The sun., 1910-06-19
CANNON DEFENDS THE RULES
AND DENIES THAT THE SPEAk-
ER IS An row ERFIL.

since the Flfiy-arsi CoRsreas. We says. %
Has neen POsaIble la CoaalIier Ans
/ nIl the Majority Wanted 60 Consider
-Criticlses FoWleP of New Jersey.
wAsHINOroN, June ~. Speaker Can
non made a characteristic talk on the
! hOor of the House to-day He said that
some members Wouldnt know the rules
of the House if they met them on the
street. yet they had the nerve TO stand up
in the chamber and assert that the rules
fettercd them.
| After the harmonious action Of the
House yesterday In adopting the com
mittee discharge amendment 20 the rules
no more agitation along this line was az
pected az this session. But the speaker
and representative Rucker of Missouri.
tho lone member who voted against the
amendment yesterday. had some re-
marks that they insisted on coming out.
Mr.. Fuckers speech was a mournful
complaint that the regulars had ssduced
and deceived the Insurgents and Demo
crEts by inducing them 70 favor the oom-
mittee discharge proposition. He said
that all the teasing and loving that went
on between the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis yesterday reminded him og a poem
which he read in his youth. Here Is a
sample verse of the four that Mr.. Rucker
Rad and that win appear in the CORgyss-
sioAai Record Tomorrow morning.
She has q bosom as white a. snow
Take care.
she knows how much u Is best 10 show.
Beware. Beware.
trust her not She Il io0lng thee
Mr.. Rucker wound up by suggesting
that
win sOne dissmuauoa skinc 70 grace
A DEVILS purpose with an aagei'a fac..
the Republican party had hoodOoed and
deceived tho Democracy.
MIR CannOns speech IL considered by
his colleagues as the beat one on the rules
that he has made this session. In fact Il
ID the FIRST detailed defence of the rules
that Uncle Joe has uttered in a long
time Incidentally he roasted his col
leagues, and. ~ usual, the newspapers.
Ne said.
whoever occupies the Speaker chair
cannot occupy it without criticism. I have
last few davs They are inspired BY round
robins sent out into the country claiming
that the speaker is all powerful and that q
particular piece Of legislation cannot be
enacted for righteousness and the uplift
without bic aid Failure 10 even iss this
supposed plenAry power and TO pass what
ever a good man or a bad man In the country
may desire h. In tho language of the critic. |
a failure on ihe part of the speaker 20 sxer-
Else hts alleged CSarlike prerogatives. And |
hs geis the criticism
MAny members introduce bills they do
not ~ant passed in order 10 please one OF
more constituents have many letters
written by members 10 constituents and for !
Wardsd to me that run this way am for
a dOliar a day pehsoin bill for every soldier
who served IN the ciyil var and had an
honorable discharge. hut The speaker OF
the HOUSE ia not let me pass ~ The /
member vhO writes this letter dOes not stop 1
TO sav that tnis means SiOo o0o 0oo added 10 .
the Siss. .uao OOn already Paid for pensions
annually { am not going 70 mention /.
names bot many % the members % the 4
House probably understand
NJ Cannon declared that ever since I
the Fhiy-first Congress it has l'een ms
slb!e to consider anv bill thai the ma joritv
wanted 10 consider
-Whether rt was through ignorance
or a desire 90 mislead the American people
: hat a isalief To the contrary has been
Clh waited he added. I do nU know
1 know a few honest fBemhers who would
not knOW the rules of the House u they
should meet them On the street vet thev
make the air hIrid with the claim that
the rules fetier them
Refer .ng 20 the claim ~ the Insurgents
Z hal before unanimous consent Monday
vas invented they nd 70 20 10 Speaker
Cannon with hat IN hand. Uncle Joe
said that they stil went hat IN hand.
not 90 him hut 20 other members who
made u a business 10 object n
Why sad he 4 have seen memhers
not only 60 hat N hand but gesticulaiinE
and hegginE Mr. Macon OF Mr. Mann or
Alr Sims or somebody else. who fire..
uuent'y Oblec,s. for Gods sake don't
object
lie was mighty glad he said that the
unanimous consent calendar rule had
relieved him Il was a great relief He
also registered h:s indOrsement of cal
endar Wednesday. one ~ the recent ad-
d.tions 90 the rules
Referring 20 the new committee dis
charge proposition. Mr. cannon recalled
q nat ia the last Con gress. Wken the Rank
lng and Currency COMMITTEES under
Representative Fowler u New Jersey.
who was later depOsed, had refused 10
report the kind Of financial bill desired
by the Republicans. the hall had been
yanked away from the committee and
passed ulder a rule
! have no desire 10 criticiss Mr. Fow-
Ter. said Mr Cannon amid laughter. al.
though have an impression that he feels
ne has been sat upon by the Gar of the
House and all the world The fact IL
ae was sat upon by a ma joFity Tie did .
not successfully play Gar when he de-
bed the Republican side
In winding up his speech Mr. cannon !
slid that when he passed out Of the House
forever and crossed over he would rather h
90 on keeping his own sslf-rsspecs than >
10 have tho plaudits of an the uplifters d
hat speak a
had rather command nv own re- /,
'pect and 60 out foTever- said he. than :
n stay IN. bending the pregnant hinges q
4 the knea 10 the deTnagogues and self :
Constituted righteous ~ the republic.
Fho critici-e without judgment and With
,ut know edge .
Mr cannon got the glad hand and lef, g
he floor looking very cheerful v
NEU MINISTER NAMED.