Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-03-24
The insurgents in the House Of Representatives
Unite With the Democrats and Overthrow
Conditions Which Have Existed Since
the Days Of Speaker Reed.
Appointment Of Rules Committee Taken from
Cannon, but the Democratic Motion to Fire
Uncle Joe . Defeated, Only Nine Of the
Thirty-Five insurgents Voting for It.
Among Those Who Favored His Removal Was
Mr.. cronna, Who Not Long Ago Was Hand
in Hand With the Speaker in Support
Of the Latter's Policies.

ceptions. rallied aith almost un-
broken party fyon. and gave him a
vote which almost Offset the Re
quotation Of Cannonisrn.
How It Was Done.
By Z s5te of i9l 70 l55-the re-
publican insurgents so.ing solidly
with the democrats the house
adopted the resolution Of Represent
alive Norris IF Nebraska insurgen.,
requiring q reorganization Of the
committee On rules. increasing its
membership from a.e 70 ten and de-
claring the speaker ineligible TO
membership thereon.
By the curiously identical vote Of
l9l to l55 but with decidedly
ditferen. personnel Of alignment
the house defeated resolution Of
Representative Burleson Of Texas
declaring the speakership vacant
and ordering the immediate election
Of successor to Mr.. Cannon.
The Fatefui Resolution.
This Is the resolution which was
defeated
Resolved. That the Office of speak
er Of the house If representatives is
hereby declared To be vacant. and
the house Of representatives shall at
once proceed to the election Of a
speaker. :
Situation Without Recent Parallel.
The oldest man in congress makes
no pretense Of remembering any
parallels for the sensational scenes
which have characterized the last
few days in the house When this
day developments reached a crisis,
about five O'Clock this Saturday.
afternoon. he would have been a
rash prophet who would have at
tempted to forecast the outcome.
There we're moments when it
looked as though the preponderant-
ly republican house might even cap
the climax by electing Champ Clark,
the democratic house leader, speak
err In fact, not only was this pro-
posed in motion by Mr.. Clark of
Florida. but Speaker Cannon him
self. in his def to the insurgents,
declared that his political enemies
should be consistent and proceed to
the election Of a democratic speaker.
Indeed, it was this challenge, daring
as it was, which, instantly provok-
ing the Burleson resolution for his
ousting, turned the tide in his
favor and rallied the republicans
regulars and insurgents with few
exceptions, to the point of what may
we'll be termed a vote Of confidence.
Cannon Cool and Calm.
Through it all the aged speaker,
invariably calm. stoical and consist
ent to the end. stood in his place
with gavel in hand, and with steady
raps upon his desk attempted to
quell the riotous confusion. Upon
the conclusionof the vote which cast
him out Of his place at the head of
the rules committee. he asked "the
Indulgence Of the house for three
minutes. = and during this period he
challenged the membership to elect
a democratic speaker. Many repub-
licans recalled the speakers retort
after the proposal to nominate him
on the Roosevelt ticket for the VICE
presidency They can't make po-
litlca cunuch out Of me.
Tumult and Disorder Rage.
Great tumult and disorder ragged
around Mr.. Burleson, as he stood
beside his desk near the center Of
the house, after sending his resolu-
ton to the desk, and. as its purport
became known. his democratic col
leagues surrounded him, some urg-
ing him to force his resolution to
vote. and others declaring that he
had precipitated the matter too
hastily.
Kitchin of North Carolina. Hard
wick of Georgia, Garner of Texas
and shackelford of Missouri. who
had assisted him in drafting the res.
olution, all shouted amid the tur-
MOL for him to pay no attention to
the panicky requests for the with