The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-17
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/ Vanla 20 submit = minority report.
l. Hr. Weayer of Iowa offered . resolu-
ton providing for call Of states to-day
| tor the introduction of bills. Consider
| able aDtagOHiem was made TO the propo-
sion, Mr.. Hammond of Georgia and Nc
/. MILAN of Tennessee ASSERTING that the
! introduction of bills before the house
had determined the Jurisdiction of the
various committees lead to great con
| fusion.
Mr.Springer. of Illinois, took the same
view Of the matter, and pointed cut var
ious sections IN the proposed new code
which would be violated If the resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Weaver saw no weight ia the OBJ
jections raised. because be proposed fc
refer the bills 70 appropriate commit
tees when appointed.
Further discussion Was cut short by 3
motion 70 adjourns which at 12:25 car
rIed.
The chair laid before the senate
| JOINT resolution of the legislature of
Connscticut urging congress to pass,
without unnecessary delay, bill to pro-
vide for presi ,1eotlaf count. hr
Plat briefly called attention 70 the I'M
| poTtance of The subject covered by the
I IOt1b ACcOl0tiOAs 6aEABk G10S VIC RNOP4C
of his state had requested him to bring
the matter to the attention of the senate.
Mr.. HOar WAS of the opinion thst Platrs
state was responsible tor the failure in
the bouse OF the bill already
three times passed In the senate to meet
the difficulty At least, q distinguished
Representatives from that state had been
chairman of the house conference COM
mittee on the bill IN the last congress,
and the conference report was made to
the house bill so late in the session that
In the pressure of other business. moth
ing was done by the house. Senator
Hoar said he had done everything pos
sibie in the premises, and was not re-
sponsible for the failure OF the bill to
become law.
The chair laid before the senate q
memorial from the state executive
committee appointed by the constitu-
uonsl convention Of Dakota, praying
for admission of Southern Dakota a. 9
state Of the Union and transmitting q
draft of constitution for the approval
of congress
Mr.. Harrison said he had only waited
the recei pt of this memorial in order TO
introduce bill providing for the adj
mission of the territory named, and that
he would introduce such bill at an
early opportunity.
Senator Hoar, from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections,
reported favorably the OTigioal bill pro-
VldInR for the performance of duties of
the president in case OF the death. resig-
nation or inability of both president
and vice president. He said it wes sub
stantiallY the same bill that had been
acted on last year by the senate, and
gave notice he would call it up to-moT
row for consideration.
Mr.. Edmunds expressed the hope that
its consideration would be delayed for
9 day in order that he might have an OPP
portunity TO attach to il an amendment
bill already introduced by him, regulat-
ing the count of the presidential vote.
Mr.. Hoar was willing that the bill
should lie over one day, was placed on
the calendar by consent
The resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan
was agreed to requesting the president,
If not incom pAtlbie with public inter-
ssts, to communicate to the senate re-
port OF the actual instrument of survey
of the line of the ship railway across
the isthnus of Tchuentepec, and OF any
canal or canals designed to connect such
chip railway with the Gulf OF Mexico or
Pacific Ocean.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, 1t was re-
solved that until the expiration OF the
Forty ninth congress the committee on
appropriations shall consist OF ten mem
beTs, and the chair appointed Mr.. Logan
as an additional members.
Mr.. SePell, at his Own request, was
relieved OF TIE Charm anship OF the CON-
mittee on military affairs Tr- Logan.
was by the chair appointed TO that POSI-
| non.
Mr.. Henderson was, at his own re-
quest, relieved from service on the com
mi'tee on privileges and elections and
committee on library
Mr. Sewall was appointed chairman
of the committee on Library and member
of committee on privileges and cleo
tions.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, d. Z. Dec. i5-Mr
Morrison. oil Illinois, offered concur
rent resolution providing for holiday
recess from Tuesday Dec. 22i, till Tues
day Jan. 5lh. Laiu over for one day I'm
der the rules.
Mr.. Morrison then called up the re-
port of the committee on rules, which
was presented yesterday, AID the pro-
posed new code of rules read at length.
Al Mr.. Morrison's suggestion, the
| reading OF the report itself was dlspens-
ed with, and a general debate was
| opened by Morrison, with short ex-
| PLANTATION of the proposed revision.
| There was nothing new said on the
proposition. 1t had merely grouped
such OF propositions as had been sub
mitted TO the house from time TO time as
was believed essential to speedy eEEan-
| ization OF the house, to q proper distri.
| button of its work and TO a conservative
and economical legislation. After
touching briefly upon one OF two minor
J changes proposed, he argued in support
OF the distribution of the labors of the
appropriation Committee. If the revis-
| ion was adopted, that committee
would be left with Jurisdiction
over bills sggregating in amount over
half the expenditures oil the government,
ana it was believed by the committee Oh
rules, that to give 1ilIgent and proper
attention to appropriation bills invOlv-
ing such large amount OF money would
require ali the efforts, aud all the indus
Try and all the intelligence that could be
found in any one committee of the
house. Ii was claimed by q minority of
the committee of rules that this would
increase expenditures. 1t would be
only so commended, II members, who
should constitute other committees, we're
less Intelligent, less honest, less vigi.
liant, and Less capable of per-
forming the duties that developed on
them, than members of the COMMITTEES
} on appropriations. The minority report
had introduced q number of senators a
witnesses against the disadvisAbilIty Of
the division OF the appropriation bills
They hal been summoned 20 say that il
the HOUSE. the appropriation bills should
be kept together IN order that expendi
/ | lures might be reduced. In the senate
that they should be kept together ii
> order that expenditures might be largely
{ Increased. He then passed on to tn
' consideration Of the proposition TO pro
D hiblS Incorporating general Legislation
Z IN appropriation bills. declaring that
q would be inSshe interest of considerat
q and speedy legislation.
o Mr., Randall said he had not tntendet
TO speak on the subject, but some view
had been expressed by the genflema
from Illinois (MorrIson) which he va
unwilling 20 pass over wi bout noticG
!, He (Randall1 had said. with delbers
ton, that the tendency Of the divessio
of the work of the Committee on eppro
- pFiaiion Wss to increase the public e.
psnditures of the governmoE
and instanced the river an
y harbor bill, and stated that since the bi
d had been confided 20 the committee G
= commerce the river and hAr5of cor
- mIttee's aveTave annual appropriation
II jumped from 81. 900 TO 414 COCO
er This would bear hum out IN the asse
h ton that the separation OF appropriate
l. bills largely increased expenditures.
q SENATE.
1hechalr laid before the senate i
ter from the secretary of war with q !
port OF the chief of ordinance. shown
na tests of iron and steel during the Is
"a fiscal year Also. letter from thesa
- secretary transmitting, in complain
20 with recent resolution of the sesa
= the report of Capt Bixby, United Slai
e engineer, of the sea coast FortIfcafio
"a of Europe.