Mr. WENTWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I wish to call the attention of the House to the fact that this joint rule has been in existence nearly 30 years, and during all that time it has, I believe, been rigidly enforced by the officers of this House. e resolution which now comes to us from th Senate is simply a reenactment of that joint Ile. Sir, I have yet to learn that the enactmept of a resolution a 2nd time ves it any additional validity. I may remark, owever, that sometimes when I have been in the Senate I have wondered that their Presiding Officer did not enforce this old rule; and it has seemed to me that it would be better if that body had our Presiding Officer, and if some of the members of this House were transferred to that body. [Laughterl It will be observed that the resolution now under consideration corresponds in its language almost precisely with the joint rule which was adopted as long ago as September 18, 1837. It apgmhmgcver, that the Senate desires that this oiiit rule shall be reenacted. I see by the lobe that yesterday, a distinguished Senator, in advocating this resolution, made this statement: "I understand that within the last 3 years, boysemployed in the publicservico have beentaxed to pqyutorliquors that members of Congresshave run. If this be true, it results from the fact that the Senate dees not enforce its own rules. If, however, additional legislation on this subject is deemed necessary, I am ready to give it my cheerful support. I desire to offer one amendment to this resolution. It will be observed that the enforcement of the prohibition is intrusted to the commissioner O Public Buildin s. Now, as this Officer has under his charge althe public buildings, I see no reason why he should not be directed to enforce this regulation in all of them. I think, for instance, that liquor is more dangerous in the arsenal, where the pow der magazine is, than in this Capitol. Imove, therefore, to amend the resolution by striking out after the word “Capitol, ” wherever it occurs, the word “buildin, ” and insertin in lieu thereof the words “an other public buildings;” so that the clausewill read: “in the Cap itol and other public buildings and grounds.” This will includh every building in the city over which the jurisdiction of "the ComrPubBldg extends. I see no reason why we should not thus cover the whole ground. I wish to say further, Mr. Speaker, that if the statement made yesterday in the Senate is to be understood as implying the charge that this House has ever directly or indirectly taxed the boys or anybody else connected with the House for the benefit of members, the fact has never come to my knowled e; nor have I ever heard of any such thing. It embers of the senate can speak asto their own einployes; but when they make so serious a charge they must not implicate this bod unjustl.