Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-20

made by the gentleman from Kentucky, Black
burn.
The Speaker-It's too late, business having
interviewed.
Mr.. Conger-The gentleman said: In order
that we may waste no more time"
Mr. Blackburn-The gentleman said no such
thing.
The house then on Mr.. Blackburn's motion
went into committee of the whole. MIR. Car
Isle in the chair, for consideration OF
the new rules, the pending question
being the point of order made by Mr.. Hooker
to the amendment offered by Mr.. Warner. The
point of order WAS overruled and warmers
amendment to the 2lst rule was adopted, yeas
l19, nays 100.
The amendment was to strike out part Of
the third clause of the rule and to insert, "Ex-
oept that it shall be in order to reduce the ex-
penditure of money authorized or required by
such existing law and covered by tie bill, and
to change the law only to the extent necessary
to make it conform to such reduction.
MIR. Mills moved three amendments In sue
cession, all of which were rejected by large
majority The were as follows: ANY
amendment reducing customs and internal
revenue taxes shall be in order on any appro-
priation bill" ANY amendment shall
be in order that provides for
the retirement of circulation of
national banks, or that prohibits revival OF
CQelE CQarleTS. ANY dtllcutulChe ouoiA w An
order that provides for the coinage of silver on
the same terms as gold" The fact that the
Greenbaekers voted against the second amend
ment created much amusement in the House.
Mr. Robson offered as q substitute for Mr..
Warmers amendment an amendment providing
that an appropriation shall be reported IN any
general appropriation bill or be in order as an
amendment thereto, which changes the exist
ing law. He offered the amendment to present
the Square issue whether there should be any
riders or not.
Mr. Randall-It presents the square issue
whether we will have any economy or lot, not
riders.
Mr. Robeson's amendment was adopted, lis
to 43. great number of Democrats voting for
it in order to substitute it for Warner 8 amend
ment, there being number of Democrats
who would have supported Warner s amend
ment who will oppose Robeson's in the House.
Mr.. Morrison offered a substitute for clause
three, and amendments thereto as follows:
'Clause 3. No appropriation shall be re-
ported in any general appropriation
bill. or be in order as an amend
nltnt thereto for any expenditure
not previously authorized by law unless in con-
tinuation of appropriations for such public
works and objects as are already in progress,
nor shall any provision in any such bill, or
amendment thareto changing the existing law,
be in order except such as being germane to
expenditures by reduction of the number
and salary of officers of the United States, by
a reduction of compensation of any person
paid out of the treasury of the United States,
or by reduction of amounts OF money Gov
cred by the bill; provided, that it shall be IN
order further to amend such bill on report OF
the committee having jurisdiction of the sub
ecs matter of such amendment, which amend
ment being germane to the subject matter OF
the bill shall retrench expenditures. Amend
ment adopted, yeas 123, nays So. The an
nouncement was received with applause on the
Democratic side.
Mr. Garfield offered an amendment to the
clause as amended providing that no PROPOSE
ton or amendment shall be in order except as
to amounts of money. Rcjected,Dyeas lG3.
nays l27.
Mr.. Lowe offered an amendment prohibiting
partisan legislation on appropriation bills. Re-
jeeted, yeas 20. nays ~.
This was the last amendment offered to
clause three and the clerk proceeded to read the
be reported TO the House in The shape i'll which
it was Il fit by Morrison's substitute.
MIR. Chalmers offered an amendment to
clause FIVE of the 2lst rule, providing that for
consideration, preparation and report
of the liver and harbOr bill,
the committee on commerce shall consist
of thirty eight members, one of whom shall be
selected from each State. Rejected.
Oscar Turner offered amendment provid
ing that the yeas and nays shall be taken on
the passage OF bills appropriating money or
creating charge or debt the people.
Adopted, 1G3 to -.
The committee rose and the House adj
journcd.