Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-10

was at his request laid on table for
present and ordered printed, calling on
the Secretary Of the Interior for copy CT
each report made by Government Direc-
tors of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.,
nom the date of the FIRST appointment Of
such directors to the present term.
Mr.. Brown presented the: petition of
General Alexander A. LsWton. of Georgia
praying to be relieved Of political disabil-
iGts. "If," said Brown, there be any
political disabilities in bis case" 1t was
referred at his own request. Mr.. Riddle
berger was relieved from service on the
Committee on Railroads. Mr.. Msxsy at
his own request, was relieved from service
on the CON mittee on Military Affairs, and
Mr.. Walthal was appointed in his stead.
At lilo D. m, on motion of Mr.. Ingalls,,
the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December 9-Immediate
Is after reading the Journal, the Speaker
asked and received permission Of the
House to appoint the Committees on
Rules, Accounts and Enrolled Bills.
Mr. Morrison (Illinois), offered q reso-
luton for reference to the Committee on
Rules when appointed. The resolution
proposes to continue In force the rules OF
the Forty.eighth Congress, with the modi-
6cstions referred to in these dispatches Of
yesterday, namely, the distribution Of the
work Of the Appropriation Committee
among the other standing committees OF
the House.
Il leaves the committee with jurisdic
ton over the Legislative and Sundry Civil
bill; amends rule 2l, By striking out the
clause which provides that no provision IN
the general appropriation bill, or amend
ment thereto, changing existing law be IN
order, except such rs are germane to the
subject matter Of the bill and shall re-
trench expenditures.
He called attention to the absolute ne
cessIty of having some rule Of procedure,
while the subject Of amending the rules
was under consideration. He had no In
tentiop bv his resolution to abstract &C
ton upon the proposed rules. 1t was not
his impression that the House could take
any speedy action on the proposed modlh-
ca,ions, and be thought that until action
was taken there would be rules under
which the House could proceed to business.
Mr. aarbert opposed Mr.. Hammond
proposition, taking the ground that the
House having once adopted the old rules,
could not change them without q two
thirds vote.
HIsCoCxs POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Hiscock, of New York, made q
point of order that until q code OF rules was
adopted the House vas governed by rules
OF the preceding Congress, and that under
those rules the amendment'proposed by Mr..
Springer must be referred to the Commit
tee on Rules.
Mr.. Springer opposed the point of order,
maintaining that this House could not sur
render its prerogstiYes nor could the former
House usurp them ss would be the ease II
il were decided the House OF the Forty
eighth Congress could prescribe what rules
should govern the House OF the Forty
ninth Congress.
Afrer further debate Mr.. Hiscock moved
MS mint of order to enable Me-. Springer
10 take the floor for brief explanation OF
the objects sought to be obtained in his re-
vision Of the rules.
sFRTNGER 3 REVISION or tbs RULES.
The frs, Of these objects, according to
Springer, was the partial distribution oil the
4 lsbors Of the COMMITTEES on APpropris-
lions, and he argued in support OF the
view that such distribution would result IN
more thorough consideration OF and more
speedy action upon great moneyed oils
which were brought before Congress. de
resutsd the assertion that distribution
would result in extravagance in public ex-
psuditures and regarded ss rehschon on
reursssntst;yes Of ths people the idea
thai there was a favored te"
and honored in their midst who
could alone be trusted. He also proposed
the abolition of q number Of useless COM
nittees sudIpointed out the advantages
which would result from this concentration
of committee membership by enaohng
committees to secure q quorum Tor tne
transsctisu of business which had hereto
( fore baeu difficult trom the fact that every
Rarrasentstive was q member OF two or
more committees Another object sought
70 be obtained By his revised code was to
facilitate The transaction Of business oy
nerni,ting the passage Of bills dur ng the
morning hour. Another proposition which
he thought would commend itself to mem
bers was that Of prohibiting the incorpora-
tiou of general legislation on aPpropns-
tiou bills.
On motion ofMr. Springer the proposed
rnIes were referred to the Committee on
Rules H..
The Speaker appointed the Committee
on Rules as follows:
The Speaker. Mes5rs. Randall, Morrison
Reed sud Hiscock. In order to give the
Corsni-tee rime to consider various pro-
nosit;ops referred to it, on motion OF Mr.
Mornson the House adjourned until Satur-
dag.