New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-11
NEW RULES FOR THE HOUSE.
BREEZY DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
HEREAFTER MEMBERS CANNOT SMOKE on THE
FIOOR-PRECEDENCE OF COMMITTEES IN RE
PORTING POWERS OF THE STEAMER
THE DEBATE PUNCTUATED BY AP-
PLArSE AND LAUGHTER.


THE DEBATE PUNCTUATED BY APP
rLArsE AND LAUGHTER
Washington, Jan. l0-The discussion OF the
| amendments proposed TO be made TO the rules of
| the House by the Committee on Rules on which
| the House entered to-day. for a time apparently
| threatened TO extend over a weeks session. But
| It was only diversion. Mr. Hepburn Rep. Iowa.
| proposed an amendment making II obligatory the
| Speaker 10 recognize a member who aidresses him
| in accordance with the rule. and said that the
prevailing practice smacked TOO much of the school
master in the chair OF the House.
The motion antagonized by Mr.. Henderson
(Rep.. Iowa.. In charge OF the committee report on
the ground that other custom practicable
than that which obtained Of permitting the Speaker
to determine who should be reco nzcd and who
should not.
Mr.. Bell (Rep., COLI expressed his qualification
at Mr.. HepbIrns motion. Illustrating wha; he as
serted be the unjust effect of the present practice
BY saving that not since the session opened had a
Populst member been recognized by the Speaker.
He denounced the committee assignments made by
the Speaker. describing the present organization
and management Of the House that OF body Of
bosses; a body OF tyranny
At the close Of Mr.. Bells speech Mr.. Hepburn
raised general laugh by Dramatically Withdrawing
the amendment.
A motion by Mr. De Almond TO instruct the ser
geant-at-arms in the rules TO withhold pay Of
members absent for any other cause than Illness
voted down.
The Randolph Tucker proposition for counting a
quorum, adopted by the committee In place OF the
one followed In the List Congress. met only the
objection on legal grounds that IT would authorize
the passage OF a bill By the votes OF less than
majority of a quorum. Before the discussion on
the proposition finished the House adjourned.
on motion Of Mr. Picker Rep.. :. d. the order for
the usual Friday night session was vacated for to-
night Several requests for cor sideraiion ami
printing Of resolutions In the Record were made
but on objection they were ruled out ana referred
to the proper committees.
Mr. Henderson Hop.. Ia reported the change
in the rules recommended by the Committee on
Rules and the House proceeded consider them
seratim.
The first amendment one specifically directing
the clerk pay their salaries 10 officers ana en-
ploves a provision adopted from the rules OF the
Lid and LID Congresses. II was agreed -.
The next amendment struck the prov sion re-
oulring the sergeant-at-arms TO give bond In the
sum Of S,00co Because Of the Sloott deiaicAtions
a law was passed covering the case and the pro-
Wis on was the refore useless. Agreed TO-
Mr. DE Almond Dem. Mo- proposed an amend
ment to the rule governing the duties Of tn ser.
ceant-at-arns requiring that officer 10 deduct from
the salaries OF members pay FOR absente"ism other
than that caused by illness. The proposed amend
ment was rejected
RuIe II :, was proposed TO amend. in accordance
nit the Committee Rules 10 sit at any time, ana
go az TO preclude any dilaiory motion on the con
sderation Of report from the committee 'saNe one
to adjourn) until the report was dispoeed Of
Mr. Crisp Dem GA said that wAen that rule was
proposed in the Lid Congress gentlemen on the Re-
nuhican side exercised themselves earnestly in de-
nouncna II AZ the method the Democrats proposed
OF raeRing the minority. He was In FAVOR OF II
now and he only wanted 10 congratulate the IKE
publ!cans on having at last reached thdt point
where they were willing to admit that Demo
cratic rule was a proper method Of procedure.
G-aughter.)
Speaker Reed--I imagine that the feeling is
mutual Renewed laughterD
THE PRIVILEGED COMMITTEES
This rule Indicates the committees with leave 10
report at any time. They are ten-Ruies, Elections
Ways and Means. Rivers and Harbors' Pubic
Lands Territories Enrolled Bills. Invalid Pensions.
Printing Accounts-beside the committees having
charge Of general appropriation bills
Mr. Walker OIep., Mass) endeavored 10 secure
the same privilege for the Committee on Banking
and Currency and Mr.. Bailey dem, Tex for the
Committee on Coinage. Weights and Measures
which led TO a wide discussion Of the relative I'M
portance Of the several committees OF the Housc.
Mr. Crisp dem. Ga) advocated the insertion IN
hearn of the sravy Of the subjects
| to them II they were not so included, he argued
, ,on nf ,bcse suSecs When you 60 home he
said at the close of this Congress ana your con-
question: and YOU answer that we had no time
consider that question tel them a. The same tine
erately by your votes put It out of your power
Mr. Dingey Rep. Me- regretted that the gentle
man from Georgia (Mr. Crisp. in descending from
the high judicial position he occupied in the list
House from the stump He said that the issue
involved n the rule was simp.y one or oIdery
parliamentary procedure. and he warned members
On the Republican side against being swayed by
such appeals he said, without regard Tor the
operations Of parliamentary procedure, for purely
Cannon Rsp NJ M HsYns SppSsed Af Mr
having read an enthusiastic speech by Mr.. Cannon
favorins the passage Of similar motion IN the
Mr Cannon explained that the conditions which
ent. Then the Democrats were IN power III . we
executive and legislative departments now nov INC
House yo, m' bS yeas and nays was ordered Mr.
Raileys amendment to give to the COMMITTEE on
Wefh e AND and the was
yeas III: nays 1873 The Democrats ana p9Pu 1n
voted 1Ur AGAINST f it. The following broke the
party traces and voted yea Messrs Aiken And n
BaE sIrc chi d. Somsrs Herr
no hn P JSSnson ccs Mcclnre McLachIan Sns
MaIfer ,Mas sS' and Wilson IDAHO. ..,
"a Substitute Tor the motion OF Mr. Walker offered
Dy rnnoried by the Committee Rules the Corn
mittee on Rivers and Harbors' was re1ec'eu WIN
o4 W, Mr. Walkers amendment to insert the Com
mi,tcc on Banking and Currency the vote WAS
taken by yeas and nays resu,inp and POM
i;Sts voted for the amendment ana Reputhc sa
Generally against it. The following hepm9tGions
pa par o,ing yea Messrs Allen Utah. Andrews
BAKER a. H.. Bowers. Rrosius C1 1s1 tms'
pooIi,tie' GAIT inney Mahon Mccormick, Nc
Ivan Moody Pearson. shannon; Simpkins S'roae;;
Tracewe. Van voorhis' Walker 'MasS' anu