The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-15
IN THE HOUSE.
The Immigration I;ilI - Reed and DE
Almond ON Rules.


Almond Rules.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE house to-
day. for the second time during this
CONGRESS. refused to consider the Lodgs
immigration bill. At the last session
an attempt was made to take IL from
the speakers table. but IL was defeated
by a large majority. MIR. Danforth ~
Ohio, chairman OF the immigration
committee. thought the bill would be
stronger after the elections were over,
but to-day when he tried again To- Sc
cure consideration the house declined.
100 10 103. To take It up.
An interesting. but brief debate on
the rules was precipitated during the
session by Mr.. Grow Of Pennsylvania.
during which Mr.. De Armond made
speech on the dccadenCc OF the priVi-
leges Of debate in the house and he Id
Speaker Reed responsible for the fact
that the house had had no opportunity
To adopt n new system OF rules at ;his
session. The speaker replied with a
sarcastic speech. i'm which he - erred
to the complaints Of John Randolph
from the early days of the century. to
show that the same remonstrances
! were made then that were being heard
to-day.
The pension appropriation bill was
reported 10 the house to-day and Bar
ney. rep, Of Wisconsin gave notice thas
he would call IL up tomorrow.
The senate bill TO regulate the sit
ting OF United States courts within the
district OF South Carolina. was passed.
Danforth. rep, of Ohio then called up
tho Lodge immigration bill. which was
passed by the senate at the last session
and which has since been upon the
speakers table.
Bartholdt. rep. of Missouri raised the
question Of consideration against IL ard
Danforth demande the ayes and nays.
| bf fah arAn h.
fused to consider the bill. 100-lO3. aUd
the opponents of the bill applaudcd
Justify.
The consideration Of the bill to IN
corporate the International Ari frica1
bank. which was special order for ~
day, was postponed until tomorrow.
Some miscellaneous pension matters
were disposed of when hr. Grow, rep.
OF Pennsylvania. the patriarch Of the
house. made a short historical address
by unanimous consent upon the ori :il
of the committee of the whole on the
state of the union. i'm which there was
| no limitation upon the latitude OF the
debate. Mr.. Grows remarks caused
| Mr.. Robinson. dem. OF Indiana To re-
proach the majority because no code
| of rules had been prepared for this
congress. He charged that Mr.. Hen
I derson. rep. OF Iowa had promise1,
when the old rules were temporarily
| adopted. at the first session. that
| code of rules would be presented with
| in 20 days. Mr.. Henderson Indignantly
] denied the charge. He pointed out that
he had only expressed his opinion that
! a new code Of rules would be present Il
| within 80 days.
II urged the committee" said he en-
| phatically. "and | do not want this
| charge thrown into my teeth now be-
cause the committee of which I am
member did not agree with me-"
Mr. DeArmond. dem. Missouri, got
/ the floor and proceeded To contrast the
condition of affairs in the house at
/ present with the days of which Mr..
Grow had spoken. when there was
! full opportunity for discussion. He de-
/ clared that the speaker held the bal
| ance of power on the committee on
| rules. and IL was he who. In fact. had
/ determined that IL was better that no
| new code of rules should be presented
and adopted by this house. He was ex-
| ceedingly ironical i'm his reference To
| the decadence Of the old-time provis-
ions Of full debate. II had become the
| fashion. he said. To bring In repressive
| rules to cut OF debate upon every I'M
| portant question and he asserted that
| the rules under which the house was
now operating. which could not have
been adopted permanently, had become
permanent by the attitude Of the
| speaker.
The speaker. from the chair. replied
| to his criticism as follows:
THE gentleman from Missouri has
| permitted himself to make statements
| in regard to the relations between the
| speaker and the other members of the
| committee on rules that I am happy
| TO state are not justified by the facts.
| The house must not feel itself To- have
| been treated tn an unusual discourse
upon the lack Of liberty given to the
citizen. II go happens in this world
| that there are many citizens. IL so
| happens that In the house Of represent
| atives there are many members and
! that while in theory every man can Oc-
/ cupy all the time in discourse. in actual
practice he has to occupy IL In suhurd-
| nation to the rights Of every other.
To- the rights Of the body Itself and 10
the prosecution of public business. In
/ actual practice. also. the house may
! have noticed that however despotism Is
( exercised by the rule. there Is no sub
/ tect I'm the heavens above or In The
| earth beneath that has not been dis
cussed. even in this present congress.
| Uaughter)
Now. II the gentleman from Missouri
/ will turn TO the annals OF congress.
away back in 1916 during the period OF
| liberty such as he thinks he desires.
he will find that John Randolph. who
certainly wns heard enough 10 become
| famous for a century. was compla ining
| about the despotism OF tne rules at that
/ period and was also complaining that
even the arch .nquisitor himself would
/ have been satisfied with the wickednezs
: Of them. SO you see that human nature
. L. the same in all time" Uaughter and
applause on the republican sidc).
The house then, at 2:05 y. m. ad-
Z journed.
Nominations.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE president to-
I dav sent the following nominations 10