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


ed O sol.d from aud there we're wide
breaches in the regulars ranks.
Tbs fight reached crisis at 1880 O.
a., when Minority Leader Clsrk, afte1
hot denuncistiou OF the flibu'ter
which he charged the speaker with head
ing, moved that the speaker be required
to rule on the pending resolution to re
organize the committee on rules.
Mr.. Mann Republican, Illinois) rcst
to debate the resolution.
In the course OF his remarks Mr.
Mann said he wss inclined to think ths
the time 1ss not for distant when TIT
democrats would have control of thu
House. At l O'CLOCK Mr.. Mann We!
sill speaking.
When Nj. Msrn ceased speaking 8
LIS q. No., Mr.. TaWney renewed hi!
motion fer q recess u 1til l1:55 q. NJ. a
roll call on the motion began q! 1:3(
a. 10.
At Pa. m. the House, by vote O
1874 to 1876, defeated for the third time a
motion to recess until 11:55 q. N. The
stubborn 6lltus!er of the republicau
''regulsrs" was resumed agsinat consid.
Grafton of the resolution OF Represents
tive Norris, Of Nebraska, providing fol
the reorganization of the committee or
rules, eliminating the speaker.
The moment the vote was snnounced
and the obstinate tett of endurance be.
gan again, the democrats renewed their
cries of "Rule "Rule - Mr.. Smith,
republican, OF Iowa, aud member Of
the committee on rules, took u, the
dreary debate. This vas soon alter 2 q.
o., with no end in sight.
Later 1t was ftuad that sn error had
been made In the count, and t5at there
had really been majority of seven
against recess.
The lows member concluded ard Mr.,
Tswney raised the point OF order thai
there WIS "uo quorum.
Mr.. Underwood moved csll OF the
House. The csll WAS ordered.
1t was generally understood at 2:30 8.
%. that the "r;guIaro" bad broken the
quorum deliberately and were gone fol
The night. At thst hour the prospect
was that nothing fultaer could be done
before morning.
AT 1920 O'Clock this morning the re
cord showed q quorum present. Mr.
Olmstead one of the regulars, moved
that the officers Of the House be Inst: uct'
ed to cease their Efforts to arrest atst n
mambera. a rcll Gail was demanded
aud the Cannon oIgau'z ,tion was sgair
defeated by 3 vote OF "a to SO. Twenty
niue democrats RETAINED from voting
because they were paired with sbaen
republicans.
The allies, after canvass OF the field
declared at 8 o'clock this morning lha
they would have a msjority of seven,
even with the full strength of the regu
Lars on the floor.
at 5 o'clock this morning, the va
of tho insurgents aud democrats sgains
The Cannon organization 10 the Houss
was still on. The III ,use bad been In con
L;uuous session for eighteen hours, will
40 prospect OF cessation of hcs!illties
Twenty specially sworn deputies wer'
&C. Ii ing the city for members In order tt
make quorum. During the night re
peGted attempts on the part OF the regn
Lara 10 force an adjournment or recesa hst
been blocked by toe combined opposition
The galleries filled up early and thu
attendance or tn. fl ,or was enlarged by
number Of visiting senator's and ex
members o! The Ii uie. Several of tn
members LETT sick beds ID come 10 thei
scat5
From e. m. there had been lull IN
the 6gh. AID republican, aud democrat
alike abssl d themselves from The III ,n5:
in groups 10 secure q wink of slaep,
bite Of food or q cup OF coffee. During
mes. OF th,se hours Speaker Cannon
held the gaVel ready at any moment tt
cbeckma.e an unexpected move on tn
part OF his enemies.
The question before the House was TIL
poiL t of order against the Norris amend
mcnd t. tie rules, which MAS made 6
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and which
the Speaker thus far hsd declined to pas!
upon, the regulsrs being without tu'
ticiept number of votes ID defeat sn hp
peal from bis decision.
A few members began drifting iutt
the House about $50 ,. rl., but th:r'
were still large sections OF the seats IN
tensnted. Ouce In while member
would 90 up and shake bands With
Speaker Cannon. Champ CLARK: leader
OF the minority, Hss ous OF The early
haadahakera, and he storp ID aud chst &c
with The speaker fer several minutes
"HoW long will this thing lssI?" Mr.
Dwight, the republican whip, was ask
ed. "Ask me something easier, che Te'
piled. "It ell dspendsupon the speaker"
Maybe he has some course mapped and
will spring i. pretty soop. One thing Ia
certain, though, they'll not catch him
nspplpg, aud they'll not make him rule
on the point of order bsfore he is ready"
"This thing will probably last until
the patience OF the Houseis eXhaustsd, "
ssid Mr.. Norris the originator OF all tho
trouble. "TheD, when tha! patience IL
exhau,ted, you may look for anarchy
1t will not come for some time, however,
| should say, for everybody concerned
reslizea the consequences.
"This won't keep up forever" OK
claimed Mr.. Gardener (repu., Mass. ct
9 a, N. SIN theory, the speaker can
maintain the deadlock by refusing to
ne on the point of order until the
ftu th of next March, when hls term ex-
pires, but practically believe 1t TO be an
imposslbility." Speaker Cannon gave up
the gayel TO Mr.. Hampton Moore ri S:45
?. M, and Immediately q number Of