History and Procedure of the House of Representatives (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from History and Procedure of the House of RepresentativesIn his friendly talks on the evolution of the House procedure, Mr. Reed delighted to dwell upon the idio syncrasies of the past. The indisposition of early legis lators to aid in the expedition of business amused him. Members loved to exploit their opinions then as much as now, he said, and the only reason why we are not as overloaded with their speeches is because Congress wisely refused to pay for their publication. Even when business and membership increased, they preferred to jog along in the old stage-coach fashion. Few knew any thing of the Code. When things got into a tangle it was easier to suspend the rules than to untie the knots. It provoked his criticism that the House, rather than give up the selfish habit of making long speeches, reversed the Speaker's ruling cutting off all debate after the pre vious question had been ordered. Even after the prin ciple was fully established in 1811, the speech-loving members invoked its relief only four times in the next twenty years. In fact, the House had existed over half a century before it limited the length of speeches to one hour.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.