St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-15
RANDALL'S LAST RESORT.
He Succeeds in II aying Rescinded
the Rule Providing for 5 O'Clock


I he SuCCeeuS In II dVln& 1tcSClnQcu
the Rule Providing for 5 O'Clock
Adjournment.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-In the house
to-day the rule providing for an adj
journment at O'Clock each day was
rescinded after long debate. A rev.
enue bill of importance was referred to
the appropriations committee, and a
number of measures pertaining to the
District of Columbia were passed. After
the reading of the journal Mr.. Randall,
of Pennsylvania. from the committee
on rules, reported favorably his resolu-
ton resembling the rule requiring a
daily adjournment at o'clock. On a
motion by Mr.. Payson, of Illinois. to
recOmmit the instructions to report an
amendment making the dependent pen
sion bill a continuing order for Jan.
Is, Mr.. Randall raised the point of
order that the instructions were
not germane to the subject matter and
the speaker sustained the point. MIR.
Pavson then moved to recommit with
Instructions to report an amendment
providing that the reScision of the rule
shall not apply to suspension Mondays.
The motion was lost. Reed and Cannon
being the only Republicans voting
against it. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois,
spoke IN favor of the resolution. He
thought that motions to adjourn to a
day certain and take recess, should be
privileged only when not offered as dill
atory motions. The proposition before
the house, he said, was one step towards
enlarging the power of the majority.
Mr.. Payson said that the proposed
amendment would allow the gentleman
from Iowa, (Mr. .Weaver) to keep the
house in session all night so that it
would be simply
A MATTER OF ENDURANCE.
Mr.. Reed said that he favored the
resolution because he thought that it
would enlarge the power OF the major
ity. Referring TO the trade made with
Mr.. Weaver, he said that because the
Democrats had adopted an unrighteous
method, he would not refuse to do a
little right and support the resolution.
Mr.. Payson made long speech against
the resolution, saying that it had been
offered in pursuance of an understand
ing with Mr.. Weaver, under which he
was to be recognized on the next sus-
pension day to call up the Oklahoma
bill. He would not filibuster against
the bill, but he considered it an iniquit-
Gus measure. He knew why gentlemen
interested in it sat month after month
in the gallery of the house waiting for
its passage. There was provi-
sion of the law providing that all the
profits arising from the location Of town
sites and the sale of lots should be for
the use of inhabitants of the locality.
In the Oklahoma bill there was pro
vision allowing legally organized cor
poratiOnS to locate the town sites in
Oklahoma upon the payment of pit
lance into the treasury. This wasethe
'MILK IN THE COCOANUT.o
Mr.. Randall denied the truth of the
made. The resolution was then adopt
ed by vote of 155 to SIS. The confer
ence report on the bill increasing to 500
month the pension of Margaret S.
HeintZelman was agreed to. After the in
PRODUCTION of number of bills the house
proceeded to the consideration of bust
ness pertaining to the District of Co
lumbia. Bills were passed allowing the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company to
construct sidetracks ON certain streets
in Washington, for use during the in
auguration season in March next: and
appropriating $4,000 for the purpose of
keeping the POtomic river open during
the winter of 1889. A resolution was
adopted providing for an investigation
into the purchase of school sites in the
District of Columbia. A bill for the an
preparation of 100000 for the establish
ment of fog signal at Sandy Hook
went over under objection. At 500 the
house adjourned.