The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-21
CTOTURE DELAYED A DAY
THF DEMOCRATS PUT A CURB
ON TEE RADICALS.

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e.rstor Harris Heads OF Senator
Aldrich and Manages to Hold the
floor Against All Corners The Vice
PRESIDENT Forced to Go Against His
own Party.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The democrats
heat the republicans in the preliminary
ssirmish over the cloture rule IN
,ba Senate to-day. 1t was as much
a a surprise as the Stewart coup
,rstot Il left the democrats laughing and
thsrepublioans swearing. The republicans
were swearing partly at themselves and
nsrtly at the Vice President, who had once
more given the democrats victory. The
rapublicaus were very cheerful when the
sanate met to-day As they presented pc
ttous. bills, reports and other morning
hour business they joked and laughed as
though they had gotten out Of the woods.
Senator'S Hoar, Spooner and Aldrich, who
are Just at present leading the republicans,
seemed particularly clipper. The morning
business gave out few moments before the
morning hour did.
CLOTURE CALLED UP.
At2 o'clock Senator Aldrich, as chairman
of the committee on rules, arose promptly
and called up the gag rule and had 1t read.
He then moved TO proceed to its considera~
hon. To his surprise the democrats allowed
this motion to be carried on a rtUG voce
yoe. not even demanding division. He
scented danger then and so did his asso-
ciates. The confident smiles passed away
and thev looked very serious. They looked
puzzled, though, for they could not imagine
bow the democrats could get away from
them. The democrats at once put forward
Senator Harris of Tennessee, their chief
parliamentary authority, who made feint
BY presenting a point of order as to the
form of Senator Aldrich's notice that he
would call ZIP the rule.
HAD THEM ON THE HIP.
Senator Aldrich tried to break in on
Senator Harris as he saw that he would
continue to talk until the hour ended, and
so be on the floor at that critical moment.
Mr. Edmunds Joined in with him,
claiming that the cIoture rule was a priv
ileged question, having precedence over
all other business But Senator Harris
would not yield, and talked right up to 2
o'clock. As the last minute of the morn
ing hour expired Senator George of Mis-
sissippi, who was talking on the force bill
when Senator Hoar began the tug of war
last week, rose to proceed with his speech,
the Vice President astonishing the republi-
cans by laying the, force bill
Senator George to speak on it, totally ignor-
ing all the attempts of the republicans,
some of whom had the floor, to press the
point that the cloture rule had precedence.
GEORGE REFUSES TO YIELD.
Senator George started right in with his
speech and refused to yield to Senators
Aldrlch, Edmunds, Aoar, Spooner, or any
other OF the clamorous republicans who de-
sired to move to lay the force bill aside
temporarily, SO that the cloture rule might
be taken up. Finally, as Senator George
continued to roll out his sonorous periods,
they all fell back in their seats, chagrined
and disgusted, and shortly afterward left
the Senate chamber, some of them calling
the Vice President names that are quite un-
fit for publication, while the democrats
laughed heartily in their turn, and so did
the galleries.
THE REPUBLICANS IN A HUFF.
No wonder the republicans were as angry
as they had been happy. for instead Of
getting their cloture rule exclusively be-
lore the Senate, they had bottled it up in
the morning hour, so that if they could get
II out it could only be debated two hours q
day, and had already lost one day. They
We're disappointed in the Vice President,
because he had simply done his duty, and
they realized their own helplessness, know
ing that even if they had been able to get
tne floor, they did not have a quorum to
support them, aud could not have been sus-
taIned on an appeal from the chair.
ALDRIcH FINALLY GIVEN THE FLOOR.
Senator George held the floor until he
was tired Ont and than N-ia1Iod f4 20
Aldrlch, who, because 1t was dinner time,
could not improve the occasion, but had to
content himself with claiming that the clo-
ture rule was before the Senate for debate.
proposition which the democrats deny.
Inc latter insist that the cloture rule is only
70 @ % considered during the morning hour.
whether the republican or democratic view
u iH status is TO be taken tomorrow the
Gsmoerats have the satisfaction of knowing
suas tney succeeded in delaying tine consid.
efatlon Of the rule just one day,
most precious gain in time, for
thursday the senatorial elections
wlA Dc over and the anti-force bill men on
S1E SHE republican side strengthened. The force
oll republicans gave the Vice President
sucn talking to that when Senator George
o.. a.ea 70 Yield the floor to a democrat this
SlSlnoon he decided that it could not be
SoAe: tS Senator George heroically carried on
sasi ae struggle alone, beginning again with the
.auung OF Christopher Columbus amid
seeeral laughter. The republicans will try
" iOfce The lighting tomorrow.
RANSOM CONGRATULATED.
senator senator Ransom was the recipient OF
hauy congratulations from democrats or
no. ooid action in mounting the dais and an.
t;ouucing the democratic view of the situa,
,Saa nm alter the adjournment Of the Senate
roos ros evening. Senator Ransom took it all
n.UuSSstly. He said: ~ know it was un,
so S9aa'' but thought IL ought to be done, and
~ ~, no one else offered to do it, / did. u
bas republicans who had not left the cham
st ~ Meered, but the notice was given lust
De exciting
FARWELL IN HIS SEAT.
\, by the Associated P,ess.)
sbaaL. bnI' Farwell, another of the republican
EauseS, was In his seat to-day.
NJ d;lng the morning hour, in the course
Mr 8Susslon upon a public building bill,
ami est said public building bills had been
last Lorl1ed by the present congress at the
wbise seSsson and present session thus far for
bn. s appropriations had not been made
CALI which the next congress would be
and 0i n y upon to appropriate about 50, $50, 900
crsaad1 sniS amount was constantly being in
Mr. M,HS morning business being disposed Of
cssd a atlaflch moved that the Senate pro-
cbsao 70 the consideration Of the resolution tC
Nissss ene De rules submitted by him on Dec.
contss. Inc motion was agreed to without
MeSt on the democratic side.
- harris arose to n ouastion Of order