Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-03-23
CANNON AND RULES PUT TO TEST
BY INSURGENTS AND DEMOCRATS

shouted Mr.. Norris. 1T is safe to say
that its origin is not far from the
speaker,
Uproarous applause greeted the Ne
braskans retort
Then followed charges and counter
charges concerning the methods OF
delay alleged TO be responsible for the
inability of members to get hearings
on bills brought before the house I'M
less approved by the powers of the
house. J. Sloat F'assett of New York
declared that tho action taken would
mean the success or the failure of
the Taft administration.
We have been in session three and
a half months, and what have we
done to make effective any of the
presidents recommendations? in
terjected Mr.. Haughen Of Iowa.
We are on the way" replied Mr..
Fassett.
Mr.. Fassett read a letter from Mr.
Roosevelt to Mr. Watson of Indiana.
in 1906 in which Mr. Roosevelt re-
ferred to the great accomplishments
of the house of representatives IN,
der the management of Speaker Can
non. Mr. Gardner of Michigan char
acterized the speaker as the wises,
man in public or private life.
Mr. Tawney then moved for a re-
cess until today. This was defeated
liz t. 147. On the point of mo
quorum. the regulars again were de-
feated, 10S to 116
The democrats began calling on
the speaker to rule on the Norris
resolution, but. Mr. Cannon Welded
the chair to Mr. Olmsted Of PennsyI-
vania. and left the chamber.
Cooper Takes Hand.
Mr. Cooper Of Wisconsin, insurgent,
was recognized after Mr. OlmsteG
had restored order.
The rules give the speaker more
power than is accorded a presiding
officer Of any other legislative BODY
on earth" said Mr. Cooper. He
has the right to appoint all commit
tees of the house, to name the chair
men Of those committees, while he
himself nrcsides over the most i'm
portant committee, that of rules, anG
on the floor.
I refuse to deal in personalities
to denounce Speaker Cannon, a.
though on the floor OF the house
co,,,1 ,,,o,+l,e 600 10 crOo3 tpora q
few feet distant from me and, with
out provocarion, called me dema-
gogue, for nothing more than that
did not agree with him that there
srould be a high protective tariff on
S aNdard Oil
An extraordinary scene occurred
when Mr. Cooper, reciting individual
instanceh in which he declared that
members had been punished by the
speakers refusal to give important
committee assignments, called by
name on one alter another of his
colleagues to testify as to the trea.
ment they had received at the HANDS
of the speaker Mr. Cannon stood at
the clerks desk, observing the Wis
consin member with a serious face.
Iaterlupting at last, Speaker Can
non asked Mr. Gardner of Massachu-
sets to tell the house how he ceased
to be chairman of the committee on
Industrial arts
Mr. Gardner said he had gone OF
that committee voluntarily to avoid
in his course as an IN
surgent.
Mr. Cannon then explained why ne
had removed several members from
committee. Mr. Fowler, as chair
man of the banking committee. had
refused to report the emergency cur
rency bill after the republican caucus
twice had declared IN favor of tina;
Messrs. Murdoch o.
Kansas, Norris of Nebraska ara
Cooper of wisconsin had refused to
attend and abide by the will of the
republican caucus.
And said Cannon, this being a
by party, the speaker
made appointments as he conceived
it to be his duty in respect to the
trust reposed in him by his party.
Mr.. Cannon then resumed the
chair, smiling, but refused to rule
on the point of order.
Champ Clark spoke at length
against the filibuster led by Mr. Can
non Mr. Mann of Illinois replied,
speaking for Cannon till 1:25 a. m