The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-05
DOVE OF PEACE THEN
FLITS CALMLY DOWN
VaIedictory of Speaker Cannon
After Being Warmly Praised
by Champ Clark.
By Associated Press.

any recent session Of that body. The
determination of the Democrats to pre-
vent the passage of the tariff board bill
| which had passed the senate early in
the day exhibited itself in a most per
sistent flibuster which at times looked
almost like the famous "rules fght'
of last spring.
Representative johnson of Kentucky,
for instance, stood and loudly expressed
his regret that the speaker fwas not
younger man. The speaker prompt
ly replied that he would not take ad-
vantage of his age. The house greeted
the interchange with tumultuous cheer
ing.
There was a series of roll calls on
parliamentary motions, every one OF
which meant the loss of more than half
an hour. At last while the vote was
being taken on the resolution to force
the bill to passage, Representative
Payne, realizing both the impractical
bility of reaching a favorable vote and
the narrow margin of time before the
noon adjournment, asked the attention
Of the house and In brief statement
withdrew the bill.
Tariff Board Eliminated.
This probably eliminated the tariff
board legislation for long time to
come, LOT In6 WHO accom-
plished its defeat will control the house
in the coming Sixty congress.
The house then turned its attention
to the appropriation bills.
The clock was set back half an hour
and, in strong contrast with the turbu-
lent scenes which had gone before, the
house devoted itself to an exchange of
able by reason of the fact that they
marked the retirement of the venerable
speaker, Joseph G.. Cannon, and the
passing of the house control from
powerful Republican majority to a
Democratic majority even larger.
First, Speaker Cannon asked Mr., Un~
derwood Of Alabama, who will head
the ways and means committee of the
new house, TO take the chair, and Mr..
Cannon took seat amid his colleagues
Then Speaker-to-be Clark offered a res
olution paying a high personal tribute
to the retiring speaker and Acting
Speaker Underwood put the resolution
before the house, which adopted it
unanimously.
Clark Compliments Cannon.
In his speech Mr.. Clark character
lied Speaker Cannon as ''great his
torical character
Mr.. Clark said in part:
'It does not make particle OF diff
ference whether we like him or dislike
him, whether we indorse what he has
done In whole or in part or not at all.
He is man with whom the historian
will deal in days TO come, and he will
occupy large space.
Human nature is very curious
and unreliable institution. Under stress
OF circumstances and aggravation good
men say what in good humor they
would never dream or say. Courteous
men when angry will act discourteous-
~. Men who are ordinarily just when
1t temper will be unjust.
And while we do not indorse every
thing that Speaker Cannon has done or J
sand, and while perhaps he and all the |!
rest Of us would need to ask that some
OF our verbal sins at least should he |
forgiven, / offer this resolution with !
out retracting anything from the prin-
clples that we have advocated in this |
congress or any other, without apollo
glzing to any mortal man for the talk |
of the minority IN this house, during |
this congress; and, according to the |
others the same honesty and patriotism (
that we claim for ourselves. ] believe
this resolution is Just and ought to
pass.
Best Wishes for Speaker.
81 am certain, when the heat of the
occasion is passed, when we come to
reflect on it, that we all wish for the |
retiring, speaker peace. plenty, pros
perlty, happiness and length Of days"
The resolution provided for COM
mttee of two to notify Mr. Cannon of
the adoption Of the resolution and to
escort him back to the rostrum
Acting Speaker Underwood appointed
Mr., Clark and Mr.. Mann of Illinois.
Down the main aisle. watched by a
great crowd that overfIowed the gal
nd nyFnn
available space between the railing and
the rear of the members seats Of the /
floor, while members of both parties
cheered and handkerchiefs waved. Mr..
Cannon, with Mr., Clark holding his
arm and Mr., Mann close beside,
marched up to the rostrum.
There Mr. Clark introduced to the
house "our old familiar friend, tho
Hon. Joseph 6. Cannon. known from
the Atlantic to. the Pacific rs 'UncIe
Joe. He Is the second man in tho history
of the government to serve as speak.
er of tho house as long as eight years, -
said Mr.. Clark. "and he is the only
ever served in the house thirty-sx
years. In consecutive service he leads
them all In length Of service he is
exceeded by Henry Clay alone
Response of Speaker
In responding Speaker Cannon re.
called the time when he had first
marched down the aisle to become
speaker and was introduced by John
Sharp Williams, now United States
senator from Mississippi
From that time to the present. said
Mr.. Cannon. II have never forgotten
that my duty to the house was to obey
side with courtesy and impartialty,"
Suggesting that all legislative bodies
were controlled by a majority, he proph-
esied woe 10 that man or that minority
which refused TO abide by and conform
to the VIII of tho majority
jority Is made, the present majority
voices the Will of all the peopIe.sub-
iccl. NcE. to crlticlSm- huI sllch critIcInna