New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-24
FOR ENDING USELESS TALh.
THE CLOSURE RULE TO BE INTRODUCED in
THE SENATE.
.rA1RwAY OF ORDERING THE PREVIOUS oUbs
TfON-ITS PRoVISIONS-THE DEBATE oN
THE ELECTION BILL GOES on
YDY TELEGRAPH TO rHB TRIBUNE.


Washington. Dec. 23.-Anticipang the speedy eA-
hsnstion OF the list Of orators s to speak on Tue
Election bill Mr.. Adrich to-day gave fornId ho'l'o
IN the senate OF his intention to introduce ruiz loi
closing debate. to hold good for all measures - 0
acted upon during the rest Of the session lie P'''
posed rule is identical with that adopted some t"c
ago BY the Republican caucus, and Is an anphhoatoh
Of the scheme for applying the previous question whc
WAS suggested last summer BY senator liGaI' Inc
text OF the rule as presented IN Mr. AdilcAS resou
ton is as follows:
When any BILL resolution other question shall
r. shall be in order for any senator to demand that
debate thereon be closed on such demand no debate
notion except one motion adjourn. 81 - be made.
If such demand be seconded by a malQml& o! l 1ne
senators present the question shall forthwith pc taken
thereon without debate. II the senate snail uecluc
to close debate auy bin resolution or other que
ton the measure shall take precedence OF al Othei
tusiness whatever, and the question shall be put
mon the amendments, if any, then pending, and upon
tIc measure in It's successive stages according 10 'le
rules of the senate. but without further debate: eN-
cept that every senator who may desire shnn oc per
mtted 10 speak upon the measure including an
amendments not more than once. and not exceeding
thirty minutes. o,, ,o,,o doc,dad 70 c,oso debate
az herein provided. motion shall be IN order but
motion 10 adjourn or TO take recess when Nuch
nations shah be seconded bv majority OF the senate
When either of said motions shall have been lost or
shall have failed of second. IL shall not be III order
IN renew the same until one Senator shall have spoken
mon The peandng measure. vote upon the same
Shall have interviewed. Pending proceedings under the
fprPCD
Gai IL, in order until il shall have appeared on d
vision or on the taking Of the yeas ana nays t''
quI Pendnr pr6ceedinc under the foregoing rule. all
questions Of order whether upon appeal or otherwise
sha he decided without debate and no Obstructive OF
datory proceedings Of any kind >hal be IN oTdcr'
he foregoing stated purposes the ion0WInE W,
ramely. VII. VII. IN. y, MI. Mn, MIL NNNIl'
XXVIII XXXV and Nj. are modified.
II will be seen that the new plan docs NOT operate
~ shut OIL debate arbitrarily or unfairly Even al'er
the previous question has been ordered whatever NAV
lave been the length Of the debate previous l" inc
ro,o nv the senate 10 close discussion, each senator
who wishes 70 speak will still have thirty minutes 10
consume in giving his views-a liberal allowance %
tho nublic time for almost any senator whose opinions
IRE worth hearing almost any legislative I"p''
The new rule in fact. Will only serve 70 IN I"
definite time for taking vote on bill ana WILL give
both side. an equal chance in debate-an lmp's~'o'N
under the present delberatve methods OF the Nel'c
In case the previous question is ordered on the fe'
hiir probably twenty Of the thirty-seven Democratic
Senators will take advantage OF the opportunity 4"
iu,po,e additional thirty minute speeches. on ''ei
colleagues But, even If every one SPOKE Inc '"'h
solay would only bc eighteen hours ana man, or d
little less than three legislative days ana 'ne" u'
campaign Of obstruction would rca'h uc emu VI ~
AZ present unlimited tctheg
The proposed rule viii have 10 lie laid before '"'
senate tomorrow but it is subject t. OBJECTION te IN'
time il is called mp. and VIII doubles nave L" 20
over until next saturday. Thursday and Friday beng
devoted to the Christmas recess. ON Sat!IuN u'
,oaI fight for it, adoption will begin. There may b.
sn,nc surprise oppressed that Nr. Aldrch and the kc
prbuCa, conference ~aw tit Ia limit the olc.a' on '
The rule e. the present session. INt I'M IHNat' W
will undoubtedly he of advantage u securing U~
adoption ana j II l. once p"I i'' a. - ,,4i. T..
fest benefit and convenience VIII make II diN'I', A
NOT inn,-~hlo. 10 dispense Will 2uotlcF -"-~i0H
The Democratic tactic when ur Wo""0 I'' HN'
comes up Will probably pee - commit it Fl" the COM
mitteo on Rule. NJ. NdlICh j. IL" cnhm!n o' ilt
committee and viii opplS. that motion oh Inc -i lO
that IL Will te impossible for tiat commute" j." ~,
upon IL In Mr.. Ingalls, absence the four mtnit.- o.
il now in town being divided equally on political l'f~.
The subject lie also holds. i one for direct ire"H-"
by the senate"
Tie actual debate on The Election bill continued
thi, morning 10y Nr. Cdl. @; Florida. who rc3lp area
mont against the hll had the merit ot novelty do i..
highest degree Tor he iu tho m a-ur" OILS au"'H'
scheme Oh the part 81 the money unWo: - -' con
troll ~ National legislation. The corporation lnuurh' =
t the control OF elections for Representatives, IN me
hands Of Federal judges. These judges Nc:c trn ~
10 bought up by the wholesale and the 'allta.cNo
combination would thus be able - reinforce ll~rH III
the lalis of Congress. FcGc;a judges VI. 'tI CEN
10 tlIuK. can be bought safely ana a~ easily a'
VI. WCPIcr.on. - New cr-cv. nowcd Nr C.lL
md nj. addrc~~. which IA, read from tp' "i-'' I'd
thoct> lacked Havor. after the Florida statesman
startling o,afory. The Ncw-Ic'-.v senator's oh.
incrrctivc i comparison with Ills prey .>-" '-',
ncccd 1ut Rhetorical comment or Wa'~ n VA. Ai
scir> farm mortgages boz Iowa. ana similar l"'.-I ~
phenomena with more or les ln'f.l-hI' lffi h- %"
The Election hll During the moaning H'Ir PICS ~
Morgan and Ilpar exchanged some int rc,u'- person
Attic. tr of'"ryard o. usual. ~ucc">-iul convinced
each other that what seemed incVI.tlea sHPA "e.c
meant In a PiCkWlClldn ~ Use.