Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-10
CANNON TRUMP HIS
Owe R HOUSE
INSURGENTS
SPEAKER SUSTAINED BY
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
Test Comes on Ruling Identical
" Same as That Which
Caused Revolution Last
March.

tBy Morning journal Special Leassd wirel
Washington. Jan. Speaker Can
non had his hour of triumph in the
house today in winning the first i'm
portant political maneuver of the
present session of congress.
Hadly battered in the three days
storm that swept the house last March
the speaker 'came back" in way
thar brought q grim smile of satis-
faction to his countenance and left
his enemies, 1.-The Insurgents" dis
eomfltted.
The speaker was to sustained by a
large majority in a ruling identical
with the one he made last March, when
the house overruled hii decision
through q combination of insurgent
republicans and democrats. On the
eve Of their return to power the
democrats vote to sustained the rul-
ing Of the chair.
The nsurgents-twenty-se of
them-stood by their guns and fought
the speaker bravely.
Il was on the point as to whether
II
offered from the floor. constituted a
question of high constitutional privil-
ege that the storm broke. 1t was pre-
cisely this question that called out the
revolution" of last March when Rep
resentative Norris of Nebraska, Of
fered an amendment providing for a
rule committee of fifteen members
~ IL 1.xy ho ipStan RI
of three members appointed by the
speaker.
Speaker Cannon ruled the Norris
resolution out of order.
Today Representative Fuller of IL
lnois, offered a resolution amending
the rule relating to the discharge Of
committees from the consideration of
the bills. II was purely technical. A
point OF order was raised against 1t
and the speaker declared he would
ignore the precedent set by the house
last March when II overruled his rul-
ing in the Norris case, held that the
Fuller resolution was not privileged.
An appeal from the chair was i'm
mediately taken by regular repub-
lican, Mr. Gaines of West Virginia,
who demanded a yea and nay vote.
The speaker was sustained by 233 to
Sc.
TO point the similarity Of the ques-
ton raised today and the one raised
last March, the speaker had the Nor
ris resolution read in full, together
with an abstract of the journal of the
house giving the details of the fight
that followed. He also had read ex-
tracts from remarks then made by
Champ Clark and Representative
Underwood.
"The chair" he said. "would have
no difficulty in promptly ruling in
harmony with all the precedents so
far as the chair is able avs ,t24Rcs2gtt22ip :.
from the beginning OF this house in
its sittings under the constitution, save
one. That precedent was made on the
last session of the present congress,
upon resolution precisely similar In
principle to this
The speaker said that under the
great parliamentary reform" of last
March there is still no way under the
rules to amend the rules except by
revoution--if we are to take the word
and vote of the gentlemen in the
house last session constituting for
the time being a majority of the
house"
Now, the chair desired to say in
this connection he continued. that
II Is within the power of the house act
ing by majority, to do anything that
majority votes for, having complete
control in the premises. whether JUS
Titled by the fixed law of the land, the
constitution or otherwise. There was
a way, however, without violating
either the letter or the spirit Of the
constitution without violating any
rule OF the public, from which a ma
Jority of this house. when this prece-
dent as adopted, might have worked
its will.
"But the minority of the house
substantially acting together, and re-
iniorced by a minority of the major
Hy' made new majority, and that
new mf 'ority. under the leadership
OF th Gentleman from Missouri, tMr.
O'|k) worked revolution. Now,
that could have been accomplished by
majority removing the speaker from
'ne committee on rules, declaring the
pace vacant and electing some mem
DER who would work the will of the
majority; but that course was not
pursued
However, the house is now in good
temper. There Is no election pend
ing IN the near future. the great press
Vi me country and the great leaders
OF The respective parties are quiet. We
are not excited.
Ihe chair declines to follow the
Judgment of the house at this last ses-
SION Of this congress under which 1t
made the precedent and in making
'nis decision, the chair makes it with
the highest respect for the house, be-
'aose the present occupant of the
enalr after nearly forty years of SER
wee has he highest respect for the
mouse and has no desire now or In the
iueure to voice, vote or ruling to ia
sor any rules of procedure which will
,"wart or unduly embarrass the house
IN working its will.
me chair. therefore In effect, ap-
peals to the house from a decision of
ua' same house made In great excite
neht' when the waves of partisan
sup We're high, doing so after the