The Republican-dominated House, by roughly 2 to 1, not particularly along party lines, approved four articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Brock, 64.

Such a plan, however, was narrowly defeated in the Republican-dominated House just last month.

The passage of the amendment, a rare feat for a Democratic initiative in the Republican-dominated House, would have been impossible without their support.

The Republican-dominated House, meanwhile, deserves praise for its surprising doctrinal shift on the farm bill.

On Tuesday, Mr. Feeney, 42, was sworn in as the speaker of the Republican-dominated House.

Mr. Clinton proposed a tax plan of his own that is far better than the plans passed by the Republican-dominated House and Senate.

On Tuesday, the Republican-dominated House passed the first measure, one to encourage parties to settle disputes before going to trial in personal injury cases.

A Republican-dominated House and Senate conference committee last week approved the cuts to dozens of programs, known as rescissions because they rescind spending already appropriated.

But a leading Republican, Speaker Joe Husted, said an impeachment motion could not pass in the Republican-dominated House.

The Republican-dominated House passed a $2.2 billion budget that cuts state services, setting the stage for a battle with Democrats in a House-Senate conference.