The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-06

thorized by law or of legislation, is re-
tanned, with the addition of an exception
III favor of such as, being germane to the
suhject-matter of the bill, shall be deemed
necessary III providing for carrying on the
several departments of the government,
and shall be recommended or moved by
direction of the committee reporting the
bill" This last clause. it will be noticed,
allows the committees In charge of appro-
pTiation bills to add legislation to a
limited extent, but deprives the
House of that power. Another addition
TO the same section makes it generally
out of order TO increase any salary in an APP
preparation bill beyond the amount author
lied by law. The rule t21l omits the pro-
visions of the old rule forbidding the ANAL
gamation of two pending resolutions, and
treating the river and harbOr and post
route bills as petitions in their introduce
tion.
Another important step to prevent fill
clustering is found in Rule %, which has
reference to the Introduction of bills.
Under the former rules one member could
on Monday prevent the transaction of busi-
ness by introducing long bills, new or old,
and demanding their reading in full, thus
consuming the day. Under the present
code no provision is made for a bill-day on
Monday, and whenever a public bill is in
troduced it shall be read by the title only.
In Rule %, Section 2, which requires the
committee of the whole to rise when with
out q quorum, a clause is inserted after the
word Quorum" as follows. which shall
consist of 100 members"
What may be a change full of significance
occurs IN Section 3 of he same rule. requiring
mittee of the whole. b is the opening
sentence, which reads:
AL motions or propositions, originating either
IN the House or Senate, involving a tax or charge
upon the people; all proceedings touching appro-
priations or money.
The words originating either in the
House or Senate" are newly inserted. and
would appear to recognize the lOng-disputed
right of the Senate to originate tariff and
appropriation bills.
eNpediting business occurs in Section 4, of
the same rule. which prcscribes the order
of bushes in committee of the whole. The
change reads:
Or in such order as the committee may deter
mine. unless the question to be considered was
determined by the House at the time OF going
into committee.
The effect is to relieve the House from
the necessity of laying aside bills preced-
Ing in order the one it is desired to reach,
which offered large opportunity for OBJ
struction. Another change in the same
direction is in Section q of the same rule
which permits the committee of the whole
to limit or close debate without rising and
going into open house for an order, and for
bids debate on the motion to close debate.
hult n kOTu6I VI DuSlutSSl, Is TdulCdill
different from the old rule. 1t provide s.
after prayer and the reading of the jour
nal, an order as follows: Correction of
reference of bills; disposal of business on
the Speakers table, unfinished business,
the morning hour for the disposal of re-
ports from committees. motions to GO into
committee of the wholly on the state of I'm
ioe, to consider bills designated,
orGer of the day. After the disposal of bus:
mess on the Speakers table the unfinished
business in which the House may be en-
gagged at adjournment, except business in
the morning hour. shall be resumed. and at
the same time each day thereafter until
disposed of. After the disposal of the un-
finished business the committee may, in
order. call up for consideration any bill re-
ported on a previous day and on the House
calendar. When a committee has occupied
the morning hour on two days another
committee must be called. After the morn
ing hour motions to 60 into committee of
the whole to consider a particular bill are
in order.
Another change of consequence occurs In
Rule %. which requires atwO-thirds vote
to suspend q rule. To this an addition is
made, as follows:
Except to fix a day for the consideration of a
bill or resolution already fGvOrably reported by
q committee. or motion directed to be made by
sreh committee, which shall require only o ma
kns.y vote CT the House.
The caucus remained in session until
o'clock. The most invIolable secrecy in re-
gard TO the proceedings was preserved, and
every effort was made to prevent the action
or the caucus becoming public. While II
was stated that on every question pre-
scented the caucus was harmonious, the
length of the session and the known Oppo-
sition of several prominent Republicans ia
any radical change in the rules. render the
accuracy of this statement doubtful. In
fact, 1t has been gathered that. far from be.
ing harmonious, the caucus at times was
strongly worked up by expressions of total
ly divergent opinions; and that this propO.
sitiOn is the more probable one is evidenced