The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-18
Insurgents and Democrats 10
All Night Flight for Con.
troll Of Reuse.
NO0UORUM THERE Ats: SAM.
The Regular Republican 0rganl-
zation Defeated on Five
Test Roll Calls

Caush, ea Hls Guard. sp-skes Csnnsn
Entertain. . assisa ThAt nesuiiS In
Rii'er fright over the RaI~s
4, Put Before the House the Norris
/ Re.olu,Iea 20 Increase the Member.
snip SG the Csmmitiee IN RuIes %
FMtecW and WAkIRg thr speaker ~.
eteib,e Tor N-mber % thr New COM
aIttee the PIxh' TNeU Began ami
/ VAS one sG the Nest ssuhSsrn Ever
witnessed IR tire Hssse-The speaker
AIIa~k~d ~ several InsarGsats ami
Takes tue FIoor IN Hls own Iarssuee.
wNsHISUI,N March -. as A. M
The Republican organization OF the
House ~ Representatives il engaged in
a fight for existence which at this hour
has tailed oH into an endurance struggle.
| 4 combination OF insurgent Republicans
and Democrats has won out on five roll
calls. desi gned 70 effect either ad journ-
rnent or recess.
40 many regulars have Withdrawn
that q quorum - lacking and the SER
keant-at arms and his men are out now
searching for the absent on~s with orders
to arrest any who won't come in. The
departed Representative have lOchsd
themselves in At home and the chances
are that not for eight hours vet will theVs
be a quorum.
/ IL was a day of dramatic situations In
tho House. Caught OF his guard ~
Representative Norris Of NsbraskA. one
Of the insuresnt leaders. spsaksr Cannon
entertained q motiSn that resulted n
precipiaaaiRg POuxh and tumble nGht
over the rules. a situation that the leaders
have been trying to stave OF all ssssioo
and one for which the insurgents hAdSbeen
waiting patiently.
seldom IN the history Of the Houss
has there been witnessed such exciting
incidents a. marked the days proceedings
| The insurgents and Democrats. flushed
With the victories attained Tuesday and
Wednesday went into the fray with con-
hdence. and after once rebuking tbs
Speaker they returned tn the attack by
Unexpectedly throwing into the House
a resolution proposing the creation Of
nsw Comm,ttee On Rules and making tbs
Speaker ineligible for appointment ~
the new committee
bow THE FIoHT BEGAN
/ The innocent cause of all the excite
meDt ~ the day was the census resou-
tion that kicked up much excitement
on "Wednesday The House passed this res-
nhItiOn IN due season after "a little furry
during which the House rebuked the
speaker by refusing tn entertain a mNtioa
that he put. 4 sufficient number " In
saIrgents Joined With the Democrats -
bring about this result
In passing the census resolution. how
ever. the HOUSE Endorsed the propoSi-
ton that tins measure was under con-
sid@ration As q matter Of constitutions
pr viIeg- This principle once recognizsi.
the insurgents took advantage of the
op~ninE Representative Norris I'D ths
attack Rising IN his place. he addr
the SPEAKER He was az once recognized
i desire Ia present . resolution which
- entnled 10 recognition under the con
stitutiOnai privilege. said Mr. Norris
Speaker annon. tInSIspecting the tran
into whicirhe was about To b. He'd. cansst
the resOl,It ION to be read. II providet
for a new Committee on Rules to be electet
by the HO,-- and to 60 ipto effect &C once
The tight began AZ once and 10 will 60 down
into the history OF the House a. one NJ
the most stubborn partisan struggles
ever witnessed IN that BODY.
Arravei on one side we're thirty or mors
Republicans and the Democratic minority
and on the other the responsible Rspubli.
can leadership.
DEFEATED EVVoRTs TO ADJoURN
Twice the leaders tined 90 adjourn
the House and once. at Ii:IS to-night. 70
take . rscema until mominG.f bun thsy
we're voted down. Every effort vas sads
By the leaders 10 bring IN absentOss
TsIawrAms were despatched 90 New York
Phlladslphia and other cities 20 bring IN
ssvents@n members whom they hope VII
help out their cause
AZ midnighe four OF these membsFS.
Cook Of PsnnsylvaDia. AccreAry q
PsanayIvAnia. AIoott Of New York ana
0waaSy Of Maine. reached the housh
The Hrse two had rushed 20 Waahsngeon
from PhilAdelphiA and AIcott add s~Asey
hurried over from New York Others Of
tho regular supporters are e1pectsd %
fore daylight. The appearance % thS
four Cannon msn revived hope that a.
all right ssasiOn might he avoided.
The spirits Of the organization ms7
noon fell, though. when the Democrats.
Richardson OF Alabama, Robinson o.
ATkAnaas and Humphreys of MisstssiPpl.
arrived in the chamber. They also hal
made quick dashss 70 the national CApitl
from Wow York IN Response % tslegTAsna
Three sick men had been pulled out Of
their bsds earlier In the night u rc0a-
toPes the regulars. but without avail
me Norris resolution creating new