Daily globe., 1883-07-09

NUMBER OF new rules, some of them of
great importance. If the revision should
be adopted as it stands the business of the
senate would be greatly facilitated. One
OF the new rules gives the president pro
tempore the power to designate for a day
presiding officer. The Anthony rule as
to morning business, which has been
standing order of the senate for several
congresses, is made a permanent rule.
The Edwards proposition, which is that
after the morning business shall have
been considered under the Anthony rule
the regular order of business of daily
session shall be the calendar, is also made
new rule. The adoption off the rule
would prevent the ceaseless wrangles over
the order of business. This rule proceeds
upon the reasonable presumption that, as
all matters coming from committees go
regularly to the calendar, it is entirely
proper that the calendar should
be the regular order for
each days's session. The adoption of this
rule would not interfere with the considera-
ton of appropriation and revenue bills,
or of other measures Of public Importance
which might be made special orders.
As to the important feature of the
amendment of appropriation bills, the
present rules have been incorporated in
the revision without material change, but
the suggestion is made Lat tie proper
place 10 regulate The matter Of legislature
upou appropriation a.lis is in a
code OF Joint ralcs governing
both houses. Such a rule would place the
senate upon an aqual footing with the
house. Another new RUE IS one which
proposes that an amendment may be laid
on the table without pre- uaice to the bill.
This proposed rule extends the same pro-
vision to ali bills. This proposition is at
variance with the general rule of parlia-
mentary law, which is that an amendment
laid upon the table carries with it the
pending measure. The rule proposes to
extend to all bills the same privilege which
now exists as to appropriation bills.
Another new rule proposes the introduc-
tion of the previous question where de-
manded by majority of quorum. The
previous questions was incorporated in the
first code of rules adopted by the senate
in 1889. 1t was dropped in the revision
senate since then. Propositions to again
recognize the previous question were made
by Douglas in 1850, by Hale in 1862, and
by Wright, of Iowa, in 1873, but
the were all indefinitely
postponed. That will doubtless be the
fate of the present proposition, although
it is deemed probable that the committee
on rules will recommend it. Another
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the rule which proposes that the commit
tees shall be created for IN entire congress,
and not for each session, as at present.
There is still another new rule which
strikes a very serious blow at the
traditions of the senate and which, ii
adopted, would help t. break down the
| autOcracy of which new senators so much
complain. The rule proposes that no SEN
ator, except by special resolution of the
senate, shall be men, Der of more than
one Of the following committees The
committee on the judiciary, on appro pria-
tirns, on finance and on commerce.
1t is proposed TO create several new
standing committees, among them q
committee on epidemic diseases
one On the several branches
OF the civil service, and one on
shall have charge of all Investigations into
expenditures. The commerce committee
is divided into two committees, the com
mittee on commerce proper to have charge
OF subjects relating to commerce, to ship
ping, to the merchant marine, and to the
life saving service and lighthouses and
committee on internal Improvements, tC
which shall be referred the river and har
Dor bill.
The rule as TO admissions to the privi
leges of the floor so that no one shall b,
, admitted as a private secretary unless b,
is actually performing the duties of sucI
secretary. still stronger provision il
!. added to the effect that no motion shall bt
deemed in order to admit any person
whatever within the doors of the senate II
present any petition or to address the sen
ate, except as counsel in a case of con
/ tempt or Impeachment. The entire con
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taken from the presiding officer and trans
ferred to the committee on rules. Thi
strips the vice president of all the patron
age he has and the disposition of the sen
ate restaurant.
THE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY BARRED FRor
THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July S.-The follow
ing is the decision of Postmaster Genera
Gresham in the Louisiana lottery case
have carefully considered Postmaste
General Keys order touching money OF
ders and registered letters of characte
which he specifically describes. In view O
the subsequent action of the department
! and the conflicting views to which it ha
given rise, have deemed it my duty t,
make the following ruling:
The postmaster general here quotes tn
order of Key to the postmaster of New
Orleans, forbidding the payment of post
age orders drawn to the order of Dauphin
and directing the return of all registere,
J letters sent to the same address, and con
tinues as follows: There can b
f no doubt that this order wa
clearly justified by the provision:
of sections 1929 and 4G41 of the reyisel
statutes. 1t expressly recites that the evi
dence which authorized the postmaste
: general to act in the premises was salts
factory to him. His action was therefor
} conclusive upon his subordinates and othe
departments of the government so lon,
as the statutes remained in force Th
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