The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-15
LODGE BILL
House Won't
Consider 1t.
DEBATE ON RULES,
Interesting Discussion Pre-
cipitated by Mr.. Grow,

Washington Dec. 1.-THE House to-
day for the second time during this
congress, refused to consider the Lodge
immigration bill At the last session
an attempt was made to take it from
the speakers table, but it was defeated
by a large majority. Mr.. Danford of
Ohio, chairman of the immigration
committee thought the bill would be
stronger after the elections were over,
but today, when he tried again to Sc
cure consideration, the House declined
100 to 1903 to take it up. An interest
ing but brief debate on the rules was
precipitated during the session by Mr..
Grow OF Pennsylvania, aluring which
Mr.. De Almond of Missouri made a
speech on the decadence of the privi-
leg of debate in the House, and held
Speaker Reed responsible for the fact
that the House had had no opportunity
TO adopt new system Of rules at this
session. The speaker replied with
sarcastic speech, in which he referred
TO the complaint Of John Randolph. in
the early days Of the century, to show
that the same circumstances We're
made then that We're being heard today.
The pension appropriation bill was
reported to the House and Mr.. Barney
(rep., Wis., gave notice that he would
call ii up tomorrow.
Mr.. Danforth (rep., Ohio then called
up the Lodge immigration bill. which
was passed by the Senate at the last
session and which has since been upon
the speakers table NJ. Bartold rep..
MOI raised the question of considera-
ton against ii. Upon a viva Voce vote
the noes seemed to have it. but before
the announcement Mr. Danforth de-
manded the ayes and nays, which were
ordered. The House thereupon refused
TO consider the immigration bill-111 to
104
Much interest was manifested in the
vote, and when the speaker announced
the vote, the opponents of the bill APP
plauded Justify.
Some miscellaneous pension matters
were disposed of, when Mr.. Grow (rep)
OF Pennsylvania, the patriarch of the
House, made short historical address
by unanimous consent upon the origin
of the committee of the whole on the
state of the union, in which there was
no limitation upon the latitude of de-
bate. Mr. Crows remarks caused Mr..
Robinson (dem.) Of Indiana to re-
proaoh the majority because no new
code of rules had been prepared for this
congress. He charged that Mr. Hen
derson trep) of Iowa had promised
when the old rules We're temporarily
adopted at the first session, that a code
Of rules would be presented within 30
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 presented within
20 days. He had expected it then, and
he rad not wanted the House to ad-
journ at the last session without adopt
ing new rules. That had been his wish
Il urged it. said he, "emphatically,
and l don't want this charge thrown
into my teeth now by the committee of
which ! am a member that did not
agree with me- 1t is a cowardly thing
to DO"
Nj he Almond (dem) of Missouri.
ccnTaste0 the condition of affairs in
the House at present with the days of
which Mr.. Grow had spoken, when
there was full opportunity for discus
sion.
He declared that the speaker held
the balance OF power on the committee
on rules, and it was he who in fact had
determined that il was better that no
new code of rules should be presented
ard adopted by this House.
The House adjourned at 2.O6 p. m.