Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-17
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I. moved Discussing she Rules.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The chair laid
before the Senate a copy OF resolution re-
lating to the death Of e-President Hem
bricks, passed ut meeting Of the American
residents Of tho Cityof Mexico. 1t was laid
on.the table.
Among bills introduced and referred were
the following: By Mr.. Teller, to provide for
the free and unlimited coinage Of the silver
dollar. By Mr.. Ingalls,, to provide for de-
termining the existence and removal OF in
ability OF the President to discharge the
powers and duties OF his office.
A resolution heretofore offered by MIR.
Beck was laid before the Senate requesting
the President to cause inquiry to be made
and inform the Senate whether any consular
officer of the United States had since 1868
had any interest orreceived benefit from any
notarial, consular or commercial OFFICIALS oil
foreign countries.
MT. Beck said he understood there were
some arrangements between some consular
officers of the United States and some
notarial or other officials OF the countries
by which our consular officers received in
directly benefits that they could not get
directly. It that was so, he wanted 1t
stopped, and having introduced a bill on
the subject on consular fees, the informa-
ton was necessary for his guidance.
House of Representatives.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--Mr. Brown Qnd.)
offered resolution changing the rule 30 as
to provide that leave to print In the record
shall be allowed only when question is
under consideration. Referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Norwood (Cal) the
Senate bill was passed removing the po-
litical disabilities Of Alex. II. Lawton of
Georgia.
Mr.. King Ga.) proposed an amendment
to the rules So as to allow members to see
correspondents Of the press In the lobby In
the rear of the speakers chair. Referred.
The discussion of the revised revision of
the rules was then resumed, and MIR. Her
bert (Ala.) took the floor with an argument
in favor OF the general feature of the reyi-
sion, but in opposition to the plea of dis
tributing the work OF the appropriation
committee. That committee should remain
10 charge of the money bills, but all
power should be taken away from 1t
to incorporate In the general legislation. He
cited instances to show the evils which had
resulted from his method OF legislation, de-
claring that 1t had prevented the exacting
of benefcent laws and had created enemies
to the great committee on appropriations.
II this attack on the committee should
prove successful the committee would have
to blame the Holman amendment for it. 1t
was the duty OF the Democratic party to
carry out its professions OF reform, and he
commended that this could not be done by a
division of the appropriation bills.
On the contrary the result would be
that the expenditures OF the government
would bs largely increased. The argument
which had been made that the opponents to
the distribution based their opposition OIL
the ground that there were only Id men In |
the House honest enough to be trusted with
the money bills was hardly a fair ono and
If carried out to its logical conclusion would |
mean that in each Of the 4S Congresses pre-
ceeding the present there were only 10 |
honest men, for all of them conflded the |
appropriation bills to one committee.