Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-18
Demands Roll Calls.

After he had failed in his effort to
have the session resumed at IL o'clock
this morning declared a new legislative
day Mr.. Mann renewed his filibuster.
and began to demand roll calls on every
proposition put before the House.
Indications were that the filibuster
would continue all day and possibly all
night.
When the House met today the fight to
take UP the bill wa renewed, the demo-
Gratis contending the session was con-
tinuance of the legislative day Of yester-
day. Representative Mann contended that
the House, having made IL o'clock the
usual hour of meeting, began the session
as a new day.
The whole question revolved about the
parliamentary point thus created. Advo-
Gates of the claims bill last night moved
a recess until II o'clock today, intend
ing to take up the bill at that time as
Of the legislative day of Friday.
Was Mann's Opportunity.
The regular hour for meeting recently
was advanced from noon to IL am.
This fact gave Mr.. Mann of Illinois
opportunity to renew his fight against
the UlliS Ou TIE SIOuHu THAT WAS not
in order on a new legislative day.
AS soon as Speaker Cannon raped for
order at II o'clock, and before the chap
lain had offered prayer, Mr.. Sims OF
Tennessee moved that the House go into
committee of the whole to resume con-
sideration of the war claims bill. Then
the fight began in earnest. Mr.. Under
wood Of Alabama leading the forces in
favor of the bill, and Mr.. Mann those
against 1t.
Mr.. Sherley of Kentucky took the
ground that the recess of last night abb
rogated the regular order for meeting
today and that the legislative day of yes
terday was still in force.
Fitzgerald's Point Of View.
Representative Fitzgerald Of New York
supported this view. holding that as the
discussion on the subject had extended
beyond the hour regularly fixed for meet
ing. If an adjournment Of yesterdays ses-
sion was taken. today would be lost as a
legislative day.
Representative Weeks OF Massachu-
setts took the position that the only way
to get rid of the legislative day of yes
terday was to adjourn.
Representative Norris of Nebraska held
that where two orders of the House came
into direct conflict, the last order should
prevail. The last order in this case was
the recess.
Ruling by the Speaker.
Speaker Cannon sustained the view that
the session Of yesterday was still in
effect. The Speaker called attention to
the fact that the rule providing for re-
cesses was dropped by the House in $780,
yet in practice the House has recessed
from time to time.
eff a point of order had been made
against the motion to recess" said the
Speaker. lit would have been sustained
1t was not made. however, ana tue
House agl eed to recess until IL am. to-
day. You might say that the House
couldn't do it, but it's like the man who
was in Jail. His lawyer came to see
him. The man told his story. But said
the lawyer, they can't put you in Jail for
that -
But replied the man. they have
done it, -
Foss Complicates the Situation.
The motion to take up the claims bill
then was renewed. Representative Foss
of Illinois complicated matters by NOV
ing to take up the naval appropriation
bill. On standing vote this motion was
defeated, 1O3 to 13S The yeas and nays
were then ordered.
On this vote the House decided 1S9 to
9S against taking up the naval bill.
The question then came Up on a re-
newed motion to consider the claims bill.
On standing vote the motion was agreed
to, 131 to 10.
Renews His Tactics.
Representative Mann, continuing his
tactics of yesterday, demanded the yeas
and nays as means of further delay.
They were ordered. This time the
House voted to take up the claims bill
by 1SS to 56.
About 100 of the 1Ss pages of the bill
were read last night. Mr. Sims moved
today to dispense with the further first
reading and to begin the second reading
for amendments under the five-minute
rule Mr.. Mann objected.
The reading of the bill proceeded for
a time. At l :35 O'Clock Mr.. Mann mildly
suggested that a quorum was not pres
ent. Representative Bennett of New York,
acting as chairman, counted the House
and found considerably less than quo
rum, and the call for q quorum was at
once sounded, the third roll call of the