The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-28
THE PROPOSED NEW RULE IN THE
HOUSE,

The opposition to the new rule increase
. among the Republicans as it is more thorough
ly understood. 1t seems to ne conceded tina
Il one purpose of the rule is to help to secur
e an appropriation for the army for two years
Y Leading Republican said tonight that sucl
= legislation would be a confession that the Re
publican party can not be sustained except a
the point of the bayonet and that such a con
q fession would be death. Many of the New
England members will refuse to support the
rule. Some of them absented themselves fol-
that purpose.
So says the Cincinnati Commercials special
telegram of January oath. The "new rule
is, strictly speaking, no new rule, but rather
an abrogation of some of the well known
checks upon unfair and hasty legislation
which are almost coeval with the earliest
legislative bodies Pariaments, legislatures
and senates have found it convenient eouit-
able and necessary to adopt such regulations
as may prevent an important matter from be-
ing brought before them at an improper time
and therefore unexpectedly. They provide
that leave shall be granted before
bill be introduced: that such introduc-
ton Shall be at certain specified
stage of the proceedings of the day: that
it shall be read and considered on successive
days; that it may be referred to select
or standing committee if the majority SO pre-
fer; that it may be reported back to the body
by the committee at their leisure, unless !
otherwise ordered; that it shall take and retain
Its regular place on the calendar or docket
according to the number it bears and the
date of introduction; that it shall not be taken
up out OF such regular order unless by a sus
pension OF the rules a large majority, two
thirds or three-fourths, express assent by a
vote; that the yeas and nays upon every
may be demanded and put on
record, besides other rules of similar charac-
ter which the experience of centuries has
proved to be essential to fair legislation All
.hese are designed to prevent any unfair ad-
vantage being taken Of the absence of
members, OF their want of time for due DELHI
'ratlon, or of the often erring enthusiasm t
which would force an improper measure in ,,
plte OF reason and remonstrance :
Some Of these rules are dilatory. and are !
wisely intended to be SO. The proposed ..new S
ule' IS to suspend the operation of the dila- t
DRY rules so that the minority NAV not =
impede the final passage OF any bill which
he majority have resolved to pass t
Congress has but about thirty days longer s.
or work. Hence the eager desire to make the ~
lost OF the power given by the present Rad- IL
al majority in the House, which will end at g
lidnight on the third of March, II
The incoming Democratic House. lacking W W
he concurrence of the Senate, can repeal &C
othing enacted by the present Congress, and &C
leretore the Radical majority, aiming to ex- u
nd and perpetuate their authority, desire to
'ss appropriations that will leave the Presi-
mt unembarassed for at sleast two wears
niger. The dilatory rules suspended the
nJorlty Will pass appropriation bills for the OF
aintenance Of the army to the full extent of ~: W.
ants will and ambition and thus will the stf
II Of the people, as made known at the re- ST.
ut autumn elections for Congress, be on
warted and the chief power of government -. -,
main without check or limitation in the The
nds of the President and Radical Senate. me