The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-05
No EULOGIES ON SUNDAY
Mr.. ENLOE SUGGESTS a RADICAL
DEPARTURE.

Members Favor Il, but Dare Not Go
on Record as Doing so-Code OF
Rules Finally Adopted. After R =ject-
ing Suggestions Made by mir. Reed.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. Consideration Of
the rules having been resumed. Mr. Enloe
| of Tennessee offered an amendment provid-
/ ing that eulogies to deceased members shall
| be delivered Sundays and Sundays only.
on which day the ceremonies shall be
! opened with prayer by the chaplain. These
! services, he said. were 10 the nature Of
religious services. aud no more appropriate
day could be selected for giving tribute to a
deceased member than Sunday.
Mr.. Morse of Massachusetts seconded the
amendment. He believed that memorial
services were educational and proper, and
the Lords day was the most suitable one
that could be chosen.
Mr.. Ray Of New York opposed the amend
ment. IL was evidently offered in the in
terest of those persons who never attended
church, but who could come here on the
Sabbath day and listen Co oratory.
Nr. Reed Of Maine gave the information
that the consumption Of time in the first
session of the last congress for memorial
services was twenty-four days
Although a standing vote showed a ma
jority of y6 to 6S in favor of the amends
ment, this majority vanished before the
dreaded roll call. and amendment was de-
feated-yeas 81, nays 155.
Mr.. O'Neill of Missouri offered an amend
ment making it obligatory on the House to
consider the private calendar on Friday.
Lost-57 to III.
Various propositions were made having
for their object the abolition or restriction Of
the custom Of setting days for delivery of
eulogies upon deceased members but they
were all rejected.
Mr.. Reed offered substitute for rule "a re-
lating to the order of business. The only
change proposed is that the morning hour
which. under the code. is limited to sixty
minutes. may be extended indefinitely at
the pleasure of the House. The substitute
was lost, so to 102.
Mr.. Chapman of Michigan offered an
amendment providing for Friday night
session tor the consideration Of private PEN
sions bills. Agreed to.
In speaking to an informal amendment,
j. ID. Taylor OF Ohio sent to the clerks
desk and had read a letter sent bv Mr.. Wise
Of Virginia, MIR. Henderson of North Caro-
lima, and Mr.. Randall OF Pennsylvania to
Speaker Carlisle asking for recognition to
move a suspension of the rules and the pas
sage of bill for the repeal OF the internal
revenue taxes upon tobacco. Mr.. Taylor
said that he meant to make no attack upon
Speaker Carlisle. He pointed to these letters
only as an illustration of the great power
which the rules conferred upon the speaker.
A CARS sCEPTER REFUSED.
The consideration of the rules reported by
the committee on rules having been con-
cluded, Mr.. Reed on behalf of the repub-
licans, offered as a substitute therefor the
rules of the Fifty-first congress. Lost
without division. The code Of rules was
then agreed to.
TO SUPPLY PORTER's DEFICIENCY.
Mr.. Snyres. from the committee on en-.
preparations reported bill to supply the
deficiency in appropriations for the eleventh
census, and it was referred TO the committee
on the whole. Also a resolution directing
an inquiry into the affairs of the worlds
Columbian exposition, stating that he would
call it up for action tomorrow.
Mr.. Durborow Of Illinois presented a
substitute, which was ordered printed, and
which will DO considered at the same time.
Mr.. Dickerson Of Kentucky offered a
resolution directing the committee on ju-
dietary to make an Investigation and report
whether congress has constitutional au-
thority to appropriate money for the
worlds Columbian exposition. Adopted
The House then adjourned.