The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-03-19
CANNON BEATEN IN THE
FIGHT IN THE HOUSE

Washington, March 19.-The con.
ference between the regulars and the
insurgents failed to reach an agree
nent this morning.
There is no agreement and the
fight is on" said Representative Nor
| ris.
How 10 save Speaker Cannon from
huniliating defeat was the PROPOSE
ton around which interest centered
at the Capitol. Early today it vas ad-
mitted on all~sides. boastfully by the
insurgents. but very quietly by the
regulars. that the fight on the revis-
ion of the present rules had been
wen ami that the present rules com
mittee would be overtnrown and a
new committee selected by the House.
This was assured by the unbroken
front presented by the Democratic
minority and by the solid vote of the
insurgents on any question affecting
the rules and made more certain by
very considerable detection which
is occurring within the ranks of the
regular Republicans. These dozen or
more Republicans are not classed as
insurgents. but feeling the pressure
from home. they break away from
the organization and vote for the re-
vision of the rules.
Speaker Cannon himself, is the big
gest obstacle in the way of his elm
ination from the rules committee and
his consent must be had before the
regulars can make any final compron-
Use.
A conference OF the regulars and
the Insurgents met at $50 this morn
ing For the regulars there were pres
ent: Majority leader Jayne. of New
York: Dalzell, of Penna.: Smith. Of
OF Ill. For tAe insurgents. Norris, of
Nebraska; Gardner. of Mass; Hayes.
of Calf: Leroot, OF Wis; and Mar
tin, of s. D., who was also present,
but not classed on either side. but
rather as a harmonizing influence.
At eleven O'Clock the conference
broke up. The Speaker was the sub
ject over which the conference split
The regulars insisted that he be re-
tained as a member of the rules
committee or at least have an oppor-
trpity of declining a place IL he so
desired. The insurgents were implac-
able. They made many concessions
to secure a compromise, but upon the
proposition of removing the Speaker
from the rules committee they stood
imm movable.
When tae conference ended the
members emerged with flushed faces
bpt with an air of grim determination
TO fight to the bitter end.
The Fight in the House.
Washington. March I9.-With the
warning factions apparently deter
mined as ever to fight to the bitter
end the contest over Speaker Can
non and the committee on rules, the
House reassembled today. Interest a.
mong the mem bers of official Wash
ington and the public generally was
so pronounced that long before the
House had been called To order the
galleries were packed.
Speaker Cannon was greeted with
wild cheers from the Republican side
as ne ascended the rost-um shortly
after eleven O'Clock and called the
House to order. Then standin", grimly
facing the members, he ;raoe his rul
ing on the point OF order raised a
sainst the Norris resolution provid
ing fer a new rules committee, the
House listening in dead silence.
Speaker Cannon ruled the Norris
resolution, providing for the new rules
committee, ont of order.
Norris appealed. Dalzeil moved to
lay the appeal on the table. and the
House, by a vote OF 164 to 1s1. refus-
ed to lay the resolution on the table.
The Democrats and the insurgents
relied with delight.
The following insurgent Republi-
cans voted with the Democrats on the
Norris appeal: Nelson. Kopp. Carey,
Cooper. Davidson. Of Mimi; Hubbard,
Lenroot. Morse, of Wis: Davis. Lind
bergh, Miller, Stenerson, Wolstead.
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