The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20
VOTE OF HOUSE IS
AGAINST SPEAKER
Two Days Of Fierce Battle Ends
in Victory for Forces Allied
Against the Regulars.
WILD SCENES MARK
CLIMAX OF CONFLICT
Move TO Elect Successor to
'HUncle Joe" Cannon Does
Not Meet With Favor.
BY Associated Press.

cisivc majority. practically shorn oil hl'
alleged autocratic power.
The house of representatives, by
vote of 1872 TO 100, today repudlatec
Speaker Cannon and his rules commit
tee BY this unexpectedly large MA
iority it overrulcd his decision and IN
sisted upon considering the resolution OF
Norris of Nebraska, providing for re
organization of the committee on rules
with the speaker eliminated.
In his ruling Speaker Cannon today
sustained the point of order against the
Norris resolution holding the resolution
TO be out of order.
At 1912 Representative Norris ap,
pealed from the speakers IS ruling, and
Mr.. Dalzell moved TO lay the appeal on
the table.
The roll then was called.
The motion of Mr.. Dalzell to lay on
the table the appeal of Mr.. Norris from
the speakers ruling was defeated by
164 TO 1871 The announcement was
greeted with yclls of delight from the In
surgents and Democrats.
Representative Norris moved the pre-
vious question, shutting of all debate.
He stated the debate had already pro-
ceeded two days rollcan was then
begun.
Thirty-fve Republicans voted with
the Democrats against the Dalzell mo
tion TO lay the Nebraskan s appeal on
the table. The Democrats voted sol
idly IN the negative.
"The previous question" was ordered
bv vote of ayes 1S2, noes $50. This
would bring direct to vote the appeal
from the speakers ruling. And that
vote was the one that would apparently
register the speaker s fall.
Vote Against Speaker.
Tho rollcall on the appeal from the
decision Of Tho Spna kpr bppaD at ,SU,
The house sustained the appeal from
the speaker s ruling. The vote against
the speaker was 1S2 to 16O, The re-
suit had been forcseen and the ap"
plause was rather mild.
The vote brought the Norris resolu-
ton to the front. 1t was ordered read.
The speaker had been repudiated by
the house he had ruled for seven years.
Nobody knew Just what would happen;
Norris moved that one and a half
hours time for debate be given each
side Dalzell announced this would be
satisfactory to the regulars.
1t soon became evident that there
could be no agreement on time limit
and that debate on the resolution would
proceed at great length.
Representative Norris offered a sub
stitute for the pending resolution fix
ing the membership of the rules com
nittee ut ten instead of fifteen, as he
viding for the elimination of the speak
er thercfrom
Champ Clark, the Democratic leader,
led off the debate, Norris yielding the
floor to him,
Clark Opens Debate.
Mr. Clark began with reference
to his warm personal regard for Speaker
Cannon. This was generally applauded,
Mr. Clark declared that he would
which did not provide for the elimina-
tion forthwith of the speaker from the
committee on rules, "and ! speak for
the Democrats and the insurgents he
said He spoke briefly and was warm
.ly applauded as he finished.
1t was understood at 2:30 that Nor
ris, before the end of the hour allowed
him under the rules. would move the
previous question, thus cutting off de-
bate. He yielded from time to time
for q few moments, thus allowing a few
others to speak.
Mr. Martin (Rep,) of South Dakota
offered and spoke in support of his rcso-
luton fixing the membership Of tue
rules committee at ten, six to be Re.
publicans and four Democrats. to be
elected by the house. and including the
amendment providing for the speaker IS
elimination after March 3 next. This
was the measure on which the confer
ence split today.
No doubt remained as the vote pro-
gressed that Speaker Cannon would be
shorn of whatever power attached TO
his membership on the rules commit
tee.
The following insurgent Republlcans.
thirty five in all. voted with the solid
Democratic side against the motion to
table Norris appeal from the decision
Of the speaker:
Nelson EopD Carey Cooner David.
son, Lcnroot, Morse Of Wisconsin, Da.
Wis, Lindbergh, Miller. Steenerson, Vol
stead of Minnesota. Kendall Hubbard
Good, Vaughn, Picketts, Woods of
Iowa, Hinshaw, Kinkaid, Norris of Ne.
Rowland, johnson. Taylor of Ohio
!Ames. Gardner of Massachusetts, Foel.
ker, Fish of New York, Poindexter of
Washington, Martin Of South Dakota
Gronna of North Dakota. Fowler of
New Jersey, Hayes Of California
The insurgents had estimated their
strength at thirty three, but they
gained three-Howland. Johnson and
Taylor of Ohio-and lost Parsons of
New York, who heretofore had voted
with them internationally. Martin OF
South Dakota was also considered an
accession.
Clayton (Dem.) of Alabama. chair.
man of the Democratic caucus commit
tee, with great vehemence declared fhe
public sentiment of the country had
forced minority Of the majority party
backed by the Democrats, to DESTROY
an abuse which had threatened the lib
critics of the country. He was rouu6ly
applauded.
Douglas of Ohio. a regular. sdvo
waited the Martin resolution, pointine
out that it would make the speaker in.
eligible, after March 3 next, for mem
bership on the committee on rules. Sew
cral Of his regular colleagues tried in
vain to dissuade hlm from his position.
Speaker Cannon will fight to Tho
death. The conference of the RepubIi
can leaders and insurgents, held in the
ways and means committee room Of the
house from 9:30 10 ii clock, followed
an agreement. 1t was announced tba,
the fight was on and the whole mat
ter was to be determined on the floor
of the house.
The speaker was the subject over
which the conference split, The rceu
lars insisted that Es should be re
tanned as member of tho rules com