Show democratic leader ol 01 the house gets the best 0 an warhorse in parliamentary tactics and creates a lot 0 good matured excitement in the house washington fe 15 this was private bill day in the house under the rules but mr cannon chairman the appropriations committee desired to proceed with the consideration 0 the sundry civil appropriation bill and moved that the house go into committee ot the whole tor that purpose motion was contested by the committee on private claims as this would be the last opportunity the house would have in this congress to consider such bills in anticipation ot a contest over the right of way mr underwood 0 alabama the democratic whip toad sent out notices yesterday ito all the democrats to be in their seats today and there was an unusually full attendance on that of the house when mr cannon saw the drift he called across the isle to mr richardson the minority leader youre trying to loot the treasury again oh a rising vote mr cannons motion was defeated 67 to 64 whereupon the chairman on the appropriations demanded the ayes and noes and the clerk called the roll the motion was lest to just before the vote was announced mr cannon changed his vole from aye to no in order to ba in a position to move a reconsideration of the vote immediately upon th announcement of the vote he entered his motion to reconsider mr richardson made the point of order that the motion was dilatory this point of order coming from a democrat provoked some laugh it Is clearly dilatory mr elchard acon continued when mr cannon broke in the gentleman bent out notices t secure the attendance of his party friends the chair overrules the point of order announced the speaker then I 1 move to lay the motion on the table cried mr richardson upon a rising vote on this motion the opposition showed a majority whereupon mr cannon called for tellers 1 I make the point that the demand is dilatory shouted mr richardson 1 I desire a little time to get our people here called back mr cannon across the aisle you got yours here the chair sustains the point of order upon the statement of the gentleman from illinois said the speaker the fact ahat a veteran tactician like mr cannon should have thus lowered his guard and bald himself open to such a decision revoked howls of laughter on the democratic side the illinoisan was attempting to address the chair when mr moody mass called for the ayes and noes and the demand was sustained mr cannons motion to reconsider the last vote was laid on the table m to when the announcement of the vote was made mr cannon and mr richardson were both upon their feet demanding recognition |