The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

ly in his place until the question arose
whether the house should proceed to
consider the Burleson resolution or
whether the speaker should entertain
the motion to adjourn. Norris doggedly
refused to give way TO the group of
offer advice. He insisted that "ut -
courtesy to the speaker he had only
withheld his resolution and was entltIed
to have it put to the house
MOTION TO ADJOURN DEFEATED
The motion to adjourn being in or
der, the speaker would be gratified if
the gentleman from Nebraska would
withhold it," pleaded the speaker.
Withdraw it, shouted a hundred
democrats. Norris, insisting that his
motion was still before the house,
Cannon remarked that it occurred to
him that the gentleman from Nebraska
was right.
NO no!' shouted the men who want
ed to complete the elimination of the
speaker at one session.
No, no. shouted at the same time
the great republican majority. who
now saw the discontinue of the in
surgents in the movement when they
were forced to consider the election
of a speaker and realized that in spite
of their best efforts the house might
be turned over to the democratic
minority.
At once the democrats and regular
republicans joined forces for the hui
initiation of the insurgents.
: A viva voce vote being put on the
motion to adjourn, there was but
faint response, while the negative vote
was given in enormous volume. Nor
ris still hoping to avoid the issue of
electing another speaker, asked for a
record vote on his motion to adjourn,
and Ia insurgents arose to support that
demand.
Not a sufficient number" declared
the speaker, amid jeers that were di
rected toward the insurgents.
The question then reverted to the
Burleson resolution and the ayes and
noes were demanded.
CANNON LEAVES CHAIR
"The speaker surrenders the chair
to the gentleman from New York" an
nounced Cannon. looking toward Rep
resentative Payne. Amid loud applause
the speaker left the chair on the repub-
lican side of the house and. nodding to
his republican colleagues with smile.
passed out into the marble lobby and
went to his private Office
After the adoption of the resolution.
will it be improper to nominate Champ
Clark of Missouri for the speakership:"
inquired Clark of Florida
Tawney taunted the F'loridan that it
would be in order when the resolution
was voted down. Then came the roll
call. The names of insurgents were
carefully noted and their responses
greeted with jeers and applause
Cooper of wisconsin voting AYE"
was greeted with mingled cheers and
Kisses.
LAUGHTER AND JEERS
Gaines" called the reading clerk.
NO" answered the West Virginian.
and his republican colleagues sat back
in their seats and laughed and jeered
as the insurgents" cast their votes
against the resolution and for the first
time in many days voted in unison
with their old party associates-
Gardner of Massachusetts, was loudly
cheered when he voted against the
resolution. Hayes of California, Nor
ris of Nebraska. and 'Gronna of North
Dakota among others, were cheered
and jeered-
Then came a scene of wild confu-
sion when the vote 191 to 155 against
the Bur1eson resolution was announced.
Almost mad with what they con-
ceived to be their final victory, the
republicans arose en- masse and yelled
themselves hoarse. Some wept.
81 move that we adjourn" suggested