The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-16
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WAsuISaroN, Dec. l5.-In the House
to-day, Mr.. Morrison. Of Illinois, offered &
concurrent resolution providing for aholi-
day recess from Tuesday, December %,
until Tuesday, January s. Laid over fol-
one day under the rules. (" : -
Mr.. Morrison then called up tho report
Of the Committee On Rules, which was
presented yesterday, and The proposed
new code Of rules was read atlength.
At Nj. Norrison's Buggcstion, the read
ing OF the report was dispensed with, and
the general debate was opened by Mr.
Morrison with short explanation Of tho
proposed revision. There was nothing
new, he said, in his proposition. He had
merely grouped such of tho propositions
as had been sabuittsd TO the House from
time to time az were believed to be
essential TO the speedy organization OF the
House; to the proper distribution ot'is
work, and to more conservative and
economical legislation.
GIBSON CHIPS IN.
Mr.. Gibson, OF West Virginia, said that
under tho present rules nine.tenths Of the
constituency were practically distraDchised
in the HouSe, while two or three men pei
themselves up, or were set W, as the only
men who could be trusted on scaount oi
their honesty. He favored distribution
OF the appropriation bills, and asserted that
history had shown that nearly every scan-
dsl OF modern times had been found 10
the belly Of an appropriation bill. He
did not belieVe in this pretension OF hon
esty thst he had vt 10 discover that The
gentleman from Pennsylyania lRGndalG)
and the geuilama from Indiana Holmanj
had ever o. cted to appropriations for
their oWn States.. .sg.
Mr.. RandaIl-The gentemsa is misr
taken as far as Lam concerned.
Nj. 9ibsop-lf 1 am, the g4ntleman'S
objections hSse bteq 50 slight and 70 infrs-
,orsnt that they have GGt tfkd9 hlm sspro-
minent as his other sections.
Continuing Mr. Gibson said that ne
remembered that the gentleman from
PennsylyiapiR came iu en- the last day OF
the last session of QoHgleEa apd psesed
through the House, uuder threat ;;ast
not 10 do 30 wouid HIuse an-e$tra session,
an appropriation bill which contained an
appropriation for public building IN
Pennsylvania or Indiana. ip j ilFGG.
Mr., Randall thought the gentleman'S
memory dalec.iye. He had assisted every
addition 10 tho appropriations for public
buildings on the sundfy Civil BIZ and his
vote in committee had been goAligtent
With his public Scts. As well de be re:
mem bered there was no appropriation "A
that bill for public building 10 Rennsyl.
vania. fpb -i.'"S'' 70. ''' '''.
b liyRR rAp's MrELE JOKE. oa
5iR. Gibson-It is because the gentle.
man thrusts himself in here and makes
himself peraonsl feature in this discus.
sion that he is discussed. [Laughter.] /
Mr.. Randall thought that in view OF the
remSrks Of the gentleman from West Nir-
Rinia as to land grants and SBPHidy, itWas
proper for him 10 say that sipcethe House
had been under Democratic control there
had not been an acre Of land appropriated.
As to othrusting himself forward, he wanted
every member TO know that be had done
the reverse. ii anybody wanted to deal
with him personally he ought not 70 DO Il
bore. ,,-,,
the proposed REVISION. For the last three
Congresses the representatives Of the peo-
pie Of the United States had been IN irons ).
they hSd been allowed to transact no HGl-
lie busineAs except at the idictaton and BY
permission Of small coterie Of gentlenien
who, while they possessed individually
more wisdom than the rest OF the mem.
beTS, did not possess all the wisdom Of
{Ais world: laughter. w. /. -"
Mr.. Morrison RGYe notice thatheNould
spdeeyor to close the general debate to-
morrow afternoon.