The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-07
THE WORK IN CONGRESS-
Mr., Morgan, Of Alabama, Starts a
Long Talk in the Senate.
THE NEW HOUSE RULES ADOPTED

The Rules Vary but Little from Those
That Controlled the Fifty-sooond Con
gress - senator Cariisie's Conference
with the Lenders Of Both Branches.
WASHINGTON, Sept THE indications
in the senate yesterday did not point TO
speedy action on the house bill to repeal
the purchasing clause of tho Sherman act
The first two hours were occupied by Mr.
Morgan Dem, Ala.) in advocacy Of the
resolution which he had offered on Tues
day to provide for joint select commit
tee on finance, and which, he avowed was
intended TO supercede the finance commit
tee Of both the senate and house There
we're ten minutes to spare after he took
his seat before the repeal bill would come
up as the unfinished business" and that
interval was occupied in n somewhat acri-
monious colloquy between senators, and
in n yea and nay vote to take up the re
peal bill The hill was taken up by n
vote Of 81 to 81, and Mr.. Morgans resolu-
tion went to the calendar, from which il
can only be taken on a motion and by a
majority vote The remainder of the day
was consumed by Mr. Stewart (Rep.,
NeA }, In continuation Of the speech on
which he had spent four hours of Tues
days session
The house adopted the code of rules
which will govern # during the Fifty
third congress- subject to the decision Of
the committee on rules, which under the
rules has an almost absolute power to di-
rect the business Of the body. The rules
vary very little from those that controlled
the Fifty-second congress. When first re
ported they contained one radical change,
| and re-enacted the clause which permits
100 members to constitute a quorum in
committee of the whole. This clause was
borrowed from the rules Of the Fifty-hrst
| congress, and although every member of
the committee on rules was in favor Of 1t
| the pressure brought5 against 1t on the
| Democratic side proved too powerful, and
the committee gracefully yielding surren-
| dered their point and the clause was
| stricken out. After agreeing to the rules
| the house at $3.50 adjourned until Saturday.
! After the adoption of the rules by the
! house Speaker Crisp announced that it
would be in order for members to send
| bills and resolutions to the speakers desk
| for printing and reference, and petitions
to the box for reference only. Imme
dlately every page on the floor was con
| Yerted into messenger and loaded with
: bills Many members did not wait the
services of page, but themselves bore Z
precious load to the desk and deposited
them. The clerks were almost over
whelmed by the mass, there being severa
hundred bills presented The mere worl
of numbering them and sorting for refer
ence will occupy the file clerk and his as
sistants for q day or two Most Of tn
bills Of general character have alread
! been mentioned.
Secretary Carlisle was at the capitc
! Yesterday and had quite conference wit
a ONE of the leaders of the house, afte
winch he went to the senate and had
long talk with Chairman Voorhees,, of tn
I finance COMMITTEES 1t was after Mr.. Ca
Isle had conferred with anumber Of sent
tors that the conclusion was reached this
q 1t would be well not to push the resolutio
providing for the change of the hour
= meeting to II O'clock for the reason th'
@ such action might be construed as a d
sire on the part Of those friendly to the r
Il peal bill, to press it too hard.
1t has been said that 1t was decided I
= bring the repeal bill to a vote on the 1st
e of this month, but Mr.. VOORHEES, deni
-. that there has been any discussion upt
that proposition, or that any day has ev
e been suggested. 1t is known, howevt
:, that Just as soon as the leaders on the a
70 ministration side believe that legitima
e debate has been exhausted, and that
q cussion has degenerated into a SPECIES
. oratorical filibustering, they will endeav
id to force vote by passing a resolution pl
viding for continuous sessions Of the sc
ate, day and night, until avote is reache
I'd The silver men, however, meet this pl
:, gram with one Of their own, which ev
q u early in the proceedings brings to
front the question OF endurance. They
gan it Monday AMI kept it up yesterdt
It is simply demanding a call of the 81
ate and the attendance of a quorum whC
Us ever, during the debate on the part Of
- silver men, it becomes apparent there is
:" quorum present in the chamber
to The action Of the various committees,
rather their non action, indicates IL
ne there is to be no general legislation uI
in repeal has been acted upon. Every co
mittee has before it important bills be
ing upon every conceivable subject, a
yet, save a few bills for private relief, l
report has been made to the senate Il
lg is understood to be in accordance with
ed program that nothing shall be permit
to get in the way of the measure the 8
ro' ate is now debating.
W britannia Defeats Navahoo.