The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-02
UNITED STATES SENATE,
SATURDAY, May 30
The SENATE did not sit to-day
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, May 30, 1910.

NOTICE EXTRAORDINARY.
Mr. ATHERTON gave notice that he would, on
Monday next, make the following motion:
Resoired, That so much of the l27th rule Of the
House il in the following words to w.t. N0r shall
any rule be suspended except by of least
thirds OF the members present, be- and hereby is,
far rcscinded and changed that the House may any
time by vote Of amaoryof the members present sus-
pend the rules and orders othe House for the
going into Committee of tho Whole on the state OF
the Union
This announcement created great sensation in
the House. The Federal Loco Focos beaten in their
attempt to thrust aside all the proper business of the
House. in order to make the Sub Treasury the cxclu
sivc subject of consideration now undertook to abo-
lsh the rules which stand between them and the ac-
complishment of their selfish projects
THE PILOT LAW
The unfinished business of the morning hour was
still the question Of order heretofore raised by Mr.
Curtis, whether the report presented by Mr. Hilen,
from the Committee on Commerce in relation to the
repeal Of the pilot law and the reception Of which had
been objected to by Mr. Curtis on the ground that
the committee had subsequently reconsidercd the vote
on that report and had instructed him TO present an
other of directly adverse character should be- re-
ccived
The debate still further continued by Mr.
BRIGGS, who insisted on the right Of the committee
to reconsider.
Mr.. vANDERP DEL moved the previous question
which was seconded, and the main question was or
dered to be taken.
Mr. v. said, this being important question and
the House being thin, he would move a call Of the
House
The SPEAKER said it was now too late to make
that motion, the previous question having been
Mr. LEWIS WILLIAMS said that, with view
to give the members time to come in, he would move
an adjournment and that motion he asked the yeas
and nays; which ordered
MI, w then withdrew that motion and substituted
therefor motion TO lay the question OF reception on
the table, and asked the yeas and nays, which
ordered, and being taken, were Yeas Is, nays I26
so the motion TO lay the question of reception on
the table was rejected
he point of order was then read from the Clerk $
table in the following form
Mr. HuLEN, a member Of the Committee on Com
merce to which referred memorials from pilots
OF New York, Philadelphia Baltimore, Norfolk, and
Charleston, praying for repeal Of the law Of March
1877, concerning pilots, offered make report as
from SAID committee, accompanied by bill 20 repeal
SAID act and before the said report and bill were
read
Mr. CURTIS Chairman of the Committee on Com
mercc objected TO the reception of the report on the
ground that il was the act Of majority Of the
committee although the committee in the first in
stance, mad adopted the report now offered TO be made
yet had reconsidered that decision upon the refer
ence by the House, Of additional papers 10 the COM
mcc relating to the subject and had reversed its FIRST
decision and directed him to make report of direct
ly opposite character to the report now offered and
which he was ready to submit TO the House,
And the main question thus being on the rccep,;on
of the report offered by Mr.. HrLLEx, from the Com
mittee on Commerce the report Of the majority
thereof
The House, by majority of three votes dctcrmin.
ed that the report should be so received
And the bill having been then read, as bill to re.
peal the Act passed, March I'd 1887 in relation to
Pilots,
MIR RANDOLPH moved 10 rcco,nmit tho hill
and report to the Committee on Commerce.
A debate arose, which was interrupted without
coming to any decson by the expiration of the morn
ing hour.
The House, ON motion Of Mr. PROFFIT passed
to the orders Of the day.
Mr.. w COST JOHNSON gave notice ,ha, no
would hereafter ask leave TO Introduce bill 10 abob
imprisonment for debt in the District Of Columbia
which notice was entered on the Journal
Mr.. ATHERTON moved a SUSPENSION If tho r,,,o
for the purpose Of enabling him 10 submit mo,,on
that the House 70 into Committee Of the Wbols -,
the state of the Union 'e y"
Mr.. RUSSELL appealed to the House not thus IN
give the go-by to private bills
Mr.. PROFIT demanded the yeas and navs