Daily Republican., 1885-11-20
FOURTH EDITION.
The Next Congress.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-A leading
Democratic member Of the next House
IL reported to have sent circular to
the body OF Democratic members In.
quiring whether they stood pledged TO
support any particular slate in the Or
gaDizAtion Of the House at the open Ing
Of the session. Replies have been re-
ceived from 1874 members declaring
their freedom from any such cut and
dried commitment and expressing their
intention to remain unpledged until
they had reached this city and taken
sufficient time TO survey the field and
consult with their friends and as SOC late
members.
1t ia evidently the disposition of the
members elect 70 select the offc'als OF
the House with due consideration and
careful attention TO the claims Of the
several sections Of the country. 1t 10
probable that the slate rs 1t 10 finally
made up, will include representatives
from the pivotal States, as there is q
decided disposition TO bid for popular
support in this, as In other initial mea-
sures, of the new Forty ninth Con-
gress.
1t Ia certain that an organized effort
viii be made TO secure revision OF the
rules upon the opening o! the House,
for the mem bers have been impressed
with the desire OF the country for
prompt consideration and despatch OF
| public business. Representative Muir
| ply, of Iowa, who arrived last night,
expressed himself to day in favor Of
| the proposed amendment of the rules,
though he was not prepared rs yet TO
support any specific measures to that
l - dAta . In
| is expected soon, and Mr.. Murphy
| understands tina: the Greepback mem.
Der, Mr.. Weaver, will go into the
| Democratic caucus. He will devote
himself during the coming session
chiefly to securing the passage of the
Hennepin Canal bill.
| 1t has been supposed that Mr.. Ran
| dali would actively oppose the proposed
| change Of rules and distribution OF the
duties OF the Appropriation COMMITTEES
| but personal friend of the Pennsylva
MIA member said tonight that all MIR
Randall would do would be to point Out
the difficulty that would be experienc.
| ed when half a dozen committees can't
in, each with an appropriation bill
| which was loaded with the pet scheme,
of its mem ers and each clamorous fol
the confederation Of It's own bill trst. -
The scrutiny of the aggregate OF th'
bills would have to be made by the
House, and not by any one committed
charged with that duty, and 1t would
be impossible to tell how expensiv,
might be the demands made upon th'
| Treasury.
| WAsHISGToS, Nov. 10. The Cali.
fornia delegation In the House is likely
to have some trouble, AZ a protest ha
been filed with the Clerk OF the Hous,
against the admission Of every one o
them. The State was re.districted un
der an act approved March Is, 1888
and the election was held under the re
distrlcting. 1t Is alleged that the &C
referred 10 was unconstitutional an,
void, by reason OF its mot havinl
been read three times on three separat
days In each House, as required b,
Section 10 OF Article ~ Of the Consti
tn tion Of this state, the said provision
not having been dispensed with on tn
score of urgency"
| Proceedings in this case have alread.
commenced in the Supreme Court o
California by Leverson and McGraw
two candidates for Congress, who v er
defeated, and An extended brief whiel
has been prepared by the plaintiffs al
torneys has been submitted and forms
part of the protest to the Clerk of tn
House. This will not have any unfit
ence upon the organization of tn
House, rs the Clerk will undoubtedl
place upon the list OF mem bers all thos
who bear the certificate of the Governo
of the State, leaving the protest to go I
the Committee OF Elections for settl,
ment when that committee shall be al
pointed. The case of Congressma
Henley, against whom Mexican citi
zenship Is alleged, will be considered b
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