The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-17
Insurgent Republicans ant
Democrats Vote Together, as !
They Did Last March.
STIRRING SCENES WHEN
SPEAKER MEETS DEFEAT
His Attempt TO Construe Nov
Rule Results in Disap
prOvaI of Majority.

WASHINGTON, ian. t6.-The tlTfni
scenes OF the last session OF coGrss
when the house overthrow Speake gih
non and took the making OF r'GU'
into It's own hands, were re-enate' II
part on the floor OF the house {qal ;,
Threatened with what they belNe I,
he an effort 10 draw tho tceth ofpn'
Of the most important of the ne RES
Democrats and insurgents Jolnedin sue
defeat OF the speaker BY Noi o. "a 10
TO 126. the combined forces rais "
the support OF Representative tiger,
aid, Democrat. New York. and ssuiGd
him in his appeal from the speah ifui- :
ing, -,
The fight developed as the rst OF
the second attempt 10 use the eVTule
which gives the house power tcdis-
charge committee from furthel cjsid :,
Grafton of Il bill that has been rerred
TO ii. L.,
The insurgents and the Demora be-
as the consideration OF bills by hni-
NOUS consent had been couclus on
every first and third Monday the
month, the house was bound by inc"
rule TO take up the motion to diarge
committees from the custody OF 'spe-
cifled bills.
When the moment arrived toddow-
ever, Speaker Cannon gave reGtion
to Representative Hull of Iowshair-
man OF the military affairs cJttee
itself into a committee OF the W, and
take up the consideration OF tmili-
tary appropriation bill upon WIFI had
been working last week,
1nsurgent Forces Rail,
There was an immediate rpg of
forces and stiffenlng OF ranks az the
insurgents and Democrats. Mrzger-
aid insisted upon the consider; OF a
motion 10 discharge commit This
motion was upon the calendar,
Speaker Cannon declined tos MIR.
Fitzgerald the preference. buid he
would be glad TO consider a ppi or
der if Mr., Fitzgerald wanted make
one, The Democratic membeelared
he did not have TO make u uot or
der; that his was the right 10 snition
under the new rule, without raising
OF any point of order against speak
cr's action.
Insurgents, Democrats angulars
jumped into the debate th3Iowed.
Upon the speakers refusal fognize 1
Mr.. Fitzgerald the latter y was
forced to make a point OF ohgainst
taking up the army approprisDlll.
Tho speaker had bis rulinpt pre- 7
pared in advance and read lmanu-
scrigh. He held that the nile did
not make IL mandatory upo house q
to take UP the motions to d'ge the 1
committee; that IL simply msch mo- !
lions in order If the housired to \
take them up. y
Upon this basis the spcaRd that
Mr.. Hull and the army appton bill S
mad the right OF way. and hc mo-
lions provided for under tW rules "
could not be interposed. +,
II appeal from the dceof the u
chair" cried Mr.. Fitzgerah
81 move to lay that motlithe Ia =
bic. interposcd REPRESENTATIVE OF
New York. Republican 4 of the s,
The Payne motion was Il test of =,
strength. and Il was dcfea Il vote ~
OF 155 10 124. Then follan aCrl- p'
monious debate upon the I II
Speaker Cannon } 81
When the vote finally wsfl on the -,
appeal from Speaker Caudecision, ,h
twenty three insurgents a but one 10
of the Democrats present against
the speaker. The result he defeat So
of his ruling by a votei to l26 w
Fourteen members answeFent, but
did not vote because of with alb
sent members. an
The Republicans who with The
Democrats against the er were. Sc
Cary, Wisconsin; Cassid,: David
son, Wisconsin; Fish. Nix; Good. m,
iowa; Gronna. North { Haugen. Sn '
Iowa: Iowa: Hinshaw; Nebraslsngsworth. ~ ~
0hlo' Hubbard. Iowa; u. Iowa sol
kopp. Wisconsin: Kuste Wiscon- of
sin; I.enroot. WIsconsinlon. KAN
sas; Morse. wisconsin,; Wiscon-
sin; Norris. Nebraskaat. Iowa; ,,o
PoindeNtcr, Washing tonprd, Wis ,nS
consin: and Stcenerson,sota tol
Representative Saundt Virginia. 10
was the only Democrsg against th;
Mr. Fitzgerald I'm the from the his
chairs decision. ~. ''.'
The result OF the W to settle oN'
definitely the status of rule, The ouI
plan had been outlinct the ses- vol
sion opened, to attcmp the army Sc
appropriation bill in ahhe motions K.
to take the bills ava commits
tees. oa1
Representative Norriraska, who
led the fight that rcstthc wrest-
ing OF the rules COMMON control !,
OF the speaker last Mid the in I, =,
tent OF the rule ha(plaln; and ! J,.l 5,l
that those who favori not pro- Nv
pose to see Its real ken away, "
The rule brought 9le test Of SSn T,,
strength and the dcfhc regular i,.uI nui
forces today is the lac that was NH WI,
made In the code off the house VIII VIII
last session. II was by Champ lua
Clark, the minority bnd passed
last June 9S, with dissenting
vote. TIL.
It's purpose was tomeans for n Ian
getting bills away committees. Dru
when the latter alto Smother" cure
them. 'eacl