A little after 10:00 p.m. on March 3, 1923, Representative Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, the longtime Republican lawmaker and former Speaker, strolled through the House Chamber down the center aisle and into the well before stopping in front of the rostrum to seek recognition from the presiding officer. Cannon had walked that route countless times during his almost 50 years on Capitol Hill. But his trip that night would be one of his last.
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