New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House resumed the consideration of m.
Senate bin smendstory OF existing laws rela,sye ., -
half dollar the quarter dollar, tie dime and Ae Id
dime.
Mr.. SHELTON concluded his remarks hsrsto
fore commenced in favor Of the bill The want n sp.H
change he said. pressing in some sectoss tsss
unless such measure this should DC paSea ~
people there would be compelled 10 resort TO psiaei
tiekess tickets for the ordinary Transactions q s,s
ness And so in other States By passing the hil N.
House would receive the thanks Of the people rsc,.
out the country, the main object OF being simply n
supply small silver ohsage A sense Of public duyi.
PEELED him 70 move the previous questios.
Mr.. FREEMAN moved that the bill be laid %
the table.
Mr.. Brooks hoped the gentleman would With
draw the notion Il was too important bin 20 be A..
pcsed Of in s summary way.
The question was taken and the bill was not
tabled-Yeas, II; Nays, 100.
The demand for the previous question wa
seconded ard the House refused TO refer the bin 70 i,
Committee Of the Whole on the State of the Un;ox
The House proceeded TO vote on the amend
nlents and rejected all those proposed by the Commit
tee OF Wsys and Means.
The bill was read third time, and the Qe&
ton stated on its passage, when
Mr.. HIATT moved TO lay il upon the table
Negstivei-Yeas IS; Nays, Ill
lhc VII was P"SScu ''"s' 90 ways nv
counted.
On motion of Mr.. PREsroy King. the House
took up and passed the Senate bill to prevent certain
cases failure delay OF justice in Courts "a the Dis
trict OF Columbia The intenton OF the bi was stated
% apply 10 the Gardiner case which Is shory 20 com
mence and viii not probably be concluded before tie
close Of the December term
The House concurred in some of the Senate
amendments to the bill to preyest frauds on the Uasei
States Treasury.
M IIo,,.I ,,o,, ;ot, ~ a., Wy a.
on the State of the Union Mr.. 0RR in the cAiif sad
TOOK up the PostOhice Appropriation bill which va
read and without debate laid aside to se rcp,reio
the House.
The Committee next took up the Civil mi
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill
MIR. NENABLE said there Is much disSatsiac
ton and contempt In the public mind the proceed
ipgs OF this House. For the last two years something
had been radically wrong and he proceeded 70 anayfe
the elements which have brought gentlemen 10 the ese
of the second Session of this Congress without the
transaction Of the business with which they are nlrust
ed. The discomfort IL in proportion To the 0bscirty &
the causes which produce delay in the public businesa
An experience Of six years had taught him that the
whole evil exists In the rules There are l53 OF then
besides IS Joint rules between the two Houses and
with all tbs is the parliamentary law In full authority
There are authorized pTecedens, conflicting, cortrsdc
tory ard utterly unintegibe 20 the most astl,e OBJ
servaton Perhaps this IL the only Assembly In thu
world in which precedent has no authority; has
no influence Tho result is we cannot look back with
~
ride down the minority whom the rules are desgnei %
protect One of the most prominent grievances Is the
one hour rule. gentleman cannot obtain III, floor
bu, he is interrupted on all sides When he stood be-
fore his people and Intercepted 10 the csase of
the public business at such expense TO the
country, he had only % tell them ewing 10 the
thmbe.rig legerdemsin and ehicaneny OF the House
bill almost ready 10 pass but all OF aeu1den drops
through the platform and there Is end Of IL u re-
minded him OF the little joker-now You see I, aud
you don't (Lsughtor) 0ncfourth of the session b
consumed, with points OF order not worth baton
Many blame the Speaker for deciding wrong but fg
him to decide right he must be wise Solomon and
old as Methusesh Appeals are taken, decisions 70
yersed and thus confusion caused Tie had read oil hs
mes through, and was so filed with disgust that be dd
not believe shool boy could be governed by them
with the schoolmaster presiding One Of the irs rules
Is that Committees shall be called tor reports but 90
Committee has been called through since last session.
except the Committee on Public Lands. They woulia
troduce BILL and then move the pryious question %
its passage II the bill did not answer, they voah
screw II up right next time Last Congress- Railroad
and Land bills occupied very much Of the time % he
neglect OF other business, aud 10 the deirirnen NJ the
soldier the sailor the widow and other private claim
ants The children of his District, he said would e
amused II they were told that gentlemen here have
tied their bands and feet that they have the sainr
before they are able 10 do anything aud have
sOmersete, like hsrequns To come out In pr0pr.s ps
soma from the rules Laughter
Again gentlemen commences addressing the House
when be IL Interrupted by the asking OF question, md
be had often seen five six on the floor at once pro
pounding inteuogutionG Members address the Iioae
on variety OF subjects not pertinent 10 The msrare
under confederation, and often when gontlensnh ~
iRvorte scheme he Introduces H. and before s 10 ce
bsted, the tyranny Of the gag IL applied Twotidrds
the most inpoItsnt measures have been passed under
the operation Of the previous question: and msnioen
are thus called upon 10 vote upon bills they have never
even read Aiter giving other instances Of reprshen
sible proceedings ho said. the Senate TRANSMITS hm
times Is much business rs the House. II csprsct ga
the only rule OF action, he wished to be undsr'tood
- l.a. L.. Ina 4y
Of doing business fnasmueh the House never dos
anything without suspension Of the rules, u woudos
better 20 abrogate all except half dozen Of them ani
go back to the Parliamentary law.
The Judiciary Committee, Of which he was EnepiDef'
had not been cal ed for fourteen months. Uness are
form shall be made, the people viii cOfne b. the eonca
sion that Republican Government IL n failure. The
comes us, then 10 secure the confidence Of the county
II not they will feclit 70 be glorious change % hsyes
mater. Nothing viii satisfy the people but prompt
discharge Of duty
Mr.. STEPHENS (Ga) said the evils to which
the gentleman had alluded nor 30 be afribu,edp
the causes he had assigned The gentleman had said
great deal against the absurd rules Of the House Now,
he asked the gentleman 10 point out single rule which
contains an ebsuTdfy. large msjority OF the rules
have been In existence since 1879 Did not men do bud
bess under them Mt thet tins ndhaye no; Rspresents
tives egislated under them from 1900 until ie,5 Bal
very few u the rules have been added within
the last quarter OF century, and none "a
teTfenIg with the bufiness of the IiOuse The
evil docs DOT exist in the rules and when the gentle
men from North Carolina sends hiz speech up 10 BIZ
leg this message go with r 10 heIn nafle
The fsuit Is ia the no Constitute the House ses1
legislators snd state here dernAeoeues and you
vii have the calendar cleared The rules are rood saf
wise Conform 10 them, and you viii clear your tabe,
Low grooming under their weight. Put In the ChGs
nan who understands the rules. Let men who est
70 Congress understand the public business and yOa
heer 10 complaint about them. The gentleman slSs
about Icing forced 10 vote on entire reports Of con
uiitees Of conference, else lose the spproprsfea
DTS But why - majority thus called 10 yoIsi 81.
esufe we have no rule, but act under Psrl!smsnxV
law IN such csses. II the House should do be sc
phersl wished they would have rule for tadsg ne
vote on each item separately. He thought ths,Rms
heads a committees had not been resiss the P1ehe
business would not have beeR delayed.
Mr. McLASsHAS interrupted, asking h0gcan
Chairman make report unless under the ris u tas
HoDsei Tie Committee en- the judiciary mas no ose'
called.
Mr.. STEPHENS replied, If Chairrnen Of Com
mtrees had the confidence Of the House rey would Dc