Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-01
THE SENATE COMMITTEES
To he Created and Abolished ON the
Recommendation of the Conn
mittee on Rules.

The Senate Committee on Rules will
make some recommendations, which, if
approved by the Senate, will modify the
course of proceedings i'll that body ma
terially.
The question of adopting the principle
of ending debate upon any pending
measure summarily by calling the "pre-
vious question" thereon was, after discus
sion, passed upon adversely. A rule was
adopted, however, declaring that when
an amendment proposed to any pending
measure is laid on the table, it shall not
carry with it or prejudice such measure.
This, in effect, applies 'the previous ques-
ton" to amendments, though not, us in
the House of Representatives to the orig
inal measure.
The rule requiring the appointment OF
the standing committees OF the Senate at
the beginning of each session is so amend
ed us to require their appointment only
at the beginning of each Congress.
The Committee on Manufactures and
that on Revolutionary Claims are abol-
ished, and the special Committee on Epi-
demic Diseases-a military committee-is
made standing committee. All matters
touching the expenditure for the support
of the government of the District of Column
bia are rem. owed from the jurisdiction of
the Appropriations Committee and given
to the Committee on the District of Column
bia. The Committees on Library, Print
ing and Contingent Expenses OF the SEN
ate are continued from Congress to Con-
gress, with power to sit during recess.
y new committee on 'Internal Improve
mentsn is created, to consist of nine Sena-
tors, and to have jurisdiction over all
matters relating TO improvements of rivers
| and harbors and OF the river and harbor
bill.
To the Committee on Commerce is left
\ the jurisdiction over all subjects relating
| to commerce, to shipping, to the merchant
marine the Life-Saving service and light
houses.
| The creation OF Committee on Internal
\ Improvements is regarded by some menu
bers of the committee as an important
movement in the interest of American
shipping, since it relieves the Committee
on Commerce in a measure OF the river
and harbor bin, which, it is said, has so
monopolized its time and attention that
/ important subjects, legitimately within its
/ Jurisdiction, have sometimes been neg
! lected. Amendments to the pilotage laws,
measures of relief to the merchant marine
and for the revival OF American shipping
are among the subjects which many Sena-
| tors think of greater Importance than the
river and harbor bill.
| Il new committee on examination OF
! Public Money is created, TO consist OF
seven Senators.
| The rule designating the classes OF
persons who shall have the privilege of
| the floor is amended.
\ proposed rule limiting service upon
committees was discussed and rejected.
| The rules with regard to general legis-
! lation upon appropriation bills were dis
\ cussed, but were not amended
There have been no joint rules in force
since the end of the Forty-third Con-
| gress. The Senate Committee on Rules
proposes to formulate code of joint
rules as soon rs the revision OF the Senate
rules is disposed of. to be submitted to the
House.