The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-20
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
HOUSE

WASHINGTON, December lathe
Speaker laid before the House COM
municaiion from the board OF directors
of the New Orleans Exposition, inviting
members of the House to visit the ex
position on Tuesday, December 18th.
Laid on the table.
Morrison, from the committee on
rules, reported a resolution for
the creation of the following select
committees: On election of President
as Vice President of the United States,
to consist of three members. to which
shall be referred all propositions touch
ing the election and tenure of the office
of President and Vice President, the
count of the electoral vote and success
sion to the office of President $ on re-
form in the civil service, to consist OF
thirteen members, TO which shall be re-
ferred all propositions touching civil
service; on ship-building and ship-own-
ing interests, to consist of thirteen
members, to which shall be referred all
propositions relating to American ship
building and shipowning interests, with
authority 10 investigate the cause OF
the decline of the American foreign
carrying trade; on Ii Iuor Traffic, TO con-
sist OF eleven members; on Ventilation
and acoustics of the House, to consist
of seven members.
An effort was made to strike out the
clauses relating to shipping, and the
committee on alcoholic liquor traffic,
but it proved unsuccessful, and the
resolutions was adopted.
Findlay (Maryland) asked unani-
nous consent Tor the present consIdera
ton OF the : n te Presidential succ -
sion bill but Peters (hansas) objected.
Randall suggested that Findlay could
on Monday move TO pass the bill under
a suspension of the rules and Findlay
gave notice that he would pursue that
| course. subsequently Peters stated
that if the bill could be brought up and
debated to-day and debated as bill of
that dignity merited, he would with
draw his objection. He did not be-
lieve that measure of that character
! should be passed without due consider
alton.
Findlay then renewed his request and
asked that the bill De passed imme
| Gofff ijWest Virginia)-''I it any more
important than at the last sessions p
Finulay-"Itis Just as important now
as then"
Goff-''Your side of the House op-
DOSeO IL Jnen now you Iudhe al dppSd
| that is important"
F1ndlay-"All 1 say is that if the
House made a mistake then, that is nc
reason why it should make mistake
now"
Goff-'iC Circumstances are changed
FIndlay-"CIreumStances alter cases
a I'd wise men are governed by circum-
stances"
Reed (Mainel said that by the new
rules an opportunity was offered FOL
the transaction of business in regular
order, and he could see no reason fol
stampeding the House in favor of a
particular bill, even if it was a bill
which would receive the. support of the
Republican arty now as it had in the
past. There was no. public exigency
| that demanded such vocIferous display
of patriotism as was now exhibited by
gentlemen who were opposed to 1t las
session.
Findlay inquired as to the length o.
time which the Republicans wished fol
debate.
Reed said that the regular course
was for the bill to be referred to a com
mittee so the bill did not come up.
Consent was asked, but refused. tina
there might Ue a call of states Tor the
introduction of bills.
After the introduction of several new
bills the House adjourned.