The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03


The House to-day resumed the consideration
OF the new code Of rules The pending amend
ment was that offered by Mr.. Hooker Dem,
Miss.l. providing that when request 10 made
for unanimous consent It will prevail unless
objected to By seven members. instead OF by
one. as at present This was lost: Yeas, 81;
nays. 127-an exact quorum.
Mr.. Kyle tDem.. Misa offered an nendment
striking out the clause which makes 100 Q
quorum in Committee OF the Whole. He be-
lieved that q quorum In committee should DO
the same as that In the House. Tho great
business bills were considered In Com mittee
present This clause had been an innovation
OF the Fifty.frst Congress-; and The people had
wit With aSsa to the to
ment. and argued that the adoption OF the
ton Of public business He did not think that
the making OF loo memhers q quorum would
Whether f tbs aaorpm was 100 or ISL n'''
De
the 100 quorum proposition in the Fifty first
Mr. outhwaite replied that no was four years
older than he was then. and he had had four
years more experience.
have ioS lou n years. more eSpersnee without hsV.
ing four years more Of gathered wisdom.
MIR Hs aid nos e sy sRs on ae
third Of the m EN- ers Of the House should be
permitted to shape Legislation upon the great
iieved. rs he had believed at the Nty-frst
Congress. that this course was unconstitu-
Mr.. Catchngs Dom. Miss then moved that
the further consideration OF the amendment
,SUas na the until s
Mr.. Hooker Vigorously objected. and the mo-
mo.io n At shs .saSess q NJ Hoimsa. Who a'o
cause he thought that it wSuld b. the propsr
course to pursue. Mr. Catchings then argued
In OF sSd re
Mr.. 'McMillin Dem.. Tenn inquired why II
gentleman said It had in the Ffty-hrst Com
gress, 1t had not been adopted in the Fifty-sec-
Mr. Catchines replied that the gentleman
from, Tennessee was the last gentleman who
should ask that .nsston Had not SseP for
Mr. McMiliin retorted that this rule had
never been submitted to the Committee on
This Mr.. Catchings admitted. The Speaker
was SO indisposed to make any changes that
the msttsE hid not been brought up r.,
failure Of the rule. Nothing of the sort was
ever intimated to me.
Mr.; CatchinRs-I never said that It was. The
amend ment that It was not suggested to him.
failure to ADOPT .nss that was
M. Gstehinssi d"nt hold you responsible.
ton Of responsibility about it ''' =. ~ e''
Mr.. Outhwalte believed that the 100 quorum
ness as against unnecessary and faotious do
Of tho Gommtee on RSies. .aS
the committss 81 the Whole Was founded and
legislation. The constitutional requirement Of
a majority Of the whole to do business applied
was It that The Democrats who had denounced
Speaker iced end his rulss in the Fitty.nrstt
G.nteme nor" on the other side led by the gentle.
man from Maine. were holding up their hands
and their feet Logging to be manacled here by
lLaughterl The Republicans were In hope
that In the fnture.. hoC,ed that II would be IN
power again and the gentleman from Maine
the ns1t s3 Sna thu @ so"d
z 9s San H.
committe. on Rules Rsth-r than rSsduse the
Whole %SSS abolish tho
Mr.. Curtis rep. N. Y.)advocatad tho adop-
ton Of the ommittee proposition.
Mr. Hooker Dem. Miss denounced It and
criticised the change Of front made BY Mr..
Catchines and Mr. Cultivate on this question.
quoting against them the saying that the
greatest rival OF great N an is himself"
Mr. McMillin repudiated the idea at a quo
rum In COMMITTEES should consist OF less than
the Whole was not created to accei crate the
passage OF measures. but to obtain for them Q
nation.
The debate was then suspended. and tho
House agreed to tho Senate am end m ente TO |
The Urgent Deficiency Appropriation bill
The House then. at $780, adjourned until
Wednesday.