Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24

How A MEASURE MAY REACH VOTE WITHOUT
BEING TALKED TO DEATH IN THE SENATE
OTHER LEGISLATIVE MATTERS AT THE CAPITOL
YESTERDAY.
The Senate. or rather the republican side
thereof. has taken decisive step toward clos
ing debate on any question which may drag
itself out to a wearisome length. For months
past the political air has been more or less
charged with ideas and threats of Il cloture rule
/ and at last the rule has materialized. Senator
Aldrich. from the committee on raies. reported
the resolution yesterday afternoon. was
| stated in THE STAR. The text is as follows:
Resolved. That for the remainder of this
| session the rules of the Senate be amended by
adding thereto the following: when any bill
or resolution or other question shall have been
under consideration for reasonable time II
shall be III order for any Senator 10 demand
that debate thereon fhall be closed. On such
demand 10 debate shall be in or'ler and pend
ing such den.sI:G no other motion except
motion To- journ shall be made. III such de-
mand be seconded by majority of the Sena-
tors present the question shall forthwith be
taken thereon without debate. If the Sen.
ate shall decide to close debate
on any bill. resolution or other question
the measure shall take precedence of all other
business whatever. and the question shall be on
all pending amendments if any are then pend
ing. and upon the measure in its successive
stages according to the rules Of the Senate,
but without further debate except that every
Senator VINO may desire shall he permitted to
speak upon the measure. including all amend
mentS. not more than once. and not exceeding
thirty minutes. If the Senate shall have decided
u close debate ~ herein provided no motion shall
he III order but "a motion to al jOurn or to take
recess. when such motions shall be seconded by
majority of the Senate. When either Of such
motions shall nave been lost or shall have failed
OF a second, it shall not be in order TO renew
the same until one Senator shall have spoken
! upon the lending measure. or one vote upon
the same shall have interviewed. Pending pro-
ceedings under the foregoing rules no proceed
IEgs III respect to Quorum shall be In order
until IL shall have appeared upon diyisiOn or
taking yea and nay vote that quorum is not
present ard voting. Al questions OF order.
whether upon tie bill or otherwise shall be de
cided without debate. and pending proc 'edings
under IEe foregoing rules Obstructive
dllatory motions or proceedings of any kind
shall be ~ order. For the foregoing said pur-
pose the following rules. namely: Seventh,
eighth. ninth, tenth. twelfth. nineteenth,
twenty-sccond. twenty-seventh. twenty-eighth.
thirty-nfth and fortieth are modified.
To apply the above rule to- the pending
elections bill Mr. Adrich also presented the
following resolution:
Resolved. That vote shall be taken on the
bill of the House OF Representatives. HOB
(the elections bill at successive stages and all
pending amendments at - o'clock on the
- day Of - without further debate. And
no other business shall be considered for such
time until the bill and amendments are finally
disposed of.
Mr.. BLANcHARDs CURRENCY BILL.
Mr.. Blanchard Of Louisiana introduced in
the House yesterday resolution instructing
the committee banking and currency to
bring i'll bill providing for such all increase
Of the legal tender currency of the country as.
lr<.l Wit he NJ i'm,
circulation and that being coined under ex-
listing laws. Will increase the volume of money
70 an amount equal to $50 per capita of popu-
lation- preamble to the resolution SAYS that
the present remarkable stringency in the
money market Of the United States il produc-
tive of widespread business alarm. causing q
want OF confidence. a stagnancy III business, a
shrlnkaSe III values and unsettled and I'M
stable feeling in agricultural. commercial and
financial circles generally. In conclusion the
preamble saws that for the first time in the his
tory of the country it has been impossible in
many parts Of the south to obtain advances of
as much as $40 a bale on cotton-a crop which
the country is dependent upon to turn the
balance OF foreign trade in our favor.
LAW N OKLAHOMA.
The President yesterday sent a message to
the Senate urging Congress to at once by joint
resolution or otherwise. continue the laws of
Nebraska in force in Oklahoma until after the
VI tue ltRlSlatuTc. Inc
President. in his message. saws the question of
the location of the capital has distracted and
divided its members that no criminal code has
been provided. and for this reason he urges
that measures looking to the relief of pending
criminal cases be passed.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the follow
ing nominations: W. o. Orton. probate judge
in Garfield county, Utah; A. T. Brinswade
- her
L. H1nes. surveyor of customs. Springfield
Mass; A l. Schimptf. surveyor of customs
Peoria. Ill. Post chaplains-Revs. +. j. Volt
man of Ohio. Cephas c. Bateman of Oregon
partment-Maj. L. s. Babbitt lieutenant col
onel Capt. John q. Butler. major; Capt. Henry
Wagner. hrst cavalry, major of cavalry: First
Lieut.. H. f. Tutherly. first cavalry, captain of
cavalry. To be second lieutenants Of infantry
Corporal III. j. Hunt, company /. fourteenth in
fantry; First Sergt. Chas. Miller, troop VI.
eighth cavalry: Sergt. John Il. Seyburn. COM
pany A. eighteenth infantry; Sergt. james f.
Dodge. company d. eleventh infantry. Post
masters-Ohio: Cha. II. Kimball. Medina: g.
". Darling. Wellston. Minnesota: J. NJ Thorn
ason. Sauk Centre. Kentucky: J. ]. Irvine,
Bardstown. Illinois: Robt. Robinson. Elpaso:
y T. Henry, ElmwoOd. Connecticut: y. p.
Moves, Stonington. Alabama: F.. H. Fay,
Union Springs. Kansas: Fred Kruger. Hays
CITY. Georgia: T.. U. Force Valdosta Wiscon-
sin: ". J. Mailman. Sheboygan; c. E Reed.
River Falls. Washington: Herman Hofercamp,
Sehome. New Jersey: A. NJ. Bradshaw, Lake
wood
AGREEMENTS WITH THE INDIANS
The House committee Indian affairs has
agreed to report favorably a bill u ratifv and
confirm certain agreements with the Citizen
band of Pottawxtomie Indians and the Absentee
Shawnee Indians. 1t appropriates S225. 900 to
carry the same into effect: also bill granting
t. the Cmatilla Irrigation Company the right
of way through the Umatilla Indian reservation.
Oregon: also bill to ratify and confirm an
agreement between the Cherokee commission
and the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian tribes
for the cession to the United States of certain
lands and for other purposes. The bill appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for the purpose of making the
allotments provided for in the agree ment. 1t
also appropriates IL $50 900 for the purposes Of
CARRYING the provisions of the act into effect
of which amount IL 100000 is to he placed in
the treasury to the credit of the Cheyenne and
Araphoc Indiins. to bear interest ut per cent
OF the remaining $500. 600. $3.50 600 is to be dis
tributed per capita among the Indians and
s25.0OO to he paid out for them under the di-
rection of the Secretary of the Interior.
The knights OF Reciprocity.
The Grand Lodge Of the Knights Of Reel
procity was organized at Garden City. Kan,
Monday night. Tie founder Of the order is
Hon. Jesse Taylor Of that city, who lis its chief