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 lately explicit, and, If the Senator from Arkansas will pardon me, I should like
 to read that paragraph. It Is as follows:
 "The Committee on Appropriations shall not report an appropriation bill
 containing amendments proposing new or general legislation, and if an appro-
 priation bill is reported to the Senate containing amendments proposing new
 or general legislation, a point of order may be made against the bill, and if
 the point is sustained, the bill shall be recommitted to the Committee on
 Appropriations."
 There is not a line in that paragraph dealing with general legislation which
 mentions the fact that It shall be reported by a standing committee of the
 Senate. That reference is found in paragraph 1 in relation to amendments
 proposing to increase items of appropriation.
 Mr. OLGss. That Is the very point I made as chairman of the committee, but
 the committee disregarded my views.
 Mr. BAxxLu. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
 Mr. ROmWSON. I yield to the Senator from Kentucky.
 Mr. BAfrau. The truth is that the entire title II of the House bill as it
 came to the Senate deals,with general legislation. It carries provisions that
 are legislative and not simply appropriations; and, in view of the fact that the
 entire title deals with legislative matters which are beyond the scope of mere
 appropriations, it cannot be held that an amendment to that title, which deals
 with a legislative matter, is therefore out of order.
 Mr. RcaBsow. That is the point I am attempting to make, provided the
 amendment is germane.
 Mr. CLaa. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
 Mr. RoasnsoN. Yes; I yield.
 Mr. Cr.aaK I do not wish to interrupt the argument of the Senator from
 Arkansas, but it has been Interrupted so much that, with his consent, I will
 trespass upon his good nature for one more suggestion. According to the argu-
 ment of the Senator from Kentucky, any matter of legislation would be in
 order as an amendment to the committee amendment. In other words, many
 measures of great Importance are pending in this body, and, for instance, the
 Wagner-Costigan antilynching Mil would be in order as an amendment to this
 appropriation bill, If the contention of the Senator is correct; and a measure
 which has been pending in several committees of the Senate for the last year
 and a half to take the proft out of war also would be in order on this
 amendment.
 Mr. RoBeowr. Mr. President, I think the correct test is whether my amend-
 ment is germane to the provision that is in the bill, whether it is germane to
 the committee amendment I make no issue on that phase of the point of
 order which is raised by the Senator from Colorado [Mr. Adams]. I think it
 is germane, and will proceed to argue that point when I have the opportunity
 to do so; but I do not think the point of order lies that it constitutes general
 legislation.
 Mr. CLAK. Mr. President, I may say to the Senator that as soon as I can get
 the floor in my own right I intend to make a point of order against the committee
 amendment; and If the point of order be overruled, in conformity with the latest
 contention of the Senator from Arkansas-not the one he was making a few
 moments ago-then I intend to offer the Wagner-Costigan bill as an amendment
 to the committee amendment; and if that shall be voted down, I intend to offer
 other bills as amendments to the committee amendment.
 Mr. RomIsoN. Of course, the Senator from Missouri may take his own course
 about that, but I hardly think it is appropriate during the time I am addressing
 the Senate on the point of order for him to say what he proposes to do if the
 Senate does not agree with him in the conclusion he reaches. He may take any
 course he pleases.
 Mr. VAwxmqn Mr. President, may I ask the Senator a question?
 The PsmrNe Orna Does the Senator from Arkansas yield to the Senator
from Michigan?
 Mr. RowNsow. I yield.
 Mr. VAwDnmmm The Senator from Arkansas and the Senator from Florida
[Mr. Fletcher] both partially rely upon the fact, they say, that the proposed
amendment is in the form reported by a standing committee of the Senate. Is
it not a fact that it is not in the form reported by the Commerce Committee?
 Mr. RomwsoN. It is almost in the identical form.
 Mr. VAx&DNaIO. "Almost" is not enough under the rule, is it?