Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-02

past ninety wears. and do nothing that
would nlurc The value ~ that precedent,
IIefe was: however an eN4l that thls
rule was designed and believed able 20
accomplish its correction. 10 was an evil
that existed i'm 40 bsiy in the Unifed states
except in the House of Representatives. The
rules declared the motions 10 adjourn not in
order unless there was intervening business.
but n motion 20 fix the day To which 10 ad-
JoUrn bad been construed a. new business,
aud so ~ was that these TWO motions could b.
repeated alternately as long as there was
one-fif.h to order the yeas and NAYS. II had
been shown that one-sifth could say 10 tue
House claSe OF business should not even D.
taken mp for consideration. IL has been
shown than the House could not take up for
consideration ard amendment bill relating
10 the civil rights of \ merican citizeutS. One
nth had said the House could take up whar
they chose 10 delegate, but nothing else. The
Committee on Rules believed the power
under the rules was never intended TO be use
for the purposes tn which IL had been put. A
used. II was revolutionary and destructive
OF parliamentary order. He did not complain
tnat the minority TC>OTted 10 nllIbuSteriug
when an attempt was made 20 fOscC them II
vote without discussion. lie had never
known a. resorted to for that purpose when
Tue minority did not succeed. He had felt on
such occasions inclined to commend the
democrats FOR nlilbuSteriuE 10 secure an
opportunity for discussing a meaS're.
lie believed the majority would a don't no ,Tlla
they would not be willing to leave As one OF
The permanent rules OF the House. II hoped
The time would never come when partisan
IN saying 10 The other iour-hf,hs you shall
not consider what do not like. He might
60 50 TO secure an opportunity for debate
upon a measure. There was another DANCER
that II the first part only OF the resolution
was adopted that IL would allow legislation
IN the character OF claims. subsidies "a JobS.
rIOviSOS
Nh. Storm tPa.) asked if the Pacific mai
>U6Sidy was rot IN an appropriation bin.
MI Garneld-CerH!nly, but il first re.
i
Mr. Speer Pa said the Chorpeniug claim.
ana others OF that class, could he sent 10 tnc
court OF Claims by this proposed rule.
The Speaker said he would intelpO-e the
remark that the rule did not apply 10 claims
of this class The Chairhad epeaieIly ruled
mat a bill to refer a claim TO the Court OF
Claims might remotely involve an cXpenoi-
ture of The public money, and must De CON
s!dcred IN Committee of the Whole.
MI. Niblack tInd.) said: Suppose motion
10 adjourn and a motion 10 fix the day have
been voted down, how could the House at
J0urn IN case a decision on the subject under
consideration could nOt ice reached?
The Speaker said The gentleman rested his
point upon the idea of dIlatory motions;
motion to adjourn might DC made IN sood
iaith.
Nh. Nib'ack.-Who is 10 DC The juGgea
Tie Spcaker.-Thc Chair.
Mr.. Niblack.-That places n nOwer ian the
chair against which / protest and shalt al
Mir. Hale Me- then offered an amendmen,
to The rule TO strike out -'thTee-fourths' and
insert 'tWG-tilruS.'
Mr.. Kasson offered an amendment TO the
effect that this rule shall not be enforced on
the first day of The consideration OF a cues
ton where the previous question mas been
seconded on that day.
Several other gentlemen desired 10 O1"r
amendments, but the Chair ruled only uwO
amendments in order under The rules.
Mr.. Butler made the point OF order that
they were now working under suspension
of the rules.
The Speaker-Then there are no rules?
Mr.. Butlef.-The ordinary parliamentary
law.
The Speaker.-The Chair has never been
able TO find out what that was.
Several amendments were read for in
formation.
BY Mr.. Butler. 10 strike out the clause that
1.-The previous question on the third reading
shall not be ordered on the first day unless
fwO-thirds second the demand
BY Mr. Wilson, (Ind. TO prevent the REF
erence Of claims 10 the Court of Claims ua-
der this rule.
BY Mr. Speer, PA. That the rule shall
not apply to propositions or measures intrO-
duced, made or pending when Tie rule was
adopted.
BY Mr.. CeSSna-An amendment Offered by
him yesterday, including the right 10 the
Judicia.y Committee To report public meas
ures on Thursday. and limiting the time to
be Consumed in the reading OF the Journal 10
thirty minutes
The debate was then commenced. and the
House was addressed by MeSsrs. Beck, But
Ter, Mass Lamar, Speaker Blaine ami
others,