New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
WHAT WILL THE SENATE Do?
TITLE PROSPECT OF ACTION on THE
LODGE BILL OR THE CLOSURE
RESOLUTION THIS WEEK.
crxAToR EDMUNDs COMES OUT STRONGLY FoR
CLOSURE AND JUSTIFIES THE ALDRICH
RESOLUTION
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RESOLUTION.
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Washington, Dec. os.-Although the Senate VIII
reet at noon tomorrow and probably continue ''
dafv sessions through a greater part Of this week.
little progress is likely 10 be made either VIII" oic
election BILL which is now entering upon It's nun
eek ~ discussion or with the Aldrch resolution
for tbe closure Of debate. Until enough Republican
senators are present TO maintain quorum out Vi 'c
own number. nothing decisive can be done to"aI"
adopting the proposed new rule or securing No'c
upon the Lodge measure. and 1t l. douo'lW "i'o'''
forty four Republicans will be on hand at any uihc
during the rest Of the holiday But by Janh-
ary 3 nearly all Of the absenteeS VIII be mere again.
and the Republican forces will also be augmeh'e' oy
fine admission Of two new senators from lua'o' i"0
tull membership OF the senate VIII then rise 10 clS"'S
eight Forty-fve senators will be required to make
ouorum but the Republican strength Will have III
creased to ffty-one, which leaves clear "orh'nH
balance Of SIX and discounts that number OF Austen
tim. from voting on the part Of the little band OF
recacitran Republicans who still working secretly
against both the Election bill ana the ne" r"'o'
Eight Republicans would have to vote with Tue Dcno
Gratis 10 defeat either the Lodge bill OF INC H"!'"
resolution in open senate, and 1t Is now ehtrcS ''
tb, that number Of votes cannot be delivered Dy 'e
managers Of any probable coalition WIN Mr "or"h''
nj, po,,,iic,r nr,crsmrne for the week will cOnsc-
oucutlv bc one OF making haste slowly. The DEBATE
on the Election bill will occupy most ol tue "'o ~
the senate and the Republican side VIII be heau o"
more freely than during the earlier part oi t'ie us
cu.sion senator lIScOck is expected 10 mhNo az
elaborate and vigorous speech in defence "t the L"gc
hill to morrow afternoon Mr.. Mdrich has not yet
ot,rncd from Providence and in his absence nothing
uiu no done with the previous question resolution
which he introduced last Tuesday. III l"'' ]" i
generally understood that the proposed new rule WI"
ROT be called up for consideration until there Is
Republican quorum hand and all arrangements
have been made to get adopted without irctoh OF
delay.
senator Edmnnds who chiefly instrumental III
defeating the proposition for "prcvlon'-GueNuon
rule last session. i now un-tlncdly III iaNor "' INC
form Of closure" suggested by Mr.. Ndr'h' I'
makes, however. the not very saving point uE'' Tue
pcnding draft /, much lc>, stringent and rigorous tAA
thc sort of previous question m use IN the HOUSE
/ of Representatives,.
I'm an interview in \ local newspaper TO-DAY, MI
Edmund, SAY, of the proposed rule:
IN. Constitution sroyide- aud constitution ot a
Government that be carried must - pioNd' ''1
the majority of any legislative body must do - business
u cr..,ry IMPLIES that 40 minority whether 81 Que of
an, other number should could unduly obNtract h' \
rre-!on " the VIII Of the majority II is not question
Of whether particular m,~urc should DE- pt'''u OF u'
f.,tsd but u question whether IN" majority oil -I-
,,,yc body can have the power t. the disposition
o, any subject hA, before IL otherwise than at N" VI"
oi 4 minority composed Of one or more In times d" "a
IRENE public danger every lover OF hi' country ""u
ARE. t. traitorous minority should not have tn I'"
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orl,ie- 70 delay indefinitely N" action "h'h t" ''
c,ncy might require 20 be- made a. ha' 7"H''"'N nap
pen.d The Just liberty - d"oat". In when
-, r.urc..ttatiyc u constituency, whether
! q confessional district ought 10 be contnu'
u.lv maintained but hb rty Of DEBATE T. one uus anu
liberty Of obstruction aud preventing I'-''-'''' p"'
coming 10 s.y rr-olut'h "H~'e''' "I'' VII '
/ moth.
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illumination az, quc-;ion II T. r' 70 p''''l'
b, after what majority consider :" be r'a''ia''
,,,er.sl debate. mat na orlty. whatever NAV h' 10
,,nlon n r-p.,t u the disposition TO b" mad" oil inc
,,o .t,u be-. enabled 20 dispose Of 70 on" way "f me
other saving to every member Of The d' tn Hfh' " '\'
pres, hi, own opinion upon 10 within gwen u"'' ''"
any Of any party An ma iAu'' WIN '''" '''
| I an unable 10 uuier'iAnd
| The common parliamentary law has awsys been uat
no man :, TO ,ps. nnpcruncnty or b"'id" The qu'tion
.,p.rnuou-iy or t,dious,y" THIS common rule oi Pf'-
ncutary law IL based upon the considerations hr't men
,Ioned that q Iafam-ntarS body must b" ab'r 70 act
nat In At u a particular way but o. at IA ON" way OF
nm. other ia pit, Of the d. rmnaton % any minority OF
10, n~upr- nat it shall not act %, AL
'Do you favor the closing u d'bai" hy denshd 10Y
| the pF.slou- qu iton ~
$50 I have alvays b,cn and stih opposed o"
any such thina q, previous question a. Il ha> D,n With
m recent years n-titud-th1t is, previous question:
,h ,,.,a,,lv terminate. di,cu-.ion or. II any tine h'
4
body right to speAk all into %" hands Of tn nans
ing member 81 committee Of pr siding "n''F me
| u-oias,d rule preclude such p"-'tiitS. uhA'
| nlth senate Of eighty members mat II sue"
,ie had been proposed when serious questions "'r"
pdl,g ~ ,r.,.en a, immediate. 10 would have TccriN ID
dis OF unanimous approval
DO Won believe country will sustain III" Re-
politicians in passing such rule. oye'tun'ng the r''e
-, n, tho senate for thr OF passing an clc ton
uuW
81 have To say In thu fret place that what the country.
win, tho information that t Gets from PARTISAN newspapers
- Al kinds. may respect u the proprcty u such
r Il, entirely inmst-ra To In the s"usc 81 affecting
nv conduct IN doing what think Is my duty In the pro-
motion %, the general public interest am sur" that
the country, when II understands ur precise scope ana
fore, Of such that the representative
n the country tho power to do what thr country
thinks ought the other. after every
| member II minority shall nave had the opportunity
70 .tse his views will be more than satisfied That ~
,eprcs.nts,iyc, Of people and the Senate have
cone aud right thing