, 1879-04-10

rent twn.th[rtts Of Tie solcr men Df tic ll0iso,
nt tho tncn willing to prevent revolution. iron,
clnusrs. Whusu Ind the Republican tncu,l!crs
ot tI,c Committee OIL I1ufes lcun, whcn they hnd
asscntch 10 alsch propos!tlon'
NJ oer's moved % as an amendment The fol.
Augmentation bill clangng tic existing Inv bo
III ortlcrn liz s},DIiu In fnyor Of tIn: an,c,,tl-
tnent, mud nssurctl tho House tint IL Was mt
niEercd 10 view Of the pontl!ng 1cgtaiato At NIL.
the nrrny Or legislative appropriations of this
kcsal0,l. I'll regard TO the proposition requiring
lllrce't.uarters mnloritv III ease ot the passage
Of mn Appropriation bill untter suspension VI
lynn (Co,lger) TINT no such isea ns lie suggested
had entered into It's consideration. For lli1n-
self. " did not care about that feature OF the
repnrt, ahd was willing t0 hnyo the rtllo stand
rs nt pseacnt, requiring only two'tt!5ds tan-
Alr. Randall. havlng left the sncaker's chalr
aud come down to thu f1uur, sruku In opposition
20 dhrflnld'n amendment, dwelling upon thu
Importance of maintaining tte rulu AZ IL staMs
tu 10 not only gernnuo to the bill. but to BE- in
thr interest Ut economy.
Tile l,rst proposition recommended bv tho 70.
port-Ior tic renppofnttncht Of certain select
ntnt.
The SECOND ropostion--incrcas!ng the mem-
bcfshtp ot certain conlmittees-nas agreed to
without amendment.
t,rhe third proposit!on..;n regard to new rulo
amendment.
Sir. Reagan moved to strike out tic proposed
rulo. atnl insert tu following: "TGut here
after thG Committee on Commerce stall have
proprintlon for Improvement Of rivers ar1 har-
bu!s tllat Is accorded tl1u Cotumttteo on Ap-
preparations in reporting general appropriation
bilIs." !'!,:a Agreed to,yeas, l41; nays' ":
ulcnt offered by Mr.. Garaq!d, and It was rojcct-
cd-yoas. ll0; nays, 1.0.
An amendment offered BY Mr. Springer, for
bidding the rcpEintinE Of lilo bills Of QUO Con-
Ercss Whcu introduced III nnothcr Congress, Wns
AtTccd TO without t3iv1aton.
All amendment oflrred by Mr.. Mills, abolfsh-
inE D Committee Of Elections anl requiring
each contested clcct!on case to bo referred to n
seluct committee which SHOULD report within
thirty days, was roiccted without q division.
Another amendment Offered by Mr.. Mills, CIV
tny to tic Committees Oh banking nIll Curren-
Ct, CoLnaIc, ai,d Waya n,,l Nouns lcavo to re-
port ut any lime, md authorizing tlla majority
70 tx day for tue consideration Of any public
bill reported by one ot these committees, was
ngreel to-ycas, 13U; nars, 100.
An amendment offered by Mr. Fort, provfl-
nE, TINT 'ror'nE hour shall not 10 dispensed
With % any day for any purpose except by q
tWD-thlrds vote, was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr. Stephens. the Committee on
Rules was authorized to incorporate the sev-
efal propositions agreed to at the proper place
in tho existing rules.
Mr.. GarAeld, from tic Committee on nulcs,
submitted report recommending thnt tic rules
regulating tllv awarding Of tilp floor lii the
House mud the Committee Of tile Whole be not
changed. It alao statcs TINT tl!e practice Of
making lists Of those members desiring to spenk
,s proper In order to cnablo the presiding officer
tU remember the wlshes OF mctnbers, hut that ttl
recognizing nlcrnbors hc shall not be bol.nl at.
snlutely by bis list, but shall exercise wise n,ld
Just discretion. In conclusion, tile Committee
askel To 10 discharged from further consllcra-
ton Of the subject.
Tlic report nus agreed to, and tho House ad-
iourncl.