Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-20
CANNON Sh0RN or HIS
P0WER BY THE HOUSE
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"Cannonism." that the house is left
with good working republican ma
jority Insurgent republicans said
they had wen a great fight for : great
| principle. Majority Leader Payne
made this statement tonight:
The democrats have again demon
strated their incapacity 10 take advan-
tage of the situation. They have
weakened the issue of ~Cannonism.
If they have not destroyed it aItogeth-
er. The house is left with a republi-
can majority which will enable us 10
pass legislation that President Taft
has been urging on congress.
Representative Murdoch OF Kansas.
one of the leading insurgents, said he
had no comment to make on his vote
against Cannon for Speaker MY
vote speaks for itself, was all he
would say.
Mr.. Lenroot. Of Wisconsin, another
insurgent, who voted against the
speaker, said: Il have always be-
lieved thepresiding officer Of the mousse
should not be Joseph G. Cannon. I
have voted consistently today, that is
ALL
Mr. Cooper. Of Wisconsin and Mr..
Poindexter Of Washington expressed
themselves similarly.
The iesign;fcant sort OF a resolu-
ton was the direct cause Of the whole
three days war, which has just end
ed in the house. This was a little
resolution, not fifty words in length.
introduced by Representative SABBATH
democrat, Of Illinois. providing that
In the coming census the enuuerators
should ascertain the mother language
spoken by the people of this country,
II was a harmless resolution which
Representative Crumpacker, repubU-
can. of Indiana, chairman OF the CEN
sus committee, presented last Wed.
nedy, and which entangled the house
IN a disagreement that lasted all that
day to the exclusion of the business
Of Calendar Wednesday"
Defeated then, representative
Crumpacker renewed offe-ng his
| resolution on the following day.
Thursday, and Speaker Cannon's rul-
ing on it that day brought forth from
the pocket of Representative Norris.
OF Nebraska. the rules resolution.
which had been reposing there for
weeks for Just such an occasion.
Speaker Cannon ruled that the reso-
luton was based on constitutional
grounds. therefore privileged. in max
ing the ruling. the speaker had been
| assured by the republican whip that
he had enough republican votes on
the floor TO sustain him in his ruling
but just here the plan went awry
and the deluge followed that finally
swept the speaker from his chair and
back again.
When the house voted that day fol-
lowing the speakers ruling on the
census resolution on the question Of
sustaining the chair a majority of the.
house voted against the speaker. I'm
mediately Mr.. Norris. 'insurgent," was
on his feet Smiling. defiant and en-
tireiy innocent of the impending cal
aclycism, Speaker Cannon recognized
|
his resolution in his hand Immedi-
ately Mr.. Norris asserted that under
the speakers ruling. just rendered. on
the Crumpaeker resolution, his own
resolution on reorganization Of the
rules committee. which he now offer
ed. was also privileged on oonstitu-
! tional grounds. There was no way
out. for even the willy speaker For
two whole days and a night he did
not rule on the Norris resolution,
and held the house at bay while every
effort was exhausted by republicans
TO secure enough votes to sustain the
speaker and prevent reorganization Of
the rules committee, and the rout and
ruin Of the forces Of the house or
ganization. But in vain. The votes
sufficient 20 defeat the Norris resolu-
ton we're never found.