The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-18

eral debate as herein provided, a vote
shall be taken without delay or inter
yening motion-first on the ques-
ton of adopting the resolution of the
gentleman from Texas or the substl-
tute resolution, as the case may be.
Heretofore on several occasions
there have been important revisions
of the rules. The rules were revised
in 1880 upon report from the com
mittee on rules, which at that time
consisted of several very distinguish
ed men. Mr. Randall OF Pennsylvania,
Mr. Stephens OF Georgia, Mr. Black
burn of Kentucky, Me-. Garfield of
Ohio, and Mr.. Frye OF Maine. Those
rules were carefully considered by
that committee OF distinguished men,
who represented both the majority
and minority parties, and when pre-
sented to the House were accompan.
led by a written report. There is no
written report accompanying this
code of rules. Week after week was
spent in celebrating upon those
rules in 1880, and opportunity was af-
forded to every member of that house
to present such amendment as he
saw fit to present, to any and every
one of those rules.
THE rules were revised again in
1890, and the committee on rules at
that time was made up of men whose
names are distinguished In our hos
tory. 1t consisted of Thomas h. Reed
William Mckinley, Joseph G. Can.
non. John G. Carlisle, and Roger Q.
Mills. Those rules were carefully de-
liberated upon, and after long con-
sideration by the committee were pre-
scented to the House, accompanied by
written report. Then they we're de-
bated day in and day out, and every
member of the House of Representa-
tiyes at that time was afforded an op.
portunity to offer amendments to the
rules. 1t was recognized then that ev-
cry man on either side of the House,
whatever might be his political faith,
had an interest In the establishment
of wise rules for the government OF
the House of Representatives..
There was another revision of the
rules in the Fifty-second Congress,
when the Democratic party came into
| power. The chairman of the committee
on rules at that time was the speak
err, Mr.. Crisp. Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio
was on the committee; Mr.. Catchings
of Mississippi, was on the committee
all distinguished men in our parlia
mentary history; and on that occas
ion the rules were considered and de
liberated upon over great length o
time by the committee and presente,
to the House, accompanied by writ
report. resolution was adopted tina
the rules should be read seriatim an,
due opportunity given to every mem
Der of the House to consider tn
rules and TO offer amendments.
so that on every occasion hereto
fore when there has been revisio
of the rules an opportunity has bee
afforded to members of the House t
offer amendments. to debate. and col
slider and come to a conclusion as I
what should be proper rules for tn
government of the House"
| But not so WIN tne present Dem
cratic House They who have bee
crying the I'VE are holier than thou
chorus for So long presented the rule
as single proposition en- bloc, i
long gagged not only the Republican
whom they have been waiting so lor
to gag. but put the clamps on u
insurgents also, whom they so gs
lantly and graciously courted
. short time ago
Note the resolution above. Aft
reading the resolution one substitu
@ is in order, and then four hours
,s general debate, which means nothiu
AZ because in general debate nothil
l a..