New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03
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"a. END OF TROUBLE OVER THE HOUSE
r:-''--'. as' RULES
rHE,epEpAIE YESTERDAY NARROWLY EscNrLl
'"' srfNG A wRANGLE WITH DEMOCRATS
AS SOLE PRINCIPALS.
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-xyasn,,g,or Sept 1.-The Committee on Kues
or The House Of Representatives Is havihs a $50
dsat ~ trouble these days. Some OF Its most I'M
-. recommendations excite bitter opposition
ar,or,,- ,ron,inent and influential Democrats anu
tho ma ,ority of the committee has been repea'eu!
cou,reiled to summon all It's energies an" ~
forth its strongest efforts to prevent 'he auopo
Of amendments proposed by Democratic ne""e'
and supported by Republicans. The difiicultes en-
eo,,ntered by the majority Of the committee yes
,srisv md the day before, on account OF Demo-
cratic opposition were by no means so great as
those which confronted 1t to-day from 'ne sam.
quarter Nearly the entire sitting was consu'e'
In n debate which at times narrowly escapeu oe'is
a wrangie. In which only Democrats TOOK part
II grew. out of the unanimous Recommendation Oh
the Committee on Rules that the quorum OF 'he
Committee of the Whole should consist OF loO men,
berg az was the case in the List Congress, when
the plan was found to work admirably. Inc rea
sons upon which IT is founded are SOUND ana 'he
arguments in its favor are unanswerape' oul II
excited the most violent opposition OF prominent
Democrats, who delivered 'ehe"e"' 'pee."''
against II to-day.
man listening to Mr.. Breckenridge. OF Kentucky
might have been led to fear that the adoption OF
this plain, common-sense rule would undermine anu
overthrow the Constitution Of his country. and
shake the foundations Of the Republic Mr.. Nc
Millin. of Tennessee, who was displaced from the
his denuncatons and his remarks provoked a sharp
wordy encounter between himself and General
Catchings. Of Mississippi. who had charge or ana
advocated, the proposition. Mr.. Turner OF georgia
who like Mr. McNlillin, has been in an angry and
rebellious mood ever since they were both Jumped
by Mr.. Wilson. their junior on the ways ana
Means Committee, also spoke against the pro-
nosed rule as did a number of other Democrats
including Mr. Kyle. of Mississippi He as well as
General Hooker and Mr.. Stockdale, OF the same
State seems to feel envious and dtscontented on
account of the prominent position to which their
colleague General Catchings, has been advanced by
Speaker Crisp. and that fact may account for the
bitterness and pertinacity with which they have
opposed certain recommendations of the Commit
tee on Rules of which he is member
The brunt Of the fight In behalf OF the pendhs
nropositjon to-day fell upon Messrs Catchngs and
Cultivate both of whom acquitted themselves
bravely ard we'll. 1t was late before the DEBATE
on Mr. Kyle's motion strike out the obnoxious
provision drew toward close. and it being appar-
ent that no quorum could be mustered this AFTER
noon a vote not taken ana the 1a'e OIL inc
proposition will hang in doubt until Wednesday. IL
would not surprise careful observers II the Com-
mittee on Rules should be defeated on the PROPOSE
ton which is one of the most mertorious OF us rec
concentrations The fact that the rule existed In
the IJst Congress Is alone enough to make many
Democrats vote against 1t now so bitter and so
bigoted are they.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Tracey, OF New
York to deprive a committee reporting general
appropriation bill Of the power 10 ahN r'ue,S
thereto reducing the salaries Of officials and other
nersons in the public service abroad, raised storm
OF protests on the Democratic side, and he was com
PEELED to withdraw it, In the short debate had De-
fore he did SO "Ecomist' Holman came 10 the
front Among other things he declared that since
the adoption OF the rule in the NLlNth congress
the enormous sum Of s64 100000 had been saved to
,a,bb x.if tim
Illinois, remarked that, inasmuch as experience
han shown that there little or no danger that
Democratic Congress would reduce the salaries
of Democratic officials employees, he was there
fore opposed to the amendment
General Hooker's amendment providing mat III
all cases where under the present rule the objection
of a sinp,e member IL sufficient to prevent the con-
sideration of a measure the objections OF seven
members should be required TO defeat consieratioh
was rejected by a yea and nay vote