The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-18

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| 1t is many years. old observers say
in fact no precise parallel was sug-
gested last night-since the house re-
mained actually in session all night,
| and that after an all day session The
\ weary task of watching the hole" was
left to the theoretically triumphant
minority while the members of the ma
jority-such as expected the searching
| deputies stole maps or longer sleeps in
places of comfort.
1t Was Unexpected.
The fight was virtually unexpected
! by all parties to it. 1t was precipi-
tated late in the afternoon when Rep
resentative Crumpacker of Indiana
tried again to secure consideration of a
| resolution amending the census act.
| The issue was purely technical one
of parliamentary procedure, but 1t was
the same as that on which the speak
er was defeated the day before.
The organization apparently labored
under the delusion that they had sue
ceeded in gaining Democratic votes
enough to turn into victory the defeat
mistaken for at every stage of the
game they were beaten. Probably
the rgent-Democratic allies were
as much surprised as the regulars at
their victory However that may be,
they certainly made the most Of it.
Representative Norris of Nebraska
forthwith took occasion to produce
from his desk a resolution providing
on rules. 1t would create new plan
of choosing the committee, the impor-
tant thing being that it would make
the speaker ineligible for membership
of the committee of which he is now
chairman.
Representative palzell of Pennsyl-
vania (Rep) made the point of order
that the resolution could not be pre-
Sented under the rules under the order
of business then in process. The reg
ulars throughout the whole struggle
have made this their fighting point.
The "allies," on the other hand, de-
this point, their evident expectation be-
ing to appeal from the expected ad-
verse decision and to overru1e the
speaker. The speaker on his part in
ruling on the point of order he must
have time to consult the precedents-
The Democrats took every occasion TO
demand ruling of the speaker.
Both sides exhausted their oratorfcal
resources in attack and defense. Most
of the speakers consumed the full four
hours time allowed them under the
rules Several exceeded this time limit.
The Resolution.
Following is the resc luton of Repre-
sentative Norris, which caused all the
trouble:
"ResoIved, That the rules of the
house be amended as follows: The
committee on rules shall consist of 15
members, nine OF WHOM SIldIl DC HkOIAl-
bers of the majority party and six of
whom shall be members of the minor
ity ->arty, to be selected as follows:
The states of the Union shall be divid-
ed by a committee of three selected
by the house for that purpose into nine
groups, each group containing as near
as may be an equal number of menu
bers belonging to the majority party
The states of the Union shall likewise
be divided into six groups, each group
containing as near as may be an equal
number of members belonging to the
minority party
ssAt 1890 O'Clock a. M, on the day
following the adoption of the report of
said committee, each of said groups
shall meet and select one of its num-
ber as a member of the committee on
rules The place of meeting for each
of said groups shall be designated by
the said committee of three in its re-
port. Each of said groups shall report
to the house the name OF the member
selected for membership on the conn
mittee on rules.
s'The committee on rules shall Sc
Iect its own chairman. The speaker
shall not be eligible to membership ON
said committee. All rules or parts
thereof inconsistent with the foregoing
resolution are hereby repealed"
Battling for Life.
Nobody pretended to know early to-
day what, in detail, would be the out
come OF the battle. even if the allies
should win their first point. Every
body did know. however. that the
speaker and the regular" organization
were standing with their backs to the |
wall, fighting for their 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 arms to bring in the recalcitrant
The funniest of them all
came when the officers found one lone
Republican-Hol1ings gsworth of Ohio
peacefully asleep at his hotel. They |
served the house warrant. requiring |
the Ohioan to get UP and dress and .
come before the bar of the house. He |
came protesting with voiuble indigna-
ton that he was regularly paired and |
entitled to be in bed.
81 want to know" Mr.. Hollings- |
worth shouted, "who made the motion
on which 1 was arrested
The record was read and Mr.. Hol- |
lingsworth was informed that he was
on the order of the house.
But was anybody else included in
that order beside me?" demanded the
angry representative.
During Mr.. Hollingsworth's whole |
speech, which was a long one, the
house was in laughter, the Democrats
evidently finding peculiar joy in bait
ing the one poor victim of the search |
of the sergeant at arms and paired |
with a Democrat.
Mr.. Clayton (AIa.) made the point
of order when he heard that Mr. Hol- |
lingsworth had been asleep at lead
ing hotel that no Republican who
stayed at an expensive hotel had a
right to be paired with any Demo-
crat.
Wants to Know Why.
"I want to know why I was ar
rested demanded Mr.. Holm gsworth,
land who signed the warrant
For half an hour the "horse play"
went on, the Democrats shrieking with
laughter at Mr.. Hollingsworth's indig
nation. Finally he was excused.
During the later afternnnn az the