The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

the Norris resolution was not privi-
legged.
1882 p. m.-Norris appealed from the
speakers decision. Dalzell moved to
lay the appeal on the table.
1:O4 p. m.-DalzelPs motion to table
the Norris appeal was defeated, 164 to
ISL
I:O5 p. m.-Norris moved the previous
question on the appeal from the deci-
sion from the chair.
:29 p. m.-The previous question
was ordered, 1872 to 100.
1854 p. m.-The house sustained the
appeal from the speakers ruling,F1S2
TO 160.
1856 p. m.-The Norris resolution was
read from the desk preliminary to a
vote
2:Os p. m.-Norris moved to amend
his resolution TO the form in which it
was finally adopted. Extended debate
ensued.
4.s1 p. m.-The Norris resolution as
amended was adopted, 191 to 155.
4:32 D. m.-Norris moved to adjourn,
but withheld the motion at the request
of the spea ker.
4:34 u. m.-Speaker Cannon began his
statement to the house in which he de-
clned to resign, but invited a motion
to depose him from the speakership.
4:46 u. m.-Burleson of Texas offered
his resolution declaring the office of
speaker vacant and calling for imme-
date election of a new speaker Nor,
ris made the point that his withheld
motion to adjourn had precedence over
the Burieson resolution. Pandemonium.
4:55 u. m.-Order was partially re-
stored and the speaker ruled that the
motion to adjourn did take precedence,
put he asked that it " withdrawn
Norris declined to withdraw it.
sos p. m.-The house by division re-
BurIeson resolution the question before
the house. rollcall was Immediately
called.
5;20 y. m.-The Burleson. resolution
was defeated, 191 to 1855.
$50 u. m.-1'he house adjourned with
many republicans singing Hes Jolly
Good Fellow as they fell into line to
shake the hand of the speaker.
TUMULT AND DISORDER
Great tumult and disorder ragged
around Burieson as the purport of his
resolution became known.
Kitchen of North Carolina, Hardwick
| of Georgia, Garner of Texas and
Shackleford of Missouri who had as
sisted him in drafting the resolution.
all shouted amid the turmoil to pay no
attention to the panicky requests for
withdrawal of the resolution. Several
insurgent republicans ran over and en-
/ treated him to withdraw.
1T is untimely; it is 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 ovefs' begged Hihshaw of
Nebraska.
BurIeson paid no heed. Shirley of
Kentucky was frantically contending
that the motion to adjourn had priority
The speaker was steadily hammering
his desk with the gavel, but the bloYs
were hardly audible above the racket.
The republicans were shouting to the
clerk Read. Read
They referred to the Burleson reso-
luton, 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, a few minutes later, pressed
for the adoption of his resolution. Rod
4 enblIrg of Illinois elboWed his way
1 from the rear, yelling:
vote on it, show your colors; what's
the matter with you? Question:
MOTION TO ADJOURN
Norris was demanding recognition
and a vote on his motion to adjourn.
FROM the democratic side came cries:
withdraw IL! withdraw it. Let's put
! him out now,"
Just as vehement were the shouts:
NO don't withdraw ii. Stand patv'
There were loud cries from the re-
publican side when the democrats voted
against an adjournment. Some of these
cries came from regular republicans,
who began to feel that the insurgents
would rejoin them on the question of
throwing Cannon out.
A score or more of senators were on
! the floor during the. afternoon. The
! proceedings had keen Interest for the