The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-06
REPUBLICAN RULES.
The New Ones for the House OF
Representatives
ARE VERY REVOLUTIONARY
The Right of the Senate to Originate Tax and
Tariff Bills Formally Recognized
Other Changes.

euS hSnAoOAo having gone 10 dUUeuQ I'll
funeral of Mrs. and Miss Tracy, the clerl
4Tas permitted to read the journal in th
abridged form. The yeas and nays wer
demanded by the Democrats and approved
Adjourned.
A Republican caucus was announced
to be held Immediately. The Re
publican caucus was called to order b.
Henderson, of Illinois. The new code O
rules was discussed by Mckinley, who ex
planned them in detail. The reading of the
new code consumed a great deal of time
As each rule was read its provisions were
explained by Mckinley or Cannon. There
were frequent inquiries for more detailed
information as to the effect of the changes
Generally the report of the Committee
was without material amendment, but
there was one vastly important addition
VIZ: Such legislation was placed on the
proper calender and the reports of the com.
mittee on invalid pensions were made in
order at any time. This change was made
" vote of 76 to "a.
slhree calendars are provided for under
rule 10. A new clause was added as fol
lows: son the demand of any member
the names of members present but not
voting on any call by the speaker of the
ayes and nays shall be noted by the clerk.
under the supervision of the speaker, and
be recorded in the journal and record i'm
mediately after the names of those voting
an the affirmative and negative, under the
head of present and not voting and shall
be followed by the names of absent mem
bers, which shall be entered under the
head Of absentees." This is in line with
Speaker Reeds ruling.
Under rule Is, clause reads: sWhen a
question is under debate no motion shall
be received but to adjourn, to Law on the
table, for the previous question (Which
motions shall be decided without debate).
40 postpone to day certain, to refer, or to
Gamend, or postpone indefinitely which sew
eral motions shall have precedence in the
foregoing order; and no such motion.
being decided, shall be again allowed on
the same day at the same stage of the pro-
ceeding''
This section is aimed at filibustering and
changes the old section by striking out mo-
lions which may be. received, to fix a day
to which the House shall adjourn and to
take recess.
ION that motions to adjourn to a fixed day.
and to take a recess, shall always be in
order, was stricken out.
Section 10 of the same rule carries the
principle still further, for it is a new sec
ton which reads: mo dilatory mouions
shall be entertained by the speaker
Under rule Ii it is provided that the pre-
vious question may be made to include a
bill to its passage or rejection The PROV
sion in the same section of the old code
that motions to lay on the table shall be In
order on the second and third reading of
the bill is omitted
The principle of preventing obstruction
is again put in operation in rule IS. which
IS amended as compared with the old code
by striking out of questions that NAV in
teryene between motion to reconsider
ana vote, those to adjourn to fixed day
to take recess.
Section Of old rule 81, which requires
all bills and joint resolutions to be read
three times before passing, is stricken
out.
Section of the same rule, forbidding the
inclusion in general appropriation bills of
appropriations by law or by legislation. is
retalned and with the addition, in favor of
ISuch as being germane to The suhiect
Matter of the bill shall be deemed necese
sary in providing for carrying on the sew
eral departments of the government and
shall be recommended or moved by direc
ton OF the committee reporting the bill.'
Rule 81 omits the provisions of the
old rule forbidding the amalgamation of
two pending resolutions, and treating river
and harbor and post route bills as petitions
Another important stem to nrevent Al;
clustering is found in rule %. which has
reference to the introduction of bills I'm
der the former rules one member could on |
Monday prevent the transaction of business
by Introducing long bills-new or old-and
demanding their reading in full, thus con- |
'uming the day. Under the present code
90 Drovision is made for bill day on Mon |
~, ana whenever public bill is intro |
iueed it shall be read by title only.
In rule %. section ,, which requires the
committee OF the whole to rise when with
nut quorum, clause is inserted after the /
word quorum as follows: (which shall
consist Of 100 MEMBERS
What may be change full of iusicnif
;ance occurs in section of the same rule
equiring certain measures to be considered
n committee OF the whole. This is the
opening sentence which reads: IAN no-
ions or propositions originating in either
he House or Senate involving a tax or
'harge upon the people, all proceedings
oucnlng preparations of money! the
words originating in the House or Senaten
IRE newly inserted and would appear to
ecognlze the long disputed right of the
senate to originate tariff and appropriation
ills.
Another important change in the line of
business occurs in section 4
- r. :
ef OF business in committe of the whole.
e cnange reads: "Or in such order as
IN commute may determine, unless the
utSuon TO be considered was determined
y the House at the time of going into I
ommittee.' --'o
The effect is to relieve the House from
be necessity of laying aside bills preced /
1g IN order the one it is desired to reach. s
5hlch offered large opportunity for OBJ. f
truction. ~ :
Another change in the same direction is
l section OF the same rule which per :
its the committee of the whole to lipit or :
ose debate without rising and going into =
pen House for this and forbids debate ON .
motion to close debate.
Rule "a, order of business, is radically
lfferent from the old rule. 1t provides '
lat after prayer and reading the journal ;
lie order as follows: Correction of ref 7
renee of bill: disposal of business on the $
)ea21er's table: unfinished business: morn
Ig hour for the disposal of reports from q
1mmittee: motions to go into committee Q
the whole on the state of the union to L
,nsider bills designated b
Inc order of the day is, after the dis II
osal OF the business on the speakers
bile, the unfinished business in which the 81
ouse may be engaged at this time, except n
len time IN the morning hour, shall be re- V
lmeo and at the same time o.
lch day thereafter until disposed Of b
tier the disposal of unfinished business s.
le committees may in order call up for
any bill reported on the pre- t;
Gus day and on the House calendar n
men one committee has occupied the h
ornlng hour on two days another COM a
lttee must be called after the morning il
,nr motions to go into committee of the il
80 to consider any particular bill go in a
r. c,
mother change of consequence occurs in Ii
ne IS, which requires two thirds vote d
suspend the rules. To this an addition el