Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-18

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further.
"pd like to know, Mr.. Speaker, II we
have a quorunP" asked Mr.. Richardson.
"Tae Record shows tas. We have
quorum replied the speaker pro ten,
but "the chair is 10 doubt"
swell IL We Lave quorum" exclaimed
Mr.. Richardson "whst are we settin'
around doin' then"
"Do l understand tie gentlemen frem
Alabama ID make a motion for roll
calf" asked Moore.
"N0 don't" retorted Mr.. Richard
son, "tut 1t eeems to me that If we have
quorum We ought to be doin' some
thing"
After having been cont'ru usly in
session for "a hours, the House found
itself st noon Ia The most remarkable
situation 10 it, history with the ser
geant at arms reporting that he Is still
unable to secure the attendance OF q
quorum although he has been technically
searching since three o'clock yesterday
sitsruoop. The republicans are absent
ing themselves 10 the hope Of proloDgiug
toe session until they get enough mem.
bers Ia the city to sustain the speaker 10
a ruling that be will be called upon to
make on proposition to Shear Cannon
OF his power az a member OF the commit
tee on rules and also to radically revise
the committee.
The question Is still up fer decision
BY the speaker who hss refused to rnle
since yesterday afternoon. The intur.
ger II were 10 sess!oa trying to figure out
a way to secure ruling from Cannon
whom they declare Ia conducting q oDe'
man flibusteF. The situation at noon
seemed to have resolved itself into an en-
du'sDce CONTEXT. 1t is It'll the legislative
pay of Msrcn II.
At 11:45 the democrats near the GEN.
ter alsle began singing, which Ws'
queIled by Mr.. Moore's gsve.
Mr.. Shsckleford, (iem., No., began
t1e fun by declaring that the speskeI
had "coI t,mI tpously abdicsted bis
chair" aud that the House wss 'ln a
safe OF anarchy"
"You are the representative Of the
speaker" he continued. "DoyOur duty
and stop this everlasting 6asco. | de-
msnd thit you, as the representative oil
lbe.spsaker, slloE legislation TO proceed"
Msiori!y Floor Leader Payne leaped
to his feet to reply to Mr.. Shackle-
ford and began by declaring that he had
never heard 'tmore senseless speech. "
Mr. Payne aud Ma. ShacEleford then
engaged 10 a Traugle over thu question
of the lst.er's presence during last
nighPs proceeding,
At noon the insurgents had reached
basis for compromise With the "regu.
lara" and indications we're that the
Cannon machine had cspllulated.
The motion BY MI HsrdVick, dem.
Ga to dispense With further ares. OF
members OF the Htuss under the call
was carried without otjsttlon and
speaker Cannon resumed the chair at
moon.
"rhe chair will hear the gentlemen
from Iowa, Mr.. Smith," Cannon an.
ntu1ced, land the will shortly Tuls."
Nearly every member OF the House
vas 10 bis seat when Mr.. Cannon at
cended "tbe throne" The galleries
we're jsmmed and people stood twenty
deem in the corridors behind the GAL
lsry doors.
Mr.. Smith. "There are several ways
N amead the rules without resolution.
One Is to call a republican caucus and
have The cluCuI Instruct the committee
on rules to amend the Iu'es. Another
Ia to submit any changes to The COMM
tee and 4! can report hem u they want to-"
Mr.. Smith concluded By defending
bis vote OF yesterday and the day before.
Speaker Cannon turned over the gsvel
II Mr. Olmstead ss Mr. Smith flushed
and the new speaker pro tenn. Recognised
Mr.. Campbell, ('ep. Ksp.) Mr., Campbell
made q speech To defense Of the old rules.
At 1870 p. N. Speaker Cannon had re-
IQ8eQ COtDptOulico toot hoN DSSN OhOt
ed him by the insurgents AID had decided
against the urgent advice Of Msssrs.
Dslz.lj, add Smith, that he would rule
sud accept the rule aud accep! the ruling
Of the House today.
The compromise, which tbs insru-
gents submitted st the request OF Mr..
Cannon provided that the committee on
rules should be enlarged to 10 members
and tat I the SPEAKER should agree to get
of the committee, their only concession
being thst they would take Csnnon's
word for this last proposition and net to
write It in the rnles.
To this Mr.. Cannon Id Mr.. Dalzsll.
"this is really not s compromise. will
net be made the goat. ! Will not ac'
cspt II" Ell. A.
Cannon 10 consent 10 q rsesa uttIl to-