The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-08
of Office to Samuel j. Randall Of Pennsyl.
vania.
WANTED TO GO INTO COMMITTEE.

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CLINTON that the House resolve itself into
commi tee OF the whole for tue considera-
ton OF the District of Columbia approprla-
tlon bill, the committee to be governed by
the rules of the last congress.
Mr.. Breckinridge of Kentucky called Mr..
McComas' attention to the fact that both
Mr.. DockerY Of Missouri and Mr.. Clements
Of Georgia members of the subcommittee
OF the committee on appropriations were
absent on account of sickness, and asked
that the bin be not considered to-day.
MIR. McComas said that so far as he
knew there was no difference in regard to
the bill excepting between his democratic
colleagues and himself, and he insisted upon
pressing bis resolution.
Mr. Breckinridge thereupon raised the
question Of consideration against the reso-
luton.
REEDS RULING.
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.. Breckinridge called attention to the
fact thai the resolution went further than
that and provided for the adoption of a
code Of rules, but the speaker maintained
his position.
CARLISLE TAXES THE FLOOR.
Mr.. Breckenridge appealed from the
decision and yielded the.hoor TO Mr. Carlisle
of Kentucky, who had previously attacked
the speakers ruling. He agreed thai no
question of consideration could be raised
against a motion to g into committee
of the whole, but the pending resolution
wentfar beyond that, and provided ITEM
porarlly it was trus) for code of rules.
be thought the time had come when the
HOTS1 if IL ha onUpPDQ1 nv Tt1Ipq
should have those rules. [Applause on the
democratic side.l All the gentlemen on
both sides of the House had right to know
precisely what their rights we're here as
representatives Of their constituents.
MUCH TINE WASTED.
1t was now the seventh of January; the
House had been in session Except for the
recess) since the Fl st Monday In December,
and yet all that had been done toward the
adoption of the rules was TO agree from
time to time that the House would be gov
erned by part of the rules of the last House.
He had no special objection to the consider
att II of the appropriation bill at that time ;
but if the House established this precedent,
the minority had no assurance that the
House was not to go on without any rules.
Rules were intended not only for the gov
ernment of the House, but also that the
representatives of the minority of the
American people might be protected, and
those representatives had a right to
know by what rules they were to be gov
erned. The democrats were ready at any
time to consider the whole body of rules,
and until then it was hardly fair to thrust
upon them parts Of rules temporarily, and
leave them without any knowledge as to
what rules would govern them when the
next measure came up for consideration.
He hoped that the appeal would be sus-
tanned; but if it was not he hoped the reso-
luton would be defeated, and the House
allowed to stand where it was until per-
manent rules were adopted for its govern
ment.
Mr.. CRISP'S ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia followed in the same
line, contending that the question Of con-
sideration could be raised against PROPOSE
tion to enact certain rules temporarily Just
as we'll as against proposition to enact
permanent code Of rules. For six weeks
the House had been waiting for the COM
mittee ON rules. Why could not the House
have rules for its government? If the ma
iority said that it was not yet ready to
report rules, let the House adjourn from
day to day until that report was prepared.
The minority pro esJed against this practice
which intrusted to the speaker the power
of determining what was and what was
not in order, without reference to fixed
rules. He appealed to the members of the
majority, as fair-minded men, to present a
uniform code of rules. Thev could make
code as they desired; but he had right to
ask them to present code so that the mi
nority might know what its rights were.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri was opposed TO
adopting the rules of the last House piece
meal, and Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas and Mr..
Hooker of Mississippi argued against the
position taken by the speaker.
M'KINLEY's VAGUE PROMISE.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio said that the COM
mittee on rules would report code of rules
within reasonable time, and tne only
question before the House was whether,
while waiting that report, public business
was to be suspended. The country was in
finitely more concerned in what the House
did than in the rules under which it did it.
[Applause on the republican side.] He
called attention to the fact that there was
no bill seeking priority of consideration
with the district bill, and there was no ques-
tion of consideration to be raised.
Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee contended
that the question of consideration could be
raised even if there was not another meas
ure pending in the Ell use. He urged the
Importance of the speedy adoption of code
of rules.
Mr.. Herbert Of Alabama maintained that
the House had right at any time TO de-
cline to consider any proposition, and he
argued that the speakers position was
mistaken one.
REED SUSTAINED.
The decision of the chair was sustained by
a vote of 1871 yeas to 125 nays-a party
vote.
Mr.. McComas then demanded the previ-
Gus question on the adoption of his resolu-
ton, and it was ordered by 131 yeas to 122
nays.
No fur ther opposition to the resolution
was made by the democrats, and, it having
been adopted, the House went into commit
tee of the " hole for the consideration Of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
The committee, however. remained in ses-
sion only few moments considering the
first paragraph OF the bill, and having
arisen, the house, at 4l0 O'Clock, adjourned.
Harrison's g First State Dinner.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Presidsnt and
Mrs. Harrison gave their first state dinner
tonight in honor of Vice President and
Mrs. Morton, and the members of the cab
inet and their wives The floral decorations
were unusually elaborate and beautiful.
The Marine band, under direction Of Prof.
Sousa, was stationed in the main corridor,
and during the progress OF the dinner rem