The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-12-25
RULES REvlseD.
The House of Representatives Adopts the
Code of Rules Proposed by mir. Morri-
son "A Glance at the Important
Changes.

The House of Representatives ADOPTS the
Code of Rules Proposed by mir. Morri-
son A Glance at the Important
Changes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Morrison
code of rules was adopted By the House
yesterday practically in the form in which
it was reported by the Committee on Rules.
1t is believed that this change will enable
the House to dispose more speedily of its
business and to pass many bills which
under the former rules were left unconsid-
cred. tas5
1.-THE rules of the Forty-eignth Congress,
which are in the main adopted. were forty-six
in number. OF these seven have peen changed.
The first rule is changed so as to give the
Speaker control of the passages and corridors
leading to the hall Of the House.
The next change is in Rule 10. This in
creases the membership of several commit
tees. So many committees MS were composed
of fifteen or thirteen members are left as in
former Congresses. The membership OF some
of the others heretofore composed of a less
number are increased to thirteen members.
This viii entail no additional expense or in
convenience. and will enable an increased
number "A members 10 participate in the re-
spoDsibidties ana work of important legisla-
ton.
The next rule changed was No IL of the old
code. This was so changed as to make some
division among other committees ofthe labors
Appropriations alone. The appropriations fol
legislative, executive and judicial expenses,
embracing nearly the whole personnel of the
Government, for sundry civil expenses, fol-
expenses of the District of Columbia, for
Notifications. for pensions, and for all de-
nclencies-aggregatng III amount nearly
Sl200G0.000, or more than half of the total
annual appropriation-are left with the Com
mittee on ADDfC pratiOuS. q 81 4As# M ss
Five additional committees have been Civ
en- charge of appropriation bllls-yiz,: the
Military. Naval, Indian, Foreign Affairs and
Post Office and PostRoads.
Another amendment is in RUE n. 1t is so
amended that committees having jurisdiction
OF appropriation bills, or charged with pre-.
paring and reporting them, shall contine
themselves to the work of appropriation, and
make appropriations as required by existing
law, leaving the work of retrenchment and
the framing of laws in relation thereto to the
respective committee severally in charge of
the different and appropriate committees.
There is an amendment in Rule e, provid.
ing that when the House, being in Committee
of the Whole, proceeds to the consideration
of bills not in their order the Committee of
the Whole may pass over any bill which it
does not desire to consider, unless objection
is made, without the necessity of rising; thst
the House may order such bill passed oyer, as
the old rule requires.
There is also an amendment to Rule 81, un
derwhich private bills must be referred to
some one OIL the claims JOnllnlGt6e paving ap
propriate iurisd iction-tbe Committee on In
valid Pensions, the Committee ON Claims the
Committee on War Claims, the Committee on
Private Land Claims and the Committee on
Accounts. Fsfst8 R&s@ftst
There is inserted in the twenty-fourth rule
q clause providing that after the usual morn
inghour there shall be one hour in which the
Speaker shall call the committees in order.
during which hour each committee, as it is
called. may call up for consideration any bill
reported by it a previous day. and if after two
hours consideration the bill is not disposed of
it viii take its place in the order Of unfinished
business.l a8e