The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-27
The Allies Show Unexpected
Strength and Vote on Inter-
state Commerce Bill Result
ed in Even Split.
JUDGE BARNARD WAS
WITH CANNON CROWD
His Vote Cast for the lnsurgent
Cause Would Have Defeat
ed Regulars -Uncle Joe Had
a Bad Fright.

a Bad Fright.
Louis Ludlow, Washington CORE
spondent for the Indianapolis star. this
morning tells OF the clash between the
insurgent republicans and democrats
on one side, and the regular" republi-
cans on the other, over the interstate
commerce bill In the house. yesterday
AFTERNOON. The final vote showed a
tie. 40. to 40. Had Representative
Barnard. Of the Sixth Indiana district
votsd against the regulars It would
have been an insurgent victory.
The Ludlow article follows:
The insurgents. Joining the demo-
Gratis, took control Of the house OF rep.
resentatives today and to the chagrin
Of Speaker Cannon and his reacti0nary
1orces they voted amendment after
amendment into the interstate COM
merce bill.
Insurgent senator's had their inning
also at the other end of the capitol, but
they did not make such an impression
- their brothers In the house. The
ral1roo1 bill was the theme for hot dis
cussaoas n both senate and house to-
day.
Thst msasure, after being debated
for many days, reached the amend
meat stage In the house at SO this
aftegncon ~ immediatsIy the insurg-
seato rsooo1o0 - tako charge o1 af-
'fal1s al4 - peUve tAet ~. Cannon
~ ~ Pc sssssssss ,.sss
\ M t0eAsfsy sviSlos9 ~ p6ssed 1foh
A.. Sxanpls proving this was ssen
.whea he ccalition came near defeat-
1n6 the commerce court amendment to
the bin. The motion to strike out the
! amenAment. which II regarded the fea-
ture o3 the administration measure.
wa 'defeatsd BY tie vote of 40 to
40.
Il was = novel spectacle the house
wituessed - various insurgents arose
and offered amendments which were
!, adopted, A year ago the same insnr-
gents ala not have . 'look-in'' In the
management Of the house. Their
daily task then was to. keep in the
background and eat the PEASANTS pie.
To-day they were the masters Of legis-
latlou.
Cannon. cellarisss, Rsseusr.
The ba&tle raged all afternoon
around the commerce court feature Of
the proposed laW. After the insurgent
combination had voted In number Of
amendments designed to take part
OF the '.railroad controls ont. Of the
hil1, Repre- rSaentative Hubbard Of Iowa
Offered IN amendment TO strike out
ccmplstely the section creating the
court OF commerce.
This precipitated battle royal. ON
standing vote the motion carried.
There was = hurried call for tellers by
Representative Mann Of Illinoia One
hundred and fory men passed between
the tellers and voted aye" One hum
dred and thirty-sight voted NOS
At this dramatic period Speaker
SannOn came rushing into the house.
He had snatched . few minutes from
the proceedings to 80 down and get
shaved.
I40 W8o COlI8Ilooop ucCASt0lCoo ssAau
breathless and his haif and beard were
t0usled BY his hurried exit from the
presence Of the astonished barber He
strode haughtily between the tellers
ana increased the number OF negatives
votes 10 13O The motion to strike
out apparently had carried by majori-
ty Of one vote.
AT this interesting period represents
tive Bennett. Of New York. . reaction
ary, who was In the chair. came to the
rescue: Although he was WELDING the
gavsl he had parliamentary right 70
vote. and he exsrcised It. This made
I tie--14O to 40 The amendment
striking out the 9mmerce court had
failed to carry.
opsabsr's spssd Counts.
This most important of al important
features Of the administration railroad
bill had been saved. temporarily. at
least BY Speaker fAnnon's nimble exit
from the BARRIERS chair. and BY the
\ very unusual action Of the pfesidiAG
lstffIcer II casting his vote.
During All Of this time the two In
diana republican Representatives.
Crumpacker and Barnard. voted with
the regulars. n the Indiana demo-
eratie Representatives had bsen here m
steod oe at Indianapolis. the c0mmerce
court CLAUSE would have some ont Of
&hS lin. Every democratic represents
ative Aefs vOted with the tnsarGents -
enppost u Hubhard's motion.
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