The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-11
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS.
THE NEW CODE OF RULES IN THE
HOUSE ADOPTED.
Ex'speaker Reed Interviewed on Them
The Alliance Men in Congress Claim
That All Discussions Among
Themselves Are Settled.
SENATE.

III WASHINGTON, Feb. An the alb
I sence of Vice President Morton, who
/ has gone to New York for a few days,
the chair was occupied by Senator
Henderson, vice president pro tenn.
The report of the committee on
privileges and elections in the case of
the Florida senators declaring Call
entitled to the sea0 was taken up for
action. After long debate the reso-
IEyon was agreed to without division.
. VAdjourned till Monday.
THE HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house
the joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to pay the
state of West Virginia $4,000 due
her upon the provisions of the direct
tax law, Notwithstanding any claim
of the United States against the state
of Virginia.
! Mr.. Wilson ofWest Virginia asked
it's immediate consideration, but Mr..
I Holman of Indiana objected, and the
resolution was referred.
The consideration of the rules hav-
ing been resumed, Mr.. Enloe of Ten
nessee offered an amendment pro-
viding that eulogies on deceasedmem
bers be delivered on Sundays only; de-
feated.
Mr.. Reed of Maine offered substi-
tute for the rule proposing that the
morning hour, which, under the code,
is limited to sixty minutes, be extend
ed indefinitely at the pleasure of the
! house; lost.
i Mr.. Chapman of Michigan offered an
amendment providing for Friday
night sessions for the consideration Of
| pension bills; agreed to.
} The consideration of the rules re-
port by the committee on rules having
been concluded, Mr.. Reed offered as a
substitute therefor the rules of the
tifty-first congress; lost.
/ The code of rules was then agreed to.
Mr.. Sayers of Texas, from the COM
MNttee on appropriations, reported
bilUNS supply the deficiency in the
appropriations for the Eleventh cen
tee of the whole; also resolution di-
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the Worlds Columbian exposition,
stating he would call it up tomorrow.
Mr.. Dubois presented q substitute,
which was ordered printed and to be
considered at the same time.
Mr.. Dickerson of kentucky offered
a resolution ordering the committee
on judiciary to make an investigation
and report whether congress has
constitutional authority to appropri-
ate money for the Worlds Columbian
exposition. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Goodnight of Ken
lucky the Senate bill was passed to
provide for the creation of the Fourth
judicial district in the territory of
Utah.
Adjourned.
REED ON THE NEW RULES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. AFTER the
House this afternoon agreed to the
new code of rules, Ex-Speaker Reed
was sought and asked to talk upon
the subject. He said
"The withdrawal by the Louisiana
lottery of the demand for charter is
one Of the triumphs of the Fifty-tirst
congress. The country will remember
thekromptness with which the House
Jthmittee on postOffices and post
roads under the craftsmanship of
Bingham, even before the presidents |
message on the subject, considered
and on July 28th reported a bill to de-
prive the lottery of the use of the
United States mails. The committee
4 apart the 10th day of August
its consideration by the House
d the bill passed the body
at day. Now that the supreme
.urt has sustained the constitution
atty of the act, even the lottery COM
pany recognizes the tutility Of its tll-
ture existence. The acts Of the Fifty
first congress are all standing well
the test of time"
With regard to the rules just
adopted Reed further said:
't['he principle of responsible gov
eminent in the House has been more
recognized in that part of the new reg
ulations relating to the power OF the
committee on rules than was ever
dreamed of in the Fifty-tirst congress.
The power to enforce the will of the
House is lodged in an important
measure in that committee so party
legislation could have full swing,
while the bill of the individual MEM
Der, even if approved by the House,
is left to the mercy of the
filibuster. 1t will be source of re-
greet to the country that more liberal
measures for the promotion of inno-
cent, useful, partisan and necessary
legislation have not been adopted. 1t
might have been done, and the house
really worked to do it, but the major
ity having fought the campaign some
Aswhat on the abuses Of the rules of the
htty first congress, it was too much to
expect from poor fallen human nature
TO make such confession OF error
The debate, however, has shown that
the good example of the last two years
has not become entirely lost What
used to be called tyranny and
now on the road to be called
good sense has been established
in the great and unexampled power
conferred on the committee on rules.
The folly of wasting the time OF the
House in reference to bills has been
forever done away with. This with