The Washington herald., 1910-03-18
CLANS CLASH AROUND
CANNON IN THE HOUSE
Continued from Page One.

leries, where persons Of ali classes,
packed Ike sardines, sat through the long
vigil of the night, as the Speaker. almost
In a conversational tone, and with all the
dignity of a man who felt himself &c be
wronged, called for Mr. Gardner of Mass
achusetts TO state the real reason why he
was not reappointed to his chairmanship
this season during an attack made by
Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin,
Mir. Gardner, dropping his character OF
militant insurgent for the moment, taking
pride evidently Ia his permission to do
his duty before the House. answered the
attack of his brother-insurgent MIR.
Cooper, by the statement that he had
frankly said be did not think he could
do his duty by the organization If he
were reappointed chairman. and do his
duty by the insurgent party at the same
time
Orator after orator on the regular Re-
publican side told OF every conceivable
reason why the present Committee on
Rules should not be abolished. The
allies sat SILENT answering on every roll
call with defeat for the regulars, wait.
ing only for the Speaker to rule that Mr..
Norris resolution was out of order, in
order that they might overrule him.
Wild applause swept the chamber when
Mr.. Gardner used the phrase 'insurgent
party" in recognition of the already
widely voiced belief on the part Of in
surgents that their cause was right, and
that they wished It to go before the
country In all its details. Fear of crit
icism OF their constituencies was evil
IDENTIFY not upon them. They declared
that their constituencies wanted them to
abolish the rule of the Speaker, the one
man power. the smothering OF bills af-
fecting their home districts in the Com
mittee on Rules. and their Democratic
allies pounded the tables. hurrahed, and
applauded in every other way the telling
points in their speeches.
Issue Clearly Defined.
That the fight viii end in only one
way, the adjustment Of the committee on
rules as 1t Is at present organized. was
| the belief widely expressed At the Capitol
at an early hour this morning. as the
| ffibuster debate OF the regulars dragged
along The issue was clearly defined by
Representatives Murdoch and Norris. and
! Clark and James, the former two leading
the insurgents and the latter two the
Democrats.
The subject Of the resolution must be
the matter under consideration in the
| House until It is settled. The hope of the
regulars Is 10 catch the allies mapping.
! nd ha ~
/ the allies is TO have the Speaker rule,
and then override him.
Representative Clark declared shortly
after midnight. in an attempt to force
action. wien he moved that the Speaker
be required TO rule whether the Norris
resolution Is out OF order. that the allies
are ready for a vote at any time.
| This demonstration by the Speaker. 3"
Mr. Clark shouted, lis the most remark
able demonstration Of alBuster order by
car that I ever saw. and l call atten-
ton to the fact that 1t is ordered by the
man who said yesterday that he was will
| ing at all times 10 obey the viii OF the
majority. We have the votes, and he
knows it. and he will not rule 50 that We
can act I charge that the Speaker knew
precisely how he was going TO rule at :
o'clock in the afternoon, when Mr.. Norris
offered his resolution. want the country
to know that the Republicans known as
regulars, headed by the Speaker, have
been reduced to the pitiable condition Of
a hlibuster from o'clock in the after
noon until 10 o'clock at night. when the
Speaker wanted 10 adjourn and we would
not let him, in order TO prevent the carry
ing out the will Of majority now in the
House at this time.
There Is no fairness or decency in the
action now being displayed. The Speaker
ought to be charged with ali the hours Of
llibuster that have gone by since be
wanted 20 adjourn and we voted It down
Every man in this House knows where he
stands and how he viii vote. and the
Speaker. charge. is only waiting for the
early morning trains 10 bring in a few
more regular Republicans so that his de-
cision will not be overruled. I move that
the Speaker be required to rule on this
question now. as being the will OF the
majority Of this HOUSE"
Notwithstanding this appeal. the Speak
nized Mr. Mann. of Illinois. who spoke
far into the early morning hours.
Trouble Starts Early.
The trouble began early in the day.
Apprehending another insurgent demon
stration, the leaders held a council OF war
in Mr. Cannon's room Just before the
House met, It was decided then that the
regular forces should be rallied for an
emergency. and. accordingly, Republican
Whip Dwight made the point as soon as
Speaker Cannon raped for order that
quorum was not present. 4 call Of the
House was authorized, and in half an hour
or so Mr.. Cannon announced that ma
jority was present, and that the House
was ready to proceed.
Representative Crumpacker, OF Indiana,
whose census resolution. reported by the
House Committee on Census, caused the
fiare-up Wednesday, took the floor. He
asked that the resolution be considered.
repeating his argument that it was priv
ileged under the Constitution, inasmuch
as that instrument made it mandatory on
Congress to take a census at regular in
tervals. This privilege. he declared,
transcribed the rules of the House Rep
resentative Butler, of Pennsylvania, made
a point of order.
The House had refused the day before
to acknowledge the constitutional privi-
lege claimed for the resolution on the
ground that such recognition would per-
NIT of an invasion of the rights attach
ing to calendar Wednesday. After a sharp
debate. the question was again put TO the
House by the Speaker in this form:
Is this resolution in order as matter
Of constitutional privilege the House
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