Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-20

house on the lirat Monday IN Deceil'
Dor next.
Prompt support for this proposition
lcanie from Mr.. Tayney who said h'
would support it.
An impassioned denunoiation of tho
insurgents BY Mr.. Mccall Of Massa-
lchusetts, called forth uproafious APP
%pinnse on the republican side.
u do not propose 10 vote to deliver
the speaker hound hand ana foot over
To the minority party said mr.. Me-
can with great ychcmoncr.
Mr.. McCan said the speaker remind
ed him OF old Ulysses. who. starting
on his last voyage said;
Pull on" and gave his laat order
TO strike until death.
Mr.. Gronnn Of North Dakota, spoke
briefly. declaring that the American
people were determined 20 control
llreIslaiion ana Tint they were Insist
cnt that no set rules should prevent
Ithcm from exercising that power.
Concluding the debate. Mr.. Norris
disnvowod any personal feeling in the
efforts he made for a revision OF the
house rules.
This effort to change the rules, ="
he said, IFS not intended as n person.
al Sian AT the speaker or anyone else.
There is no feeling against the speak,
or unless it has been brought INTO
this house by the speaker or his
friends.
"All over the land.f declared Mr..
Norris. "our constituents are praying
and hoping that this movement viii be
successful
Derisiyc laughter on The republican
side ana loud applause from demo-
Gratis and insurgents greeted THIS re-
mark.
by 4 vote Of 17s 10 100 the previous
question WAS ordered and AN aye ana
my vote was taken on the sub-rcsolu~
ton offered by Mr.. Norris 60 his or
|iginal resolution.
During the repeated roll calls the
speaker stood in his place gnNcl IN
hand, ana with cnuutenance that gave
no indication OF the Workings Of his
mind. He was Tho center Of obscrva ?
ton Of the 1000 visitors In tho gal
lerics an well as nj the members ana
regular attendants Of the house.
Bv a vote Of 1913 10 163 the anhsti-
tute offered by MI. Norris for his or
iginai resolution was adopted tOn
the floor ana IN the galleries applause
WAS long ooutnucd
Tho spcuKor then laying before tho
house for is action the resolution as
nmeaded. AIR. Tawney demanded the
ayes ana noes upon that ana again
the roll wat called. The question IN
|volved on this vote was preciscly'slm-
liar to that Of the previous vote hut
the demand f,r Il forced another Rec
ord or the attitude Of the insurgents.
Although The hause had been in ses-
sion nearly four and a half hours and
although most If ire occupants OF the
galleries had taken their places two
hours before tho time Of meeting there
was 40 tendency On The part Of any oi
them to retire From the doors OF TIE
igliicrira were lined up people Ia lone
columns who had come there lfatrs
before hoping % be able 10 gain adj
mission. Many OF them belonged 10
the families of members who held
useless tickets or admission.
As the last Of the roll calls We're
nearing completion the speaker talked
with one Of the clerks at his desk and
llnughcI hcnrti'v. The finnl adoption
of the resolution by a vote Of 1911 20
lass was then announced,
Il move that the housc now adj
%ioufn.' shouted Mr.. Norris OF Nehfas-
ka. as o as the vote on his rcsolu-
ton had been Gcaiared by the speak
or.
Afllu EiffAl A'ltt Al1AttA Aii AfiiiA fFfNN
OF Speaker Cannon was heard.
"The speaker" he said in tones
that suggested the asking Of a fuv-
or. .t'aaks Tie Indulgence of the house
for not Ia exceed three minutes To
make q statement"
silence was restored by this request
more quickly than 1t eyer had boon re-
stored hy the faVel OF the speaker.
The house was GREATNESS as the
lspcakcr began his statement
The speaker said
"Gentlcmen of the House of Igprc-
sentatives
ACTIONS. NOT words. determine tho
conduct and the sireer''y ee ii,n IN
the affairs Of life This is y govern
mont bv The people, acting through
the representatives of a majority of
the people. Results cannot be had
except BY a majority ana in the house
of representatives a majority being re-
sponsible. should have fun power and
should exercise that power otherwise
the majority is inefficient and does
mot perform it's function.
"ThC office OF the minority ia to put
the majority on rs good behavior adj
vocating I'm good faith the policies
(which 1t Processes, ever ready to take
advantage OF the mistakes Of the ma
ljoritv party ana appeal to the countr,
for it's Niudlcation,
"lrom time 60 time heretofore tn
majority have become the minority a|
in the present ease and from time t'
time hereafter the majority viii be
come the minority The country hc
nicves tho republican party has "a ma.
Iiority oi fortN-four Ia the house o.
REPRESENTATIVE NOW. yot such is no
| the ease.
The present speaker of the house
HAS. to- the best of his ability ANA judy
lmcut, c~o-operatcd with the republican
ipaitv and so tar in the history of thi'
congress, tio republican party h.
been enabled ia legislnte ia conform
lity with the policies and the platform
OF tho republican party, by a yer.
small majority when the test came.
"Such action of course herot crlti
lcism-which tho speaker does not de-
lptecitte-on the part Of the minorit,
party
"Thc speaker cannot Dee mmiudfu
'of the fact .us evidenced by three
previous elections. to the spcayrrship
TINT in tho past hc hns enjoyed th'
Iconndcurc of the republican party nuN
cot tho republican members nt th|
Ihouse. hut the assault upon Ga
I speakcr of tftc house 10y the minority
supplemented hy the efforts of thN
sa-callcd Insurgents. show that ia
! democratic minority. aided hy "a mum
iacr OF s~o-callcd insurgents coustitut
ing fifteen per cUnt oi the maiorit.
lparty ina the housc. is now Ina the ma
ljofity. and that the speaker of tn
house les not in harmony with the secs
ltnal majority ol the house. as vNi
dcnccd hy the vote just taken.
n.