The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-21


WASHINGTON. Sept. 20The House Commit.
tee on Rules this morning authorized by a
party vote the report to tho House of u reso-
luton providing that upon the adoption of the
order the Speaker shall proceed to call the
committees for reports. and until that order is
exhausted no motion whatever shall be In
order or entertained by the Speaker.
When the House met this morning there did
not appear to be larger attendance than
there had been for some days past. The lead
ers of the opposing forces were, however. on
hand bright and early.
Soon after the reading OF tho journal the
Speaker directed the Clerk to call the commit
tees for report.
Mr.. Burrows REP. Mch) moved to dispense
with the call.
Pending this motion Mr.. CatchinGs Dem.
Miss) presented report from the Committee
on Rules. but before it was read Mr.. Burrows
made the point Of order that the report was
not In order His point was that the commit
tee had not tho right to originate an order OF
business.
The Speaker overruled the point OF order.
holding that on the question Of determining
the order Of business the Committee on Rules
had right to act
Mr.. Burrows appealed from the decision. a d
Mr.. Fitch moved to lay the appeal on the table.
pending which Mr.. Burrows moved that the
House take q recess for one hour.
Mr. Catchings made the point of order that
pending o report from the Committee on Rules
this motion was not in order
The Speaker said that he would hear the
gentleman from Michigan on the question.
Mr.. Burrows was surprised that he should
be asked even to speak on this question. His
report from the Committee on Rules before
the House. The gentleman from, Mississippi
had objected to its reception and had raised a
point Of order against It. 1t was idle to say
snno .hepe was as report Ss0re tt tn Thse The
Hiit was read to tho House: Wv ''' -"
order to oh H this o1eshton the
and burrows (which the Speaker d declined It to
yldes that imme diately after the adoption Of
shis order tho Speaker shall call the commit
to tRe c 3 e
motion shall be entertained until this order Is
MI: Reed said that it was recognized GUS
tom In this and all other par iamentary bodies
that whenever anybody had II right to object
mot obviate that objection. This was very
simple and plain parliamentary law about
tieman from Mis- issppi had proposed to pre- pre-
sent u certain document to the House to be-
acted ,, Upon prior to it, reception the gentle
der to the Speaker thar 1t WAS not receivable.
without ANY reference to the contents
was the report shona 5s reae%eI
The Speaker had recognized that that was the
question before the House That ruling was
one OF the most surprising that had ever been
This sally. coming from the source it did.
amused the House and It was greeted with
prolonged laughtep
the Democratic sidel said that II the majority
OF the House were ready to do this thing 1t
must take the conseIncnces
I'VE are ready came in chorus from the
Democratic side.
Reed. contrary to all parliamentary rules. and
had decided that a committee had n right TO
originate Legislation. That was new dcpar,
the report OF the Committee on Rules The
Speaker. was undertaking, to have it received
reception. 1t made no difference whether tho
Sneaker directed the Clerk TO call the roll or
House decided the resolution was ASH not U IeforS orc
the House. He was aware that the majority
could override the plain principle Of parlia-
wanted to know IT. ii, Herod was to be out IT,
Heroded fIerod wanted to witness the trans
action loud and continuous laughter and
The Speaker ruled that, the,report was before
House and being beiorS the fT ouse m ny
for o recess was not in order. Applause
N NJ PsynG Req aRne"lsa no
INK at the same time,
Mr.. Reed remarked sarcasticaly that the
rules gave the Speaker power to decline 10
receive dilatory motions pending n report from
the Committee on Rules. Did the Chair hold
tioa?
. The Speaker replied that the Chair had no
Intention Of avoiding any responsibility: but
the Chair .woul Il say that the language OF tho
rulo was identically the language Of the rule
which for many years had governed motions
for the suspension Of the rules.
:" Then the Speaker rules" drawled out Mr.
Reed, that the motion for recess Is u dila-
tory notion Laughter
The SpeAkor-The Chair has ruled that 1t Is
not In order Applause.
Mr.. Fitch's motion to lay the appeal on the
table was agreed to-yeaG ~: nays, 81
The Speaker then said that the pending mo- !
tion was thar made by Mr.. Burrows to dis |
pense with the call OF committees.
Mr.. Reed suggested. haif in sarcasm and !
half In earnest. that the House having decided |
!, bat the report OF the committee was in order.
Mr., Burrows's motion was not in order.
The Speaker thought that the rentIemAn