The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
Praise Follows Vituperation
for Retiring Speaker.
CHEERED TO ECHO IN HOUSE
Champ Clark, on Eve of His Access
sion to High Honor, Pays Tribute
to 'UncIe Joe"-Tarif Commission
Bill Is Blocked by Fitzgerald.
Sham Battle Is Claimed.

retire and the leader who was on the
eve Of assuming the responsibilities of
the Office was the dominant note in the
closing session Of the House of Repre-
szntauves yesterday.
Early in the day the followers of Champ
- Clark had, fguratively speaking, charac-
terized Uncle Joe" Cannon as a second
story worker, a porch climber. and an
arbitrary, arrogant. dictatorial boss
, When the heat of the political battle
. evaporated, the Democrats proposed
resolution, which was passed, ascribing
10 Mr.. Cannon all IT, virtues of a Chris
tian gentleman and a patriot.
AT the climax OF a fiiibuster organized
to defeat the administration tariff board
bill the Democratic leaders called
Uncle Joe" all the names permissible
within the purview Of parliamentary rules
and procedure Some of them went be-
yond the bounds of applying epithets.
One member from kentucky declared that
he was estopped from visiting physical
assault upon the Chair only by reason
o. the advanced age of its occupant.
When this display of verbal pyrotech-
mics had died out. the Democrats joined
In the support Of Il resolution which, in
substance. declared Uncle Joe" to be a
grand old man. who had administered
N4S oLI4tt Ol NDtdheT honestly. lnlelu-
gently and with due regard to the liber-
ties OF the people. He was cheered to
the echo.
Fitzgerald Blocks Tariff.
1t should be stated at this point that
yesterdays rumpus in the House was
occas!onrd h. a resolution presented
by Representative Serene E. Payne, of
New York. who is generally looked upon
as peaceful citizen. The Senate had
passed the administration tariff board
bill This measure was received by the
House about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. II was then that Representative
Fitzgerald began to display an interest
In the proceedings. He announced that
the House Democrats were opposed 70
the Senate bill. and that it was their pur-
p"se to prevent action on it. Everybody
around the House admits that Nj F'itz-
gerald is a past master in applying the
r"ls to all emergencies. So Mr.. Fitz-
gerald started the ball that blocked its
p:lSSaEc rollins.
InsurCent Republicans, among them
representative Henry e. Cooper, of Wis
c"nsin, declare that the affair in the
House yesterday was a sham battle. They
Insist that the House leaders entered
into a conspiracy with Mr.. Fitzgerald and
other Democrats to defeat the adminis-
tration bill.
FiIibUster Was Picturesque.
The insurgents aver that more will be
heard OF Yesterdays proceedings in the
House, and that when the story is told
IL fun il will con certain Republi-
Can and Democratic Iaaders of a deliber-
ate attempt to defeat a bill in which the
administration was greatly interested.
Cannon leaders ridiuuIe this suggestion !
Yesterdays filIibuster was picturesque
affair The occupants Of the galleries
were thrilled from start ~ finish. Tired /
out from their efforts during the night /
and the early morning hoU s, members /
were in an irritable frame of mind. All /
rules of courtesy were abandoned. Demo- !
Gratis, angered 10y rulings of the Speaker, |
threw irsult at him, and he replied in !
kind On one occasion it Seemd as II /
rembers We're about to resort to encoun- !
ters governed elsewhere by the rules of .
the Marquis of Queensberry.
The Storm subsidized in the twinkIing of !
an eye, When Payne ran up the flag of |
surrender order was restored, AMI the !
House proceeded to dispatch a lot of !
routine business. The end of hostilitieS
was made known in an eloquent manner |
by the action of the officers of the HOUSE
in directing that the hands of the ,.ock !
b. moved back. As a matter of fact, the
House did not quit until l2:37. Had the
wiiuo,' inter :.. a the House would .
hara ia. jOurno amntly at noon, anu
the post-office appropriation bill, carry
ing expenditures Of more than $125 Geo.
ooO, would have fallen by the wayside
Clark Lauds Cannon.
Flushed with victory. Champ Clark and /
his followers decided that it would be a
magnlnimeus act to send Uncle Joe out
of the Speakership with a word Of good
cheer.
II was all arranged in advance. and
Uncle Joe played a part in the little
drama. Mr.. Cannon called to the chair
Representative Oscar Underw ood, of Ala
bama, the Democrat who will preside over
the Ways and Means Committee in the
new House. Mr.. Clark offered q resolu-
tion expressing it TO be the sense of the
House that MIR. Cannon had administered !
the duties of the Speakership in an in
telligent, earnest, and patriotic manner
Air. Clark took occasion to eulogize Mr.
Cannon as a man, and wished him peace,
plenty, and length OF days. This resolu-
tion was adopted with whoop.
In introducing the Speaker, Mr.. Clark
said: Let me present our old and dis
tinguished friend. who is known from -he
Atlantic to the Pacific as Uncle Joe. We
WISH ulIl well, cut al the same time we
Democrats entertain no regrets at his de-
parture from the Speakershir." +
Acknowledging the complimentary
terms Of the Clark resolution, Mr.. Cam
non told of his long service in the House
He expressed grateful appreciation of
the honOrs that had been conferred upon
him, and ANNOUNCED that Under no cir
cumstances world he ever again be a /
G ndidate for the of7ce OF Speaker
CannOn's Final Remarks.
SNuthing remains for me 10 say con-
cilded the Speaker, ''but to wish Won
ere and all health, strength. courage
Having uttered the last words as Sneak
or. signed the last bin and sustained the
i3st point OF order. I now declare the
.H5use Of Representatives OF the sixty-
firet Congress adjourned without date
As the gaNel fell Signalling adjourn
ntnt friends Of Mr., Cannon rushed for
" ard 10 grasp his hand in formal fare :
wen Uncle Joe held a reception and
ptlitical Zoe and political friend Joined
IN IL. Patriotic songs were sung by the
iFpembers, the galleries joining in the
fhoruses
An hour after adjournment the House
chamber which for twenty-six hours
mad staged a scene unparalleled in the
history OF the lower branch of Congress, Il