The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-27

OIL l0rclgn niinirS, Doth rcprcpresenta-
tivcs urging that the resolution bc re-.
ferred TO tho committee. .5E
Mr.. breckenridge said he was sur
prlsed that n resolution which sought
for nothing but information should
have met tho opposition 1t had. The
resolution did not touch the merits OF
any controversy but between Chile and
tho United States. 1t did not criticize
anybody, executive officer, or minister,
or any ono connected with tho transac-
tion. 1t simply asked for light.
MIR. Burrows, OF Michigan, inquired
whether the gentleman thought that
tho President, when hc received the
dispatch, would decline TO communicate
1t to Congress.
~ Think" replied Mr.. Breckenridge,
"that when the President OF the United
States receives this communication from
the house he will not decline. Ap.
plausc OIL tho Democratic side. That
is precisely the object OF this rcsolu.
ton" Continuing, Mr.. Breckenridge
said that tho gentleman who had
spoken had no sense OF tho gravity Of
tho crisis now upon the country deeper
than hc had himself. It was because
he feared that war might be forced
when 1t was not necessary for the honor
OF the American republic that he had
offered the resolution.
Mr.. Blount, OF Georgia, said: Tho
power lay in Congrcss-not in tho
President-to say whether or not war
should be declared. The executive could
not compel this body 10 do anything
but what it willcd, and therefore ho
trusted that the house would proceed
with dcliberation and courage from the
beginning to tho end OF this matter.
On motion OF Mr.. Blount. the rcsolu-
ton was then referred to the committee
on foreign affairs with objection.
THOSE RULES.
Mr.. Catchings, OF Mississippi, now
called up the report OF the committee
on rules, containing the proposed new
code OF rules; general debate being
limited to seven hours, Mr.. Catchings
made 4 brief explanation OF the now
code, stating that it was composed SUBJ
stantially OF the rules governing the
Fiftieth Congress, the notifications be-
ing in the interest OF the dispatch oil
business and retrenchment OF public
expenditures. l.r
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, criticized the
proposed rules and eXtollcd the rules OF
the 51st Congress. AS far as the intro
duction OF bills was concerned, the
proposed change would result in 4 con.
sumption OF the time OF the house, an
nnno,.opca IN rn,n bar. o,,J n,-onal;,,,
irregularity. He sarcastically congrat-
ulated the Democratic party on taking
n step forward in advocating q rule,
making it in order to call up for CON
sideration 4 report from the committe,
on rules and pending the consideration
the Speaker may entertain one motion
to adjourn, but after the result is an
nounccd he shall not entertain any other
dilatory motion. He was glad to know
| that it had ceased to be tyrrany for that
committee to present bills for the con-
sideration OF the house. But even this
advance was onc-sidcd. Under the pro.
posed rules, whenever the committee ON
rules wished to cut off tillibustcring it
could do SO; and it was right that il
should. But the majority OF the house
should at all times have the same right.
Under the rule the minority might rule,
except where the committee on rules
took the initiative. The minority was
sacred when it had the committee on
rules on its side; and it was OF no &c.
count when the committee was opposed
to it.
Mr.. Bowers, OF California. criticized
the proposed rules. His people wanted
some appropriations for their harbors.
Ii no understood the report OF the
committee Alright, unless he could get n
pull on the committee on rivers and
harbors, he "was not in it" Laughter
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, brought
the debate back to the subject under
consideration and entered into criti-
cal analysis OF the proposed rules; :. and
Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, made brief re-
ply.
Mr.. McKcnna, OF California, also adj
dressed the house in criticism OF the
new code; and then the house adjourned
until tomorrow.