The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-06

section which reads: "No dilatory motions
shall be entertained by the Speaker
WHAT THE PREVIOUS QUESTION INCLUDES.
Under rule II it is provided that the pre-
vlous question may be made to include a
bill to Its passage or rejection. The old rule
included bill only as far as its engrossment
and third reading, and required renewal
and second of a motion to carry a bill
through; a change also in the line of pre-
venting obstruction. The provision 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 a bill, is
omitted.
The principle of preventing obstruction is
again put in operation in rule Is. which il
amended as compared with the old code by
striking out of questions that may inter
vene between a motion to reconsider and
the vote, those to adjourn TO a fixed day
and to take recess.
THREE READINGS NOT NECESSARY.
Section l of old rule 81, which requires all
bills and joint resolutions to be read three
times before pi sage, is stricken out. Section
of the same rule, forbidding the inclusion
in general appropriation bills of appro-
pr1atlons not previously authorized by law
or by legislation, is retained, with the addi-
tlon OF an exception in favor of such as,
being germane to the subject matter Of the
bill, shall be deemed necessary in providing
for carrying on the several departments of
the government, and shall be recommended
or moved by direction of the committee re-
porting the bill This last clause allows
the committees in charge of appropriations
bills to aid 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 appropriation bill beyond
the amount authorized by law.
Rule 81 omits the provisions of the old
rule forbidding amalgamation of two pend
ing resolutions and treating the river and
harbor and post route bills as petitions in
their introduction.
tANoTHER ANTI-FILIBUSTERING STEP.
Another important step to prevent fill
clustering is found in rule % which has
reference to the introduction of bills. Un-
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 consuming the day. Under the
present code no provision is made for a bill
day on Monday, and whenever a public bill
is introduced it shall be read by title only.
In rule %, section 2, which requires the
committee of the whole to rise when with
out quorum, a clause is inserted after the
word quorum as follows: (Which shall
consist Of 100 members
What may be change full of significance
occurs in section 3 of the same rule (requir-
ing certain measures to be considered in
committee of the whole). This is in the
opening sentences, which read: "An mo-
tions or propositions originating either in
the House or Senate, involving a tax or
charge upon the people, all proceedings
touching appropriations of money! The
words, "originating in the House or
Senate" are newly inserted, and would ap-
pear to recognize the long disputed right OF
the Senate to originate tariff and approprl-
alton bills
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Another important change in the line OF
expediting business occurs in section four OF
the same rule, which prescribes the order of
business in committee of the whole The
change reads: "Or in such order as the
committee may determine, unless the ques-
tion to be considered was determined by
the House at the time OF going into COM
| mittee." The effect is to relieve the House
from the necessity of laying aside bills pre-
ceding in order to take up one it is desired
to reach, which offered large opportunity
for obstruction.
Another change in the same direction is
in section of the same rule, which permits
the committee Of the whole to limit or close
house for an order, and forbids debate on a
motion to close debate.
Rule "a (order of business) is radically
different from the old rule. 1t provides,
after prayer and the reading of the journal,
an order as follows: Correction of refer
ence of bills; disposal of business on the
speakers table; unfinished business
morning hour for the disposal of
reports from committees; motions
to go into committee OF the whole on the
state of the union; to consider bills desig-
mated order of the day. After the disposal
of the business on the speakers table, the
unfinished business in which the House may
be engaged 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
unfinished business the committees may in
order, call up for consideration any bill
reported on the 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 morning hour, motions TO go into com
mittee of the whole to consider particular
bill are in order.
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.
Another change of consequence occurs
in rule 2S, which requires q two-thirds vote
to suspend the rules. To this an addition is
UlhQ6 as IOllOWSs EACeDG 10 u OdY IOT
the consideration of bill or resolution al
ready favorably reported by a committee,
or a motion directed to be made by such
committee, which shall require only a ma
jority of the House"
The caucus remained in session until
O'Clock. Most inviolable secresy in regard
to the proceedings was preserved. and every
effort was made to prevent the action of
the caucus becoming public. While it was
a4n ka1 thnf ,faA
caucus is harmonious. the length of the
session and the known opposition of
several prominent republicans TO any
radical change in the rules render the ac-
curacy of this statement doubtful. In fact
it has been gathered that, far from being
harmonious, the caucus at times was
strongly worked up by the expression of
totally divergent opinions, and that this
propositi n Is the more probable one is
evidenced by the great care which was
taken to prevent the fac being known.