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enforcement. At Beck's request The
resointion vas allowed to lie ever for
the present Adjourned.

House.
WAsHIsGToS. Dee ls.-Copsidsration
OF the rspcr; OF tue Com nittee on Rales
vas resumed, the pending gmsndueu,
oeinR that offered by Springer ~ Hi
nois- 10 abolish the various COMMITTEES
OF expenditures in the different Depart-
hients, sud to concentrate their duties
ia one com mnlttee consisting of Is mem
oer-- In advocating the amsLduent
springer stated that during tue past
ten yeas the clerks Of these coulmittess
had oeen paid k2j0. 900, while as far as
D. could Remember bot txo of them
had made reports-the Committee on
Expenditures in the War Departmen,
10 the Forty-fourth Congress. and the
committee on Expenditures Ia the De
partment Of Justice In the Forty eighth
Congress.
Morrison thought that much good bad
resulted from the york done by these
tso committees. During the late cam
paiRn be bad heard 1t proclaimed every
where 10 Democratic speeches that the
Dem 1eratio party wanted to see the
books Nov that Il had the opportunity
be hoped that IL would not close its
eyes.
hope you von't," remarked Browne
OF Indiana. You will have soma books
OF your own in few years"
H-roert OF Alabama opposed the
amendment, asserting that the House
should always stand ready to iugesti.
gate the abuses which had grown npon
the administration of the Government.
He did not think that the Republican
members could afford to vote to abolish
the committees.
Houk OF Tennessee stated that the
hepublicans would not vote to abolish
them. 1t was true that when the Re
pabiicans we're In power there was little
necessity for them. bat the prospect was
that they would be very useful in the
future. Laughter.
After further debate the amendment
Was rejected.
Hammond, of Georgia, offered as an
amendment that no Appropriation
should be reported in any appropriation
bill for any expenditure net preyio usly
authorized by Law, unless in eontiaua
tion OF appropriations for such public
works and objects As are already in
progress.
Hammond said his object Was TO dis
cover whether the Hosse would retain
the power 20 keep riders on the appro-
priaiion bills.
The amendment was r, iscted without.
division.
Ibe House rejected the motion Of
Hammond to strike ont the clause of
tue proposed new code of rules dis
iributing the appropriation bills among
the CON nittees of the House by vote
OF yeas -. nays 227.
Cannon moved to strike out the para
graph whioh limited the appropriations
over which the Appropriation Commit
tee had jurisdiction. rhe motion was
lost.
On motion OF Cobb Of Indiana an
amendment Was adopted granting the
Committee on Puolio Lauds leave to
report at any time on bills for the for
feIture OF land grants, to prevent spec
ulatlon In publ Q lands. and for the res
ervation Of public lands for the benefit
of actual settlers
Adams of Illinois then offered an
amendment, virtually prohibiting
" riders." II was substantially the
same as the one whicn bore the test
oath on describing appropriation bills
that had been offered by Hammond
and been rejected by the House. The
amendment was now adopted, and the
Remainder OF the report agreed to with
out obieetion. The report was then
adopted IN toto. 80 the rules Of the
Forty eiRhto Congress, ss amended by
the rep re OF the Committee op Rules,
are re- enacted as the rules Of tue Forty
ninth Congress.
Morrison of Illinois thsa called up
the resolution for q holiday recess,
after having IT amended 50 that the re-
osss shall begin on Monday next and
end on January 5th.
Beach opposed the idea, which he
considered childish one, sf taking a
holiday recess at this tune. IL vas at
tended With danger. and he appealed TO
the Democratic House 10 go as far Ms
tue Republican Senate had done to
takisg some action on the Presidential
succession bill
On motion Of Matson Of Indiana the
Senate bill Rrantin2 pension 10 Mrs.
General Grant vas taken up and pass
ed. Price of Wisconsin voted IN the
negative. Adjourned.