Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-14

port 1t back with an amendment that the re-
cision of the o'clock rule shall not apply to
the first and third (suspension) Mondays of
each month.
Messrs. Reed and Cannon, members of the
committee on rules-being the only republi-
cans voting against it.
MR.. CANNON FAvoRs THE RESOLUTION
Mr.. Cannon favored the adoption of the
resolution. Since the o'clock rule had been
in operation many members, knowing that the
House could not sit beyond that hour, got their
hats and went home about o'clock, thus leav-
ing the house without quorum. For some
days past the business Of the House had been
controlled by one man, and he was prepared to
go farther than was proposed by the resolu-
tion and allow motions to adjourn, to adjourn
to day certain and to take recess to be
privileged only when not offered as dilatory
motions.
He would absolutely cut up by the roots these
three motions when made as dilatory motions,
and allow the majority to assume the response
bility which they were sent here to assume.
He would not refer to the proceedings of the
committee.
Mr.. Dingley (Me. inquired whether the gen.
tleman referred to the committee composed of
the three democratic members of the committee
on rules, and the gentleman from Iowa (Mr.
Weaver) or to the committee on rules.
MIR. Cannon hoped that the proceedings of
the informal committee, of which Mr.. Weaver
was a member-which was supposed to have
agreed upon the terms under which the busi-
ness Of the House might be transacted-would
not be confounded with the proposition before
the House. This proposition was one step to en-
large the powers Of the majority, and he was
for it and for
EVEN MORE RADICAL STEPS.
Mr.. Cutcheon (Mich.) inquired whether the
gentleman, as a member Of the committee on
rules, had sought to take those steps by bring
ing in a minority report on propositions to
revise the rule.
Mr.. Cannon replied that he was in the minor
ity in that committee. He had sat at all its
meetings and had sought to carry out what he
conceived to be his duty. He was as powerless
to control the committee the gentleman
from Michigan waste control the House.
MIR. Cutcheon suggested that the minority of
a committee had always an opportunity to pro-
test against the action of the majority by bring
ing in minority report.
MIR. Cannon-As one member of the minority
OF the committee on rules, on this proposition
to do away with the 5-o'clock rule, 1 have no
minority report to make because it strengthens
the arm of the majority.
Mr.. Payson Qll. How?
MIR. Cannon-It enables the majority to pro-
ceed with business beyond the hour Of 8
o'clock.
MIR. Payson-Does it not allow the gentleman
from Iowa to keep us here all night instead of
cutting us off at o'clock, so that it is simply
QUESTION OF ENDURANoE.
He opposed it, declaring that it was the out
come of a bargain between Mr.. Weaver and the
democratic members of the committee on rules,
and incidentally denouncing the Oklahoma
bill, pointing out as
THE MILK IN THE coCoANUT,"
the provision in the bill permitting any
legally-organized corporation to locate town.
sites on payment of a pittsnce into the Treas
ury, thus repeating as far as Oklahoma is con-
cerned the law of 1864, providing that the pro-
ceeds arising out Of the location of town-sites
shall be used for the benefit of the inhabitants
of the town.
GREAT INDIGNATION AROUSED.
Mr.. Payson's remarks aroused great indigna-
ton among the friends of the Oklahoma bill,
but they were unable to obtain the floor to re-
ply to him.
Mr.. Randall Indignantly denied that there
had been any bargain made with Mr.. Weaver,
and declared that the resolution had been re-
ported in order to permit the House to trans
act its business.
THE RESOLUTION WAS AGREED TO
by vote of ayes, 155; nays, S5; and the House
proceeded to the consideration of routine busi-
ness.