, 1880-12-21

WAsIt1SGTDS, ID. e.. Dec. N.-Mr FrEce, |
utl,1er direction Of tic Committee oii Dark
ing md Currency, movcd to SUSPEND the
rules a,ul pnss The following btl1:
Tic It c,nctct, etc. Tt,nt Eec. Ills Of tho 11c-
yfsctl Statutes tr repealed, and TINT from nul
nftcr tho pnssuge Ut this net lit stamps shall bo
necessary IN any check, such rs Is named III
snt'l Sec. 3lls.
Mr.. Mills raisc,t the point Of orttcr that tho
Committee uil Banking una Currency had Ito
Jurisdiction over tho subject lintter If thu
bill, which belonged prnperly to tho C0n,-
nllttee oil Ways ai,d Nica,ls. The Committee
oil Ways And Mems l,nd. Under tho rules.
Jurisdiction nyer thu subject lnniter uf taXa-
tim. mil the Committee Oh banking aid
Currency lla.l no ,noru right to strike out any
thing connected will, tic fiscal condition Of
Tie country tlIan tho Committee on 4Agri-
culture Ind to rctluce t!le duty Oil nErlcnlt-
nral implements. 1t was MI usurpatton Of
authority OF, the part of tie Committee which
mt mean Individually, bnt as a Committee.
Thu H,icstion Of how nancy WINS to be taken
from tho people to support tic Government |
was question for thu consideration Of tho |
Committee OF Ways alnl Mems.
Mr.. 1'ricu thought TINT II was sufficient |
reply to tho objection 10 stato that the bil'had
beel, rcfcrrcil 10 tho Committee on Banking
and Currency.
The spcakur-Dld It 40 there by bill or petit
ti0n?
Atr. prlcc-Dy both.
Tho Speaker-T'hcru IL no doubt that, under
tho rules 0f tho House. this subject
DOES NOT llEr.OSu
to tic Committee OIL Dnnkng and Currency,
and. If 1t came in by petition, 1t Is not conl-
potent.
Alr. rrice-It came iu under petition md
bill. There WAS no question rufsed lis to tho
reference Of tic bIl.
ltr. Mills called attention to tho fact that
at tho lust session tho Republican stllo Of
tho llouse Ind compelled bill which had
bceil improperly referred to DO brought bnck
asltl referreu to the prnpcr Committee.
Atr. Conger made tho additional objection
that tic bill was now on tho calendar. a,,d
teoon Banking md Currency, even II the
Committee ever Ind Jurisdiction.
Mr., AfcI.ane su1d tic point llatle by tic
gentleman from Taxns was, that ITO Commit
tee could mike IL motion TO suspend the rules
upon subject over which 1t lad no jurls-
dictlOn. Tint point he thought very wnll
taken.
Tho Speakcr-It Is ono to weigh with tho
judgment Of tho House.
Mr.. Converse contcntetl That the rules lid
not co nfine tho motion OF tne Committee to
n,,y particular subject.
This: Sprnker-The Chair will submit tho
question whether tic bill las been Improper
IL rcferrctl.
Mr.. linrrls-
THE cIlA1R CANNOT SUBMIT
tlnt motion.
Thu spcakor-Thcre Is objection to tho
Nrr Mills thau ,fa,nn,,i<l - sono,I am, ~
untion tn c,,snu,i ,vos sooo,,,,etl .'1ft, T., ~
TI,, Inls.j,n,,r ,1ohntc xvoa tian co,nmruccl
tv Mr Mil. TIav \ IN ,,'nostt,n, tn tso Xii
III. t,rst ol,iostlnn ,xna ~ ~ tto ,mo,,uer ~
its nnssn,n 1lis s.cn,,f, o,icctio,, WAS t,nt
wifi" In ,yos IN rn~or ~ rn,irrfnw toxnto NJ,
s far NJ IT. t. co' @ he r,cc,i na thon",,t thcro ~,
,ynro other suhiects TINT con,mcn,]c,l thrn-
sn.oa tn tl,a cn,at,iorotio,, ~ tto ,,,orian,,
co,rresa viii n,,,ch n,nre forr,; m Tim tinn 1a tn"
smi,,nct of .cbrcl .eta,nrs Whv .voa n
Tint tho Cnm,,itt," nor,r,s "hnre"
~ .hn .nh"nt III; ,,n. ,,rnrr1,.
lmroro the tIol;sn anna III, IN tnko tnxntiom
I m rlot1,tu,p PIN nhiect ,f cton,,.stimnIv
SMUGGLING tl,o presrn1 l,lll tl,ro,,sh lho Ilonso
,,m,sr n s,s,e,,afon ~ III" wills ,vnr tn ,,rt,.
vn,,t ~, o,,,'',,,,n,t .vn ,r,,,,lJ ,aI,n ,ro,,
rro tt,a ,,,o,,n,ois,. sn,,'o nf H.. illcntt..,'
rnina ,vLt.I, ,,.uts1oII,.a roi,harv .,nvn t,,.r,
HIr F,,a,, tnn,,:rs,, ,v1,",,,.,r T. ,v.',,'I J.,
- -, "".. 80 ".n. ~ NV ,,z
'''' ""''''NN''*' nATci;Ss' '"e A1A@A VIZ
Int rcccived n ncooilyo rcn,y.
Mr. lluebner favored tl1e bI]l. 'rhe eontic.
mun from truxns ounoscd IT, lmcn,,so t,u,,-
! rrsa iii not take Tia tax otf otbar thInus.
Whon tho ntj,or t,,1nva ,.ou,n nj, in or,,nr In
f,,mci,nnrs ,,rnunenI fo rot., f,r o,r,t,t",,