The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-18
ALl-N|GH'T FIGHT
o. INSURGENTS
AGAINST CANNON.
r Regulars, II 4 a 3 "a
Are Filibusteri ing to
Avert ID Defeat.
SPEAKER'S s HOSTS
OUlNU MbEREDF i
IN Vain They Seek Adjourn-
ment, Only to Be Outvoted BY
insurgents and Democrats,
and Great History Max
ing Battle Goes
On.
SPEAKERS HOSTS
OUJ'INUJI UJIIMbEREDt

Washington, March 1s.-The fight In
she House reached n crisis nj 1890 A..
NJ, when Minority Leader Clark, after
hot denuncintlon OF the filibuster,
which he charged the Speaker with
heading, moved TINT the Speaker be
required tn rule on the pending resolu-
ZION to rcorgnnlze the Committee ON
Rules.
8 ,Ir. Mann tRcpublicnn, Illinois) rose;
to debate the resolution. 8s
In the course OF HIS remarks Repre-
sentative Mann said he was inclined to
think that the time was not far dis
tant when the Democrats would have
control OF the House. At 1 o'clock Mr.;
Mann was still speaking.
When Dir. Mann ceased speaking at
1925 a. H., Mr.. Tawney renewed his
motion for a recess until 1855 "A. II. A
roll cnli on the motion began at 1850
A. NJ.
At ]: "A. u. the House, by vote OF
1874 to 1856, defeated for the third timo
motion to recess until II :55 A. ~.
The stubborn filibustcr OF the Republic
can "Rcsulurs" ,yn. resumed against
confederation OF the resolution OF Rep
rcnentntiye Norris, of Nebraska, pro-
viding for the reorganization of the
I Committee on Rules, eliminating the
speniSer.
The moment the vote was announced
and the obstinate test OF endurance
| began ngnin, the Democrats renewed
their cries OF sRnle!. .Rnlc!n sMr.
smith, Repnblican, Of Iowa, and .
member OF the Committee on Rules,
took up the drear,s debate This was
soon after /: a. 81, with no end In
sight.
Later 1t wns found that an error
had been made in the count, and that
there hul really been a majority Of
seven nsainst recess. II
The Iowa member concluded and
MIR. 'rnwney raised the poiDt of order
thnt there wns ..no quorum
,Ir. Underroo moved a call of the
+ House. The call WINS ordered.
Ii was generally understood ut :.so
"A. VI. thai the Itegularsn had broken
the quorum deliberately and were
gone for the night. At that hour the.
proapect was that nothing further
could be done before morning.
Party Lines Oblitcratcd.
washington. D. c.. March 17.-WithS \
Speaker Cannon's power In the House
of Representatives hanging in the
balance. his supporters fencing for
time. and no one in position to say
what would be the outcome. the
fercest battle probably that ever has
been waged against the House rules
Sobliterated party lines In the historic
chamber to-day. 5s
It had been raging for six hours
att o o'clock tonight, the hour W hen
the Regulars believed they could rally
their strongest force for the final clash i
that was to determine whether the In'
surgent Republican and Democratic
coalition was powerful enough to un-$
horse the regular org ganization. d
At that hour tho Cannon forces;
were plainly in the minority. and were
sliltbustering to prevent the crucial
hest, It had been eported by Repu bits
Fan Whip John Dwight, OF New = orl<,
that reintorcements were coming from
8Philad elphia and rev York. and the
Cannon men We're hanging on like
grim death4in the hope that the hand
4 Iul OF men supposed to be on the New
y OK express would be sufficient to,
Surn the tide. 81 81
Tho Norris Resolution.
4 new Committee on Rules. with the
! Speaker Ineligible for membership In.
1.-THE issue was as real as hat. The
pending question. for snours was "a res-S
solution by Representative Norris. OF
Nebraska. reading as Follows: MI
Resolved That the rules OF the
House be amended as follows: 35Is
The Committee on Rules shall Wa
S eonsist Of fifteen members, nine
OF whom shall be mem bers OF the n
majority party, and six of whom
shall be members OF the minority
n party, to bo selected as follows:
II III he States OF the Union shall
sE be divided by a committee o three,
selected by the House for that a53a
# purpose. into nine groups, ca cl, is
Sroup containtng 6 as near S may, S
be m equal numb bers OF members
belonging to the majority party .9S
rs The States OF the ~nion shall s35&#
8 likewise be divided into six groups,
.ss5 each group containing y as near as
H II may be an equal n umber II OF naenl-
bers belonging to- the minority Il
SI party s & va
s35!lsS''At 4 8!il,ssiSt''At 1880 O'clock on the ay$
E following the ad option ot II tho 1 re- Nh
port OF said committee each 4 q 4 ss ss
said groups shall meet and select
one OF Its nunabe q snenlber of T. 81
5 the Commit ttee on Rules. The
M place OF meeting for each v aof sal d
groups shall be stgnat ted by tho