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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Orth, Godlove Stoner 1817-1882 (search)
Orth, Godlove Stoner 1817-1882 Statesman; born in Lebanon, Pa, April 22, 1817; admitted to the bar in 1839, practising in Indiana. He was elected State Senator in 1842; member of Congress in 1863, serving till 1871; re-elected to Congress in 1873. He favored the annexation of Santo Domingo in 1868; and was the author of the Orth bill which regulated the United States diplomatic and consular system. In 1875 he was appointed minister to Austria. He died in Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 16, 1882. Orth, Godlove Stoner 1817-1882 Statesman; born in Lebanon, Pa, April 22, 1817; admitted to the bar in 1839, practising in Indiana. He was elected State Senator in 1842; member of Congress in 1863, serving till 1871; re-elected to Congress in 1873. He favored the annexation of Santo Domingo in 1868; and was the author of the Orth bill which regulated the United States diplomatic and consular system. In 1875 he was appointed minister to Austria. He died in Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 16, 1882.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Speaker of Congress, the (search)
ajority of those voting to elect. The speaker ruled the resolution out of order. In recent years Mr. Gillette's proposition in 1880, to restrict the power of the speaker to appoint until especially authorized by the House, was unsuccessful. Mr. Orth's motion of Jan. 11, 1882, to change the methods of appointing committees, was referred to the committee on rules, of which the speaker was chairman. Mr. Orth claimed that in the present method the responsibility was too great for any single inMr. Orth claimed that in the present method the responsibility was too great for any single individual, and that a one-man power is always dangerous and in conflict with republican principles of government. Several similar but unsuccessful efforts were made later, which need not be dwelt upon. It may be added that with the increasing power of the speaker the powers of the committees have been likewise augmented. A brief statement indicating wherein lies the power of the speaker and the committees may not be inappropriate. There is no rule requiring committees to report to the Hou