Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-08
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| the sick representatives was listened to
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with unwonted interest.
On motion Of MIR. Carlisle, OF Kentucky,
| (acting under instructions from the Com..
| mitfee on Rules a resolution was adopted
providing for the appointment OF two sd
d,tional members OF tho Committee on
Commerce. Tho Speaker stSted 70 the
| House that lin accordance with the .au.
| thori.v vested in him Yesterday he had
administered the oath OF office TO Samuei
| j. Randall, Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. McComas, of Maryland. offered q
resolution that the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole for the
consideration Of the District OF Columbia
Appropriation bill, the committee TO be
governed hy the rules of the last Congress:
Mr.. Breckenridge. Of Kentucky, called
/ Mr.. McComas's attention 10 the fact that
both Mr.. Dockery, Of Missouri, and Mr..
I Clements. OF Georgia (members OF the SUD-
/ committee Of the Committee on Appro-
prations). were absent on account OF SICK
ness and asked that the bill be not con-
sidered to-day.
Mr.. McComas said that so far as he know
there was no difference IN regard TO the
bill existing between his Democratic COL
leagues and himself, and he insisted upon
pressing his resolution.
Mr.. Breckinridge thereupon raised tho
question OF consideration against the reso-
| luton.
The Speaker ruled that the question OF
consideration could not be raised against
the resolution, because the resolution was
| in the nature OF a motion regulating the
business Of the House.
Mr.. Breckinridce called attention 10 the
fact that the resolution went further than
that and provided for the adoption OF
code of rules. but the Speaker maintained
his position. Mr.. Breckenridge appealed
from the decision and yielded the moor TO
Nr. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, who vigorously
attacked the Speakers ruling. lie agreed
that no question of consideration could be
raised against motion to go into COM
mittee OF the whole. hut the pending rcsU--
linton went far beyond that and provided
0emporarily, IL was true) for q code otruleS.
| lie thought the time had come when the
| House. II il was 10 be governed by the
rules. should have those rules. Applause
on the Democratic side. All the gentlemen
on both sides of the House had the night
/ TO know precisely what their rights were
/ here as representatives, of Their consti-
/ tuents. II was now the 18th OF January.
| The House had been in session Except Tor
recess since the first Monday in Decem-
ber. and vet all that had been done to-
wards the adoption OF rules was 10 agree
| from time TO time Tint the House would
| be governed by "a part of the rules OF me
| last House He had no special objection
I
hill at this time, but if the House estab-
Jished this precedent the minority had no
assurance that the House was not 10 &c, on
without any rules. TIE rules were intended
not only Tor the government OF the House
/ but also that the representatives Oh the
minority Of the American people might he
protected and those representatives had
the right 10 know by what rules they were
to be governed. The Democrats were
ready ri any time TO consider the whole
| BODY Of rifles, and until then 1t was hardly
| fair TO thTRst upon them parts OF the rules
tcmporarilv and leave them without any
| knowledge as to what rules would govern
| them when the next measure came up Tor
| consideration. He hoped that the appeal
would be sustained; but II IL w9S not ne
hOped the resolution would be defeated
| and the House allowed 10 stand where IT
was until the permanent rules were adopted
! for It's government.
Mr.. Crisp. Of Georgia, followed in the
same line. cOntendlng that the question or
| consideration could be III sed against the
prOpostion TO enact certain rules Temporal
riv lust as well as against proposition 10
| enact a permanent code OF rules. For SIX
weeks the House had been waiting for the
| Committee on Rules. Why could not The
| House have rules for It's own government
| II a majority said that 1t was not yet
ready to report the rules, let the
| House adjourn from day to day until
| that report was prepared. The minority
protested against this practice. which IN
| trusted TO the speaker the power OF de-
ternininc what was and what was not IN
order without reference 10 liked rules.
! He sppealed to the members Of the MAORI
| tv as far-minded men to present uni
| form code Of rules. They could make mo
| code az they desired. hut he had the right
| to ask them TO present code so that the
minority might know what ITS rights were.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, was opposed TO
adopting the rules on the last House piece,
meal and Mr.. Rogers. Of Arkansas, ana
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, argued against
the position taken by the speaker.
Mi. Mckinley. of Ohio, said that the
Committee on Rules would report code
Of rules within IL reasonable time. and the
only question before the House was
whether while waiting for that report public
business was 10 he suspended. The coun-
try was infinitely more concerned IN what
the House did than in the rules under
which 1t did it. IApplausc on the ltepub-
lican sidel Ne called attention to the
fact that there was no bill seeking priority
of consideration with the District bill, and
there was no question OF consideration 10
be raised.
MIR. McMillin. of Tennessee, contended
that the question of consideration could
measure pending in the House. He urged
the importance of the speedy adoption off
| code Of rules.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, maintained
that the House had the right at any time
to decline to consider any proposition,
and he argued that the Speakers position
WAS mistaken one.
The decision Of the Chair was sustained
by vote OF yeas, 1875; nays, ia party
vote.
Mr.. McComas then demanded the
previous question on the adoption of his
resolution and il was ordered-yeas. 13l
NAYS. l22 No further opposition to the
resolution was made 10y the Democrats,
and 1t having been adopted, the House
went into Committee of the Whole for the
consideration of the District bill. The COM
mittee, however. remained in session only
n few minutes considering the first
paragraph of the bill and having arisen
the House at l:lO. adjourned.