Daily globe., 1883-07-09

HulHoer OF new rules, some of them OF
great importance. If the revision shouId
be adopted as it stands the business of the
senate would lie 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 a
standing order of the senate for several
congresses, is made permanent rule.
1he EDWARDS proposition, which is that
after the morning business shall have
been considered uader the Anthony rule
the regular order of business of daily
session shall be the calendar, is also made
a new rule. The ADOPTION of 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 90
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 aad revenue bills.
which might be male special orders.
As to the in mportant feature of the
amendment of appropriation bills, the
present rules have oeen incorporated in
the revision without iua t-riaI change. but
the suggestion is made ct tie proper
place 10 regulate lie mater of legislature
uP0u app. "priation lis is in a
code of ioigt r1l.s governing
both houses. Suc1 rule would place the
senate upon au egual fca.ing with the
house. Another new rue s one which
proposes that an amend eal may be laid
on the table without pre- ..lce to the bill
This proposed rule exter d5 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-
tlon 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
of 1906. and has not been admitted in the
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, il 1873, but
the were all indefnitelv
postponed. That will doubtless be the
fate of the present proposition, although
it is deemed probable that the committee
on rules will recommerI it. Another
change in the traditions If the senate is
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 very serious blow at the
traditions of the senate and which. ii
adopted, would aelp 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 a men, Der of more than
one Of the following eammittees The
committee on the judiciary, on appro pria-
tirns, on finance and on commerce.
1t is prc9osed 10 create several new
standing committees, among them q
committee on epidemic diseases,
one Oh the several branches
OF the civil service, and one on
the expenditures of public money, which
shall have charge of al Investigations into
expenditures. The commerce committee
is divided into two committees, the com
mlttee on commerce proper to have charge
OF subjects relating 10 commerce, 20 ship
ping, to the merchant marine, and to the
life saving service and lighthouses and a
committee on internal improvements, 10
which shall be referred the river and har-
Dor bill.
The rule as 20 admissions to the privi-
leges of the floor so that no one shall be
admitted as private secretary unless he
is actually performing the duties of such
secretary. A still stronger provision is
added to the effect that 10 motion shall be
deemed in order TO admit any person
whatever within the doors of the senate to
present any petition or to address the SEN
ate, except as counsel in case of con-
tempt or impeachment. The entire con-
troll of the senate wing of the capitol is
taken from the presiding officer and trans
ferred to the committee on rules. This
strips the vice president of all the patron
age he has and the disposition of the SEN
ate restaurant.
THE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY BARRED FROM
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 9.-The follow
ing is the decision of Postmaster General
Gresham in the Louisiana lottery case:
L have carefully considered Postmaster
General Keys order touching money or
ders and registered letters of character
which he specifically describes, In view of
the subsequent action of the department
and the conflicting views to which it has
given rise, have deemed it my duty to
make the following ruling:
The postmaster general here quotes the
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 registered
letters sent to the same address, and con-
tlnues as follows: There can be
no doubt that this order was
clearly justified by the provisions
of sections 1929 and 4C41 of the revised
statutes. 1t expressly recites that the evil
dence which authorized the postmaster
general to act in the premises was salts
factory to him. His action was therefore
conclusive upon his subordinates and other
departments of the government so long
as the statutes remained in force. The
only question in connection with it which