Show NO QUORUM IN HOUSE TO HEAR TAFTS TAFT'S MESSAGE W WASHINGTON May lO Tot Tor Tor the want of or of-n of a quorum the tho house houe took no action on the presidents president's special mea mes sage soc S Speaker aker Cannon fou fought ht to have baye the message referred to the committee on ways and means An objection by Mr lr Garrett of Jf Tennessee who wanted if it sent fn to the fhi n nn M ln t f I I I fairs which h has s.- s. not be been appointed pp i td opened up the tho whole subject of the tho house rules A Jon long ar argument over the right o of the tho speaker to override the rules ended with a Ii motion b by Mr Garrett that the tho speaker be directed forthwith to appoint ap ap- point a committee on insular ar affairs to consider the tho message I The vote ote disclosed ed but members pre present ent far short of 0 a quorum whereupon whereupon where where- up upon n Mr Ir Payne moved an adjourn adjourn- ment meat In In the senate it was referred without di discussion to the committee on Porto Porte Rico |