Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-28
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
February u, 1850.
CONGRESSIONAL,
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceed

Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceed.
sENATE-Mr. Mcdonald moved n nostnone
the motion to reconsider the I'VE per cent bill
until the second Monday In December next.
Agreed to by viva voce vote.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph the Senate took
up the bill for the relief of FitzeJohn Porter.
Mr.. Randolph consented to lay the bill aside
Temporarily on Monday to allow Mi. Hoar to
On motion of Mr.. Burnside II was resolved
that when the Senate adjourn 1t be to meet on
Monday.
At4p p. m, the Senate went into executive
session. and when the doors were reopenei, at
p. M, adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.-After our report closed, the House
being in committee OF the whole on the revision
Mr.. Frye, on behalf of the committee on rules,
offered an amendment to rule %, providing it
should be in order to suspend the rules on the
stead OF on every Monday. as the present rule
provides; preference being given on the first
Monday to individuals, ana on the third Monday
10 committees. Adopted.
Also an amendment providing that all mo-
tons to suspend the rules shall, before being
submitted to the House. be seconded by ma
Jorlty OF the members.
Mr.. Bragg opposed the present rule, particu-
larly that portion which allowed the rules TO be
suspended during the last six days of a session.
The amendment was adopted, as was also an
amendment providing that when a motion to
suspend the rules has been seconded it shall b.
In order to debate the proposition to be voted
upon for thirty minutes
MI: Harris (va) submitted an amendment
prohibiting the Speaker from entertaining mo-
ton to susI end the rules to consider propos.-
tion merely expressing the opinion Of the House
on any question.
Mr.. Harris, in supporting his amendment,
stated that he offered 1t for the purpose of pre-
venting the Offering of clap-trap and buncombe
the resolution which Mr.. Weaver, Of Iowa. has
been attempting to get before the House for
several weeks.
Mr. Weaver cold that If Voc xyo11 I'm dorstood
that 1t was not bill which was wanted on the
financial question. A number of those bills hal
been referred to the committees, but those COM
mittees were 80 chaperoned that they smothered
the bills and refused to let them see the light of
day.
Mr.. Harrls's amendment was rejected
viding that debate of thirty minutes should be
allowed the ordering of the previous question
on any proposition which has not previously
been discussed. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hawley an amendment was
adopted providing that no motion to suspend
the rules and pass public bill shall be enter
tanned unless the bill shall have been referred
to committee and printed, and distributed to
members at least one legislative day before the
motion to suspend the rules Is made.
MI Williams submtttri an amendment to
rule %, so as to require the House members of
conference committees to append to their con-
ference report an explanation OF the points in
controversy. Adopted.
An amendment was also adopted reducing the
fees OF witnesses before committees from So to
50 day.
No further amendments We're offered until
the last OF the rules were disposed of, and that
stage of the proceedings was attended with
handeclapplng and other demonstrations Of
Several amendments, merely of a verbal char
acter, were made and agreed to. Then the com.
mtttee rose and reported the rules to the House.
Notice was given by Mr.. Blackburn that he
would ask final action on them by the House
The House then adjourned until Monday.