The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-03-25
CANNON LOSES OUT
INSURGENTS" WITH Demo.
Gratis WIN AT LAST.
Under the Able Leadership Of @. w.
Norris, They wrest His Power
Working Rules of the House Were
Completely Changed Amid Widest
Scenes Ever in Congress for Years.
Cannonism is crushed.

CannOnlSm IS crushed.
The committee on rules, personifed
by Speaker Cannon, and for many years
supreme in it's control over legislation,
was torn from the organization of the
house. Instead of one-man power to
say what bills should pass and what
should fail, and when and how, control
will be vested in a committee chosen
by the members and responsive to the
membership.
In place of a small committee ap-
pointed by the speaker, dependent upon
him for every legislative favor, and
subservient to his will, there will be a
committee of ten representatives of
which the speaker will not be a member.
The New Rules.
This committee, created through the
adroit initiative and skillful general
ship of Representative Geo. w. Norris,
insurgent, from Nebraska, comes to life
in pursuance of the following resolu-
ton, adopted by the house:
"That there shall be a committee on
rules elected by the house, consisting of
ten members, six of whom shall be mem
bers of the majority party, and four
of whom shall be members of the
minority party.
''The speaker shall not be a member
4, of the committee and the committee
shall elect it's own chairman from its
own membership.
"Within ten days after the adOp-
t ton of this resolution, there shall be
| an election of this committee and i'm
e mediately upon its election, the present
committee on rules shall be dissolved. -
The insurgents, in defense of their
4 detection from the organization, have
!, contended that the fight was for prin-
e ciple, for the right to represent their
constituents, to have a decent chance
e to get a hearing for bills of import
t ance to their districts, or for the gen
/ eral good. To a large proportion of
these men, the situation has apparently
been cleared and they will, for the pres
i ent at least, rest content.
How Climax Came.
u The sensational climax at the close
: of the turbulent session, when the Off
. cial life of Speaker Cannon was at
stake, proves, according to the insur-
gents, that what they sought was the
{ power and not the blood of the car.
Half an hour after they voted to de-
: prive him of his power, they voted not
l to depose him from the speakership.
Burleson (dem., Texas), tall and fiery,
fought off colleagues in his party who
would deter him, and pressed a motion
that the "chair of the speaker is here
by declared vacant"
"Come on, let the majority rule ,
. shouted the defiant speaker.
They came on and the vote was 191
to 1855 in favor of the speaker retain
ing his seat with the diminished glory
imposed by the Norris resolution.
Comfort was extracted from the re
: suit to the three parties to the conflict
The ~Conquerers.
le The following insurgent republicans
IS in all, voted with the solid demo.
cratic side, against the motion to table
lie Norris appeal from the decision of the
st speaker:
is Nelson, Kopp, Carey, Cooper, David
ID son, Lenroot, Morse of Wisconsin
Davis, Lindbergh, Miller, S~teenerson
y VOlsted of Minnesota; Kendall, Hub
bard, Good, Haughn, Picketts, Woods OF
Iowa; Hindshaw, Kinkaid, Norris OF
Nebraska; Madison, Murdoch of Kan
sas; Rowland, Johnson, Taylor of Ohio;
Ames, Gardner of Massachusetts,
. Foelker, Fish of New York; Poindextel
of Washington; Martin of South Da
kota; Gronna of North Dakota; Fowler
y of New Jersey; Hayes of California.
The insurgents had estimated theil
= strength at 80, but they gained three
Howlan1, johnson and Taylor of Ohio
: and lost Parsons of New York, whC
heretofore had voted with them inter
mittently. Martin of South Dakota wal
also considered an accession.
L6 Summary of Their Work.
a. Monday-Dents put in Chairman
Of Smiths District of Columbia bills.
Tuesday-Democrats and insurgents
~ defeated provision for maintenance o.
automobiles of vice president ant
speaker.
Wednesday Speakers ruling oil
Crumpaeker census amendment over
q, ruled by allies.
N Norris, insurgent leader, presented
amendment increasing membership o.
rules committee to Is. Point Of orde
be made against Norris. Amendment b,
Dalzell, regular leader. Regulars be
l. gan flibustering to obtain enough vote
to sustain the speaker. Three effort
by regulars to recess or adjourn votet
down by allies. House in session al
night.
" Friday-Early hours occupied b,
n both sides in search for votes. From
ne 2 to 4 O'Clock, truce. Compromise eff
n forts fruitless.