Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-21

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atbo, voar tho o~ioipal federal aid
,.TograD having oxpired And in its
I,aegoga Conqress,,an Cbas crisn.
af hn,ericue who ablv ranrasants the
Third district of Georo.a nlaved a
co,snicuous mart SAVING the hin from
defoat an . no;nt Of order nv Rem
rrgs n ,riive -yy,rts.rr- N Was Hr7I55yoffs.
foe of the measure bv his well
lnav, narIiaieartarv. skill
Tho Conorcgsiopaj Record tells the
story accurately and shows how
concnsiveIv Congressman Crisp tri-
umpbed over the Massachusetts
member seeking TO kill the bill. The
Record is here reproduced. begin
ming with the RECOGNITION bv the
sneaker If Mr. Walsh following The
Wedding of The bill:
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Mr. Walsh. Mr.. Speaker. rice TO
point Of order.
The Sneaker. The gentleman viii
state it.
Mr. Walsh. That it is not in order
+o make the motion under = suenen-
sion of rules to pass this bill, be-
canse it has been reported in viola
ton Of RuIes Xxx and XXI. as amend
ed. in that in section l it makes an
appropriation of funds heretofore
appropriated by Congress. In the
rural post roads bill OF 1916
The Speaker. To what part does
the gentleman refer?
Mr.. Walsh. Page 2, section l, max
ing available the appropriations of
the post reads bill Of 1916, the Post
Office bill Of 1920, approved in 1919.
and making available for expenditure
f9r two years moneys previously ap-
pro ,riated and. but for the passage
Of this act. coverabla into tho traoe-
ury. And q bill making available
moneys which but for the bill would
return to the treasury of the United
States, and making that sum availa-
BILE in addition to sums authorized in
the bill under consideration is, in eff
feet, appropriation and is contrary to
Rules Xxx and XXI.
The Speaker. Is there any reason
why Rules Xxx and XXI should not be
suspended?
Mr.. Walsh. Not taking awav the.
right to point of order under that
rule. The point of order can be
made at any time. The bill has been
reported in violation of that rule
and if the point of order is made it
prevents the motion to suspend the
rule as to that bill because the bill
has been improperly reported by y
committee that has exceeded it's in
risdiction.
Mr.. Crisp. Mr.. Sneaker 7 wouId
like to be heard on the noint of or
der.
Mr.. Sneaker. I shall take onIv
moment of time. but 7 do NOT tbirl-
there is anything in the noint Of or
der that nv good friend fror, MO-
sachusetts fMr. Walsb( boe n,odo
Now. what is a noint Of ordorq 4
point of order is that tbara il eo,,,o
objection to vo1r n,atbod of nrooo
dure in the consideration If Tho lii.
that it is in contravantiop If eon,o
rule of the bousa
Now. under general rplos If +ba
house certain committees boyo inn
dietion Of certain laoielot;vo ,,,,}to,.c
and if those matters aro rono,tad
from some committee otbor +ban the
ono ha,,;,o. i,,,,;-I;st:. o''0l zen t,''
rule n noint Of order would la aao;',st
them. cxcent when oallod ~ 81 81, =
motion +o enennrd tho ,,,1or
New NV GOOD f,iora COW, 4l,c loo
islative effect of tbis roeol,f;o. - lie,
isIation tbat II n,al,og aTaiIabi 10 = fs .
this road fund cartoi, or,,ron,,;a4;1o-
that would lansa into +bo tr ,,s,,U, -
but for this laoisIation Tbot y '', 10y
rect hut the r7loe If +bo bonsa NJ
Sneaker nrovida for Iooislat;o, -,
the spsnansion If Tho r,,1ea ~ = ~
necessary whore q n,o+io,, - - - l,o,
the rifles iq made that tLa 1onia 1pN ,,l
matter NAV have o,,o,, ~, -
any committee If +b;a 49, ~.
sneaker shonld rocon,i1o ,,,o - - ,,.l
to susuend the rnIes cor1d 49, A.
right here rosolItion nrovidi,a - -
islation and offer II and - Ill ~ Z,