Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-26

to vote til" Hess report down on the
ground that il would interfere with the
administration program,
Her" Speaker Spanglnr reported the
congressional rcapportionmcnt bill out
Of his "pockct. lie referred it to
"ommittcc.
The Hess report n Grundy Oliver
move" was then voted down by the
House by n vote Of l35 nays to - ayes.
This showed that tho Sproul Grow
leadership nctually had voting ma
ioritN 0f tho House a. elected by the
people.
\ storm "f applause from all parts
Of til" rowdcd House hailed the an
nOUnC"mpnt of the vote md TN" first
proof that there was no longer my
question a. to control Of the lower
chamber
How Philadelphia Voted
\ rhiladrIphiHnS voting nay in support
Of Sproul we're:
A>bury. Bnldi. Blumbcrg. Burns.
Conner. Dilshcimrr. nrinkbousc. Dunn
Glass Colder. Hnws. HcfTernan.
Krausc. Love. Mccarthy. McGowau.
Marcus. Miller. J. !. Smith. Howard
Smith. jefferson. Snowden. Sewers.
Starkhousc. Sterling. Stevens. Walker.
Philadclphians voting aye. against the
Stulp uUHllll<lGHllD ION, were
Rluett. Bromley. Campbell. Ed
PcnroSe home ward. the Eighth ::
Leeds. McOwen. Albert $. c. Millar,
Perry. Smink. Trainer
Two PhilndephinnS win" did not vote
were: Brady, of Judge Browns home
war |. the Fifteenth. and kpcn"
No Ware men voted against tho
Sproul- -Crow leadership.
1t was apparent that here and there
the distinctly pcnrose votes in the
Philadelphia delegation were split up
so that tho PrurOSc cause would be in
right with either side +" the big
fight
The Trainer men voted with the
Grundy -Dlivcr forces
DcciSivcly defeated in tho first skir-
miSh for control 0f the Legislature and
supremacy in the Republican party. the
Grundy -Dlivor contingent set on, on a
tilibuster in the hope of preventing the
House from acting TO defeat the OBJ
structive ta"tics Of Speaker Spnnglor.
Recalls session Of 1899
Managing {" continue ia" fibuster
until midnight. they moved the order
of tn" day. which was adjournment.
Speaker Spanger banged the gavel. an
nOunCed the House adjourned and left
the rOStrum. as did John X. Farr.
speaker in the historic session of 1900
Many Of the Grundy oliver adhCrcnts
left with Spangl"r.
Before III" rcUrganized House re-
"NSSed Representative Dithrich called
the names of those in the House who
were present and who should be- counted
A. present. Speaker Pro Tenn. Whita
k"r counted them nS present. There
were nineteen Of these. making the to
tai present during the reorganization
1I4. The total membership of the House
is 2O7.
Major Whitaker said he was certain
everything done in the rcorganized
llOuS" had been don" according 10 law
and the rules
Mr.. Farr. VII" in 1890 left the chair
in circumstances somewhat similar TO
, thos" under which Speaker Spangler
got ga. was in 'hc House last night
Und watched the proceedings closely.
Far" was Of lacka wanna. In his
place the llous" elected Ward Il. Bliss
"f Delaware
"Iau Il majority OF IN" House make
II, own rul">: :" Mr. Farr was asked.
"Absnlutrly, h" replied
Mr. Fnrr declined to go inlo other
qU"s,lnn> gcIuting TO parliamentary law.
Maternity the question win be raised
nS - the right Of the House to operate
in III" >p"ak"r's absence when he de =
rlnICd III" House adjourned in conform
ance with n rul" of the body itself. But
! il - hrIG that lhp House may make and
unmakr il rules and the speaker re-
fused 10 listen 20 e ronr Of protest
.Ia.r nt4 ttn n