The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-24

geSLlOu WQou uSeQ IN ROOQ talbn = III was
almost an affront TO the name and charac-
ter of that illustrious bench even to suppose
possible what he had supposed. But that
bench was certainly no more important,
august or illustrious, and no higher in csn-
stiuutional functions, than the Senate of the
United States.
COCKRELL RESUMES HIS ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Cockrell again took the floor and re-
sumed his argument against the cloture
rule. The article which he had been read
ing at the close of his remarks yesterday
(Mr. Hoar's article in the Youths Compdn-
ION was, lie said, a specific answer to what
Mr.. Hoar said yesterday, and also to what
he said this morning; and he asked that the
Senate should have il printed as a
separate document, in order that it might be
treasured up by the senators with other
valuable documents and transmitted to
their children. He went on to read and
comment upon sentences In the article, As
to one Of them, he said that no seyerer con.
demnation of the gag rule of the House had
ever been pronounced. As to another of
them, reading "the process Of change is
slow, and is meant to be Slow Mr.
Cockrell said that he wished the
senator from Rhode Island tMr. Aldrich)
to heed that in his reckless efforts to
trample under foot the parliamentary usage
OF the Senate which had prevailed through
the past century. Another sentence which
Mr.. Cockrell read with emphatic commenda-
ton was this: ''lf any citizens be disposed
to feel impatient under this restraint of the
will Of the majority, let them remember
that 1t was in that way that our fathers
laid the foundation of phis government
below the frosts.n
COMMENDED TO HoAR.
He commended that sentence 10 the
NJ mi ~ he Afukfw ~ =
senator from Massachusetts, in his wild and
reckless impatience to do the thing pro-
posed. That senator bad put forward the
senator from Rhode Island to trample under
foot every sentiment and thought contained
in that great article. He Mr. CockrelT
felt almost humiliated at the position of the
senator from Rhode Island In bringing
forward his resolution-which he must have
done without the advice or appreciation of
the senator from Massachusetts. He also
expressed his astonishment at Mr.. Hoar's
statement yesterday On reply to Mr..
Harris) that the proposed rule con-
tanned provision for offering amend
ments 10 the pending measure, because that
statement showed that the senator from
Massachusetts was pressing a rule the con-
tents OF which he did not know; and that
the rule was to be Reed-ed. Lodged, Daven-
ported and Hoar-ed through the Senate,
other house, without consideration, without
deliberatipn, and without any knowledge
Of what they were.
FRYE PREDICTS AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Frye expressed bis belief that amend
ments wouH undoubtedly be offered TO the
proposed rule allowing confederation OF all
amendments to the measure of which no.
tice wottld have been given.
Mr.. CockreIk---H such amendments are
to be made TO the proposed rale, why are
they not pending new, SO that the senators
may have an opportunity Of discussing
them!
Mr.. Cockrell gave a history of the at
tempts in ls4l by Clay and in 1845 by Doug
las TO establish the previous question rule.
He then yielded to Mr.. Teller, who inquired
OF Mr. Aldrich, as the chairman of the CON-
mittee on rules, how long a time was to be
given to debate. He made the inquiry be-
cause he desired to submit some remarks on
the question.
TAKING OF THE VOTE.
Mr.. Aldrich said he had been hoping to
be able to get the floor to request the Senate
to fix some time tomorrow or Monday
when vote would be taken on the reseIu-
ton and amendments
Mr.. Cockreil asked Mr., Teller his reason
for asking the question.
Mr.. Teller said that there was a rumor
(which he supposed had reached every one)
that there was to be stage in the proceed
ings on the resolution at which debate was
to be cut off arbitrarily, and when there
would be no opportunity to proceed beyond
that. He desired to speah upon the resolu-
ton. but was not prepared to do so now,
even If he could get the floor. That was
the reason why he made the inquiry.
THE COUP D'ETAT
He supposed that the senator who had
charge of the matter did not make a pre-
tense of denying that there was TO be new
and dangerous plan adopted for the pur-
pose of bringing the debate on the rssolu-
ton to close-what the French called a
coup d. etdt, by which the Senate was to be
brought up all at once to a vote on the reso-
lution-whether the Senate was ready to
vote upon it or not.
Mr.. Reagan said that he had also little
to say on the proposed rule, which was to
revolutionize the methods of procedure in
the Senate.
Mr.. Gibson asked Mr.. Teller what was
the necessity for the proposed rule il the
senator from Rhode Island could arbitrar-
lily, by majority vote, cuD Off the debateg
Could he not as well do 90 on the elections
bill as on the resolutionl
TELLER UNABLE TO TELL.
Mr.. Teller said he was not able to answer
the first question. He was not himself able
to understand the distinction. OF course
he had heard several times that 1t was their
constitutional duty to fix the rules, but it
was just as much their constitutional duty
to proceed on the elections bill and dispose
OF it. He did not care now, however, TO
discuss the question. He merely wanted to
get some idea as to when the debate would
close. Somebody, under the new theory,
had to say when the debate was TO close
Heretofore it was the majority of the SEN
ate that did that. Now it appeared that
the power was to be turned over TO some
body else. He did not inquire who that
somebody was. 1t was quite immaterlal to
him. But he should like to know when the
plan was TO be put in force and the debate
terminated.
ALDRICH NAMES THE TIME TO VOTE.
Mr.. Aldrich presumed that there was no
necessity for him to discuss hypothetical
questions. He took it for granted that there
could be no closing of the debate on the res
olution except by the action of the Senate
itself No individual could arbitrarily as
sumo the functions which could only
be exercised by the Senate acting
in its own capacity. Therefore
be did not care to cross any bridge, imagin-
ary or otherwise, in the case suggested by
the senator from Colorado, until he reached
ie. But he now asked unanimous consent
that the debate shall close ON the pending
resolution and amendments, and the vote
be taken tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
TELLER STICKS TO HIS QUERY.