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Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
Poindexter of Washington expressed themselves similarly.
A LITTLE BEGINNING.
Which Grew Into a Most Momentous
 Ending.

Washington. March 19-The most insignificant sort of resolution was the direct cause of the whole three days war which has just ended in the house of representatives. This was a little resolution, not fifty words in length, introduced by Representative Sabath, democrat. of Illinois, provid- ing that in the coming census. the enumerators should ascertain the mother languages spoken by the peo- pie of this country.
 It was harmless resolution which Representative Crumpacker. republi- can, of Indiana. chairman of the census committee. presented last Wed nesday and which entangled the house in a disagreement that lasted all that day to the exclusion of the business of the calendar of Wednesday,"
 Defeated then. Representative Crumpacker renewed the offering of his resolution the following day, Thursday, and Speaker Cannon's rul- ing on it that day brought forth from the pocket of Representative Norris, of Nebraska, the rules res olution. which has been reposing there for weeks for just such an oc- casion.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
A FURTHER DISCLOSURE
 0F ALBANY R0TTENESs
FIRE INSURANCE LEGISLATION A
 MATTER OF BARTER.
The Name of Timothy L. Woodruff
 Figures in Testimony.

New York, March I9-Mercilessly hurling question after question at re- luctant witnesses. and reading to them in rapid succession letters and tele- grams that told in unmistakable terms of the activities of the fire insurance compa1es in influencing legislation at Albany, William Hotchkiss, state su- perintndent of insurance, and his at torney. Alfred Hurrell, forced interest ing revelations at today's session of the fire insurance inquiry.
 It was shown that large sums of money had been raised to procure or thwart legislation between 1901 and 1906. These payments, a majority of which were to law firms, ranged from $700 to s17,500. The three largest pay ments were $17,500 to the law firm of sherman and Sterling in 1905 for work at Albany in connection with legisla- ton then pending; of $15,000 in 1906 for the same purpose; of $S,311 to Eli jah R. Kennedy, a member of the in surance firm of Weed and Kennedy.
 Mir Kenney and Charles l.. Case, former chairman of the committee of the common laws and legislation board of underwriters, were two important witnesses today. Timothy L. Wood ruff, now chairman of the republican state committee. and the late Senator John Raines were among those men, toned in the testimony. MT. Wood ruff, MT. Kennedy testified. wrote a letter in 1901 telling him that the in surance tax bill, which the companies were opposing. might not be pressed. Senator Raines was similarly disposed toward MT. Kennedy in an effort to defeat undesirable legislation.
 It was through the testimony of Case that the fact of the payments of ST. 500 and $15,00O to Sherman and Ster- ling was brought out.
 When vouchers for these payments were submitted, Case said frankly that they were corrupt, but when it came to telling the exact nature of the sery- ice rendered, he was vague.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
ESTIMATES OF THE RESULT.

The democrats tonight describe the victory as one tending toward good government and as a harbinger of democratic success in the next nation al election. The regular republicans said the democrats had weakned their issue of 'Cannonism' and that the house is left with a good working republican majority The insurgent re- publicans said they had. won a great fight for a great principle.
 Majority Leader Payne made this statement tonight: The democrats have again demonstrated their incapacity to take advantage of a situation. They have weakened the issue of Cannon ism, if they have not destroyed it all together. The house is left with a CO., herent republican majority. which will enable us to pass legislation that President Taft has been urging on con- gress."
 Representative Murdock of Kansas. one of the leading insurgents. said he had no comment to make on his vote against Cannon for speaker My vote speaks for itself," was all he would say.
 Mir. Lenroot of Winconsin, another insurgent Who voted against the speak CT said: T have always believed that the presiding officer of the house should not be Joseph G. Cannon. T have voted consistently today; that is alp
 Mir. Cooper of Winconsin and MT.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
THE SPEAKER IS H0W ONLY \ FIGURE HEAD He Was Made So By the Adoption of the Norris
 Resolution On Rules Committee

pretense of remembering any parallel for the sensational scenes which have characterized the last few days in the house. There were moments when it looked as though a preponderaHtly re- publican house might even cap the climax by electing Champ Clark speak CT. In fact. not only was this actually proposed in q motion by MT. Clark of Florida, but Speaker Cannon him. self in his def" to the house declared that his enemies should be consistent and proceed to the election of T demo- cratic speaker.
 Indeed, it was this challenge to the house, daring as it was. which instant ly provoked the Burleson resolution for his dethronement and turned the tide again in his favor. and rallied the re- publicans regulars and insurgents. to- gether with a few exceptions. to the point of what may well be termed a vote of confidence"
 Through it all, the aged speaker, in variably calm. stOical, and consistent to the end. stood in his place. hIs gavel with steady thumps upon ais desk punctuating the riOtous confusion. Up on the conclusion of the vote which cast him out of his place of power at the head of the rules committee he asked the indulgence of the house for three minutes"
 Many republicans recalled the speak CTS retort when they proposed to nominate him on the Roosevelt ticket for the vice presidency: They cant make a political eunuch of me"
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
HAUNTED THEIR LATE ALLIES.

Kitchin of North Carolina called out: 'I never saw you fellows over there back down like this before The speaker has bluffed you but he could not run any bluff on this side of the house. We called it."
 You are not going to elect a speaker here today, though" was the answering shout from the republican side.
 After the vote. the republican regu- lars showered felicitations upon the speaker. 'Yo6 are the only speaker ever elected twice in one session." said Dalzell. as he grasped the speakers hand
 Defeat is bad. but victory is great" said Scott of Kansas.
 You are the biggest man in Am 'erica today said one, and several greeted him with great. MT Speaker. great"
 Tawney, who led the chorus was eloquent to 8 similar effect The only republicans who voted in favor of de- claring the office of speaker vacant were Cary, Cooper. Lenroot and Nell son of Wisconsin,, Davis and Lindberg of Minnesota; Murdock of Kansas: Gronna of North Dakota, and Poin- dexter of Washington. in all. The democrats voted solidly for the reso- lutiOn.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
DAYS WORK SUMMED UP.
This is what happened:


 By a.yote of l91 to 155, the republi- can insurgents voting solidly with the democrats, the house adopted the resolution of Representative Norris, re- publican. of Nebraska, requiring-a re- organization of the rules committee. in creasing the membership from five-to ten and declaring the speaker ineligible to membership therein.
 By a curiously identical vote of 191 to l55-but with decidedly different personnel of alignment-the house de- feated a resolution by Representative Burleson of Texas declaring the speak ership vacant, and ordering the imme- diate election of a successor to MT. Cannon.
 Speaker Cannon declined tonight to comment on the extraordinary events of the day He was in his office, sur rounded by three or four loyal friends when a newspaper man approached him and asked what he had to say about his victory"
 'iOh, nothing at all, guess" he said. There is not any comment for me to make. Besides, you will have your pa- pers full in the morning anyway, and you don't need any comment from me" But hasn't the newly elected speak CT any announcement to make of his future policy"
 The speaker laughed. 'Tll just keep on speaking and praying" he said
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
SENATORIAL INTEREST.

A score or more senators were on the floor during the afternoon. The proceedings had a keen interest for the members of the upper house, for they have insurgents over there and today's rebellion was felt to be of the utmost importance politically. Among the regulars. insurgents, and demo- crats there from the upper house were Flint. Cummins. Deliver. Borah. Bur kett. Overman. owen. Bacon. Stone. Bailey, Clark of Arkansas; Suther- land. Bristow, LaFollette, Money and Gore.
 The democrats cheered each insur- gent who voted against Cannon for speaker They heard with surprise the vote of Norris cast in favor of the speaker. They taunted the insur- gents who flocked oyer to the Can non support.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20

Washington, March 19-Joseph Cur ney Cannon. of Danville, H.. is still speaker of the house of representatives.
 But he lost today the ancient pres tige and the chief weapon of that of flee when the allied republican insur- gents and democrats took from him not only the chairmanship of. but even his membership in the all-pOwerful committee on rules, the chief asset of his stock of power.
 Amid scenes of the widest disorder. for the like of which one must go back to the exciting days just prior to the civil war-perhaps even those times might not duplicate 1.-the veteran speaker, almost "A years old, stood erect and defiant, his head bloody but unbowed"
 At the end. when big Texas demo- crat accepted the speakers daring challenge and introduced a resolution to fling him out of the speakership. the republican regulars and insurgents with a few exceptions rallied with an almost unbroken party front and gave him vote which almost offset ''re- pudiatiOn of Cannonismr
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
HIS ADVERSE TESTIMONY
He Corroborated Pinchot and Davis With Refer erence to the Orders for the Restoration of Public Lands Withdrawn

Washington. March 19-The prose cution" in the Ballinger- -Pinchot inves- tigation will be concluded next Satur- day. according to an announcement made at today's hearing by Attorney Brandeis
 Director Frederick H. Newell of the reclamation service. occupied the stand all day. He was the last witness by which Clifford PinchOt promised to prove his statement that Mir Ballinger had made mis- when he said the reclamation service had rec commended the restoration of the public lands withdrawn under the administra- ton of Secretary Garfield.
 Mir. Newell's testimony was largely of a cOrrObOrative character He de- nied that he had ever recommended the restoration of any lands on his own account. although he had done so when ordered by Secretary Ballinger
 MT Newell discussed the sO-caIled black tent" affair. and said he regret ted that Secretary Ballinger apparent ly had sustained E. T. Parkings. a Chi NdSO puIClldSilS dStLls III WIle1l ne con- sidered wonderful act in accepting $500 a month from the Hartman in terests for advertising land along their routes during his lecture tours.
 Attorney Vertrees cross-examined the witness closely regarding the news paper reports that there was to bc a shake-up in the reclamation service IL was apparent that MT. Vertrees' pur- pose was to show the animus of Mir. Newell by extracting from him an ad- mission that he had expected tO be dismissed by Mir. Ballinger MT New ell insisted repeatedly that he did not know what Mir. BaIlinger thought of him.
 Messrs. Burch and Steel Of the Gug- genheim syndicate will be called to the stand next Friday. Attorney Pepper announced today that his case was practically completed. although he ex- pected to call number of witnesses in rebuttal
 During the greater part of today's hearing. only the senate members of the committee were present A prOvi- sion of the resolution under which the inquiry is being held allows sub-com- mittees to hear testimony and made it possible for the hearing to continue without a quorum of the full commit tee.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
THE DOUBLE DEMOCRAT .|NSURGENT DEULAH|
Shears Great Samson of the House of His Locks of Strength and Leaves Him Helpless

Hardwick, of Georgia; Garner, of Texas; and Shackleford, of Missouri, who had assisted him in drawing the resolution, all shouted amid the tur- moil to pay no attention to the panicky requests for the withdrawal of the resolution. Several insurgent republicans ran over and entreated him to withdraw it.
 It's untimely, it's suicidal" they cried through the din.
 Don't offer this now; don't do it this evening Wait until we have had time to think it over," begged Hinshaw of Nebraska.
 Burleson paid no heed. Sherley. of Kentucky, was frantically contending that the motion to adjourn had pri- ority.
 The speaker was steadily hammer ing his desk with the gaNel but the blows were hardly audible above the racket The republicans were shout ing to the clerk: "Read, read," They referred to to the Burleson resolution, the contents of which they did not know, though everybody suspected what they were.
 Half a hundred had left their seats and were shouting in the aisles when Burleson. few minutes, later pressed for the adoption of his resolution.
 Rodenberg of Illinois elbOwed his way from the rear, yelling: Vote on it. show your colors! what's the mat ter with you?"
 Norris was demanding recognition and vote on his motion to adjourn. From the democratic side came cries: Withdraw it. withdraw it! let's put him out now,'
 Just as vehement were the shouts: "No. don't withdraw it. Stand pat,"
 There were loud cries from the re- publican side, when the democrats voted against adjournment Some of these cries came from the regular re- publicans who began to feel that the insurgents would rejoin them on this question of throwing Speaker Cannon nIlf
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS.

The logic of today's developments led inexorably to the climax. The story can best be tofd in chronological or der:
 9:3O a. m.-The republicans of both factions conferred in an effort to reach a compromise, which seemed possible when the house late yesterday ad- journed largely for that purpose. after two days of fruitless struggle-virtual- ly deadlocked.
 II a. m-The conference troke up and it was announced that the fight would be to a finish. The speakers friends refused every proposition which tended to his humiliation. 1I:45 a. m-The insurgent republi- cans met and voted unanimously to support the Norris resolution. when amended. so as to provide for the cleo tion of a rules committee by the house with the speaker eliminated. Noon-Speaker Cannon called the house to order An attempt tc recess failed The speaker then ruled that the Norris resolution was not privi- legged.
 l2:42 D. m.-Norris appealed from the speakers decision. DalZell moved to lay the appeal on the table.
 1:04 n. m.-DalZelfs motion to table Norris appeal was defeated. 164 to 1Sl
 1905 D. m.-Norris moved the previ- ous question, on appeal from the de- cision of the chair.
 1:29 D. m.-The previous question was ordered. 1S2 to 160.
 1854 p. m.-The house sustained ar'u ,tlit 1S2 to 160.
 1856 p. m.-fhe Norris resolution was read from the desk, preliminary to vote. '
 2:Os D. m.-Norris moved to amend the resolution to the form in which 1t was finally adopted. An extended debate ensued.
 4:3l D. m-The Norris resolution as amended. was adopted. 191 to d55.
 4:32 D. m.-Norris moved to ad- journ. but withheld his motion at the request of the speaker.
 ASA D. m.-Speaker Cannon began his statement to the house in which he declined to resign, but invited a motion to depose him. from the speakership.
 4:46 D. m.-Burleson. of Texas, of feerd a resolution declaring the of flee of the speaker vacant, and call ing for the immediate election of new speaker. Norris made the point that his withheld motion to adjourn had precedence over the Burleson resolution. Pandemonium ensued.
 4:55 p. m.-Order was partially re- stored and the speaker ruled that the motion to adjourn did take prece- dence, but he asked that it be with drawn. Norris declined to withdraw it.
 5:03 p. m.-The house,% by division. refused to adjourn. This made the Burleson resolution the question be- fore the house and the roll was called.
 5:25 D. m.-The Burleson resolu- ton was defeated, 191 to 155.
 5:30 D. m.-The house adjourned with many republicans singing. Hes a Jolly Good Fellow" as they fell into line to shake the hand of the speaker.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
TWO MEN WERE KILLED.
lr a Railroad Wreck Near San Der
 nardino.

San Bernardina, Cal, March 19.- Conductor F. w. Robeson and Fire man F. M. Rowe were killed. Engineer c. F. Magee was fatally scalded and Brakeman A. ID. McLennan had his foot crushed in a freight wreck near Lugo station, on the north slope of Cejon Pass today. ten cars being smashed into kindling wood.
 The train was the second section of freight 34. northbound. The wreck was caused by the dragging of a brake beam under the engine catch ing a switch and splitting it. and piling up ten cars of fruit and put ting the engine in the ditch.
 The line will be blocked until to- morrow. In the meantime all over land passenger trains are held at San Bernardino and BarstOw.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
Mr. pwiaht,s Misconduct.

Speaker Cannon ruled that the res Olution was based on constitutional grounds and therefore privileged. In making the ruling. the speaker had been assured by the republican whip that he had enough republican. votes on the floor to sustain him Tn his awry and a deluge followed that finally swept the speaker from his chair and back again.
 When the house voted the day fol- lowing the speakers ruling on the census resolution. on the question of sustaining the chair a majority of the house voted against the speaker.
 Immediately MT. Norris. the "insur gent" was on his feet. Smiling deferential and entirely innocent of the impending calacylcism. Speaker Cannon recognized The gentleman from Nebraska''-with his resolution in his hand.
 Immediately MT. Norris asserted that under the speakers ruling just rendered. on the Crumpacker> res organization of the rules committee which he now offered was also priv Heged on constitutional grounds. There was no way out, for even the willy speaker.
 For two whole days and a night he did not rule on the Norris reso- lution and held the house at bay while every effort was exhausted by the republican side to secure votes enough to sustain the speaker and prevent the reorganization of the rules committee and the rout and ruin of the forces of his organiZa tion: but in vain. Votes sufficient to defeat the Norris resolution were never found.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
CONGRESS FAVORs
 CALIFORNIA TOWN
As Location for the Panama Canal
 Exposition.

San Diego. March 19-The follow ing was received tonight from Wash ingtOn:
 D. c. Collier. director general of the Panama California exposition There is no probability whatever that New Orleans can get congressional or other governmental recognition. or aid in advance of very substantial work al home.
 Under anything like an even show ing any Pacific coast city can defeat any eastern or southern city for the next exposition. Everybody wants an excuse to go to California.
 h"tSIGNED)
 "Congressman s. C. SMITH
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
CIRCULATION EXPERTS
 IN JAIL AT BISBEE.
One Bound Over For Embezzline from
 the Review.

Bisbee. March 19.-C. B. Gordon and w. F. Hecht, newspaper circulation contest managers. who arrived in Bisbee ten days ago from Alameda, Calif, to conducti a voting contest for the Bisbee Daily Review were ar rested Thursday on the complaint of w. E. Kelly. manager of the Review. on charge of embezzlement
 At preliminary hearing today, Gordon was bound over to the grand jury and his bond was fixed at 5000, which he was unable to give and is in jail. Hecht will have a hearing on Tuesday Gordon and Hecht claim San Francisco as their resi- dence
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
THE COYOTES LOST
 TO THE UNIVERSITY
p hoenix High School Defeated,
 6 to 0.

Tucson, March 19-(Specia)-I a fast and furious game Phoenix High School versus the University of Ari- zona this afternoon the locals won by a score of 6 to 0. It was one of the snappiest. cleanest games ever wit messed here and the Phoenix players made a splendid showing in field work and generalship.
 The batteries were, Bennett and Tomlinson for Phoenix. and Bird and Boletti for the University Bolettis pitching was feature of the game. He allowed only three hits.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
THE eIseEE CHAMPIONS.

Fl Paso. March 19-By score of 19 to fl the Bisbee High School team defeated the Mutual Improvement As sociation nine of Coloma Juarez and won the Southwestern championship. The Bisbee boys outclassed their op- ponents.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
CHAMP cLARks AueuRY.

Champ Clark, minority leader m the house. said in the course of an oral statement issued tonight: 'The repub- licans are on the toboggan slide, and if the democrats outside of congress will get together as the democrats in the house have gotten together. our victories this year and in 1912 will be as sweeping as those of 1890 and 1892"
 MT Norris of Nebraska said in part: We have won all that we fought for. all that We expected to get when we went into the last movement that cul- minated in today's sweeping victory"
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
LOSS OF FISHERMEN
Furious Storms Along the Coast of
 Japan.

Tokio. March 1S.-Many fishing boats have been lost in the. recent storm along the coast. IL is reported that no less than fifty of these craft have been sunk and 500 fishermen lost
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
cAucusEs FOR COMMITTEE.

Caucuses will be called immediately by both parties to select respectively six republicans and four democrats who are to constitute the new conn mittee on rules. The old committee consisted of Speaker Cannon, chair man; ,Messrs. Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Smith of Iowa, republicans; Mi- nority Leader Clark of Missouri and John J. Fitzgerald of New York, demo-i crats.
 Republican Leader Serene F. Payne said tonight: Recent events are too recent for his party to have decided definitely upon the date of the caucus Republican Whip Dwight thought it would be early next week. Minority Leader Clark thought the democratic caucus would meet early next week The fact is all the parties to the long and bitter fight are too thoroughly fa- tigned to have formed any definite plans.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT
Of the Street Car Strike in Philsdel-
 phia.

Philadelphia. March 19.-A probable settlement of the street car strike Is said to be in sight as a result of conferences in progress late tonight
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
COLUMBIA THE BEST SOCCER.

New York. March l9.-The Column yard today. to 0.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20

Failure of Morning Confer ence Followed By Events Unparalleled in Record of Congress Ending in the Removal of Mir. Can , non's Power-Speaker's Defiance Provoked a Flu tile Attempt By Demo crats to Remove Him From His Office
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20
THE sURLEsoN MOVE
1t Created Panic Among the
 AtIiee

Great tumult and disorder reigned around Mir Burleson. as the purport of his resolution became known
 Messrs. Kitchin, of North Carolina;
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20

SCENES WITHOUT PARALLEL. The oldest man In congress makes no
Arizona republican., 1910-03-20

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