The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-21


Yes. replied the Speaker pro tempore, III
rnStiop II would have been submitted,
II vain did Mr. Enios p5o.ss. that he was s' try:
Ing to get an opportunity t. make a motion.
as Ss sSo 9 R 5s spsase
pro ,tempore replied that tho gentleman had
IT, na da sns o sSs
with q motion. tho Chair was bound to recos-
nize The ,; gentlemen man Tho did make motion
ton TO consider business on the private ceien..
Oar Oar. has rs, precedence. anyhow. and submit
. Here Mr.. Dockery of Missouri called tho
Sneakers attention to clause . OF rulo III.
| which is as follows:
any time after the expiration Of tho morning hour
70 n WHO'S ON ns
ing revenue. or general appropriation biiis.
his decision. Mr, EnIoe withdrew h Ills motion i
upon the ground that the reports accompany
ing his bills had not yet been printed.
THE FIRST PRIVATE DILL DAY.
The House then spent two hours in wrang-
passage Mr.. Enloe suceeeied In. resolving the
purpose Of considerlns business on the p e
%s. sS nd s shF ss pl1ais %
vas seen that there was no chance Of passing
ysts FIJI day Ths th,$ Sll op TIE ssisn sII
made him Postmaster at Indianapolis. %hiie
Ths S to
him + led Mt to long debate end the C9mmt,
| changes OF reference wore made. Under the
rules. Friday evenings are So. set apart for tho
| Invalid Pensions. Mr.. Martin Of Indiana. tho
Chairman Of that committed, said that theSs
dar to justify niSRs session. and 1.-The tho order order
| was vacated.
THE SECOND DAY UNDER THE RULES
Feb: 3 was the r. second s9,, tpll working day
Them @ pee Sa1n laid f four
the House. Ben ShiveIy next got leave Of
ssbseenee fora week, on account q iTmportant
pnsnimous consent. Obtained leave o to witty
draw from the files Of the House. without
sSRe on s n IN s
ca Sneaker Crisp then anno9 9 tho
q South caroiinS to bis feet. He is chairman
Ct the C9mm.tee On the District Of Columbia;
and fourth Mondays ii each, month shall: when
claimed ty the District Committee; be set
Hemph III claimed that this su rule set aside ali
he the
hs % Ssp ss @ hin that
tn NJ mempthh then sailed up Dis
in certain cases s It was passed Without
The nsX1 call s t
Deposit Company Of Washington. This vert
through in n lily.
HoRslNG A HORSE RAILROAD BILL.
., Then Mr.; Hemphill called up bin to amend
Has tis Bill been bee ~ reported BY the Commit
asked thG spenbSSr t after i wa read
ffs t snas
biil Il was in the hands Of clerk. and the
Speaker knew nothing Of 1t.
sTn h1ss Tho
81
protestsd against the cohsderatee q tie Bill
before the ,s had been
opposed to granting any rights Of this Eisd be-
ths House had nss to into
that Washington :, has, the most abom-
Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol direct
aRa dan
toll grounds, track was built within tho
grounds and used s up to the present session
their cars to the foot Of the hiii. and make
their passengers either e change ears or climb
bers living in the fashionable part Of town as
long to reach the Capitol by horse cars as it
aset You'd not srsss
than Ave minT We There are cable and cleo,
near the Gapo Ras Yrtaay
granted monopoly to Q corporation that Of.
n faile RI paRarf fra md wine fha OfYapd,
ing corporation out Of existence. on the CON
trary. It grants similar corporations Just Us ex-
they sS ol the sf sRfa s
5hs ee %e4s b fGef hs
sfd and nho tb within tba
trict had no further business.
ECONOMY WITH VENGEANCE.
At this q tall. thin gentleman from Tennes-
see arose; He is, Chairmqn Of the Committee
pr fRf ddnSl
fe esnnoi say say Tia KAT It US repied Mr. Rich
With Without further ado the Speaker, said that
unanimous consent WAS asked for tho present
reroEtea By th9 Clerk The report favored the
portraits Of ,Gan-hn 4. Grow and, samuel J.
mia. Tho cost of printing these, reports will DO
$4,000. Not an economist objected to tho
consideration Of the resolution. although one
objection would have prevented it. Mr.. Rich;
ardson moved tho previous question, and
within five minutes tho resolution was passed.
Within three days tho same House refused the
CADETS at West Point an appropriation OF $50
yenr for soap for scrubbing purposes.
CALLING THE COMMITTEES.
Tho Speaker then called tho committees
under clause 1 Of rule "a. which reads thus
Atter the morning hour shall have been devoted to
reports from committees. or the call completed. the
SIeal.. shall again call the committees in regular
order Tor hour. upon which call ono committee on
being named shall have tho right to call up for consid-
Grafton any hill reported by 1t on the previous day.
either on the House or Union calendar.
Each committee IT, entitled to the morning
hour Tor two successive days. II 1t does not
get its bin passed in that time the bill Is as
good as dead: Many q measure has been talked
other will be talked to death in this Congress
1t takes months to complete the call OF the
committees in the morning hour and n whole
session Of Congress might PASS without reach
lie second day under the rules. business was
SO light that TN. the third committee was REACHED
mittes on Appropriations. GOV. Sayers called