New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-14
MORE ROOM FOR SENA TORS.
THE COMMITTEE on RULES MEETS HERE-DIs
CUssING FUNERAL EXPENSES.


The Committee on Rules Of the United states Senate
held a meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Yesterday
morning There were present Senator Aldrlch' chair
man. and Senator'S Henderson and Harris. The meet
ing was called at the instance Of E. X valentine the
sergeanatarrns Of the Senate, who desired 10 nave
some changes made in the rooms occupied oy ths
Senate committees and the necessary Improvements
made before Congress cOnvenes in December Inc
Committee on Rules has the entire charge OF the senate
wing of the Capitol and Of It's duties is 70 assign
rooms 10 committees Lack Of space has for years
compelled the Committee III Rules to resort TO all
kinds OF eXpedients TO provide rooms for tie newly
created committees The damp, dark rooms III uis
new marble terrace have been made habitable as iar
as possible and private houses have also been rente
but more room is needed. AT the last session. now
ever Congress appropriated $4,000 for the purchase
Of the Matby House. which is near the Capitol. This
building IS to be used for the Senate and perhaps by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
A larre number OF Senators get the chairmanshlp
OF committees for the sole purpose OF giving thel
rooms in which they can store their documents ana
in which their clerks can work. There probably viii
be general exodus from the dark rooms in the Capitol
and terrace to the new building, which is well lighted
If Is ntated also that the Senate restaurant, which
at times gives forth odors. will be assigned
10 the Maltby House. The committee tentatively
decided TO appropriate to its own use the room OF the
Joint Committee Library, which has been occupied
by Senator Evarts
DuHng tho last Congress a mass OF resolutions
bearing upon closure rule and open executive SEES
sons were referred 10 the Committee Rules Senator
Alrich said TO a Tribune reporter that IL had been
his intention to have discussed at this meeting these
important subjects il Senators sherman and Blackburn
had been present However. nothing but an informal
talk upon the resolutions took place. and 1t was
decided to defer all action upon them until next session.
In fact IN parliamentary they were not before
the committee.
At the suggestion of Senator Henderson the COM
mttee decided e. confer at the next Congress with the
like committee Of the House for the purpose Of agreeing
upon an inhexible rule concerning the burial OF do
ceased members Of Congress IL was suggested that
hereafter burial committee shall be composed OF hve
members of the house 90 which the dead member was
slcced and three from the other hOlse, together with
two executive officers Of Tie house OF which the dead
Representative or senator was a member. Tie eX-
peses in all cases shall be confined 10 the transpofta.
lion of the body and the fare Of the committee and
the two executive officers. The committee finished
Is work and adjourned senator Henderson Will NJ
turn 20 Lake Chanplan, where Ms. Manderson, who
is an invalid, Is now staying. ScnstOrs Adrich and
Harris remain In attendance on the meetings OF inc suo
Committee Finance.