Interpret once a bill reaches the house for
debate, what can a representative do to try to prevent
that bill from passing? should the rules be changed to
prevent this kind of last-minute maneuvering?

nativists tried to get rid of the immigrants as they thought they were going to ruin the u.s.  

where are the options?

explanation:

there is not all the infomation needed to answer this question.   we need the who was going, or we need to know what islands you are talking about.

they met to talk about what type of government they wanted and how best to go about creating that republican government.