, 1880-02-28

Special Dtspateh to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 27.-The House made
rapId progrcss with the rules this afternoon.
The rule relating to the suspension Of the rules
on Monlny was amended in severnl important
particulars, and was finally agreed upon In
form which is a very great improvement, and
which must result in great benefit to legislation.
Tho rule as finally perfected stands Us follows:
No standing rule or order Of the House shnll be
rcscind. i changed without one day notice OF
the motion therefor, md no rules shall be sns-
members present. nor shall the Speaker entertain
q motion to suspend the rules except on the
first and third Mondays. preference being given
on the first Monday to individuals and ON the
third Monday to committees, after the call Of
States and Territories shall have been COM
p1etcd, and during the lnst six days OF session,
public bill shall bo entertained unless the bill or
proposition ia referred to q committee, printed,
and distributed to members at lelst one tegls-
latiye day before the motion to suspend IS
THE EFFECT OF THIS RULE
is to limit the opportunity for buncombe and ILL.,
advised resolutions of oil sorts to practically
one day in the month, instead of four, rs at
present Motions to suspend the rules Gun only
be made by individuals on the first Monday IN
the month, and then not to pass public bills
except the bill shn1l have been printed and have
been in the possession Of members one lcgisla-
tive day before the motion Is made This Will
help to make legislation more intelligent, and
will be great check on the attempt to commit
the House under the gng-rulc to 1t-d1gested
and considered propositions having political
bearingi 1t was worthy OF notice, perhaps, that
nearly every one Of these amendments that
were made in the direction OF wise legislation
proceeded from the Republican side. Weaver,
whom the Speaker has continually refused to
recognize on Monday, finally, in the debate
upon the rules, succeeded in having read as
part Of his speech his wiidcnt finance imposi-
ton. His appearance indicated how uncom-
Portable the position Of the Greenbackers IS
It was very difficult to find retreat from the
gibes On one side Of the House and
THE JEERs OF THE OTHER.
He did, however, succeed in retortlng upon tho
Democrats that If they insisted upon their
litter another election there would not be
enough Democrats in the country for cor
por.ls guard. This is the first authoritative ex-
preston On the PIT pa to o. sa1 tne
The attempts to give the House power to bring
appropriation ard other bills from committees,
consideration knd prcparation, was again un-
successfully made to-day. The opposition was
not as much directed to appropr1a-
ton and other general bills, which nre often
delayed and some i.mcs strnnglcd in com mittee.
but arose from tha G.: idc't belief on the part OF
q majority thar la': E>ost convenient WY, per.
them to be s1r. 4:tl In committee.
Mr. WilliuEs, il: Wisconsin proposed an
amendment Of great practical valuc,, which,
With some modification, was adopted In con-
ference Committees it is now the custom to re-
port that the committee hus agreed to certain
amendments upon their printed report, without
specifying tho subject-matter to which they re-
late.
TIE HOUSE IN TIE CLOSING DAYS
of the session is called upon to vote upon this
report, which lies in print before them,
AVID arhirh
information, might simply be {s r.
production of tho tuble Of Arabic numerals
It conveys absolutely no meaning to any person
unless be Is member OF the Appropriations
Committee To make the reform proposed TX
Williams complete, the action Of tho Senate WI
be necessary, but much progress was mnde In
the modified amendment proposed BY "iltnms'
The Speaker, in the discussion of this aucnd-
ment, took occasion to renew his declarAtaon'
made in the lust Congress- that, while the senate
did not believe the joint rules exist, he believes
that they arc still in force.
The Democrats succeeded in voting down q
proposition Of McGuwnn, OF Michigan. TO a1nena
| the rules so that the pte-stand5 anu nucks1Gr-
| shops should not be permitted to re1aatn III m tne
|. Capitol. He was defeated by a large majority
| the friends of the pie women ana cigar men
| rauyiug to their rescue