The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-24
THE BITTER E!GHE
OF the Democrats Against the
Senate cIoture Rule.
SENATOR HOAR'S ARGUMENT
To Show it's Justice One oftho Strong
est Yet Made.--.Mr. cOckrell
Speaks Against It..-Mr. Ed
munds Nails a Lie.

AumeulAtely teCOBhIheu n4Es SVoAteh
proceed with his speech, pending whlcl
Mr.. German raised the point that ther
was no quorum present. During th,
call. Mr.. Chandler, Of New Hampshire
who has been absent forsome days mad
his appearance in the Senate chamber
Only thirty.eight Senators responded
but at 1910 the requisite number II
make quorum (45) had appeared, tht
last being Mr.. Aldrich, and business wa
proceeded with. Mr.. Cockrell there
upon resumed the floor in order to con
tinue his argument against the cloturl
resolution. He yielded, however, Il
Mr.. Hoar, who said that he deeired "a
add one idea to what he had said lasl
evening.
WHY THERE SHOULD De A cLoTURE RULE
He regarded the pending proposition,
he said, as he should il the case had
arisen in the Supreme Court Of the
United States. There was no one who
would not recognize the importance oi
absolute, free and untrammeled dis.
cussion in that tribunal, and that no
member Of that court should be cur
tailed in stating his opinion to his
brethren or in suggesting any moditica.
ton Of any judgment expected to be pro.
nounced. But, II it could be conceived
OF that august tribunal that in the case
OF some controversy about TO pass into
judgment affecting the interests OF large
portions OF the American people and ex.
citing their feelings, four members Of the
nine should undertake TO read opinions
alternately day after day, night after
night and week after week, one taking
turna with the other, aud having read
all the decisions which had been made
since the foundation OF the Government,
and in that way to PREVENT the action OF
the court altogether, or to postpone 1t
until the judgment could cause to be
effectual, would anybody doubt that it
would be the duty OF that great tribunal
10 interpose and to adopt some rule that
would put limit to the length OF opin.
ions or to the number OF arguments
that should be made by the minority.
4R. cocKRELb EvADEs TIE ABOVE POINT.
Mr.. Cockrell again took the floor and
resumed his argument against the
cloture rule. Heexpressed his astonish.
ment at Mr.. Hoar's statement yesterday,
in reply to Mr.. Harris, that the propos-
ed rule contained provision for olfer-
ing amendment 10 pending measures,
because that statement showed that the
Senator from Massachusetts was press.
ing rule, the contents Of which he did
not know, and that rule was to be
Reeded, Lodged, Davenported and
Hoared through the Senate just as
measures had been through the other
House, without consideration, without
deliberation and without any knowledge
Of what they we're.
Mr.. Oockrell then criticized the pro-
posed rule, and pointed out particularly
that the demand for closing debate re.
qulred 10 be seconded by "a msjority OF
the Senators present" instead of by "a
msjoriiy Of the Senate, 80 that, he said,
II there were but three Senators present
two Of them could enforce the gag law
Mr.. CockTell having yielded the hoor
at the request OF Mr.. Teller, the latter
inquired Of Mr.. AldriOh how long time
he proposed 10 allow for debate on the
Cloture resolution, remarking that 1t was
rumored that some arbitrary means in
the shape Of coup d'etat were to be re-
sorted to for the closing OF the question.
Mr.. Aldrich took it for granted that
there could be no closing Of debate, ex.
cept by the action OF the Senate itself,
and he asked unanimous consent that
the vote should be taken on the resolu.
tion and amendments at 5 o'clock to-
morrow.
eoRNAN DIRECTS.
Mr.. German objected, and declared d
that tie ssep taken by the Senate yester-
day was one which had overturned the
whole history Of the Senate and that the
decision Of the presiding officer and the
vote Of the msjority were in direct op,
positionto exeTy rple Of the Senate and
Of the general parliamentary iaS. af
predicted that the time would come
when the precedent set in the case oi
Andrew Jackson would be followed in
the Senate and when . deep BLACK line
would be drawn around the Journal o.
yesterdays proceedings.
Mr.. Cockrellthen closed his argument
againt the proposed rule. Il was use
less, he said, TO try to disguise its pur
pose. It's only object was to pass thu
Force bill, the Looge bill, the bill which
had grappled the Senator from Massa
chusetts and had bin in its deadly en-
brace.
AN "APosTRoPHE."
The Silver bill, the Finance bill, the
Appropriation bill and everything els
were Subordinats 10 the vhims ant
capriCes Of the Senator from Msssechu
set,s, until he was now trampling Oh
his iile's record. ApostrophiEing Mr.
Hoar, Mr.. Cockrell exclaimed: "Ah
shame on you, my friend from MaSsa
chusetts, Shp sttempts to force upoI
the the people Of Massachusetts end o
the country the humiliating confession
that they are no longer capable OF hold
| ing their own elections."
He then read from the st. ItouiB GU
letter addressed to Mr.. Edmunds BY I
former Republican constituent Of his
now living in Weathertord, Texas, Fran
els Granger, protesting against the pass
age Of the election bill.
Mr.. Edmunds said that he had neve
received spch . letter and believed tina
It was o fabrication in order 10 promote
operations OF resistance TO the bill tina
was now going In the Senate chamber
(Applause).
Nj. Cockrell said that the letter spok,
for itself and was genuine letter.
Mr.. Gray followed Mr.. Cockrell in op
position 70 the proposed rules agains
the Elections bill. Mr.. Gray made
plea to the Senators to let the bill g
over until the next Congress. Mr. Stew
art then took the floor, but the hour 9
six having arrived, the Senate took . II
cess until tomorrow at II o'clock.
IN the House.
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