The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-11

ton wa Hlupicd bN the h"uSei
IfglbeL Tint the rules aud order Of proceeding a.
tabn-h,d ~ tic lat, iou-c II l.cgrcscn aye. sh, be
Geo n, To- be- obsrrved "a TINS House nut a revision or
1STs RI a.. se s co ,nxS b. se6' O"''
Norsv,ton o. rlterition Of the standing rules |
e. the House " K representatives. or Of the ioint
rulo7 Of tire two House. OF CONGRESS appear To
h We teen made dudnk the six n tunaress q.
Il thus apuears that r. m IN adoptton OF the !
nis- Joint rules IN july 81 l1S) down To- NOV.
Houses ~ Congress In regnrd to their JOINT
rules. and they continued IN force until the sec
und session II the Ihird Cungrc is. when eleven
new joint rules were agreed nuoE. From THIS
last mentioned date, Nov. -, 1891, until June ~.
1sl2. no action was taken in regard to the Joint
rulcs by the House NJ hopresenta ives Atthat
last u lincd date, h'Wever'a motion was made
~ Mr.. Williams that the House do come to the
following resolution:
E,sired. That the following rule h. added TO the
lint rncs ana orders Of ne two H,nc,. ina, dur n3
The one llouse shl BE- admitted Within the Other,
nature, aud they shall be- suhe, the injunction
81 secrecy may be imposed BY each House on It's own
"rhe said resolution WIS read and ordered to
lie on the t,1lc Csc House Journal first
on tuesday. June IL, isi5 the motion Of Mr..
Williams to amend tho Joint rules OF the Two
ou'es WIS dTasr,,d TO- zee 2Y.c journal
This Is the first instance. from 1853 down TO
this date, that IL was Proposed In either House
10 add e. or amend the Joint rules OF the two
Houses without referring the matter to joint
committee to toe reported upon to tue respective
Houses.
From 1912 to ISn no addition or amendment
to the ilint rules of the two Houses was pro-
posed IN the House OF REPRESENTATIVES, nor
does II appear by the House Journals that any
elton on the snme subject uai heen taken Nv
the senate. Ii was the uniform irlctice, how
ever. upon the Orgauizntion OF the House at the
commencement ~ each Congress. to adopt the
rules and orders established ny the late House
81 ltepre enttttves." which should be the rules
" that House until revision ar alteration OF
the same WAS made" Frequent lterati0ns
were made IN the standing roles OF the House.
aud these rules together with the standing
rules Of the two Hnuscs: wcre printed either In
the body OF The House Journal or az an appen-
ok ~ the end of n. AFTER the index.
ON May II, lNN. the following proceedings
Mi Foot submitted the fol owing amendment to the
stsnnng and orders Of tue House. e. VI IT
correct any date IN ny engrossed Or enrolled
ON. aud fcpor snch correction 10 ne House,
Tue aor Tor ia,. tse House Journal tist Session
sixteenth Consrest, ~ 500
The Committee on Enrolled bills at this time
was JOINT committee II the Two Houses. con
sistiug II one member IRON the senate ana
three members from the House. Tho addition
| whtcn the llou4e, On motion II Mr.. Foot made
TO the standing rules aud orders OF tue
| House" was, ia fact. an addition to the Joint
| rules Of the Two llous =. and at the close Of
| that session, when the JOHrnul catne 70 he
| printed. IL was printed in the appendix as JOINT
| Rule No. Z, villa an astori-k 1t the end of II.
| and foot note 1T the bottom OF mo page IN
| these words " lhis rule was adouted ny the
| House May ". lSsl. but ~ yet II IL not known
| "a it action thereon has been taken by the Sen
ate" IL continued to oe so printed In the az
peudix to the Journal until tue second session
| OF tne Tweutieth Congress, when IL asa pears.
plung IA THIS ,tme. from lsl2 20 lS29 this rnle
" s. not recognized Oy the senate IS "A JOINT rule
! binding upon tat D .dy. and no action which
| even implicitly committed the senate To rec
| O-ultiun of d " - ever bad, and AZ tue end 81
| the second session Of thn twentieth Congo r.,
| the Journal Clerk OF the House cropped IL from
| the appendix 20 the Journ l.
In ls2 10 was deemed nece ssary bv both
Houses Of Congress to make additions TO their
| JOINT ruics, aud they proceeded after the an
| cient custom oy appointing JOINT committee
| to consider the sun 'ct aud report there "a 10
the respective Houses. The proceedings orisi-
| mated IN the senate
| On JAn. :. 49,. Mr. KING Of New York submit
| ted the following motion for consideration;
G.soirei That a committee be appointed on IN, par
il ue r 2 . svs SIC rue.
AID order. BY when tne business 0etscen Tie tvc
iiou &c .nali rrgn aul TO make thereof
l.rst session. Seventeen Congress, y. 5OJ
OnJ ~. 3.tne Senate resumed tho consideratl or
Of the motion OF the 81 Instant for the appoin
ment OF u JOINT com 'nittee TO revise tne rule.
and orders by which the business between tue
two Houses shall DO regulated and agreed to
Ga Jan. Il, Mr. King Of New York, from the
committee appointed ON the part Of the senate
j.intly with the committee on the part oi IN
and orders toy wnich the business OF tue
Houses shall be- regulated, reported that
| referred 10 them under Cun.iderlt ~, and
| have agreed to recon Aeud the following rule-
| two Houses, VIZ:
No o tina. shall Ave passed one House sa, me be zen
| Il w. a. fn, 80 siun w
So oil or re- lutlon that shall have passed III, Hons
OF Representatives aud tic - nne -uAi ur presented
tuc trcsiJtut VI Va ino4 st"tcs lol Die ai toOi'N
on inc iist 4AF ui the ses-lou'
Tho rep 1T was read, and the senate went lnt
executive session, aud thea adjourned. o.
~suAi z Journal, First session, Seventeenth OH
gross. % 80
ON Jan. -, the Senate resumed the cons Ter.
| tiun u th. report OF tho committee uppointcd %
| the o RI ~ tue S-uate JOINTLY "itl tne cllnhl
| tee appointed On the uiI OF ne hpu-e Nl l.'i
] | fes"utattycs, 10 revise fhr rules ana orders b
I | ~hirn the business OF tue tW1 Houses sh-N u
| regullted a. follows:
ID That the JOINT COMMITTEES have had the sur
e | ject referred To then under considsiAtl1n, az
nave greed To recommend tue loil 3NlhS Inls
In addi iun 20 the JOINT rules and orders ~ tl
10 two Houses, VIZ;
NJ No On. which shan have passed one House shall
sent for CONF rrrucr 70 tne othr On ,e' 81 e shT'
lusl 'a5H"i t"t ,,, ,t.h .,n h.y. ,...st 4,
e y" oiii W." WV, '' ' y" - Ia I i'l' "a
. H. r. .'.tf I'D. -iisl -... .. fJr l4,s A. prl,
. | f.Yiou 'tl. IAN ia, ~ i.r- sion.
| Hi.'sal1n tf,a.eL That me senate concur tnrrcI
, Onie'ct lNn' &C. seer. .arS notify 10, nous
n,p,'s'i ANr .,, riu. D., 20 nc eJ sf,' ''u' ''
r Tan n ,n...aro IRON, the House II Rcpr
. 49,, .. a., n,n,hot,y a. ,ir tNo,L :. A.
,'"t"tN-, ~ ~ - " -. ',.,,',.ra
House OF h"lTe-.ntatses nave VpheuiIeu
J, | tho res Iluiun from ttr senate pr1loNi
: 10 the two Houses Of GDnsress'
- ~ tne iorsr, "n IN IN, T. =, ,,e
r. III. wv. w." -, =, 80, I, ,s',i,,l,n .
y ,,o an iut'',','i ~ ~ rI~rt,tSe inintiv vi
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