The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-18
HOUSE HELD At
A STANDST|LL
Nothing Accomplished, Owing
to FiIibuster Conducted by
Mann of Illinois.
OMNIBUS WAR CLAIMS
MEASURE IN DANGER
Story. of Old Soldier Whose
Poker Money Was COnfiscated
by the Government.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1I.-With only
eleven legislative days remaining. the
house of representatives WAS held at a
standstill today by a hiIbuster planned
and conducted by Representative Mann OF
Illinois.
IL was private calendar day under the
rules and the business in order was the
consideration OF the omnibus war claims
bin, which already had been passeta5 o., oy
southern claimants, and the Democrats
with tho assistance OF many Republicans,
endsavorod to pass IL
At times the majority I'm favor OF the
bin was as high as 40, but Representa- :
tive Mann was opposed 10 the bill ana
by dilatory tactics succeeded III prevent :
ing action. although the house was In
session from 10 a. m until 9.25 o'clock
tonight.
AT that hour the advocates of the
tomorrow. under the assumption that the
lcGisla tive sitting of today would be re-
;umed
Depends Upon Speaker.
II developed after this action, however.
that they probably defeated their own
purpose for If o'clock now is the regular
hour for meeting. and it is believed
Speaker Cannon will hold that tomor-
row s sitting is new legislative DAY, II
ne is successful in maintaining This rul-
ing. the omnibus claims bill is dead Tor
this session OF congress.
Today's flibuster, largely a one, man
affair. was one OF the most remarkable
I'm The history Of the house At one time
in order to secure a quorum. the ser,
Seant- at arms was directed To arrest an
absentees. With assistants, that official
started in pursuit of the missing mem
oers But enough drifted I'm TO make
1uorum, and further proceedings under
he order We're dispensed with
While waiting for quorum, the house
WAS in much disorder 1t was good
natured. however, and there was con-
tluued laughter.
Representative Mann, during the day.
had resorted to every known parliament
ar7 subterfuge 10 prevent action, and the
members at times were mucn confused
is to lust where they stood,
Hard Luck of Old Soldier.
While waiting for quorum, Represen-
I speech Mr.. Mann made the point of
lrdcr that speeches were out OF order
n the absence of the quorum. The chair
sustained that point.
But want 20 tell the house about
IN old soldier insisted Mr.. Rucker,
The gentleman is out of order. ruled
Mr. Olmstcad.
But This old soldier demands hear.
ng shouted Mr. Rucker. amid renewed
sughtcr. ''and I am going to tell the
aonse about him You cant stop me
resting absent members. This old SOL
Iier won $3.50 i'm the army playing
;huck- a-luck. or poker. / don't know
which"
'The gentleman should inform the
house definitely as TO which: game ii
was suggested a member.
But don't know" Insisted Mr..
fucker. II am not an expert at either
yan,e"
Mr.. CLAYTON OF Alabama here interrupt
I'd 10 say that Inc heard all the evidence
I'm the case and he could not tell him
self whether II was chuck-a luck or
poker
Anyway Mr.. Rucker said his old soldier.
also had 1921 that he had earned in the
army.
Fighting Fifty Years.
The government took all his money
away from him and then offered TO re-
turn all but The poker money. The old
soldier refused. and he has been fighting
for fifty years to get his poker money
back. When he had concluded. amid
much confusion MIR. Rucker gravely
thanked the speaker for his courtesy.
During tho time Mr.. Rucker was talk
nG. Representative Dwight of New York.
he Republican whip. had been speaking
lis mind IN an undertone, but in no un-
certain terms. about the whole proceed
ne. Representative Reeder thcreupon
moved that Mr., Dwight be permitted TO
extend his remarks in the record AS
Mr. Dwight sialked out Of the chamber.
the chair announced il could not accept
The fight over the omnibus claims bill
probably viii he renewed tomorrow. and
II It's advocates can. hold the majority
they mustered today. there is likely 10
be an overruling the speaker or another
liIibuStcV.