Show Cannon Defends Old Rules Washington The rhe The old rules of ot the house were defended and critics of the speaker were sever severely ly scored by Speaker Cannon in a brief address late in the session of the house on n Saturday Mr Cannon contended that the rules rules as amended by the Fifty- Fifty first congress and as enforced by him I had never interfered with the will of pf the majority of the house hous when an actual actual ac ac- actual ac- ac majority had been objected on any proposition H He He scored newspaper and magazine writers who who had criticized criticized him and declared they had proceeded pro from a lack of oJ knowledge a and d. d upon false promises |