The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-05
Peace Doue Waited
Outside Long Time
glaring at Johnson, cried: Il take no
advantage Of my age
Democrats pulled Johnson aside and
the event closed without casualties.

advantage Of my age.'
Democrats pulled Johnson aside and
the event closed without casualties.
Cannon's Last Stand.
Through the rapid, vari-colored,
serious and ridiculous happenings that
swept the house, the little, straight
figure Of Cannon, stood distinct and
immovable.
When Fitzgerald, (dem. N. W, be-
gan the final filibuster, the power of
days gone by came back to Uncle
Joe;" he grasped his gavel tighter,
his face set beneath the perspiration
that poured from his brow, and he
became the merciless "czar." A fight
was on and Joseph G. Cannon was
going down fighting fighting in his
old way, the only way he knew, the
way he had fought through thirty
years in the house, eight of that from
the speakers chair.
Four times he pounded Fitzgerald
from the floor when the democratic
leader attempted to force dilatory
motions that were plainly in order.
Cannon knew Fitzgerald was an an
tagonist worthy OF his steel and he
was taking no chances. Each time a
democrat tried to take the floor Can
non beat the sounding board until the
galleries re-echoed. The democrats
aroused by the obvious methods the
old man was employing, greeted every
decision with wild yells and jeers of
derision.
But Cannon pounded them down
and at one time ordered the sergent-
alarms to the floor with the silver
bound mace, the emblem of authority
of the house. 1t looked for little
while as if the entire democratic side
would be ordered arrested, under the
mace" but the show of authority
quieted the place, and the house
sobered.
Uncle joe" the picturesque old
figure, was in his element. He rode
rough shod over everything that even
seemed to challenge his right to run
the house as he thought best. until
Fitzgerald, securing the floor for a
moment caught the venerable fighter
in a trap. Cannon was forced to rule
In. his favor, and the way was opened
for two more ron calls before the
tariff board bill could be reached.
It was then II 80 and only half an
hour remained before adjournment.
When the first roll was half compile
ted, Representative Payne, (rep. N.
W who was in charge OF the bill in
Hterrupted and declared that in order
to let the various appropriation bills
pass, he would withdraw the tariff
board measure. The democrats cheer
ed madlly.
Peace at Last.
Then peace settled over the weary
assembly and until the time the
house adjourned there was good will.
| The crowded galleries, that leaned for
ward breathlessly to watch the bit
ter struggle, now saw democrats and
/ republicans, regulars and insurgents,
working quietly side by side, to rush
the remaining necessary work OF the
session.
Before the last bill was passed,
Champ Clark, the Missouri leader and
speaker of the next house, offered a
resolution comforting the thanks OF
cons ress on Speaker Cannon.
This has been one Of the most I'M
portant and one of the stormiest ses-
sions In the history Of the country,
said Clark. "It began in storm
and 1t come near ending in a storm
Just now. This congress has heard
more bitter words and seen more VIC
| lent scenes than almost any other
/ congress. offer this resolution be
cause at this moment. Joseph G. Can
| aon becomes one of the great histori
cal personages of our country
As Clark concluded his eulogy, Un
hderwood (dem. Ala), to whom Can
non had resigned the chair. pounded
u in vain to bring the cheering house
to order. Finally above the din he
appointed Clark and Mann (rep. lll.)
4 to escort Cannon 10 the chair. AS
4 they led the soon-to-be-deposed speak
er down the center aisle, the cheer
ing burst forth anew and when Clari
PRESENTED aUncle Joe the din was
/ doafening Then the house subsidef
4 irto an unbroken silence. The crowds
! tina, all day had been penned outside
the doors and the chamber, broke
through and filled the aisles of thf
( ga,leries and the space behind ths
4 floor railing in the chamber. The,
4 leaned forward with breathless in
Isierest as the high quivering voice thai
had often sounded above the uproar Q
wild excitement on the floor, began t.
sing the swan song Of Uncle joe"
4 His Swan Song.
! With trembling cadences, frequentl.
4 almost inaudible, the aged warrior
Z about to step down from his higl
i Place, reviewed his experience in thu
4 hnuse. He declared he had AWAY:
h adhered TO the doctrine that the speak
i er vas lie servant of the house ant
I, should wtlk the will Of the majority
i AS he neared the end. the hand tha'
n l.