restaurant on the floor below and sub.
seuuently, while impassioned speeches
in the latter part of the evening were
being delivered, the speaker reclined
in a BARRIERS chair and quietly enjoyed
a shave and a massage.
Then Mr.. Cannon returned to the
house and watched the proceedings
until the time came when he demand
ed a chance to answer the accusations
of Representative Cooper.
Uncle Joe" was in his room all
night. now and then coming out into
the house, where Representative Dali
zell held the chair.
The speaker seemed unperturbed by
all the warfare going on about his
head.
Underlying all the hilarity of the
night was an exceedingly serious side.
This fact appeared especially when
Representative Norris at 500 pro-
posed an adjournment until noon. The
members had exemplified the principle
for which they stood, he said, and here
thew were in the dawn, after sleep