Show FOWLERS FIASCO Insurgent Fowler of at New Jersey was w wIn In the limelight for a few brief seconds yesterday Fowler is known In tho the House as ns the man with the grouch He was deposed from the chairmanship of the currency committee at the clos closing closing ing Ins session of the last Congress for tor at attempting attempting attempting tempting to block legislation Intended to relieve the financial distress follow following followIng following ing the tho flurry of or 1907 Fowlers bump of ot being more than ordinarily developed he has never forgiven the speaker for tor lifting his scalp and has constantly sought favor favorable favorable favorable able opportunities to make trouble He lined up with the granger ginger Insurgents and voted for tor the Norris resolution and was one of the few Republicans who voted to declare the speakers chair va vacant vacant vacant cant With blood In his eye and a resolution in his hand the New Jersey member arose in the House for the purpose of or taking away from the speaker the power to appoint the House committees Immediately there was a scene of con confusion confusion confusion fusion and expectation was raised to the highest pitch the members of the House naturally believing the mosquito states statesman statesman statesman man was loaded for bar It was sup supposed supposed supposed posed the stirring scenes attending the elimination of Speaker Cannon from the rules committee were about to be re reenacted reenacted reenacted enacted and necks were craned as Fowl Fowler er read his resolution and asked or fr immediate Im Jm Immediate mediate consideration Leader Payne made a point of order against the resolution and Hardwick of Georgia raised the point of no quo quorum quorum quorum rum Then the excitement became in intense Intense intense tense The speaker announced that a quorum was present and Fowler was recognized to speak on his resolution re Instead of trying to get action at once Fowler weakly stated that he did not desire consideration of the resolution until May 1 and desired to have it re referred referred referred to the committee on oa rules and have it come up before the House as a privileged matter on that date Speaker Cannon declared the resolution out of order but was willing to hear arguments arguments arguments ments on that point Then Fowler withdrew his resolution and deposited it in the basket where it will wUl take Its chances of resurrection along with everything else In the House hopper The war was over and shouts of at derision greeted gree ed the lone Now New Jersey Insurgent as he sat eat down Speaker Cannon accused the Insurgents Insurgents gents gente of cowardice in a speech following the reorganization of ot the rules commit committee tee He lie must have had Fowler in mind at the time |