Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-17


to be growing with every successive vote,
may assume such proportions as to en-
barrass the work Of Congress. The de-
velopments of today pointed unmistaka-
bly,. it was said. in support of such q
theory.
Democrats Rule House.
ITO all intents and purposes, this House
for the past forty-eight hours has been
democratic" remarked one of the elder
statesmen.
That this situation was brought about
with the aid of republican vote, in
creasing in number on each roll call,
made it all the more q significant ex-
preston of opinion.
After the House got down to business
today Mr. Crumpacker attempted to bring
up his census resolution, which the
house yesterday declared to be not In
order. as a question of constitutional
privilege, dispiacing. the regular order OF
the day. In voicing that conclusion the
House overruled the decision of the chair
to the contrary.
Mr.. Crumpacker commended today that
his resolution was in order. by virtue OF
constitutional privilege, az against all
rules Of the House.
The democrats Immediately assailed
this pfOpOSltlOn. "A long COLstiluliohdi
debate followed.
Cannon Declines to Rule.
Finally Speaker Cannon was called
upon to rule on the point Of order raised
by the democrats as to the privilege and
character of the resolution. Speaker Can
non, who had listened to the debate at
tentively, announced to the House that,
in view of the precedent established by
yesterdays vote. he would not rule upon
the point of order, but would submit to
the House, for its decision. the question
whether the resolution was privileged, as
claimed, or not.
Speaker Cannon pointed out that 1t was
entirely practical BILE for the House to re-
gard or disregard the constitutional facts,
stituents. He recalled that in the Fifty
first Congress when party lines had beAH
broken down he had seen combination
between republicans and democrats to
amend the journal Of the House and make
the journal declare untruth. 1t was en-
tirely practicable for party lines again to
be broken.
This House," said the Speaker, lis
composed Of democrats, republicans and
populietS.''
This sally was greeted with laughter on
both sides Of the chamber. The Speaker
went on to say that he had no pride Of
opinion in the premises. no desire to critl-
else any member of the House for the
action OF yesterday.
II have no stones to throw at any mem
Der. ~ said the Speaker. land ask no apol-
ogies from any member. II any one
wants to apologize he can apologize to
himself"
Objection to Speakers Question.
The Speaker then. in pursuance of his
plan OF ,divesting the chair OF RESPONSE
bility of ruling on question which
practically had been ruled upon by the
House yesterday. submitted this ques-
ton to the House:
<"Is the resolution privileged under
the Constitution. the rules OF the House
to the contrary Notwithstanding?
Upon that the previous question was
promptly demanded. Immediately there
was protest from the democrats.
Mr.. Underwood of Alabama took. the
lead. HE endeavored to have the form
of the question altered. The Speaker
ruled; that the demand for the previous
question shut OF debate.
It was evident that the democrats and
the tnsurgent republicans were dtsap-
pointed by the SPEAKERS attempt to evade
making another ruling which they would
have had the opportunity to overrule and
thus administer another rebuke. With
the aid of insurgent republican votes,
the democrats secured a roll call on order
ing the previous question.
Insurgents Vote Prevails.
The insurgent and democratic oombina-
ton was again successful. By vote OF
1877 to 142 the previous question was re-
fused.
Mr.. Underwood then started in to mod
ify the form of the question as submitted
by the Speaker. He proposed to make 1t
read that the resolution Is in order
now substituting that word for today
Mr.. Cooper OF Wisconsin took the floor
to explain that he did not want to be put
in the attitude of voting that the Censti-
tuition prevailed one day and does not
prevail the next day.
The form of the resolution was modi-
fed as proposed by Mr.. Underwood The
roll was then called on the question
whether the resolution IL in order now.
The regular republicans voted in the
affirmative and the democrats and in
surgents We're voting in the negative as
this report closed.