The evening world., 1911-02-18
Cannon Decides To-Day Is
Yesterday and Fight Over
Claims Bill Goes On.
DEMOCRATS WITH CHAIR
Speakers Ruling and
Line Up for Considera-
ton of the Measure.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s-whether to-
day was to-day or yesterday was tho
p6ra1oxtcal problem with which the
House wrcstlcd to-day The parliament
day's hiibuster by Representative Mani
u;epublican OF Illinois, TO prevent con-
sideration Of tho omnibus claims bills.
the House at . o'clock last night hay-
ING taken a recess until II O'Clock
to-day.
After an hour and a quarter Of dis
cuss!on. Speaker Cannon finally ruled
that to-day was a continuation OF the
Legislative day Of Feb. IL" The un-
usual sight OF the Democratic side vo-
ciferously a%ppl,uding "A decision OF the
Speaker was presented.
Looks Like Long Tussie.
Then came the spectacle Of a big ma.
iority OF the House members. composed
of practically all the Democrats and
many Of the Republicans. trying In vain
20 work their will against a virile Re
publican minority v~aliantly led by Rep
| representative Mann OF Illinois. Mr..
Mann tlibustcred all day yesterday
against the passage OF the Omnibus
War Claims bill. After he had failed
In his effort TO ave the session re-
sumed at II o'clock this morning de-
ella red a new Legislative day. Mr.. Mann
renewed his flibuster nnd began to de-
40 nj roll Calla an aIarts a,r,pnatti.,, ,~,,s
before tho House.
Indications were that the flibuster
would continue all day and we'll into
the night
As soon as Speaker Cannon rappel
for order at II o'clock to-day and bo-
fore the Chaplain had offered prayer.
Mr.. Sims OF Tennessee moved that tic
House ~ into committee Of the whole
to resume consideration OF the War
Claims bin, Then the Nght began In
earnest, Mr.. Underwood OF Alabama
leading the forces In favor of tho bill,
and Mr.. Mann those against It
Mann Leads Fight.
Representative Weeks OF Massachu-
setts took the position that the only
way TO get rid of the legislative day Of
yesterday was to adjourn. Represent
ative Norris OF Nebraska held thai
where two orders OF tho House came
into dlrcc, conflict the last order should
prevail. The last order In his case
was the recess.
Speaker MINOR sustained the view
that the session of yesterday was still
In effect. the Speaker called attention
to the fact that the rule providing for
r~cccsscs was dropped by the House in
1880, yet in practice the House has re-
ccssed from time to time.
The motion to take up the Claims
bin was then renewed Floss OF Illinois
complicated matters by moving to take
up the Naval Appropriation bill. On a
standing vote thts motion was defeated
100 to i3S. The yeas and nays were
then ordered.
House in an Uproar.
ON this vote the House decided $50
10 ~ against taking up the naval bin.
The question then came up ON a re-
n'Wtd motion To- consider the claims
bill On 90 standing vote the motion
was agreed To l3i to Is.
Representative Mann, continuing his
TIA .,''s OF Yesterday, demanded the cas-
AIl' nays rs "a means OF ilrtl"r Il lay,
Tu"v were ordered, Thi, time the
House voted - taken up The claims Oil
ny lNN to aG.
About loo OF the 70, page %. the bill
were r,Il last night, Mr.. Sims moved
,H-dI. 20 dispense with the further
ar-, reading and to begin the second
r~'sI.9y for amendments uldcr the 1--WE
uiuuto = ale. NJ. Mann objected.
The reading OF the IN proceeded ror =
tIWc. A.. i3i O'Clock Mr.. Mann midi,
slsres ed that a quorum was not pres,
cut. Representative Bcnnct of New
YORK, actinG as chairman, counted IA,
lrHsD add found considerably less than
90 glorIEu, and % r~o.l'alI was begun, the
tuIrl |l.ll,lll uf tho dav.
TH' House brook" ,uHo am upr1ar al
iae conclusion of the r~ollclll. whic.
showed 90 quorum. Representative sim,
% Tonne. so" warned She members wh,
lad been brought INTO the House by IA,
"H1 tIrt they had better stay awa,.bu,
a. The I,a. .uE OF the uiIl proceeded IA,
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