, 1879-04-10
Treasury Cali for the First Lot
Of Ten.Forties for Con.
version.
Sentiment Of the Average Con-
federate Now Serving in
Congress.
L Proposition to Undo All The Political
Liquidation Of tho Last Fif-
toen Years.
IN THE HOUSE,
PARLIAMENTARY nEv1StDN.

PARLIAMENTARY REVISION.
Sptctat DfspatcA to 7ae 7rtoan&
WAsntNGToN, D. G., April 0.-Thc House de-
voted tic cntiro day to tho discussion Of the
machinery Of parliamentary procedure. Some
important changes were mado In tic rules,
which will not 10 rcassurIng to those who Ind
hoped thnt the intlat!on element in the Domoc-
racy would not bo ablo to force Congress to en-
ter upon any financial lcCislatiou at this session.
The dobato which proceeded this result WIS not
OF general interest. Tte Iouso, tn brief, de-
cfticl to appoiot special Committees on Census,
on Ci7il survIcc, on Mcaus Of AscertatnitE the
Presidential Vote, on Origin and Introduction
Of Epidemic Diseases, on Ventilation OF House,
on tic 1.alsor Question, an.l voted to Increase
membership OF tile Committee on Enrnlicu Bills
to seven, Oh Cofnage to elovcn, oil Ways nnl
Means to thirtcon, aud on Agriculture, Judi
ciary. Elections, Commerce, aud Appropriations
to fifteen each.
AMONG TtIH MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES
was new fulo which authorizes the Committee
OIL Commerce to report tho River and uarbor
bill at my time. Tla friends OF rivers and har-
bors could not be deicated, nnl instead Of piar-
Ing additional restrictions Upon the bill, tic
door was opened to still Wider opportunities for
appropriations for such improvements BY a Voto
Of III yeas to 07 nays. Tho attempt Ut tic
Republicans to amend tho rules so rs
to prevent general legislation on appropriation
bills was rejected BY vote Of ITO yeas 10 1877
nayB.
T1lH MOST IMPORTANT CHANGE
Of all WAS ,lcw rule, adopted by vote OF 1870;
ycas to 100 nays, which permits tho Committees
on Ways and Mcaus, Banking n'ld Currency,
a,M Coinage to, report bills ut any time. and On
motion of nny number the House nny, by
majority vote, ilx n dMy for the consideration, Of
any public bill which may be reported by any
Of t!,eso Committees, Tho maia object
OF this rule ta to ulloW the Ways A.lll
Means COMMITTEES to report nn tncomc-tax; the
Banking and Currency Committee to report at
any titno any sclctnn which Will Huit tho Grccn-
hack minority Of tho uouse, ui,l the Coinage
Committee
TO REPORT ANY MEASURES
OF simllnr character.
The supporters OF resumption, md those who
are opposed to any imitation legislation In the
present condition Ut public ilnancca, arp Justly
alarmed Ut thfs radical action OH thu part Of the
House, md they Beo In 1t, doubtless PROPERLY
declaration Of an intention on the part Of tllu
Democracy, whatever the conservative clr,nont
III that party may say, to enter upon general
tiuuncial legislation as soon as the pending ap-
preparation bill Is sent to tho Senate.
A new rule, wl.ict will 10 OF great benefit for
purposes Of general legislation, proposed by s1r.
Fort Of Illinois, was auopted, which provides
TINT the morning hour shall not be dispensed
with except by two-thlrls yoto Of tic n,cm-
bcrs present, This will prevent single CON-
mttoe from
MoNoroL,zrsG TUE TINE or 7nn ROUSE,
as Is now frequently done, and viii rive leglt-
mate Legislative t1'casures OF public importance
an opportuptty for consideration, which, under
III, rrnvrnt 1norh,tc,v of t1,n 11orso l. oftn,,
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aen!ea tAcm'
The question rs to thu use Of tho list of metA-
bers who aro tu spuak, as guilds tusthu urcsid-
rp rcr vos 7ecft1nt1 In f,vor NJ rato, i,,tr III,
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The worst fears Of tlle conservative members
ut tho 1loitse wcrn realized by tu actt0n OF the
Democratic caucus, which was called immedt-
ateiy after t''o adjournment ~ & ot u,a House. Al.
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u,1aulcs' scsosu''o!' was pAssea' Win ont ot't
dissenting vote, declaring that tha House Will
nRou1An.f ~, rnooEEn TO BUSINESS
t'"m Of bs's VII 10 opened, una IT. viii hc very
di!llsalt, probably iaposs'p'o, 10 prevent tlit
House from entorlng upon general lee!slatlo
| "stNt @"9 F"So"ho " ta41 14ek LUZ itnt
pcndhtg consideration Of that al'1l the Army bill
In tho eenatu.
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