Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-30

TO SECURE UNITY IN rHE Aoop.
TON or RULES.
A Debate Referring 10 sprlnger's Sill
yer speech IN New
York City.
~ telegraph 70 the NrwsI
CONGRESS.
A Subject of Dis-ension In the Demo-
cratic Party.


WAslIfNUroE, Jan. .O.-The Demo-
Gratis q lhe House found II necessary
10 appeal 10 caucus decree In order 10
stCute unity OF action In the adoption
OF rules. II Ia a matter OF some sig
nlncauco that thu subject Of dlsscnsion
ia the Democratic party IA that clause
Of the proposed code which enables
the committee on rules at any time to
call up for confederation the report Of
that committee aud preventing dila.
tory motions being made pending such
mussurUt, to give the Speaker power 10
recognize aud prevent dilstofy
motion Mt such particular time aud not
clothe him with like power at all other
times. IL seems TO many Democratic
mcmbUrs u great discrimination in
favor OF the committee, OF which the
SPEAKER IN tN-0iilclO chairman and
Whose deliberations he naturally dl-
reefs, and tho proposed rule was most
bitterly attached by various members
OF tue dominant party. so little, how.
ever, was attention paid TO patty lines
during the debate that 0ne Of the
strongest supporters OF tho rule was
James Buchanan, the well known
Republican representative from New
jersey.
Late IN the afternoon political de-
bate was started during which Dingley,
Of Maine, referred TO Springer's silver
speech IN New York City and charged
Springer with having said: "rhis
House would not pass o nee silver
BILL"
sprIngcr--I dld not make state
ment that this House would not pass
a free coinage bill.
Dingley-I understood the gentle
man 10 be so reported. VIII the
gentleman please state what ho did
say?
Hprlnger-Isiated that free coinage
bill would not become law during tho
! present Congress.
Dlngley also undofntood Lanham, Of
Texas, had Withdrawn his amendment
giving the committee on coinage leave
TO report at any time on the assurance
Of the gentleman from Missouri
| (Bland) that 1t was unnecessary. There
seemed 10 he no MISUNDERSTANDING,
however, ana he wished 10 call tho
attention Of the gentleman from Illinois
10 the matter.
SpnDgor-I did not make the state
m.nt that this House would net pass
n free coinage bill. | said a FREQ coin
age bill would no, become law because
| your President would veto IL.
Hooker, 81 Mississippi, moved TO
strike from tue rules the one making II
always In order to call up for consider
atlon report from tue committee on
rules and prevent dilatory motions he.
ing made pending such consideration.
Springer earnestly opposed the mo-
ton and gave hearty approval to the
| rule.
Bailey, OF Texas, the youngest menu
Der OF the House, aud who came to
Washington with quite reputation
for oratosy, then took the floor and no
| fully justified his reputation. The great
est attention was paid TO his remarks,
which were directed 10 AN advocacy Of
hooker's motion. lie opposed the
rule. The American people were TO.
day living under system OF the COM
mittee government. The proposed
rules give the majority OF the commit
| tee on rules power 10 decide what air.
native action should be taken by the
entire House. Such power ought not
10 be delegated except in case OF Abso.
| lute and pressing necessity. II the
| Democrats adopted this rule they were
stoppcd hereafter from criticising the
| Fifty-hrst Congress and the distin-
| 49, e'hNA'hhHAA w ONNA
It's deliberations. Applause on the
Republican side.
Oates, OF Alabama, offered an
amendment providing for the appoint
ment Of committee on the order Of
! business, TO consist OF fifteen members,
ten Democrats ami five opposition,
which shall have leave TO report nj
any time, and Of which the speaker
shall be tx oilicio chairman.
Cnckran, Of New York, said II the
majority could not absolutely control
representative body, then parliament
tnry institutions were without excuse
/ for their existence.
Alter further debate, but without
action, the House adjourned until to-
/ morrow.
During the debate on the contested
rule several Democratic leaders held
an informal conference and discussed
the wisdom OF calling n party caucus
10 secure unity Of action among the
Democratic members. IL was decided
such course was imperative, and a
caucus was announced for tomorrow
evening,