New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-27
A QUESTION OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.
LEY rEIKGRArH TO TIE TRIBrNEI

WASHINGTON April GA question of order came
up in the Senate this morning which involves an
important general principle of legislation Inc
Senate has a session each day, extending from the
close of the morning hour, which may be any where
from half mast II TO o'clock till o'clock, which
| is devoted to the consideration OF business under
what Is known as the Anthony rule. Measures
unon the calendar are called in the order in which
they appear and if not objected to by any Senator
! they are considered at once Speeches are limited
10 five minutes in length, and no Senator Is entitled
| TO speak more than once. A single objection maze
at any time during the discussion carries the meas
| ure over and it must then await Its opportunity
for consideration during the later proceedings OF
the Senate The Senate may, however, BY a MAJOR
ity vote overrue the objection and proceed at once
TO consider the measure. This morning measure
was reached which provides for the repeal OF Sec
ton LIS Revised Statutes, which reads:
No person who In any capacity in the mill
tary naval civil service OF the sOcaled Confederate
afes or of either of the States in during
the late rebellion shall be appointed 10 any position IN
the Army OF the United States.
Several Republicans have expressed themselves
as favoring the repeal of the section; but 1t was
thought to he too important for consideration under
the ive-Innute rule. aud Senator Edmunds objected
Thereupon Senator Garland made formal motion
that the Senate proceed to consider the
measure, Notwithstanding the objection. The
question then arose whether If the motion
should be carried it would have the
effect TO set aside the Anthony rule with
the fve-minute limit TO speeches, or to bring the
measure up for discussion under the limitations of
the Anthony rule. The Democrats, with Senator
Ingalls, took the ground that affirmative vote
would have the effect TO simply overrule the obec-
tion and that the measure must thea be discussed
under the fveminute limitation.
Senator Edmunds, Senator Hoar, Senator Allison
Senator Ferry and others demonstrated that such
All Interpretation would place il in the power OF the
majority 10 bring up the most obnoxious measures
and force them through, without giving thao oppor
turity for free discussion for which the
Senate has always sontended 1t would in its
effect they said, approximate tho calling of the
| previous question in the House of Representa-
tiyes and il was of the greatest importance that
there should always remain one branch of Congress
where the peoples representatives should have the
opportunity for unlimited discussion of every meas
| ure proposed TO become a law. The Chair decided
! that if the motion carried the measure would
then come up under the Anthony rule. and speeches
must he limited TO five minutes. Senator fdmunds
appealed from the decision and called for the yeas
and na}s upon lis appeal Two o'clock arrived
before the vote was taken, and The subject went
over.
Senator Edmunds introduced resolution to repeal
;ho Anthony rule; and Senator lloar introduced
another declaring that. when the Senate, by ma
i0rity vote, decided To consider measure TO which
objection had been made. debate upon the measure
should proceed without any limitations. The An
tL0ny rule has served useful purpose great many
measures of minor Importance, Wnlc1 must olher-
wise have been pushed ASIDE until the end OF thc
session. having been passed under lis operation BY
the ruling of tie Chair today however, 1t II made
the cover under which majority of one may force
through political oppressive measures practically
without allowing an opportunity for debate. Prob
ably tue ruling will be reversed OF the rule aDol-
:hed.
INTERVENTION ASKED FOR RUSSIAN JEWS
WASHINGTON, April 2G.-Representativo Bel