The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-18

After having sat quiet for more than
an hour. the House became restless at
1I:9O, and Representative Houston of
Tennessee led about a dozen Democrats
in singing "Theren Be a Hot Time in
the Old Town Tonight"
After this had been applaUded by the
crowded gallery, Mr.. Moore, who was
still in the chair. called the singers
TO order.
In the hubbub that ensued, Mr..
ShaclIleford of Missouri. who has long
been bitter enemy Of the Speaker. took
the floor and said:
The Speaker has deliberately and
contemptuOusly refused ruling on this
point although a quorum is present
The sergeant-at-arms has deliberately
and contemptuously refused to serve
warrants on absentees and bring them
in here. Such course has precipitated
anarchy. Anybody who stops the wheels
OF Government like this precipitates
anarchy"
Mr. Payne Of New York arose and
said: u have never heard more I'M
founded harangue than this"
Shackleford started to interrupt.
Calls Forth RetOrt
II hope began Mr. Payne.
Il make a point OF order" shouted
Mr.. ShacElef0rd.
from hole in the ground" Tetorted Mr..
Payne.
The colloquy was continued and Mr..
Payne accused Mr. ShaclIeford Of hav-
ing gone home and slept all night; OF
having disresarded the warrant for his
arrest, and OF having 'Sneaked back
into the House
AT this iunctUre Mr. Cannon appeared
through one of the swinging doors and
Mr.. Shackleford shook his INST at him
You, Mr.. Speaker. have caused all
this delay. and 1 went home and got
two hours sleep out Of the twenty
four. That is all there is 20 IT. You are
responsible TO this country for having
evaded the Constitution and for causing
this unwarrantable delay.
The Speaker only laughed
Nj. Cooper had stated that the Speak
er had removed Representative Gardner
OF Massachusetts from the cndlrmanShlI
of the Committee on EXpOSluOnS IN or
der 10 punislf him.
Cannon Interrupts.
Speaker Cannon interrupted Mr.. Coop
e. and requested that Mr.. Gardner tel
the story Of the incident
MIR. Gardner acquiesced. and, although
a stanch insursent, told the story 81
that it indicated the Speaker.
Representative Cooper. apparently. di,
not like Mr.. Gardeners answer, and theI
called out Representative Norris o
Kansas. and Murdoch of Nebraska. IL
interrpgatef them as TO why they ha,
not been promoted in committees.
Tho answers made ~ Representative
Norris AMI Murdoch were satistaCtOr,
from the iuSurSent point II view
Murd, s Charges.
Mr.. Murdoch said he belonged to bu
one committee-that on Postoffce an
Postroads-and he believed the reasO
he had not oeen promoted, as he shOul
have been under normal condition!
rather than reduced, was because hi
views were not always subservient I
the wishes of the Speaker and the Con
mittec on Rules
After MI Cooper had concluded, tteI
were again bud cries of rule frol
the Democratic side, but Speaker Ca
non stated tnat he did not intend
rule until there had been a sufficieI
consideration OF presidents.
Mr.. Keifer Of Ohio was next rfc9l
nized. He proceeded at great lertgti
despite much disorder. and continue
until past midnight. Mr. Kiefer's r.
marks were not addressed to any gree
extent TO the point or order, whic
brought forth a protest from the Dem'
Representative Martin submitted I
question from Mr. Stanley. who sal
he wanted to put a mathematics
DIODOSlllOI 10 the E1ouSt
Mathematical Question.
II II has taken the Speaker twenty
three hours to decide as to the ruin
ne should make on Representatiy
DaIzeWs point of order. Mr.. Stanle
asked. how long would 1t take him (
decide any matter in which a que!
tion of constitutional privilege Is II
volved2
There was applause on the Dem'
cratic side after Mr. Stanley pr
pounded the question, but Represent;
tive Martin made no attempt to fiSu1
out a mathemat teal answer
Concluding his speech, Represent
tive Martin reasserted that he W;
ODDOsed to the Norris resolution In /
present form, but that-he would fav'
IL If It were amended to avoid certa
difficulties which he thought wou
he experienced should the resolutC
be passed in its present form.
Both Representatives Tawney az
Townsend Of Michigan got the floor.
No Cause for Complaint.
As Representative Martin cOnclud
Mr.. Townsend was recognized.
The Michigan member commenced
saving that the House had better co
slider seriously what it was doing a
what It proposed to do. He would fav
a change being made In the rule, he
clared, if the House was faced by
situation which demanded it Howe.
he asserted that he saw no cause for
complaint of conditions as they exist
Mr.. Tawney vigorously defended t
policies Of the SO-Called near-inSurgeT
and said that they had supported [
Administrations of former Preside
Roosevelt and Of President Taft.
Recess Vote Carries.
Exactly at o'clock, upon rToH ca
the House voted to recess until o'clo
this afternoon. Representative Mart
of South Dakota made the motion
recess. It was carried by vote of
20 Isl. twelve members voting present
Although 'this is not regarded as
test vote, three members Of the Hou
who have voted heretofore against a
pOstponement Of the question AT iss
voted this afternoon with the reguls
for a recess. These insurgeht me-
bers were Representative Parsons
New York. Representative Fish of n
York. and Representative Miller
Minnesota.
The two hours recess is regard
somewhat in the nature Of comp
mise in that 1t is hoped that In
meantime the regulars and the iT4s
gents and Democrats may get tOget
ugno some sort Of an agreement as
substitute for the Norris reSoluti
Whether this can be done is pr
1ematical. In any event the rec
comes as a needed boon to count
members Of the House, official stem
raphers, and others who have been C