The Portland daily press., 1896-01-10

}. Randolph Tucker proposed IN the tftn
Congress has been substituted thefeIof;
Whenever quorum fails to to vote on
any question and quorum is not present
aud objection is made for that cause.
there shall be call of the House, and
the sergeaut-at-arrn shall for thwlth pro-
ceed to bring in absent members The
yaes and nays on the pending question
shall at the same time be considered as
ordered. The clerk shall call the roll,
each mem ber as he answers to his name,
may vote on the pending question and
after the roll call is completed each MEM
ber arrested shall be brought by the
whereupon he shall be noted as present,
discharged from arrest, and given an op.
portunity to vote and his vote shall be re-
corded.
If those voting on the question and
those who are present and decline TO
vote, shall together make majority OF
the House, the Speaker shall declare
question,it shall be decided, as majority
OF those voting shall appear. Thereupon
further proceedings under the all shall be
considered dispensed with.
BY another change the committee on
rules is given general leave to sit during
the sessions of the House and in regard to
its rights, it is provided itsshall always be
port from the committee on rules and
pending the consideration thereof, the
Speaker may entertain one motion; that
the House adjourn. After the result IS
announced he shall not entertain any
other dilatory motion until said report
shall have been fully adopted.
Other changes are, the sergeant at arms
is no longer required to give bond in
$50, 00C.
The assignment Of two delegates to the
committee on territories is made impera-
tive.
No smoking shall be allowed upon the
door OF the House at any time.
No debate shall be allowed upon the
proposed corrections of the journal or
record,
Mr.. Livingston of Georgia, who intro
duced in the House today the resolution
regarding the reported extension of
British outposts, on the Venezuelan
frontier, says the situation in the dis
puted territory is, IL the newspaper
dispatches are to be believed, full OF
grave complications. He thinks it we'll
the resolution should be so amended by
foreign affairs committee Co whom it was
referred. as to require the Venezuelan
government to keep armed forces out of
that locality as well. Mr.. Livingston
says If a hostile shot should be fired by
either side it will lead to war between
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not fail to embroil the United States.
His resolution was introduced in the
interest of peace 1t is not likely the
resolution will be considered by the
foreign affairs committee until the
regular meeting Thursday.
DR.. K. W. Harris of the Maine State
College at Orono was in the city Tues
day. He is here in the interest of a bill
which shall allow students of land grant
colleges to compete with graduates of the
United States Academy at Anna polls for
positions as naval engineers. This SUBJ
ject has been earnestly urged for long
time, and Senator Squire Of Washington
recently introduced a bill in the Senate
authorizing this to be done. DR.. Harris
has consulted with Congressman Boutelle
and it is not unlikely that that gentle
man will introduce a similar bill in the
House. If such a bill should become a
law, 1t would give the students of Maine
State college good chance in the COM
petition, because only abuut year is de-
voted to the subject at Annapolis and
much more time is allowed for the study
at Orono
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Chase of Rochester,
N. Y, who have been for several seasons
habitues OF Squirrel Island, are visiting
in the city for fortnight Their grand
daughter, Louise Pitkin. accompanies
them. All are staying at the Hamilton,
headquarters for several of the Maine de-
legation.
Mr.. Fremont Varrell and Mr.. Joe W.
Simpson of York Harbor, Me-, were in
the city Tuesday.