Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-03

WASHINGTON March 1.-The morning hour on
motion of hr. Blackburn was dispensed with,
and Mr. Blackburn moved the House proceed
to consideration of the report of the committee
of the whole on revision of the rules. He stat
ed it was his intention to Immediately demand
the previous question.
Mr.. Conger inquired whether MIR. Blackburn
would allow a yea and nay vote on the amend
ment striking out from rule 81 the proviso al
lowing political riders on appropriation bills.
Receiving negative answer Mr. Conger stated
if he had understood the temper of his side of
the House they would have vote upon it or
they would remain silent for n month or two
months to prevent vote being taken upon the
rules.
Mr. Blackburn stated he acting under
authority of the committee on rules.
MIR. Conger called upon the Republican
members of that committee tn state whether
they had agreed to demand the previous ques-
ton.
Mr. House asked Mr. Blackburn to yield to
him to offer amendment allowing individual
members. in case their bills are not reported
from tho committee within sixty days, t:I
move to suspend the rules and pass the bills.
Mr. Blackburn declined to yield.
MIR. Frye stated, in reply to Copger, he
agreed to ordering the previous question, con-
tident if the rules were again thrown open to
amendment and debate, an amendment affect
ing the tariff and internal revenue would be
offered.
Mr.. Garfield, explaining the reasons for the
agreement to order the previous question,
stated he understood, though without authOri-
ty, the Democrats had retained rule 81 by
promising some of their colleagues, if they
voted to retain it, political riders would be
put on this session. The Democratic party had
gained an apparent victory with the reality of
defeat.
Mr., Blackburn in reilly emphatically denied
that any such agreement as Garfield alluded to
had been entered into.
The clerk then read amendments agreed to
i'll committee Of the whole. The demand for
the previous question was agreed TO without
division, and the House began voting upon the
amendments.
The first amendment on which q separate
vote was demanded was that providing that the
clerk of the House shall at the commencement
of each Congress call the members to order,
call the II of members, and, pending the
election of Speaker, preserve order and decide
all questions of order, subject to appeal by any
member. Agreed to, yeas l44, nays 107.
The amendment giving the committee on
commerce full jurisdiction over the river and
harbor bill was agreed to without division.
The amendment giving the committee on
agriculture jurisdiction over the estimates and
appropriations for the agricultural department
was agreed to, yeas 13l, nays 1G!.
LIE aIHeHuutut SNiHe tuc COlumittSc Ou
publ buildings and grounds the right to re-
port appropriations for public buildings and
grounds was defeated, yeas l0l, nays 1876.
The next amendment was that offered to the
twenty first rule by Mr.. Morrison, and known
as the Morrison substitute; it was agreed to,
yeas 1l9, nays liz. strict party vote with the
exception of Deuster, FELTON,, Speer and
Stevens, who voted with the Republicans in the
negative.
The next amendment was that requiring the
yeas and nays to be taken on the passage of
any bill appropriating money or relating to
revenue after being amended SO as to require
the yeas and nays to be taken on the passage
of general appropriation and revenue bills and
bills for the improvement of rivers and har-
bors. 1t was agreed to.
The amendment to rule Is, providing that nc
motion to suspend the rules and pass public
bills shall be entertained unless the bill shall
have been referred to committee, printed and
distributed, was rejected.
The remaining amendments were then agreed
to in bulk.
Mr. House asked unanimous consent to offel
the amendment which he had allnded to this
morning, but Mr.. Frye objected. The question
then required on adoption of the revised rules
MIR. Conger demanded the yeas and nays a:
the only way in which his side of the HOUSE
could vote against the rule allowing politica
riders The yeas and NAYS were ordered apC