The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
The Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation Bill
NEW RULE ADOPTED 1es TO 1Os
1t Prevents the Intervention of Points
OF Order During Consideration of
Against the Rule-Motion That the
Mint at New Orleans be Abandoned.

Washington, March 2S.-The house
today by vote of 100 to 100 adopted
rule reported by Mr.. Dalzell from
the committee On rules, preventing the
intervention of points of order in the
consideration of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, and
excepting the section applying: to ''old
age" making it in order to restore any
provisions which have gone out on
points of order
In reply to question of Mr.. FitZ-
gerald (N. " MIR. Dalzell said the
age section Of the bill was excepted be-
cause it was the widest departure from
the general bill.
Mr.. Prince, Qll.) in antagonizing the
bill said the chairman of the appro-
priation committee had 'wilfully,
knowingly and deliberately" reported
ed by existing law. He said that if
this rule was good for the apprOpria-
ton committee. it was equally good for
other committees and if a general rule
were brought in embodying all the fea-
lures of this drastic rule applicable to
all committees he would vote for it,
bue he knew in his heart that the COM
mittee on rules dare not bring in such
a rule.
This rule is not in the interest of
good legislation" said Mr.. DeArmond,
(MO). appeal to the judgment of the
house that will sustain you when you
are right. This rule is dangerous in
It's tendency"
Mr.. Hardwick, (Ga) who has been
fighting the appropriations committee
since the legislative bill has been be-
fore the house said that never in the
history of the American congress had
such a rule been brought in on an ap-
preparation bill.
'This rule, if adopted, will legalize
700 things which existing law does not
recognize" he said. =.
care we to be bound and gagged by
the 1S members of the appropriation
committee.:" exclaimed Mr. Driscoll,
On. ". "If we are then we had bet
ter go home and send a lot Of wooden
Indians in our place"
This remark received a round of ap-
plause. Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) argued
that the rule was one Of great improve
ment.
Following the adoption of the rule
the house went into committee of the
whole for consideration of the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial bill. Twen-
city republicans voted against the rule.
After an amendment had been adopt
ed increasing the appropriation for the
Denver mint, Mr.. Southard, (OD moved
that the mint at New Orleans should
be abandoned, and said that its discOn-
tinuance would be in the interest Of
economy. He said that neither gold Or
silver was tributary to New Orleans
except what comes from Central Amer
lea. and that most of the metal coined
there was shipped to New Orleans and
shipped out again at the expense of the
government.
Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) sprang to his feet,
waving his arms, be shouted: There
he stands pointing to Mr.. Southard,
''the chairman of the coinage commit
tee, who wants to bring in a metric
system measure which will bring to
untold millions financial misery, and
now he wants to cut out the mint Of
New Orleans a statement which
caused loud laughter.
At O'Clock the house adjourned.