The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-01
ue to consider the case until it be settled

ue to consider the case until it be settled
without dilatory motions.
On Saturday Immediately upon the
reading Of the journal, Dir. Reed, OF
Maine, arose 10 make privileged report
from the committee on rules, pending
which Dir. Kenna, Of West Virginia,
moved hat the House take recess; but
the clerk proceeded to read the report,
whercupon Sir. kenna rose to a point Of
order, that his motion must first be sub
mitted. The Speaker oyerruled the point
of order, and Mr.. Kenna appealed from
the decision. The chair refused to en-
tertan the appeal and directed the clerk
to read
The clerk then proceeded to read the
report of the committee on rul-a Is fol-
lows: Amend Paragraph s of Rule lG,
so as TO read, Pending motion to sus-
pend the rules, rs OF any question Of con-
sideration which may arise on case in
yolying q constitutional right TO seat
and pending motion for the previous
question, or after it shall have been or
dered on any such case, the Speaker may
entertain motion to adjourn, but after
the result thereon is announced lie shall
not entertain any other motion until q
vote is taken on the pending question,
and pending the consideration OF such n
case only motion to adjourn or take a
recess, but not both in succession, shall
be in order, and such motion shall not be
repeated without further Intervening
consideration Of the case for at least one
hour"
After the reading of the journal on
Monday, Mr.. Reed called up the pro.
posed change in the rules. Mr.. Randall
moved that when the House adjourn it
stand adjourned until Thursday, and on
this motion AIr. Reed raised the point Of
order that no dilatory motion can be
made on proposition to change the
rules. Mr.. Reed argued that the right
Of the House to determine what shall
be its rule is an organic right expressly
given by the Constitution of the United
States. and the rules being the creature
Of that power cannot be used to destroy
it; that to entertain dilatory motions and
thus prevent the House from exercising
its power TO make or amend its rules
would be to violate the express provision
Of the Constitution comforting that power.
Ex-Speakcr Randall replied in very
able argument, showing that while the
rules are in force, they must be obcycd,
even in determining the mode of pro-
cedure upon q proposition to amend
them; that otherwise The caprice OF q
majority might amend the rules to suit
shifting conditions upon every concciva
bic subject Of legislation.
Argument however was utterly useless
except to consume time for the job had
been put up by the republicans to carry
their point, and their partisan speaker
made decision rs he was instructed to
do sustaining Mr.. Reeds point of order
that dilatory motions cannot be made to
prevent change of the rules. Mr.. Cox,
of New YORK, presented a protest signed
by over 100 democratic members against
the ruling of the speaker. The protest
was not received to go upon the journal,
but was read as part Of Mr.. Cox's re-
marks SO as TO be printed in the congress
sional Record. The report of the conf
mittec on rules was adopted-yeas $50,
nays 2.