The Forrest City times., 1892-01-29
HOUSE RULES FIXED.
HOUSE COMMITTEE DECIDES ON
 SEVERAL CHANGES.

In the Interest of Rstrenchnent. Lsgis-
 lation May Accompany Appropriatioa
 Bills-Propositions to Check Fnibas- tsring and Dilatory Motions.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-There was . meeting of the full House Committee on Rules yesterday at the rooms of Speaker Crisp in the Metropolitan Hotel. The majority members had drafted a code of rules, and this was submitted to the minority. The rules will probably be reported to the House this afternoon They are substantially the rules of the Fiftieth Congress. with three changes. One change is return to the rule in vogue prior to the Forty ninth Congress under which legislation on appropriation bills was permitted when in the interest of retrenchment of expenditure.
 Another change limits the time for the call of States for the introduction of bills on suspension Mondays" to one hour, the object being to check filibustering by consuming suspension day in the introduction of bills. The third change gives to report from the Committee on Rules fixing the time for consideration and voting on any meas ure the parliamentary status now ac- corded to a motion to suspend the rules viz: That only one motion to ad- journ can be made before the question is put in the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
 The purpose of this amendment is to check dilatory motions. A short re- port will accompany the present atten- tion of the rules to the House. A mi- nority report will be made by the Re- publican members urging the adoption of the rules of the last Congress.
 Mir. Catchings of Mississippi has re- ported the new code of rules and gave notice that he would ask it's considers tion Monday.
 The House.
 WAsHINGToN, Jan. 22.-There were few spectators when the House was called to order, owing to the announce ment that the Chilean correspondence would not be presented to-day. A num- Der of bills and joint resolutions were introduced and referred. Among them were:
 By Mir. Stevenson (Michigan)-Ap propriating s275,O00 to build two revenue cutters for use on the lakes
 By MT. Bland-For free coinage of gold and silver.
 By Mir. Outhwaite-A resolution call ing for a statement of drawbacks paid on imported tin and salt under the pro visions of the Mckinley bill. Agreed to.
 At 1:20 a recess was taken until 9 p. m, when the presentation of DOT traits of Messrs. Grow and Randall took place.
 A bill was introduced for public building at Columbus, Ind.
 Mir Davis of Kansas asked for the present consideration of joint resolu- tioh authorizing the President to ap- point commission of three persons to investigate the cause of the recent ex- plosion and loss of life in the coal mines at Krebs, I. T. Mir. Bynum ob- jected and the resolution after some de- bate went to the Committee on Rules.
 Bills were introduced for public buildings at Sterling and Dixon, III.
 Mir. Harvey of Oklahoma, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported bill appropriating $l5, ,0OO to complete the allotment of lands to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians in Oklahoma. In La ,f sn Simpson of Kansas had an opportunity to enter the arena of debate, and his remarks were listened to with great attention. He stood in front of ono of the aisles, his attitude was easy, and his delivery good. He started of with the declaration that the $15, GOO already appropriated had been squandered; but he was strongly in faver of the pending measure, as it would allow settlers to secure homes. He hoped the House, with it's large Democratic majority, would do what ought to have been done before. Touching upon the tariff, he asserted that the protective tariff policy as pursued by tho Republican party, instead of bringing prosperity to farmers, had brought disaster [applause on Democratic side], and they wanted to seek hom es and begin life under a Democratic ad- ministration,s which, he hoped, would repeal the Mckinley bill and all kin dred tariff laws. and bring prosperity to the country. The bill was passed.
 Mir. Lynch of Wisconsin Introduced bill for the purchase of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal Referred.
 Mir. Catchings of Mississippi from the Committee on Rules reported the new code of rules, which was ordered printed in the Record. MT. Catchings stated that he would ask for the con- sideration of the report Monday. The House then adjourned till Monday.
 Stanford Talks iu the Senate.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-In the sem ate several bills of minor import ance were introduced. The committee on commerce reported favorably the senate bill to establish marine board.