The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20
DECISION VI
HOUSE R[P(
Text of Ruling WIN
in the Down.
Speaker Can
NORRIS APPEALEDI
The ACTION on
House Went on 4
Majority of N'
| Against MIR. 81,
BY Associated Press.

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matter by referring 10
had been criticised a.
rule on the point, 'bn|
this was due 10 the ciYc1
which the question had
unexpectedly upon ths
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a revolutionary manne1
OF such transcendeni
the future procedure hi
the fullest, even The
discussion, seemed .ils||
other manner could fk.
information be brouo6I
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way could the lareesi
the membership Of b.
sured, He said the ,o|
vidual privilege in the
been reviewed and the
erning it had not beeu
many years, Those pri|
were relatively simple.
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on. I" that the ordinary !
and functions of the
by authority OF the q
proceed according to (
scribed by the rules. 4
constitution says the l|
power to- lay taxes, rel
make naturalization d
establish postofficcs. cr|
port armies and a na,
given these subjects VI
bills. any right to dist
business provided by
very object of the rul
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and other subjects Cd
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subjects constitutional
be to establish constit
the house.
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the duty is a matter 4
might be doubt. But
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when confronted with
week, the chair had a
tice of the house, as
every other rule, wif|
the wisdom that origiu
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to permit a propositiol
TO come in. although II
ing the order of busiu|
proceed to other mai
claimed that the char
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ton says that each u
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or not, the chair win
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it shall be done, and a
and has in one notab|
ceeded without rules. I
TO the chair that the1
any constitutional mand
Justify the overriding
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is not compelled to d
judgment, swayed as -
passions and purpose d
can look back to an0tb|
a day of calm, the
steered the business Of
their latitude and Ion
rassed by the exigene||
est.
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n moment of faction
for any ends of polit||
as opposed to the wish
litcal party, not undsr
prejudice the chair ba'
ries of political affliatI
but on a question Of q
great Democratic foof
house and decided by
cratic speaker.
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CON December 13, y
cal question arose in
Roger Q. Mills Of TED
question of constitution
actly as is proposed tod
the floor for immedinte
proposition looking 70
of the rules and when
made, as it is today, N
FIt is the constitutio1.
a house of representa-
rules at any time; if
power of which the hou|
ITSELF
"The members OF tn'
agree with Mr.. Mills
A. Garfield objected
posed to carry the pow
further than the consu
If the position of tne
correct, a member conc
tcrrupt our proceedine9s
a proposition for tn'
the rules.
Decides Resolution
s'The great Demoeisu
the chair measures DIS
ory of the fame Of ? ~ =
peer of his assocla,es;
or, Samuel j: landau
ments for and againsS
Mills and decided tne
amend the rules was neu
stitutional privilege.
icism, grave criticism. J..
in those days. as
no man in that n;s;o, honss
pealing from n..isss g dseis'SS' n
with reason. PUTTING
law made for the honss !ns
er Randall, appealiMke
sions of this day TO tn.
that Sav. the chair sus