Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-01

ing the one or straining The other through stained
glass; also 10 examine aud report what changes
ean DC made pa confguritiOn and extent Of the
'ail TO secure sufh acoustic properties will
able The memhers to hear the proceedings, so as
to be able 70 iran'act pablo business iutelhgently.
Inc resolution was adopted and the speaker
proceeded to call the committees for reports
W God. from the committee ways and means,
reported resolution referring to the committee
on appropriations such parts Of the Presidents
message rs relate to appropriations for the army
and navy and courts, aud for the repairs of the
patent fire, AMI referring to the committee on
oie'gn stfaus those portions of the message reat.
n u the Paris exhibition, and TO the proposed
prison Congress al stockholm. Adopted.
Ewing, from the commit ee on banking and cur.
reucy, reported the following bill: That the
third section of the act entitled IAN act 10 provide
ioi the resumption Of specie payments, approved
January 10TH 1915, be and the same Is hereby re-
peaed."
Fort Of H., presented the views of the minority
committee IN the shape Of amendment to the
bill as follows. "A bill TO repeal all that part of
the act approved Jan. IA, 1915, known as the re-
sumption act, which authorized the secretary Of
the treasury to dis ose Of United states bonds and
redeem and cancel lhe greenback currency"
BE it enacted, etc. that all that portion Of the
act which reads as follows: quoting above
IRON the 80 section) be, and the same is hereby
repealed"
Lwing-I move that the bill be printed and re-
committed
Gai del And also the bill Of the gentleman
Iron H., (torD a "a pending amendment.
Tue Speaker-lt can he printed as amend
ment proposed to be offered.
Kelley Of Pals it III order now to offer sab
stItute
The Speaker-Not without unanimous consent.
Fort-l understood that had the consent OF the
committee to make minority report and 10 move
II of an amendment to the original bill. Ii have
that privilege | desire to exercise 1t.
The Speaker-Ihe control of the subject is in
the hands OF the gentleman from Ohio. The char
has given every facility to the gentleman from
Ill which ii wa. capable of giving to him, by fix
ing the status of his bill as proposed amend
ment. The char has not the power to take from
the gentleman from OHIO (Ewing) the right to de-
mand the previous question.
Burchard-liow will it be if the proposition to
re-commit be voted down?
The Speaker-1hc the bill will be before the
House.
The motion to re commit agreed to with' ut
division, and then Ewing moved to re-consi er
That vote, his object being thus to retain con rol
OF the bill, ANA to he able to call it up at any
time.
Conger of Mich. moved 10 lay the motion to re-
consider on the table.
The Speaker-lhe vote on that motion would
be practical test OF the sense OF the House.
SpilnL er-The gentleman from Ohio has enter
eel motion TO reconsider. Has he not the right
to call up that motion At any time
The Speaker-Where motion TO reconsider is
entered 10 the morning hour II has been the prac
uce Of the House to allow the reconsideration to
be called up 10 the morning hour. The chair
thinks, however, that the more equitable mode
would be where bill is reported in the morning
hour and motion made to reconsider to allow
the motion to be called up in the House after the
expiration of the morning hour.
Otherwise the morning hour might be occupied
in that way each day, to the exclusion of its reg
uar business. The gentleman from Illinois,
(opringer) is aware that the practice heretofore
has been to allow motions to reconsider to be en-
tered during the morning hour and to be consid-
cred when called up in the morning hour, although
as he chair again states that course is not in the
interest of facilitating business
Mr. Ewing-lf motion to lay on the table is
ia order, am quite will to test the sense of the
House on the question now
The vore was thereupOn taken by yeas and nays
on Congers motion to reconsider tue vote recon-
nit ting the bill to the committee on banking and
currency, and the motion was rejected, yeas ZIG,
nays 1873
The result of the vote is to leave the control of
the bill in the hands of the banking and currency
committee, or il Ewing who reported it and who
can at any time call up his motion to reconsider
and thus have action taken the bill, it will be
cut oil all amendments even thatGpropesed by Mr..
Foot, by moving the previous question.
The House at 345 adjourned till 10 morrow.