New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23
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REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL.
THE DEADLOCK IN THE SENATE BROKEN.

CLOSURE RESOLUTION
BECOMES UNFINISHED BUSINESS
THE TLIBUsTERs EASILY
RoUTED-AN ENCoURAG.
ING SITUATION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE T.IBUyEI
Washington, Jan. 22.-The Democratic obstruo
tionsts in the Senate were met with bold hand
to-day, and the deadlock which their fibuster-
ing policy of yesterday had preciptated was
broken with an ease and CELEBRITY which promise
speedy restoration to the majority of its in.
herent right to control the business of that body.
The Vice-President took the bulp by the horns
at the outset and by series of sagacious common.
sense rulings soon rescued the Senate from the
humiliating position in which it placed yester.
day by the Democratic managers. His first de.
cision that the journal of Tuesdays proceedings
could not come up again for correction to-day 70.
moved at once the obstacle with which the minor.
ity has blocked all progress for over fourteen
hours, and he followed up this sound and help.
ful action by allowing Mr.. Aldrichs closure resolu.
ton to he laid again before the Senate. The
Democratic Senators fought all the rulings bitterly
and protracted the struggle as long as they could
by a series of dilatory appeals.
They were beaten every point however, by
majorties ranging from five to nine, and the
business of the Senate more-this time be.
yond any dispute or question-by vote Of
SO to So A subsequent technical point of order
against it, offered by Mr.. Harris. was overruled
by the Chair, and Mr.. Tarris's appeal wac
laid on the table by a vote Of 33 to 2s
so that the main question was finally, about 4
o'clock, presented directly to the Senate for ac-
ton. Mr. COclSrel, Of Missouri started in upon
an extended argument against the change Of rules,
and without finishing, yielded 10 Mr.. Aldrich FOR
a motion TO take a recess ill tomorrow at IL
This clever move Mr.. Aldrch's part
will force an uninterrupted consideration OF the
rule from now on until the Senate takes an actual
adjournment, for by successive recesses the samt
legislative day can be continued ndefnitely and
no question he raised from morning to morn.
ing as to the correction of the journal or any
other routine business.
On the whole the situation in the Senate to-
night is highly encouraging to Republicans gen.
orally. The friends of the closure resolution
have a firm control of business in the Senate, and
can Illustrate any direct attack from the Demo
Gratis. The NlcePresident has also proved him.
self fully equal to the emergency a presiding
officer, and has done all that can be done to
put an end to mere flibustering TIE resolution
be kept before the Senate for fair and
reasonable discussion, and when this is over
decision is to be reached by some means or other.
The votes to-day the Vicc-Presdent's rul-
ings. and on the question of taking up the pro-
posed rule for consideration. show plainly that .
majority of the Senate be depended upon 10
side with Mr.. Aldrich whenever he can secure
action on the closure resolution. The extreme
| limit of the Republican detection the question
| of changing the rules found to lie only five,
| leaving the fr ends OF closure in secure
majority Of four, even without considering
the casting vote Of the Vice-President. Five
| Republican Senators, all extreme friends OF
silver" still stand ready, apparently to help
out Mr.. German in his fight against honest Con-
grssional elections. On this list of political
deserters the two Nevada Senators. Messrs.
Jones and Stewart; the two Colorado Senator's
Mcssrs. Teller and Wolcott, and Mr.. Ingalls,, OF
Kansas. Mr.. Washburn and Mr.. Stanford, who
opposed the consideration of the Election BILL
both helped to-day to get the closure rule up
while Mr.. Plumb. who lodged the roll-call OF
January Il, also recorded in favor Of the
consideration of the new rule. Mr.. Ingalls, also
lodged the vote of January 4-as he has nearly
every other vote on any question connected with
either the closure rule the Election bill. lie
started last night, however, Oh another trip
home, TO look after his chances for reelection.
and before going away arranged pair with Mr
Allison on all votes involving a change In the
present rules.
Mr.. Ingalls, it is understood, is angling for
Democratic aid in his fight for reelection by
the Kansas Legislature, and it is supposed that
to secure such support he would 90 to the length
of opposing the Election bill also. But the
Kansas Senator's course Is not likely 10 commend
itself TO the Republicans of Kansas. and he may
find that he will have 10 spill something out of
one of the two buckets he is now attempting
TO carry his political shoulders HIS departure
fort
against the only means of relief when can now
enable the Senate to dispose OF Inc pressing
business of this session were severely criticised
at the Capitol to-day, especially because the
Kansas Senator's motives for desertIng his col;
leagues were regarded entirely selfish ana
personal Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, while joining the
Democrats on one vote, carefully ahsented him.
self from the Chamber on all Others, ana III Is
not expected that ne VIII anrag1%e ssSep s p'i iG
volved in the effort TO overcome Deuiocfaoio
iilibusterng.
Mcssrs Stewart Teller and Wolcott. however;
have joined the Opposition completely, ana votea
on nearly all the apncals taken 10 revere the de-
csion of the cePcsdeni But IT + not m Gfl ,he
extent of helping the Democrats ID break q
! quorum. ,,
discussion was the clear and vlg0>' = speech OF
Mr. Al,lrich at the beginning of the S5slon uIs
declarations that the present rules could not ne
used TO bind the Senate agalnst ever fl"nss ,a
efforts of doing business. and that the majority
did not propose any longer TO submit to he gov.
crned by the minority. were as signiicant rs tney
we're emphatic: ant no ore mistook their mean,
ing The Rhode Island Senator denounced me
Exhibition of Yesterday as intolerabe and revolu'
tionary and his remarks only eXrre,sed preva.
lent feeling the Republican slic. Dlssus' ao
Yesterdays deadlock has done more 10 make the
massage of the closure rule certain than anything
The friends of that measure could have devised
in IFS interest Mr. Gorman, indeed, made the
insir~ nl0v of his otherwise skilfu game Of tactics
when he started in boldly 10 iIibuster and kept
the majority in their seats fourteen hours unaple
fla
son on the necessity for the new rule VIII be re-
quired.
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