Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26

for the yeas and nays was fatty
refused.
INSURGENTS IN 4 FIX.
II was mighty apparent by this
time that the insurgents appreciated
the beautiful fix they were in. II
they stood by their violent criticisms
OF Car Cannon and voted accord
ingly the minority would be able. per
haps within the next hour or So to
elect a Democratic Speaker OF a Re
publican House. On the other hand
If the insurgents declined 20 support
the Burleson motion and voted 20 re-
tain Uncle Joe in the chair they were
put In the unenviable position Of be
ing inconsistent and two faced.
start up the music. let the dance
go on" cried Chairman Tawney Of
the Appropriations Committee in an
exceedingly unparliamentary tone.
And the dance went on.
Mt. Burleson. who had never
paused for moment in his arm way
ing, document brandishing per.
Torrance. got the eye OF he Chair
again and in flash his resolution
had been carried TO the desk and
was being read While Democrats all
over the House continued TO shout
at him 20 sit down and shut up Mr.
Burleson. paying no attention, de-
handed the previous question TO
choke of all debate.
He got Il. Republican regulars and
snorting Democrats jumped TO their
feet all over the House. Again the
insurgents were noticeable from the
fact that they remained in their
chairs. apparently afflicted with acute
melancholia. No record vote was de-
handed on this proposition. as it was
merely a preliminary 20 the main
question of whether the House should
then and there depose the Speaker.
Without another word on either side
Mr. Burleson demanded a yea and
nay vote on the resolution itself and
again the solid strength OF the body,
excepting only the insurgents, back
ed him up.
ACUTE INTEREST IN THE VOTE.
The vote was on The acute in.
terest in IL may be understood from
the fact that a majority of the mem
bers on both sides had official roll
calls in front OF them and checked
on the for and against votes as the
reading clerk called name after
name. OF course what they wanted
to know was how the insurgents
were going to vote-whether they
split all TO pieces on this mighty
ticklish question or whether they
would vote solidly one way or the
other
The first insurgent named on the
list was Representative Cary of Wis.
consin. a short. fat, red faced gen
tleman. who has been trying to raise
ned with the local gas light com
pany and who prides himself on the
fact that his knife is out at all hours
OF the day and night for all varieties
Of predatory wealth and all forms
and shapes OF grinding and oppres-
sive monopoly.
AYE" yelled Cary when his name
was called, indicating that he wanted
to see Uncle Joe thrown out of the
window in a figurative sense. And of
course the insurgents and the Demo
Gratis cheered. the minority taking
heart for the moment and believing
that perhaps the whole insurgent
strength would be thrown that way.
But they did not hold this idea
long. AS name after name was called
st became very apparent that only
the most radical OF the insurgents
were voting TO depose Uncle Joe and
that the substantial members Of the
outlaw" band. like Gardner, OF
Massachusetts,. Norris of Nebraska
and others had declined to go as far
as this.
AS each insurgent registered his
vote he was cheered and jeered, de-
pending on whether he stuck by the
allied combination or whether he
jumped back to his own party's par
lor and sat down again. II he stuck
the Democrats were for him. II he
voted against the Burleson motion
the regular Republicans welcomed
him with loud applause.
HOUSE VOTES NOT TO DEPosE
UNCLE JOE.
At last--and IL seemed long time
considering the nerve tension In the
House at the time-the second call