The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-22
IN THE HOUSE.
Democrats Decide the Various Stages
for the Elections RepeaI Bill.


for the Elections Repeal Bill.
Washington. Sept 21-Thcre We're not
more than a hundred members present
when the speakers gavel called the House
to order to-day, The journal having been
read, Mr.. Reed suggested that the docu-
mentwas not correct, although he thought
the journal clerk had shown good judg-
ment in writing the Journal as he had.
He had stated that the speaker had
ruled out certain motions yesterday on
the ground that they were dilatOry mo-
tions. This was not the fact, though it
should have been, and he called the atten-
tion of the speaker to the matter,
THE JOURNAL INCORRECT.
The speaker replied that owing to the
fact that the committee on rules has been
in session this morning, he had not had
an opportunity to examine the Journal
but from listening to it he was of the inn
preston that it was not correct. He took
the journal to examine it, and while he
was doing so Messrs. Reed and Cultivate
had pleasant little passage with vocal
foils, which disturbed the speaker in his
examination and he finally called both
gentlemen to order and stated that debate
was out of order.
Thereupon Mr. Reed suggested that the
approval of the Journal bepostpoued until
the speaker had had an opportunity to
examine it, no right Of any member to
find objection to it being surrendered in
the meantime This course was followed,
and the House proceeded to business with
out approving the journal
RULE COMMITTEE's RESOLUTION
MIR. Catchings from the committee on
rules, reported a resolution providing that
on Sept Is the House shall proceed
TO the consideration of the federal cleo
tions law bill that debate shall continue
until Oct 8; at the close of which
day the previous question shall be con
sided as ordered on the bill in all its
stages, uand that on Oct. 10 the var
ious votes shall be taken, without debate
or intervening motions.
Mir CatChings demanded the previous
question. and the yeas and nays were or
dered. The previous question was or
dered-yeas 175 nays T. The report of
the committee on rules was adopted
yeas 10, nays 3.
Mr.. Rusk, dem, of Maryland ,Ipresented
a report from the committee on accounts
recommending that those committees to
which clerks We're assigned in the Fifty
second congress -thirty-three in mum
ber-be assigned clerks in the Fifty-third
congress.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. Paynter, dem. of Kentucky. for
himself and Mr.. Mucthler, dem, of Penn
sylvana, presented a minority report re-
commencing that all of the more unim-
portant committees be not assigned
clerks, and that all clerks not made an
nual by the statute be limited to the
session roll.
These reports provoked a rather heated
debate, in the course Of which Mr. Pawn
ter stated that he had not expected to
make minority report, but for reasons
which he would not then explain he had
fbaOUa9 his mind no faI - l.
duty to give to the House the information
respecting the work of some of the com
mittees he had gathered as a member of
the committee on accounts. He had
found, he said, that the several
committees on expenditures in
the various departments.
for instance, had not averaged more than
one report year for the past eighteen
years One committee of the Senate had
jurisdiction over all matters referred to
these eight or nine committees in the
House, and if he could do so by his vote
he would wipe them out of existence.
There were sixteen committees which he
would suggest, in the interest of practical
economy, should be deprived of clerks.
SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
Mr.. Paynter was subjected TO a lively
cross-tire of questions from numerous
members, and in the course Of his answers
he stated that his plan would save 81 $50
a month He offered as a substitute for
the two reports from the committee a
resolution providing for the allotment of
clerks TO committees so as TO carry out
the reduction he advocated in his re
marks
The substitute was agreed to-yeas
100, nays IS.
Mr. Grain, dem. Tex, moved to recon
slider the vote; and, pending that, moved
that the House adjourn.
Pending this motion, the speaker again
submitted this mornings journal He
said that the journal as read this morn
ing had not been examined by the speaker
as his duties compelled him to be present
at a meeting of the committee on rules
MR. CRISP ON THE HOUSE JOURNAL
When it was read this morning the
char had discovered that il was wrong
III Jour distinct particulars. The journal
had stated that the chair had given Ger
Jaln reasons for his decision yesterday :
ana these reasons had been recorded in
correctly. The House would remember
that IN some Of these decisions the chair
mac relraiued from giving the reasons or
Wnlch he based his action
Inc journal ought not to put into the
mouth OF the speaker reasons that h,
had not assigned for his rulings The
speaker then presented his amendments