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have been and are being sacredly enforced
replied the Speaker.
"All 1 ask is the enforcement OF the
rules" said Mr. Richardson. II demand
the regular order.'

have been and are being Sacrediy enforced,
replied the Speaker.
IAN 1 ask is the enforcement Of the
rules" said Mr.. Richardson. Il demand
the regular order.
Rules Agreed Upon.
''The gentleman from Tennessee objects"
announced the Speaker, who Immediately
recognized Mr.. Dalzell, who presented the
two rules agreed to by the rules committee
this morning to expedite appropriation bills
and to continue the legislative day Of yes
terday until March A.
The orders are as follows:
Resolved, That Immediately upon the
adoption OF this rule, and at any tine
thereafter during the remainder of this ses-
sion, it shall be in order to take from the
Speakers table any general appropriation
bill returned with Senate amendments ano
such amendments having been read the
question shall be at once taken, without
debate or intervening motion, on the foi-
lowing question::
"'Will the House disagree to said amend
ments en- bloc and ask conference with
the Senate? And If this motion snail pe
decided in the affirmative, the Speaker snail
at once appoint the conferees, without tne
Intervention Of any motion. II the Rouse
shall decide said motion in the negative tne
effect Of said vote shall be to agree to the
said amendments"
The second rule, which Is designed to con.
tinue the legislative day Of yesterday until
March 4, Is as follows: Resolved, That Tor
the remainder of this session the motion to
take a recess shall be a privileged motion
and take precedence OF the motion TO ao-
journ.''
Democrats Jeered.
AS the terms of the rules were read at the
clerks desk the democrats jeered.
When the confusion subsidized Mr.. Dalzel
speaking in support of the necessity for the
rules, called attention to the refusal Of the
minority to allow the sundry civil appro-
priation bill TO go to conference, request,
he said, that had never before been refused
in the history of the House.
He pointed out that Congress would ad-
journ next week, and the supply bills must
be passed or an extra session would be nee
essary. Yesterday, he said, there were elgnt
roll calls, today there had been four With
out the House being able to accomplish
anything Amid democratic jeers and re-
publican applause he characterized the
course Of the minority as "childish pro-
ceeding."
He said there were twenty-nine bills with
Senate amendments on the Speakers table,
A single roll call on each bill would con-
sumo fourteen and a half hours, or three
legislative days Upon the three appropr1a-
tion bills there were in all III Senate
amendments, which could be used to con-
sumo 13S hours or twenty-seven legislative
days If the supply bills were to be passed
before adjournment, he declared, II was ap-
soiutely necessary to adopt the special rule.
He called the attention of his side OF the
House to the fact that the rule applieu ohly
to appropriation bills.
Mr.. Dalzell then yielded twenty minutes
to Mr. Richardson, the minority leader, VINO
in turn yielded to several OF his coileagues
on the democratic side.
Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) taunted the repub-
licans with being obliged to make the hu-
initiating confession that they were unable
to do business under the Reed rules.