Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-01
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
MONDAY, February /.

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ana importers OF Baltimore remons strating
against restoration of duty on tea and coffee.
Referred To Committee on Finance.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland, presented me-
mortal of Maryland State Temperance Ain-
ance as king prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of spirituOus liquors i'm the District
OF oiColnmbia and the territories. Finance.
Mr.: Sarg ent presented petition OF citizens
OF District of Columbia in favor of the bill
Tor the government of the District introduced
by him.
Mr.. Lewis, from Committee on District of
Columbia, reported fayoTabIy bills to incor-
porate the Washington City and Suitland
railroad company, and to amend the act for
20, 1874. '''i'
Also, from the same committee, adversely
on the following bills. which were indefinit,s-
~ postponed For the benefit OF certain cred
ltOrS OF the District of Columbia: to incorpOr-
ate the Stockbridge Agricultural and Manu-
iacturlng association, &c; To define DAYS
work IN certain cases; to aid in the erection
OF buildings for university and printing
house for the blind.
BAD FOR MEXICAN WAR VETERANS
MT fratt presented joint resolutions of
legislature of Indiana in favor of grantiag
pensions to the Mexican war survivors. . He,
IN the same connection, sent To the desk 10
De READ letter from the Commissioner of
PENSIONS, estimating that there are at this
tlme 30, ,GtA survivors OF the Mexican war. and
1900 widows of soldiers and sailors of that
war.
Mr.. Patterson, from Committee on PEN
slons, reported adversely on bin granting
pensions TO survivors, &c, of Mexican war
and il was indefinitely postponed.
SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD, &C
MT Hitchcock, from the Committee on the
District OF Columbia, reported adversely on
the bill to aid the Southern MARYLAND Rail-
Mr.. Sargent.
Mr.. Dennis reported the petition of n. It
Chandler, of Baltimore, asking to be restored
10 his position as major in the army. held by
hi]n before the war. Committee on Military
Affairs.
Also petition of Bonsal & Co. A p. Wood.
Carson, Richardson 4 CO. merchants of Bal
tlmore, against the restoration of duty on
tea and coffee Finance.
Mr.. Wright introduced bin i'm reference To
practice before the Supreme COurtOf the Dis
trict of Columbia. Referred TO judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Norwood presented joint resolutions OF
the Georgia legislature denouncing military
interference in Louisiana. Laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Sherman called up bill in reference To
the compensation of bank examiners; which
was passed.
Mr.. Wright introduced bill to prohibit the
manufacture, importation. sale of spirit
Gus liquors in the District of Columbia and
The territories. Referred TO Committee on
Finance.
TO incorporate the Masonic Mutual Relief
Association of the District OF Columbia.
At O'Clock Mr.. West took the floor on
Louisiana matters.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
b. S. Caulfed, (successor to Hon. John b.
Rice, deceased,) from the first Illinois Dis
trict. appeared and was sworn in.
The Speaker then announced that the first
business in order was the call OF states and
territories for bills and joint resolutions for
reference only, and called the state of Maine.
Mr.. Bromberg (Ala.) made the point OF
order that under rule 56 the first business in
order was the unfinished business of the pre-
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reading of the Journal.
The Speaker said the ruling was defective
in two particulars. Ifitwas unfinished busi-
ness II could not come up until after the
morning hour; and second, the rule re
quired the reading of the Journal of the pre-
ceeding day.
THE PROPOSED NEW RULE.
Under the call OF the state of Maine, Mr..
Hale then introduced a resolution To amend
the rules, providing that when question is
properly before the House the Speaker shall
not entertain any dilatOry motions except
one to adjourn and one to fix the day TO
which the House shall adjourn, but the pre-
yiouS question shall not be ordered during
that days session unless three-fourths of the
members second the demand: Provided, this
rule ssAall not apply to the morning hour on
Monday or TO any proposition appropriating
the money or the property of the United
States, except the regular appropriation
bills.
POINT RAISED BY MR. RANDALL.
Mr. Randall (Pa.l raised the point of order
that this was neither a bill or joint reSolu-
tion, and could. therefore, under the rules
not come in ON this call. He said the Speaker
had over and over again ruled that hot even
request for unanimous consent could be
allowed TO Interrupt this call. He asked
that the Tth rule be read. which is that ON
every Monday morning the Speaker shall
call the states and territories. First for bills
on leave for reference Only-not 10 be called
back on motions TO reconsider, dc.
The Speaker said that the rule as con-
Strued by the gentlemen would exclude Joint
resolutions, which had always been. admit
ted; for it simply called for bills;
Mr.. Hale said the gentleman hal himself
stated on Saturday that he knew that a reso-
luton could be introduced on Monday morn-
Mr.. Randall said he was mistaken on
Saturday.
The Speaker said he would not rule upon
that. In raising his own point
THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA
GAVE 1T AWAY,
because he admitted that joint resolutions
could be, and always had been, introduced
under this call. The chair would go further
and say that concurrent resolutions, which
were neither bills nor joint resolutions had
alway been received under this call. Reso-
lutions TO amend the rules had also been ad-
mitted. The gentleman Mr., Randail) was
himself member of the Committee on
Rules, and was aware that every case where
The committee had passed upon a modifica-
ton of the rules il had come before them
through this Monday morning call.
Mr.. Randall cOntended that the rule in its
purpose and literal meaning applied to busi-
oSSS kVA bbS JOiiie oNtiSA VA suO tNO uOuscs vi
Congress.
The Speaker remarked that this was
A FORCED CONSTRUCTION,
and asked how the gentleman thought
proposition to amend the rules could be Of
fered, If not allowed under this call.
Mr.. Randall said the rules provided that
the proposition could be made whenever any
other motion was in order.
Then, said the Speaker, it would have &C
cording to the gentlemans idea been i'm or
der at any time between the other motions
on Wednesday.
Mr.. Randall.-If there had been no other
motion of a higher character; but the
Speaker ruled that those motions were Of the
highest privilege. lLaughter
The Speaker Overruled the point Of order
Mr.. Beck (Ky.) rose to point Of order. He
had q resolution of great importance to the
state of Kentucky. Would It be in order to
offer il when his state was calledY
The Speaker said 1t would not.
Mr.. Beck.-Why Is it th:.t one resolution is
admitted and the othef deniedP
The Speaker said his resolution could come
in under the second call.
Mr.. Beck.-Bpt ehe state Of Kentucky has
never been reached.
The Spcaker.-It is not necessary that the
chair should state to the gentleman from
kentucky why his state has not beer
reached.
Mr.. Randall called attention 10 the rule
which says that no standing rule or order of
the House shall be changed or reScinded with
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