New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-15
COMING OVER TO RANDALL.
DEMOCRATS DISTRESSING THEMSELVES.
=
WILL HE GAIN SUFFICIENT STRENGTH 70 DEFEAT
THE REVISION or THE HOUSE RULES

VIII HE GAIN SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO DEFEAT
TIE REVISION OF THE HOUSE RULES
WAsUINGToY, Dec. II (Specian. The House
did nothing to-day except receive the rcpor OF the
COMMITTEES Rules An effort to nave the DAY deFol'u
10 the introduction of bills defeated by the adoption
of .motion 10 adjourn. Mr.. Randall obtained leave to
submit the views OF the minority Of the Committee On
Rules and they will be printed in The Reori tose'hcr
with the report OF the majority. Although Mr. Randall
dssents from all the recommendations OF the majority
he aud his supporters in the House Will devote them
solves maaly to a united effort to prevent
the scattering of the appropriation bills
There were indications to-day among Demo-
cratic Representatives OF reaction unfivorahlo
TO the distribution of the bills, and Mr. Randall seemed
to feel cons lorAblc confidence that tue proposition VIII
bedefeae1 desPte tho fact that 1t has the cordial sup
port of the speaker Colonel Morrison and other inh
entail Democratic leaders II l. apparent that Mr Ran
dalrs sturdy opposition has produced decided elect
already upon members Of MS own party. Some OF them
who outspok-n IN ayor OF the scheme few days
ago seem now to have IA fear that after all, the
Democratic majority in the House is unfit to be
trusted with the business ofessaton. except under tho
guardianship OF an Appropriations Committee controlled
by Randall AMI Holm n; and many who had expressed
no opinion the subject show asrOng disposition
t. take sides with the Pennsylvania states The
friends OF thu IIeunrpn Canal project aud other knIred
schemes discovered to-day that the adoption o. the
proposed amendments probably would prove fatal to
tncm and they ut me ont I'm opposition 10 TIE
amendments IL il estimated that this change Will give
Mr. Randall the aid OF fifteen or twenty Den ocratic
votes whicn he did not expect. The plan of revision
proposed by Mr. Springer contained provision which
gave to Committee Rivers and IL rbors the Juris-
dciion Of legislation pertaining to tue construction
and Improvement OF canals well rivers
and harbors, but that plan was treated
with courtesy and less confederation by the Com
mittec Rules which did moi even accord to It's author
the privilege OF a hearing rhe committees plan IL
construe in manner ciicctualy to prevent the con-
sideratlOn of any proposition % appropriate money
for the construction or Improvement OF canals.
II ought no, to b, forgotten. nOHever, that speaker
Carlisle iavor the pan tao rules and that II it
/, carried Will have good any prizes to distribute
The charmanshps Of six committees Hillary,
Naval, Indian. Foreign AGIirs Post Offices In
valid Pens 0ns-EI be mnch moro important
ana desirable Than before, Tor eacl VIII
the pibc service 10 which 10 relates Besides, tle
number OF OnuIitceuch VINO W take pirt III Inc WORK
forjy.i,c hundred ana tHcnty-~"YcH THIS dono
a consideration which VIA appeal with great force 10
importance and dignity ~ Always Ih,te"S,u a. soon 80
be himself HSis"I oa comm itrc which helps 10
roll even tpa 5tht extent thc bdIoestIhhs q! tue
II Ilr. Randall shall prevail with majority
oil his Side against tie considerations mcniourl
Will be not only triumph eli winch hc may well "r
proud positive proof tuat the r'e TIA lee Democrats
nave decided not 10 punish him Tor lis reason du4-
,ug Inc war Cyor tho II r.i,ou bin last year Il viii be-
a clear aud plain dm S~pu By the Dcmorr ratio ma
jurty t.at j, uuI u ice trd,trd VITA the dudes "l
lcei. alton, except under the olr' OF sIrh accom-
m.h. Ii L. expected tlI. tar deDa.e NAl Co4tlnur
through ilr week. aud 'il N'i" may not DE reached
err-> will adjourn Goa ih' holiday Tue committees
wal auuou.cei Uutl tur House sht. Irt,'tu'r,
probably 90 January g. AMI therefore iIr proprietor
rooms anil about January IT,