New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
~ur RULES OF THE HOUSE.
.rrrvpE OF THE woULDBE SPEAKERS.
~,vor r1xc1,upaNG THE INNOVATIONS
OF THE LAST CONGRESS = THE
HOLMAN RULE"

.h,rrton Nov. cs (specian.-Among Democrats
s.r. arrived here there is a strong sentiment IN
Wv % adopting with some modification, the rules
n'e, ~trrs which governed that body in the NLlNth
o. r,.h conrnssses; aud the attitude of the several
aH ,,sstss for the Speakership in respect 10 this
-. Is regarded of considerable Importance. III
p"~ .1.-stood that Messrs. Mills. Crisp and McMiiin
y :. favor Of excluding from the rules OF TINS house
y. .ne innovations" admitted by the last one and
" ~. NJ springer is with them, except perhaps, as
p~ - ,-,le which provides that the quorum OF the
p,,,se Of the Whole might consist Of any number OF
,ers not less than 100 instead Of majority OF tho
= =. number Of members whose names were on the
7, L argued by Mcssrs. McMillln, crisp ana
U .h, the Democratic majority in this House is so
-, that It will always be easy TO command the
sspce Of q quorum of 167 members
Modification Of the rules of the last Democratic
V"s ,rhich is proposed and which will be strenu-
h0 .,yocated and supported by Judge Holman and
c'sS nroportion of the Democratic membership, is
sx.oration of what is generally known as the
a.,,.,n ruIes which originally adopted when the
o.-ots obtained control OF the House OF Repre-
-,.,,ves in the XLIyth Congress. 1t is rule
In nermiis the fastening Of riders to general
or-sa,ion bills. II by such means that the
ro,ra,s succeeded by threatening to starve the
nov,rpment in repeating several OF the laws to pre-
~. ,he purity of elections, and In Gripping the
~-kn
, assert that the appropriation for the payment Of
,.,t.s 10 domestic producers Of sugar is to be re-
$50 :, the coming session. and that no appropriation
- \. made TO enable the Postofice Department to
an. its contracts under the bids recently awarded
a. the ocean mail service.
respect to the rule which distributes most OF the
-...l appropriation bills among standing committees
-. Than the Committee on Appropriations, one dis
80 GOOD deal Of difference of opinion among Demo
- and therefore encounters great retcence on the
- N candidates for the Speakershlp when they at
-. N discuss that subject. When the proposition
-. srst mooted In the XLVlth Congress- General Gar
90 declared in debate that. If adopted, 1t would lead
- unnecessary appropriations and expenditures
.,,upilpc TO at least s20oooooo year. Analysis
.d comparisons recently made, IT is understood, show
49,, General Gsrfelds estimate was too low, ana that
49, unnecessary increase OF appropriations in conse-
1870 n the distribution of the bills has probably
es.yrnteJ TO as much as S30,000,O00 year. IL Is
az urohable however, that the bills will be restored
" ~ Appropriations Committee by TINS Congress
N. n,ssesslon Of general appropriation Dill ADDS no
1sdersble degree OF Importance and dignity TO the
h.-nan of the Indian Committee. the MILITARY Soni-
.st. the Naval Committee the Postomce ConlInitlee
y. rnnmttee on Agriculture or the Committee on fo-
-, IdarS and the scramble for these: as well as Tor
sirmanships OF other committees. will be ten times
N nvely this year as IL ever was before