Instead of that he chose to resort to the Committee on Rules. and he now proposes to take a step backward and abolish Calendar Wednesday. As long as the rules provide for a calendar day called Wednesday it seems to me the House ought to stand in favor of maintaining the integrity of that rule and that day. The gentleman has the right to proceed with his bill tomorrow. and it is not necessary iu order to pass the immigration bill to break down this day. I regret that some gentlemen may assume that my opposition to the motion now is because I have not favored the House amendment to the immigration bill. but we have had this question up in the House on several occasions when the House desired to pass a bill and yet refused to break down the rule for Calendar Wednesday. All of the reforms proposed by the other side of the House to the rules they are gradually dispensing with. We had a great reform in a rule for a committee discharge.
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