The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-18
CRISIS IN THE
House, Cannon
MAY BE OUSTED
In Session All Night, and Insur-
gents and Regulars Are
Still Fighting.
LIVELY Tits TAKE PLACE
Speaker Refuses to Rule on Norris
Resolution to Permit House to APP
point Committees-Some in
Favor of Clark.

Washington, ID. c. March 1S.-The
House remained i'm session throughout
the night but transacted no business,
efforts to force the presence of a quo
rum falling as often as attempted. The
Insurgents pounded the regulars posi-
ton steadily from late yesterday after
noon, when Norris NEBRASKA Insur-
gent republican, introduced his resolu-
ton to so re-organize the rules Of the
committee as to leave Speaker Cannon
out and give the house itself power to
choose members. until daylight, and re-
fused to suspend proceedings when
such action was suggested at 1880
o'clock this morning by olmstead CRe-
publican.)
It was an open secret early i'm the
day that the Regulars believed they
were beaten that II was their plan to
give the speaker until IL o'clock to rule
on a point of order upon which the
original attack was centered, and that
only a forlorn hope of some kind, not
at all likely To materialize. could be re-
lied upon to save the situation. In this
frame of mind the Regulars struggled
into the House this morning where
Cannon's faithful supporters had
maintained a filibuster through the
weary hours Of the night with the hope
that day would bring enough Regulars
TO give the speaker victory.
The insurgents called a meeting for
10: 80 o'clock in the hope Of reaching
an agreement with the Regulars on
settlement of the differences. There
is n mutual desire to bring the dead
loci: 10 close.
To Depose the Speaker?
From one of their democratic allies
came the startling report at III O'Clock
that the Insurgent republicans were
considering whether it was in their
mower to depose Speaker Cannon or
discharge the sergeant-at-arms OF the
house.
"Uncle Joe" was i'm his room all
night, now and then coming out INTO
the house where Representative Dal-
zell had the chair. Cannon entered the
of events and it was not until about b
o'clock that he took his place at the
speakers desk. The motion OF Haru-
wick (Georgia) for the appoint
ment of an assistant sergeant-at-arihs
To bring in the absentees had beeh
over-ruIed by Dalzell and ne in turn
had been over-ruled by the house
The same procedure was gone through
upon the motion the newly appointed
officers be equipped with new war
rants. Then the new officers went OUT
to look for the missing republicans II
was at this juncture that Cannon TOOK
charge and Immediately, Burlesoh
(Texas) demanded to know whether
the speaker had signed tho warrants
issued for members. "Ur Joe
voice quivered with suppress rage as
lac replied with bang of the gaVel'
"Thc chair declines to be catechized
by the gentleman from Texas!
This defiance by the speaker strucN
all over the room. Burleson's face was
very red and his voice, too, shook WIN
passion, as he renewed his inquiry
Then followed lively Interchange pe-
tween the speaker and the insurgents
and between members on the hoor
The end of 1t was the speaker reiuseu
to recognize authority less than quo
rum to issue any warrants for any
body The members seemed to cool on
about this time and the proceedings
continued rather listessly compared
with the heat and excitement of tn'
preceding hours. At 10 o'clock ther'
were less than fifty members in tho
house
Conference Barren of Results.
The insurgents went into conference
early in the day, the House III ui'
meantime continuing in session. thougi
there was no attempt to transact busl'
ness. At 11:47 the insurgents filed IN
TO the house and soon after 1t was an
nounced one of the things decided up
on in the conference was the seiectlo'
Of Gardner (Mass): Hayes (Califor
nia); Lenroot (Wis.) and Norris 'Ne
braska) to meet n similar representa-
ton from the Regulars to arrange 10
the enlargement of the rules commit
tee with the elimination of the speaker
A committee of the Regulars com
posed of Dalzell (Penn). Smith (a'J
Omsted (Penn) met the lnsurgen,
in an effort TO reach basis of com
promise. Nothing was erected pu
there is q possibility of recess until
O'clock.
When the insurgents came out OF IN
conference they were in sullen moo'
a plan TO depose the speaker Tor re
fusing to rule on the admission OF th
Norris resolution was considered pu
this drastic action may not be take'
Until the speaker consents to rule
the admission of the Morris resoluuo
as privileged business II is difhcut
see how motion to oust the speakt