New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-31
IAYGuID DISCUSSION Of THE NEW COZ

THE HOUSE G. NTfNUE5 TIE WENN"LE oNiE
IFS RrLEs
Washington. Aug. SO.-Mr. Talbot Dem MOI
asked unanimous consent in the House to introduce
=, hin repealing the statutes authorizing the APP
pointment Of marshas and supervisors OF election
Mr. Dingley G,ep. Me) objected
Mr. Breckinridge dem. Ky). from the commit
,c. on lamentations reported the Urgent De-
fcionc, APPROPRIATION bill (Which appropriates *-
oor and I, was passed The items are: SloNo Tor
bank-n note paper. s2y000 for reco!na6e Oh supS"'s
coins and $1,000 for clerks to Representatives.
The House then resumed the consideration OF me
new code of rules. with the understanding tha' tue
general debate should clos" at O'Clock
Mr. HOPKINS (Rep. Gll) spoke in favor OF an
amendment which he proposed 10 offer at a suita-
bic time having IN view the prevention OF Hi
clustering
Mr. Kiicorc Dem. Tex criticised the rules .,
the List Congress That Congress had assembled
t,h ,ho declaration that It intended to do bust
moss and il had done business. Its first action m"
hesn to clothe the Speaker with autocratc power
and the Speaker had not been un"lhihs 10 ao0eP'
the crown. Unlike Caesar. he had not u'io' -
fused :he crown. That Congress hId zone o"9"''
and ;h. people had heard OF it and had returned
larr, Democratic majority To the next Hou'''
gentleman from Maine oMg Reed had Sa'h 'ha' WE
Sunrarno Court had indicated him. But there WIS
, tribunal higher than the Supreme court hSneF
than congress- and that was the tloihal % INC
pcorle and that tribunal had not NIndca'eu NV
gentleman or his Congress.
Mr. Grosyenor 1Rcp.. Ohio defended H." rules 81
m. List Congress and IN" decisions Of the speaker
IA. ,o,nJ,r The Shirt of the times, both IN thi'
,o,ntr,. and I'm Europe. was In favor OF pari2m1"-
tary reform # had been stated that cyclone ""',
overwhelmed the action OF ~" List congress anu
lin. rulings Of its Speaker he took TINS to De 'h"'
there was "A sort OF riparian accreoh oil enthusiasm
on the part of the Democrats. y study OF ut
had not received more than 20 per cent oi the
votes east.
" Holman dem Ind opposed the proposed
nar,. il, th. rules b. which one hundred mem
hers are made "A quorum u the committee u "'
Whole He said IT had been the adoption 81 inns
rule IN the List Congress that had opened IL" va!
for the excessive appropriations OF tnat 'oHsr'''
AIR Dinplev dlep.. Mcl advocated the adoption
Of the rules recommended. with the 'Nc'p''"" VI
the proposcd amendment regarding wat l. hh'"'l
as the "conslderlton morning hour whl'h he S'''
would result in the delay % public business.
Mr. Outhwaitc. the new member or the 'oNl"''-
tee on Rules closed the general debate III Il p'"'
speoch defending the changes In a." I'' when
have been assailed. At the close OF "ir ""''e
r,r,,,l<s tho rules were considered 10y isiNpnS'
Mr. Wilson Uep.. Wash) offered an Amendment III
creasing the membership OF the comin'''e,s o'
WAYS and Means and Appropriations from seven
taon TO nineteen the additional members To I've APP
poInted from the territory west OF the missouri
u VIII at present has no l'ptt9VH'At'''''
The amendment was supported by Mr' 'd'"'''''''
mann cal, but was defeated yeas 49, nays lou
Mr. Avery (Rep. Mich) moved 10 insert III u,'
liz, of committees one on the public health when
noe odvocated by Messrs Blair diep. ~ H. ana
Iohrsor Gep. \. ID The motion was defeated
% to lbs. . :,
Mr. Hooker Dem. Miss) offered motion 10 III
crease the membership of the committee Oh i'uio'
fran : To IT, 1t was also advocated by MeSSr"'
Urv,n DEEM Neb) and Picker Rep., ). Do ana
op,oscd bv Mr. breckenridge Dem, Ark), NC
creorv dem. XVI and Henderson Rep, lowa).
Mr.. henderson said that the gentlemen sup
rortnp Mr. Uookers motion were endeaVorihS 10
rov.rse the verdict of the last election The Demo
Gratis had won that election and put the South IN
control The roll OF the committees showed that
The South controlled the majorities OF those com
nItees that framed the legislation or the country
and had the chairmanships OF "A majority OF the
Committees That was all right; that was the logical
result of the election The South comprised the
hodv and brains OF the Democratic party. The
Gentleman from Nebraska Mr.. Bryan aided To
hrine about that massing OF Democratic power ana
hn,id not noS try to wggle away from the legiti-
nnntn cYects ar II and endeavor on the floor or
Tho House to obtain fair treatment Tor all sections
~ tho country Ii too late now to seek To
ra,,edv tho condition in which he found himself.
The mace for that to have been done was at the
polls last November
Nir richardson dem. Tenn denied that in the
r,atc.un OF the committees the South had been
favored while the North haa Deeh shshted
The House at sos adjourned.