Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-02
From the National Inte'iigcncer
RULES AND ORDERS

By vote Of the HOUSE OF Representatives
Yesterday, the report, made few days ago by
! Mr.. Randolph, from the Special Committee on
| The Rules and Orders Of the House was order.
ed to be printed The Injunction Of secrecy
| being thus removed from IL, are enabled to
present IL 10 our readers, whose curiosity in
regard 10 its contents may have 6een raised by
the notice which we took OF it. This report,
II viii be recoliected, was not acted upon, and
IS not expec ted 10 be at this Session:
Report Of the Committee to whom were referred the
Standing Rules and Orders of the House :"
Your committee propose the following al
teratoEs therein:
/. Resolved, That so much fthe sixth rule
be abolished IS makes i, the duty Of the Speak
or 10 'FeXamine and correct The Journal before
1t is read" and that The Journal, as heretofore,
he made up by the Clerk, (who is a sworn Of
hcer) subjec: to the correction Of the House.
.. Resolved, That The sixth RUE be further
amended byinse, ting, in The third and las, SEN
tenre, after the words che shall" the following
words: in case Of inability.
5. Resol,rd, That it, all elections BY the
House, Other than ofcommit;ees, lhes mr mhers
shall vote ulUd Cooe, each member or his name
being called, designating The person for whom
he votes 10 fill The office under consideration;
and in all cases, except wherein it shall be- o,h-
cIwlse provided by law, majority shall b.
necessary 10 ch"i,c. S!nke OFT (uf course
the h rule.
4. Resolved, That so much OF the sevCn>
reenth rule b. abolished, as requires that "n"t
more than one hour in each day shall be de-
,o'cd 10 The subject OF Reports from Commit
tees ant! r solutions and III lieu thereof insert,
that, "htnrser the subject Of Reports from
Commuters and Resolutions shall be under
consideration, motion To proceed 10 the or
ders of'he dav shah have priority, and if cars
red in he atfirnulirc, the subject under con-
sidc's,!on shall, for That day, be Sc, aside
/ his implies, Of course, The abrogalion of The
18Th rule.
S. Resolved, Thar the 10Th rule, setting a.
part two days III The wcr& for private business
b. abolished
6. Res led, That the Committee on lh- Pub
lie cxnrnditmes be abolished from and after
the present session of Congress
:. Resolved, Tha, no private petition, me-
moral, morstrnncr, nor any other private
document, ,hall b. printed by order Of the
House urttl the same Shall have been referee
10, and reported upon. By committee.
The com'tittc- have 70, SrCn cause TO re
c"mmcrd ''heprorrirty Of establishing stand =
- ing committee, To be called ,he Committee on
Retrorchmtnt, who shall he charged with thr
4" iu,c>uga.i e the manner of discharging
" tie rub'io husint in he different public of
fees" uCihCr do they ,i' ca il experiencing
" d. wise any iuIthtr mrasrrts 10 ta' ihla'e the
public brsin,s IS, ard secure is economical
performance; because, that such committee
>hOUld be 81 ect one, aud only raised on ale
gauon Of neglect CT .mlsnanaGe mrnr In any
spec fled public flee or Department. Pas,
! cxprrirnce induces yuur oommilce 10 believe
that such committee, armed with general IN
! Qui>itoriai powers over the personal conduct
J of Heads and Clerks of Departments, would in
! the Ers, instance, excite odium, and Soon fail
| into disuse aud contempt.