The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06

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thar Senator Bailey, OF Texas. the
DemooSatic iioos leader, announced
Ms 5eagna tiop Ehen All but two Dem.
oeran soted WIN owen for popular
government" which was the real Is
Bailey was angered at the desertion.
as he had violently opposed. the adj
yanced ideas OF government incorpor,
ated In the Arizona constitution.
Bailey later withdrew his resignation.
= AS usual the final scenes In the
senate were quietly enacted, but
there was much sad taking OF fare
we'll OF such old-time leaders as Hale
OF Maine, and other members OF the
Republican "old guard OF regulars,
who passed out OF control. The ab
sence OF Aldrich. whose rule OF the
| senate passed last spring. but whose
influence was felt until today, was
regarded as an important omission
| In the picture OF the passing OF the
old masters OF legislation.
In the house the last three hours
OF the session were the most disor
derly that body has ever known, ac-
cording to men who have watched It's
work for 80 years.
With Uncle Joe" Cannon welding
the iron sceptre OF the GEAR OF the
house" as he did years ago, and
determined Democratic nlbuster
against the tariff board bill conducted
by Fitzgerald, the parliamentary ex'
pert Of the Democratic side, the
scenes were pandemonium, and AT
times almost complete demoraliza-
ton.
In the end the Democrats forced
the withdrawal OF special rule I'M
der which the tariff board bill was
being considered as amended by the
senate, by delaying appropriation
bills until l1:45. Chairman Payne. OF
the ways and means committee amid
jeers from the minority side. asked
unanimous consent to dispense with
which was granted.
The clock was turned back nearly
an hour and with Uncle Joe" beat
ing the desk with his gavel. the ex-
element subsidized and the bills were
pushed through the mill at the rate
Of one q minute. Worn and weary
with the strain Of q continuous SEES
sion of over &c hours. but with the
fire OF youth In his eye, and the
spring of youth in his gnarled rs
years old frame. Cannon. about to
be deposed from the seat he had held
for eight years, took the bit in his
teeth in the course of the hhbuster.
Administering absolute gag orders, he
fought the Democrats every inch or
the way, until Payne. seeing that the
passage Of the tariff board bill was
impossible capitulated.
Speaker-elect Champ Clark. intro
ducing a resolution giving thanks OF
congress to Speaker Cannon, made
a speech eulogizing the man he will
succeed
This has been one Of the most i'm
portant congresses and one OF the
stormiest in the history of the coun-
try" said Clark. 1T began in q storm
and II ended just now in another
storm. This congress has seen more
bitter words and more riotous scenes
than almost any other congress. / Of
fer this resolution. because at this
moment Joseph @. Cannon becomes
one Of the great historical personages
Of sour. country"
AAs the speaker-to-be. concluded his
eulogy Of the speaker-about-to-be-d
posed. the hsuse broke into wild
cheers.
Underwood Dem,, Ala), in the
chair. shouted hoarsely for order. Fin
ally amid the din he named Clark
and Mann, Republicans, Ill), as
committee to escort the speaker to
the chair Before Cannon spoke, the
house. subsidized to Stiffness. The
crowded galleries and the strangers
In the rear Of the hall, leaned forward
In breathless interest, to hear the
swan-song Of the "czar."
Eight years ago." began Uncle
joe" In the high quavering voice that
broke often-"Eight years ago I was
escorted to this desk as the newly
elected speaker by John Sharp Will
liams, now senator from Mississippi.
I said then the speaker Of the house
should be a servant Of the house OF
representatives and from that time
to this | have never forgotten that
the duty Of the speaker Is to preside
In accordance with the rules Of the
house. with courtesy and impartiality
for all"
Cannon reviewed the growth Of the
business OF the house and made the
tenor OF his speech his primary con-
tention in ALI his public life for the