Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-11
HOUSE RULES REPORTED They Are Being Contested by
 the Democrats, ASSISTED BY THE P0PULISTS Congressmen Becide Not to Dock Th'ir Salary
 While Absent. MIR. REED AND MR. CRISP LOCKED HORNS The Futiiity of MT. Hepburu's Amendment Was Made Plain to Him by @ Popu-
 list to the Amusement of
 the House.
ASSISTED BY THE P0PULISTS
MIR. REED AND MIR. CRISP LOCKED HORNS

Washington Jan. 10.-The order for the usual Friday night session was vacated tonight.
 MT Henderson, republican, of Iowa, re- ported to congress the rules recommend ed by the committee on rules and the house proceeded to consider them se- riatim The first amendment was one specifically directing the clerk to pay of ticers and employees their salaries, pro- vision adopted from the rules of the Eff ty-second congress- It was agreed to.
 The next amendment struck out the provision requiring the sergeant-at-arms to give bond in the sum of $50,000. Be- cause of the Silcott dedication a law was passed covering the case and the provision was therefore useless. Agreed to.
 MT. DeArmond democrat, of Missouri. proposed an amendment to the rule gov erning the duties of the sergeant-at- arms. requiring that officer to deduct from the salaries of the members pay for absences other than those caused by illness The proposed amendment was rejected.
 Rule 2 1t was proposed to amend in accordance with the rules of the last congress, so as to permit the committee on rules to sit at any time and so as to preclude any dilatory motion upon the consideration of representative rom the committee save one to adjourn until the report was disposed of.
 Mr. Crisp, democrat, of Georgia, said that when the rule was proposed In the Fifty-second congress gentlemen upon the republican side exercised themselves earnestly in denouncing it as the method the democrats proposed Of gagglng the minority. He was in favor of the rule then, was in favor of 1t now, and he only wanted to congratulate the republicans upon at last having reached that point where they were willing to admit that a democratic rule was proper method of procedure Q.aughter)
 Speaker Reed-I imagine that the feel- ing Is mutual (Renewed laughter)
 This rule indicates the committees which will have leave to report at any time. There are ten committees-elec- tions. ways and means, rivers ana mar bors, public lands, territories, enrolled bills, invalid pensions, printing, accounts besides the committees having charge of general appropriation bills.
 Mr. Walker, republican, of Massachu- setts endeavored to secure the same privilege for the committee on banking and currency, and MT. Bailey, democrat, of Texas, for the committee on coinage, weights and measures, which led to a wide discussion of the relative import ance of the several committees of the house.
 Mr. Crisp advocated the insertion in the privileged class of the two commit tees named, because of the gravity or the subjects committed to them. If they were not so included, he argued, the probabilities were greatly against any consideration of these subjects.
 "When you go home," he said, at the close of this congress and your constitu- ents ask why you did nothing on the currency question and you answer that vou had no time to consider that ques- tion, tell them at the same time that In adopting the rules of the house you oe- liberately, by your own votes, put It out of your power to consider it." (Applause)
 Mr Cannon, republican, of Illinois, having opposed MT. Walkers amend meut. Mr. McRae, democrat, of Arkan- sas, raised lugh by sending to the clerks desk and having read an enthu- siastic speech by MT. Cannon favoring the passage Of similar motion III the last congress.
 MT. Cannon explained that the condi- lions which existed then were far differ ent from those at present. Then the democrats were in power in the execu- five and legislative departments; now the house was antagOnlzeu py an hoVeISe president.
 vote by yeas and nays was ordered on MT Bailey's amendment to give the committee on coinage, weights and meas ures the right to report at any time ana the amendment was lost-yeas III, nays 1S3. The democrats and populists voted for the amendment and the republicans generally against it. The following broke over their party traces and voted yea: Messrs Aitken. Anderson, Andrews, Ba- ker of New Hampshire, Bowers. Brod- erick. Connolly, Doollttle. Fairchild, Hainer Hartman. Hermann. Johnson of California, Mcclure, McLachlan. Mines, Mondell. Pearson. Shafroth. Strodc, Tracewell Walker of Massachusetts and Wilson of Idaho.
 On MT. Walkers amendment to insert the committee on banking and currency the vote was taken by yeas and nays yeas 112 nays 160. As in the for mer vote, democrats and populists voted for the amendment and republicans gen. orally against it. The following repub- licans parted company from their politi- cal associates by voting yea: Messrs. Allen of Utah, Andrews, Baker of New Hampshire. Bowers, Brosius, Cooper of Wisconsin, Doolittle. Ellis, Hainer. Hart man, Hill of Connecticut. Johnson of Cal ifornia. Linney, Mahon, Mccormick. Mc- Evan, Moody, Pearson Shannon. Simp- kins. Strode. Tracewell, VanVoorhis. Walker of Massachusetts and Wright.
 Amendments were accepted making the representation of territorial delegates on the committee of territories two.
 MT. Hepburn. republican, of Iowa. pro- DOSeQ an amendment tO lHc Iuic SoNcTit- ing debate so as to require the speaker to recognize a member who addresses the chair, instead of leaving it optional.
 MT. Henderson. republican, of Iowa. said this proposition was a startling in- novation, and merited the careful consid- eration of the house. The power lodged in the speaker, he conceded. was great one, but the amendment of his colleague provided no remedy of the evil com plained of. It was evidently impossible for every one of the 356 members of the house to be heard on every subject, and the rule attacked had grown into the practice of the house because of its ne
 The adoption of the amendment of MT.