Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-06
INSURGENTS YIELD,
PAVING WAY FOR
COOLIDGE MESSAGE
Revision of Rules Promised
and Organization Quickis
Completed After Battle
Lasting Two Days

w AoI1INGI OIN, Lee. O.-FreueE-
ick H. Gillett, of Massachusetts, was
reelected speaker of the house today,
when the Republican insurgents
voted for him for the first time since
a deadlock developed Monday.
The reelection of Mr. Gillett com
pleted organization Of the 68th con,
gress. and paved the way for Presi
dent Coolidge to deliver tomorrow
his first message to a joint session
of the house and senate.
The president will address the
congress soon after noon on Thurs
day, it was announced at the White
House.
The insurgents decided to abandon
their fight after they had leen as
sured by Representative Longworth
of Ohio, the Republican leader, that
opportunity would be afforded later
to freely offer amendments 10 the
house rules. From the start the In
surgent group has maintained that
it's real fight was for rules re-
vision
The break came on the first ballot
today, the ninth taken for speaker
since Monday noon. From the out
set the insurgents had been casting
seventeen votes for Cooper, of Wis
consin, one Of their leaders, and five
for Madden, of Illinois.
Democrats Stick to End
On the final ballot, Gillett re,
ceived 215 votes. Representatives
Garrett, of Tennessee, the Demo
cratic candidate, had 1877, and two
voted for Representative Madden.
That gave Gillett majority of
seven votes.
| The Democrats voted solidly for
Garrett The two who voted for
Madden were James of Michigan
and Reid of Illinois, both Republic
cans.
Representative Kvale, independ
ent. and Wefald, farmer-labor, Min
! nesota. who had supported Cooper,
voted present as did Garrett and
Berger, socialist, Wisconsin. Gillett
did not vote. Madden voted for c.
lett, as he had from the first.
| Democrats Jubilant
Before the vote was announced
statement saving he resented the
campaign of 'vituperation and slam
DER against the members who had
supported him.
With an attempt was made to cut
off his speech by point of order
j., Representative Madden appealed for
fair play and urged that every OPP
portunity be given for harmony
al ng the Republicans, so that the
house might be organized. This
was greeted with laughter from the
Democratic side.
Representative Wood, Republican,
Indiana, suggested that there was
nothing in Mr.. Nelson's statement
that was not embodied in a resolu
ton which Representative Smell, OF
New York, prospective chairman OF
the rules committee, had had Fin
his pocket for a week" There were
jeers and cries of pocket "pock-
etr' from the Democrats and another
wave of laughter swept over the
house and galleries.
After the vote was announced Mr..
Gillett was escorted to the dais by
Representatives Longworth, Garrett,
Mac n and Cooper and took the
oath of office.
A protest against the. seating OF
Edward n. Miller, as a Republican
from the Twenty-second Illinois dis.
trict, was made from the floor by
Representative Rainey, Democrat. Of
Illinois. as representatives from
that state were about to take the
oath of office.
Objection to the swearing in OF
n To
as a Democratic member OF the
house from the Sixth Illinois dis.
trict was raised by Representative
Britten, Republican, Illinois. Mil
Ter and Buckley, at Speaker Gillett'a
members OF the Illinois delegation
took t. OATH
introduced by Garrett
AS William Tyler Page, clerk of
the house, turned over the gravel to
the speaker the house cheered for
full minute. Representative Car
rett, who becomes minority leader,
then introduced" Mr.. Gillett, as "a
gentleman by birth, breeding ana
culture, a legislator of long expert
ence and fine capacity, robust
partisan, but ii polite one, and a
presiding officer, honest and fair"
The house members of all politi-
cal persuasions and those in the gall
leries cheered and applauded again
when Mr.. Gillett made brief adj.
dress of appreciation.
81 hope this cordial greeting
means genuine friendliness which /
heartily reciprOcate," he said. This
honor to me is the greatest and
most acceptable the world could
OF 10
spondingly great"
Promising faithful execution of his
duties. sMr. Gillett said the office of
speaker had become a judicial one.
He would administer it, he said.
without favor or malice"
THE country is waiting for this
session." he continued. 1--WE are
still suffering from the disorganiza-
ton of the war. Equilibrium is not
yet restored
Let us try to preserve our
equanimity and dignity, mutual re-
spect and forbearance.'
The agreement for revision of the
rules was reached by the leaders.
last night, but there was an elev.
enth-hour furry today when Repre-
sentative Nelson, of Wisconsin,
chairman of the insurgent grour.
announced that he and his asso.
ciates would not be bound by any
agreement to support Gillett until
the terms Of the rules understanding
had been reaffirmed specifically on
the house floor.
As soon as the session began, Mr..
Nelson presented a statement en-
bodying his view of the status of the
understanding, and Representative
Longworth arose and told the house
that the statement was correct. The
clerk then called the roll for the
ninth time, and the insurgents