Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-02-13
CLOSURE SET ASIDE,
The Aldrich Resolution SheIyed
in the United States Senate.
Six Republican Senators Vote
With the Democrats.

| By the aid Of six Republican United States
Senators-one cf whom, Mr.. Wolcott OF
! Colorado, made the motion which brought
| about the result-the Aldrich closure rasolu-
| ton was sent hack to the calendar OF the
| Senate at Washington. This was effected by
the passage of motion of Mr. Wolcott soon
| after the Senate met, to take up the Appor-
| tionment bill Mr.. Dolph moved TO lay this
motion on the table, but this was rejected by
| the close vote of thirty-four yeas and thirty
| five nays
When the Senate met at noon there was no
| tntlmatlOn of what was 70 come. Mr.. Nor
| gan, of Alabama, had the floor to continue
| his speech against the closure rule COM
menced Saturday. There was every prospect
! that he would hold the floor all day The
! Republicans, who had said that the rule was
! sure to pass and to carry with it the Force
| bill, had no thought of reaching vote for
| some days. Every body expected O dull dav.
| Mr.. Morgan had been speaking little
! over an hour when Mr.. Wolcott, who has
| been an opponent of the proposal to apply
closure i'll the Senate. asked him if he would
| yield the floor for moment" The Ala
| bama Senator was agreeable, and Mr. VOL
colt moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration of the Apportionment bill.
There were not twenty Senators in the
chamber when Mr. Wolcott addressed the
Chair. By the time the motion had been
stated by Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut, who
! happened to be in the chair while Mr.. Nor
ton was at lunch there were forty Senators
on hand, and the active pages were dart
ing through the committee CONS in search
of others. Mr.. Aldrich was not in at the
moment, but Mr.. DOlph, realizing that the
friends of closure must gain a little time to
rally their forces moved to lay Mr.. VOL
colts motion on the table.
Mr.. German, Mr.. Cockrell, and other
Democrats insisted that such a motion was
not in order, and Mr.. Aldrich, who came in
on a run, admitted that he was in
doubt as to its admissibllity, Mr..
Platt, however, having as a precedent
the Vice. Presidents recent ruling,
decided that Mr.. Dolph was in order. and
the Democrats did not appeal from his de-
cision. They felt that the sooner the decisive
vote was taken the better. dozen Senators
called for the yeas and nays, and they were
ordered.
1t was the test vote and for once the
clerks had no difficulty in hearing the re-
sponses to the roll-call Senators themselves
kept tally. When the roll had been called
it looked as if the closure rule men were
ahead vote or two, and the Democrats
began anxiously to hustle" about
to transfer pairs to absent col
leagues, SO that all those present
might vote. Other Senators came in In time
to get their votes recorded, and wfnally O
broad smile on Mr.. Faulkner's face was
rightly interpreted as meaning that the anti
closure-rule men were ahead. But Mr. Daniel
who paired with Mr.. Squire, did not
want to run any risk He announced
that he would transfer his pair
to Mr.. Stanford, but there was a quick
storm of objections from the Republicans.
Mr.. Aldrich declared that Mr.. Stanford was
in favor OF the rule, and Mr.. Stewart de-
clared just as emphatically that the Califor-
mia Senator was opposed to it. Mr.. Stewart
said he would e1onerate any Senator
who would pair Mr.. Stanford against the
rule. After a lively wrangle Mr.. Daniel,
assured that Mr.. Dolph's motion was beaten
anyhow, said he would let his pair stand
and fOregO his vote.
Then Mr.. Morton, who had been called up
from lunch, announced the motion to lay
Mr.. Wolcotts motion on the table had been
lost by vote Of thirty-fve to thirty-four, as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison,
Blair, Carey, Casey, Cullom, Davis, Dawes
Dixon, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts, Farwell,
Frye, Hale I9,5 Hawley, Hiseock, Hoar, Nc
Morrill,, Paddock, Platt, Power, Quay, Saw
yer, Sherman Spooner, Stockbridge, War
rem Wilson, of IOwa-thirty four
Nays-Messrs. Barbour, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Butler. Call, Cameron, Carlisle,
Cockrell, Coke, Eustis, Faulkner, George,
German, Gray, Hampton, Harris, Jones, of
Arkansas; Jones, of Nevada; Kenna,
Mcpherson, Morgan, Payne, Pugh, Ransom.
Reagan, Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vance,
Vest, Walthall, Washburn, Wilson, of Mary
land; -thirty-fve.
The success of the anti-closure rule and
Force bill men was due to the reinforce
ment of Mr.. Cameron's vote and the absence
of Mr.. Stanford without pair. Had the
Republicans allowed the California Sena-
tor to be paired against the rule, as he
should have done on Mr.. Stewards state
ment, there would have been two majority
against the measure. Mr.. Allison was so
anxious to go on record in favor Of closure
that he transferred his pair with Mr.. IL
gals to another Senator so that he could
vote.
The resolution for the amendment of the
rules having thus been displaced and rele-
gated to the calendar las the Force bill had
previously BEEN, the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the AppOrtiOnment bill