The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-27

voted to the reception of reports OF q pm
vate nature from the committees, so they
may be referred and placed upon the Pri-
waite Calendar. hope that will be conce-
ded by the gentleman from Ohio. Il
The Speaker-The Chair must correct
the gentleman from Illinois on that point.
In the ten years he has been in Congress
he has never seen so much attention given
to the Private Calendar as at this session.
Mr.. Hawley, of Illinois-Does the Chair
mean to state that more attention has been
paid to the Private Calender at this session
than at any preceding one ?
The Speaker--The Chair means dis
tinctly to say that; more time, more hours
and more private bills. And the Chair
means also to call attention, as he is Chair
man of the Committee on Rules, to the
fact that as the rules now stand, if the
House sits six days in the week, they COM
mel us TO give one4third of the time to pri-
vate bills. Monday is dies non in legis-
lation Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day are for public business, and Friday and
Saturday for private bills. It is the judg
ment of the Chair, as Chairman of the
Committee on Rules, that the rules ought
to be changed In this respect, as they give
entirely too much time for private bills. -.
Mr.. Holman-I hope that matter will
be referred to Committee on Rules:
The Speaker-It is already before the
committee and they have it under consid.
Grafton. The gentleman from Indiana will
observe that the call of the Private Calen-
dar In the Committee of the Whole on the
first and fourth Friday of each month,
known as objection days, has given great
er opportunity for the passage of private
bills Of an UNDERSTANDABLE nature than has
occurred for the last dozen or fifteen years
In the Judgment of the Chair the first and
fourth Friday rigidly adhered to and given
to private bills is as much as ought to be
taken.
Mr.. Hawley, Of Illinois-Does the Chair
announce to the House we have had moth
ing but private bills on objection days foI
the last four or FIVE weeks? Does the
Chair think we should have no other time
devoted to the consideration Of private bills
except objection days?
The Speaker-The Chair thinks the first
and fourth Friday would be sufficient
Mr.. Hawley, of Illinois-Is the Chair OF
the opinion that we ought to have private
bills considered only on days known as OBJ
lection days when single objection would
prevent any bill passing2 Now, it is vel
known that on objection days, one objection
can prevent any bill being considered.
The Speaker-The gentleman will OBJ
serve that one objection is only fatal on tn,
first call and after that first call is through
the first and fourth days of the month
may be devoted to the consideration O
bills which have been passed over
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that FIVE members Directing may prevent ;
bill passing.
The Speaker-Not at all.
Mr. Hawley, of Illinois--Then | do no
understand the rules.
The Speaker-The gentleman does no
understand the rules if he thinks that i
the way in which they operate.
Here Mr. Hawley is shown to hav,
manifested an unusual and extraordinar,
desire to have some of his private bills con
sidered and pass. The public can judg
why, as we'll as we can. The sharp lect
ure Mr.. Hawley got from the Speaker
for his course will be relished by larg
numbers of people, not only in this District
but throughout the country.
Here is another case, on Tuesday Apr
81, as follows:
FORT RANDALL MILITARY RESERVATION
Mr.. Hawley, of Illiuois.-I ask unani
nous consent to report back from tn,
Committee on Military Affairs, with tn
unanimous recommendation OF the commit
tee that it be passed, bill Is. No. l49
for the relief of certain settlers on tn
Fort Randall military reservation.
The bill was read
Mr. Hawley, of Illinois. Mr.. Speaker,
desire to say this bill has been recommen
ded by che Secretary of War, and hop,
there will be no objection to putting it OF
its passage at this time.
Mr.. Holman-I must insist on the poin
Vt order applying to this bill, inasmuch al
it covers great deal of ground
Mr.. Hawley, Of Illinois. i will state tn,
purpose of the bill in one word 1t APP
pears from the report of this board o
Army officers that the amount to be pai(
to these settlers is about $4,000.
Mr.. Holman.--I hope the amount, then
which the bill proposes to appropriate wi
be specified upon the face Of the bill itself
Mr. Hawley, of Illinois. 1t is a Senat
bill, and / dislike to make an amendment
for that will send it back to the Senat
(Continned on third nope !