, 1880-01-09
Mr.. Beck Says He'll Not Vote 10
Bring It Before the Sen.
ate.
The Report on the German National
Bank Of Chicago Not Yet
Completed.
It VIII Not, However, MIKE Any Show
lug UnfayorAble t0 The Con.
troller,
But Will Lay Baro Something Of the Ii.
stitution's Bad Management.
RIVERS AND IIA1lDO1sS.
DISCUSSION or TIE NEW RULE.

ntSCUHSlUS or THE NEW RULE.
Spfetal Uispaeh to TIE Chicago Tribune.
wAsIt1SuroS, q. e., Jun. s.-"I WIS not SEM
hero to uct IN clerk for any eun'nIttec." said
Mr. Keugnn, ex- -post1nnstcr- 0unernl Ut tho Con-
fcdcracy, mud Chairman Of tho 1fo,tao Commerce
Cn1ntn[ttce, ut tho beginning OF an cxcltet
speech this AFTERNOON. The subject Of dchata
wts tho proposed revision uf tho rules, and thu
principal proposition OF tho now rules WINS the
r,,lo which euntemp9atcs dcpriyfng tho Com.
l1lcrce Committee OF the power which It for solnt
years l1aa Ind Of originating tho 1lvcr alid lias.
bnr bill, nnd Ut committing that bll
to the churgo Of tho Appropriations Con.
mIttcc. The spirit of Mr.. licagat,t's Indignant
protest wns tho spirit Of tho entire orposftloato
this portion Ut tho revision. Tho rules ct ths
1louse M Il whoo arc very little Understood III.
stle tho House, mud Aro mt understood at Rll
outside of 1T but tho question of tho old ag and
an appropriation is pretty well understood In
both pnrtscs, whether inaldo or outside Ut Con-
gress. Tint IL tho question which seems to bs
mntnly involved IN tho proposed trflnsfcr Of
power from tue Commerce. to tho Appropriations
IT WOULD he UNFAIR
to say that those who.oppuse this transfer favor
extravaganza In appropriations. It ID true,
however, TINT tho advocates Of tho change ata
numbered ,mong the most rigid Of the econo-
u,tsts Of tho House. The latter clAss Is CON.
ut tho Appropriations Committee ind to crIppta
tho Commerce. Committee. To-day tho Com.
MERGE Committee found earnest advocates aua
strong defenders In Heng,tsl, Hooker OF Mlssts-
sippE, ONeill OF Pennsylvania, and kennn oe
West Virginia., while the Speaker himself, Nc.
Lune OF Mnrylaul, aud Gar!lcld supported TIL
proposed chnnge. Tho advocates Of thu
change insisted that the existing rules haze
given tho Commerce Committee no authority oyat
},t1f h0 tim
assumed jurisdiction Of those appropriate
that thoro has bccn constantly tuoEcastng CT.
tr.yagntco III thoso appropriations etnce tha
Commerce Committee took chArgo OF tho Rlvet
and IIurbor bill,-tho aggregate appropriation
for that purpose sInee 1H11 being Sl25 0.oo, anu
that general change Is demanded.
"Thoro has becn much public criticism" shid
Speaker lsu,,ta,l In his capuo!ty ns Represent.
ntIyc from Philadelphia, "upon the way the
River and Harbor bill IL prcparod and refor1n Il
| needed"
IN TIE COURSE or ITS SPEECH
| tho Sneaker submitted tho following states
| llert to show tho wo!derf1l tncreasts ln tht
| amount Of tho river and hnrLor appropriation
s!uce tho F9rty-irst GonErsss; Frst sstGa aess!oa
x30lh 100; third session, ii, ,4s $40: secpnd session
F1rty-scconl Congress, u bss 900; third session.
Int session session f"Etyrths4 y ti9. Gomsrsi ss1,iss
no npproprlAtions; first session Forty nth, no
s; sssG .a.a sSss2 81 tho tstss atssr fsss asa
WIS urged for tho Commerce. Cnuanllttee anl fof
tho Hlver md llnrbor bIll, that the work 0t pre-
| pur1rg Ally other appropriation bill: that tha
Improvement of r!vera ,lad harbors and the o.;
sf te S5e nh 5o of 9sst too xeh To-
scli purpose: md TINT tho history Of EufcPs
Shows that tho prosperity of Franco Is main!! 1
ri and otaor hlshways. There WIS q sharp passagt
between tho speaker mud 0Netll. OF Penney.