Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-26


anticipated it would, he said, add sss6s
ton in value to all the lead purchased
in the United States, and there being
10000 long tons used here the additional
value (and cost to the consumer) would
be more than five millions year. That was
the lead produced in Colorado. The
Senator from Colorado in his remarks
Yesterday had not only magnifed his office,
had magniied his people. He had said, with
a little pardonable buncombe, that the state of
Colorado had made the state Of Kansas what il
was.
HOUSE.
Before the reading Of the journal Mr.. Nc.
Clammy (N.C.) made the point of order that
there was no quorum present. call Of the
House was ordered and but 126 members re-
sponded to their names
Mr.. Payson Oh. offered resolution for the
arrest of absentees, pending which Mr.. Enloe
Glenn moved an adjournment The motion
to adjourn was lost-yeas 3S. nays l25.
The Speaker stated that the clerk had an.
nounced that there were l69 members pres
ent-more than quorum.
Further proceedings under the call we're dis
pensed with and the journal was read and ap-
proved.
DISPUTE AS TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. Brosius (Pa.) demanded the regular
order and contended that the unfinished busi-
ness was the Conger lard bill, the vote upon
the passage Of which Saturday was incon-
elusive owing to the absence of q quorum.
MIR. Baker (N.Y. J. who was interested in Q
Senate bill on the Speakers table, argued that
business on the Speakers table must first be
disposed of.
Mr.. Blount (Ga read the rule Of the House
procribing the order of business, and said that
IL was clear to him that unfinished
business could not be disposed OF
until after the consideration of
the business on the Speakers table. But the
Speaker had intimated that he would rule not
only on this question, but also on the question
as to whether under the special order the
"lard" bill was the unfinished business. His
Judgment was that under the terms of that
order
THE HOUSE COULD NOT CONSIDER THE LARD"
any further. It was clear from the terms that
today and tomorrow we're devoted to the con-
sideration of the "option" bill. The time as
signed to the lard" bill had expired yesterday
and ITS consideration could not be resumed
at this time. In support OF his posi-
ton he quoted from the decision made by
Speaker Reed upon the copyright bill. In that
decision the Speaker said: The chair is Of the
opinion that the day having expired which Was
allotted to that business, until another day is
Judiciary it will not be competent to act on
that motion" "a motion relative to the copy
right bilD.
MR.. BRosIUs SUGGESTED
that in that case the entire special order had
expired.
Mr.. Cannon Oil inquired whether the gen.
tlemap from Georgia took the position
that IN the pending case, when there was a
continuous special order which expired tomor-
row, with the previous question and the yeas
and nays ordered on a bill. that bill did not
come up as unfinished business. If he so
held what, on the expiration of the
special order, became of the matter In hand?
Ii that construction was right, would not the
proposed legislation be lost under the rules Of
the House? Whereas, il it came up as unfin-
ished business, 1t was in the power of the
House to dispose Of it. That construction ad-
vanced legislation; the other construction put
it out OF the power of the House, under its
rules. to reach or consider it.
MR.. BLoUNT COMMENDED
that in the special order there was a distinct
time given to each bill mentioned therein. and
the time designated for the "lard" bill had ex-
pired
Mr.. Buchanan (N.J.) thought that in
view OF the proceedings Saturday, when
that the bill would come up either Monday or
Tuesday ION the strength of which intimation
an adjournment was taken), it was not in good
faith for the opponents of the bill to raise the
point that it was not unfinished business.
Mr.. Frank {Mo) remarked that there was
nothing in the proceedings Of Saturday that
could act az an estoppel.
Mr.. Herbert (Ala. controverted the position
that the lard" bill had now the right of way.
Ii had had its day in court aud had exhausted
all the time allotted to it.
NOT CONTINUING ORDER.
Mr.. Adams Qll.) argued that the rule Civ
ing certain number Of days to the committee
on agriculture WAS not continuing order in
the sense in which it WAS vie wed by his COL
league (Mr. Cannon). 1t expressly set apart cer-
tain days for the consideration of certain meas
ures. Today was assigned to the option bill
and the "lard' bill could not interfere with its
consideration.
THE LARD BILL ''UNFINIsHKp BUSINESS"
MIR. Hatch (Mo.) held the view that the
''iard" bill was unfinished business. the previ-
Gus question having been ordered and the yeas
and nays having been ordered on its pas
sage. In support Of his view he
quoted from the decision of Speaker Carlisle
on the Oklahoma bill. In this care the special
order had expired and the Speaker had ruled
that the bill came up. not by reason of the
special order, but by virtue Of the fact that
the previous question had been ordered.
Mr.. Crisp GA argued that the bill could
not come up De10fe the QlspOsltlOn OF Dllls on
the Speakers table, even il it had been consid-
cred in its regular order. II it could come
up before the disposition Of that business, why
not before the reading OF the journalf Why
not before prayer by the chaplain? II his
memory served him Alright the Speaker
mad decided that pension bills coming over
Friday night sessions with the previous ques-
ton ordered could not be considered on Satur-
day morning.
THE SPEAKER DID NOT RKNEMBER.
The Speaker replied that he did not think he
had rendered such . decision, but il was %
long since the question had been raised that he
was not absolutely certain.
Mr.. Crisp, continuing. said that even con-
ceding that under the general rules the bill
would come up under the operation of the pre-
vious question the general rules had been
changed by the special order and today had
been dedicated to the consideration Of the
"option" bill.
Mr.. Enloe CTenn.) could see NO difference
between the status Of the lard bill and the
status Of the copyright bill
TEE sPEAKKR's pRcmlox.
The Speaker then rendered the following
decision: The House will have seen BY the dis
cussion that this and similar questions have
ICoaaased on FVaA PaosJ