Insurgent Republicans Revolt Against Speaker Cannon: 29-Hour Session Strips Autocratic Powers, Splits GOP
After a dramatic 29-hour marathon session, the House of Representatives voted 191 to 156 to strip Speaker Joseph Cannon of his autocratic powers, removing him as chairman of the Committee on Rules and expanding its membership from five to 15 members. Representative George William Norris of Nebraska, …
Joseph Cannon
George William Norris
President William Howard Taft
Progressive Republicans
progressive-era
congressional-reform
republican-party
corporate-power
political-realignment
Read more →