The Washington times., 1910-03-20
Battle Waged Against Ma
chine Control TO Be Car
ried Into Caucus.
IS LEGISLATIVE
PROGRAM DOOMED?
Solicitude Is Felt for AdminiStra-
ton Bills-Attack May Be
Turned TO Dalzell.
By JOHN SNURE.

y
What will be the next move as a re-
suit Of the first great victory in the
battle against machine domination Of
the House OF Representatives. and what
effect will it have in pending Iegisla-
ton?
With pro visio1 made for the enlarge
ment Of tie Rules Committee, and for
the removal Of Speaker Cannon there
from, speculation has turned toward the
selection OF the probable makeup OF
the committee.
That the next struggle Will take place
in the caUcuses Of the two parties is
believed probable. That the regular
organization will direct its efforts to-
ward the exclusion Of insurgent mem
bers is equally sure. Whether this can
be accomplished is not so certain.
Organization control Of the House has
been given blow from which II will
not recover.
The first great battle OF the revolution
against the system that has so long
dominated The House has been fought
and the system has lost. Il is a fore
runner Of other battles and other VIC
tories for those who believe the House
should be the truly representative body
that the fathers Of the Republic con-
templated.
Not only has the Cannon organization
beer shattered, but the whole fabric OF
organization Of which Joseph G. Cannon
is the head IN the House and Nelson W.
Aldrich Is the head in the Senate has
been Jared 70 its foundations
End Not In Sight.
Not yet is the end in sight Of the
revolt against rule Of the House by a
small coterie Of powerful politicians.
But a tremendn=5 step in advance has
been taken since the outbreak Of the
Democrats and insurgents last wednes-
day afternoon against the Speaker.
These are the chief things that have
been accomplished:
BY 191 TO 155, the House adopted the
amended Norris resolution. which de
poses the Speaker from the Rules Com
n1ittee and enlarges that committee 70
ten.
Speaker Cannon has been made an alb
solute impossibility for reelection 10
the position OF Speaker OF the House
after this Congress, despite the fact the
House on Saturday. by a vote OF I9I to
155, refused TO throw him out Of office.
Effect on Legislation.
II has been shown beyond peradven-
ture that the rules can be amended. that
there is point beyond which the rights
OF House members cannot with i'm
punity be trampled upon and that the
rules Of the House are something bigger
and broader than partisanship.
The loss OF control OF the House by the
regular organization as to rules means
that II has lost control for this session
OF the legislative situation and cannot
dictate what legislation shall pass and
what shall not.
Speaker Cannon. IN the closing mo-
ments OF the great battle IN the House.
az $40 Saturday afternoon. won a per-
sonal triumph in the refusal OF the
House to turn him out Of the Speakers
chair.
This triumph is being held up bv his
followers to shield the magnitude OF his
defeat But II does not alter the fact
that he has suffered a great setback in
being driven of the COMMITTEES on
Rules He cannot regain his lost power
Neither can his field marshals. such
men as DalZell, Walter l. Smith. Payne.
him.
The probabilities are that thew will ba
too astute, In view Of the present tan1-
per Of the House, to try.
Ine speaker will continue to be ths
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