New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-22
THE HOUSE RULES REPORTED.
CRUDE PROVISIONS AGAINST DILAIORY
MOTIONS.
DEMOCRATS VIRTUALLY CONCEDE THE PRIN-
CIPLES THEY FOUGHT AGAINsT-AN

,BY TxLxeaAPn TO THE rHlDUyE.I

lBY TxLEGHAPh TO THE rRlDUNE1
Washington, Jan. 2l.-The majority Of the House
Committee on Rules has recommended the adoption OF
the rules of the Lth Congress- with three changes.
The power to prevent unlimited flbustcring which in
the last Congress lodged in the speaker is to be
transferred to trumvrate composed Of the speaker
aud the other two members Of the Committee on
Rules. This is to be accomplished by provision that
no dilaOry motions shall be entertained against a
report emanating from that committee. The commit
tee therefore, will be able TO bring any measure to a
vote by bringing in and having adopted a resolution
fixing time when a vote shall be taken This Is only
O crude and roundabout way Of doing what was done
directly under the rules Of the last Congress- and Is
virtual concession BY the Democrats Of the principle
against which they contended with so much clamor ana
pernncity In the last Congress, that the majority OF
the House shall have the right to do business. The
difference is simply and solely one OF methods; the
Democratic method will be effective, although more
awkward, as was the Republican method. What can
have become OF the Democratic regard for the rights
of the majority" which was so voeferousy ana per
sisently proclaimed and acclaimed. both in Congress
and in the Democratic and Mugwump newspapers, only
two short years agol
The second modification Of the rules Is also designed
to prevent flbustering. Under the old rules war
possible for single member to prevent the doing OF
any business on "slspcDson Monday" by introducing
one or more vouminous bills and demanding the read
ing thereof In eAenso thus consuming the entire scs
SION Is proposed to limit the time for the intro
ducion Of bills on suspension Monday" - one hour,
leaving the House free 10 operate under suspension
of the rules during the remainder OF the sitting
The third modif cation is the restoration OF the rule
In vogue during the XLVllIth and several preceding
Congresses which prescribed that provision m or
amendment to a general appropriation bill should be
I'm order even if it changed existing law. pr9Vded IL
was germanc the subject matter OF said b ana also
rercnched expenditures by the reduction OF the mum
her and salary of the Off OF the United States by
the reduction OF the compensation OF any person p'ua
out of the Tea sury OF the United States or by the re-
ductIon OF amounts OF money covered by the DIN
There was also provso which made IL in order Tor any
committee having jurisdiction Of subject 10 oier an
amen1 ment which, being germane would rctTench ex-
penditures These provisions were dropped In tho
XLIXth Congress as a part OF TIE penalty imposed
upon samuel j. Randall n his opposition to the MOT,
rieon bin in the preceding Congress Ihey arc 10 DC
res tOrcd now upon the demand o. Chairman HoiNin
OF the Appropriations Committee. In order u aS'l. MN
in cafrying out his peculiar ideas OF "econony
The minority OF the Committee on RUE. disseht
from the report OF the majority, ana VIII oher Ao II
substitute the rules Of the hast House.