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CLOSURE SET ASIDE
The Aldrich Resolution Shelyed
in the United States Senate.
Six Republican Senators Vote
With the Democrats.

By the aid Of six Republican United States
Senators-one Of whom, MIR. Wolcott, OF
Colorado, made the motion which brought
about the result-the Aldrich closure resolu-
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
five nays.
When the Senate met at noon there was no
intimation Of what was to come. MIR. Nor
gan, Of Alabama, had the floor to continue
bis 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
bill, had no thought Of reaching vote for
some days. Everybody expected O dull day.
Mr.. Morgan had been speaking little
over an hour when Mr.. Wolcott, who has
been an opponent Of the proposal to apply
closure in the Senate. asked him If be would
yield the floor 'for a 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 dartl
ing through the committee ICONS IN search
of others. Mr. Aldrich was not in at the
moment, but Mr.. DoIph, realizing that the
friends Of closure must gain little time to
rally their forces, moved to lay Mr.. VOL
colts motion on the table.
Mr.. German, Mr.. Cockrel, and other
Democrats insisted that such motion was
not in order, and Mr.. Aldrich, who came In
on a run, admitted that he was IN
Platt, however, having as precedent
the Vice-President's 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. A dozen Senator'S
called for the yeas and nays, and they were
| ordered.
clerks had no difficulty ii hearing the re!
sponses to the roll-call. Senators themselves
Listening Mr. FaIkpsG H psG Sss and ot1er oasd
| it looked as If the closure rule men were
ahead a vote or two, and the Democrats
began anxiously to "hustle" about
to transfer pairs to absent col!
leagues, so that ell those present
might vote. Other Senators came in in time
! to get their votes recorded, and finally O
broad smile on Mr. Faulkners face was
! rightly interpreted as meaning that the anti
closure-ruls men were ahead. But Mr.. Daniel,
who was paired with Mr.. Squire. did no-
wan. to run any risk. He announced
that he would transfer his pair
to Mr.. Stanford, but there was quicE
storm Of objections from the Republicans
Mr.. Aldrich declared that Mr.. Stanford was
in favor of the rule. and Mr.. Stewart de-
clared lust as enphatically that the Califor
mia Senator was opposed to it. Mr.. Stewar:
| said he would exonerate any Senator
who would pair Mr.. Stanford against tn.
rule, After lively wraagle, Mr.. Daniel
assured that Mr.. Dolph's motion was beater
ANYHOW, said he would let his pair stan
and foreso bis Vote.
Then Mr., Morton, who mad been callei W
from lunch, announced the motion to lay
Mr.. Wolcotts motion On the table had been
lost by vote of thirty-fve to thirty-four, a!
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison,
Blair, Carey, Casey, Cullom, Davis, Dawes
Dixon, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts. Farwell
Cornell, Mcmillan, Manderson, Mitchell
! Morrill,, Paddock, Plett Power, Quay, Saw
yer, Sherman, Spooner. Stockbridge, War
! rem. Wilson, Of Ioya-thirty-f2uE.
| Nays-Messrs. Barbour, Bate Barry
! Blackburn, Butler. CALL Cameron, Carlisle
Cockrell, Coke, Eustis, Faulkner, George
German, Gray, Hampton, Harris, Jones, o.
Arkansas; Jones, Of Nevada; Kenna
Mcpherson, Morgan, Payne. Pugh, Ransom
Reagan, Stewart, Teller, Turpie. Vance
Vest, Walthall, Washburn, Wilson, OF Mary
land; Wolcott-thirty-fve.
The success Of the arti-closurs rule ant
Force bill men was due to the reinforce
ment Of Mr.. Cameron's vote and the absence
Of Mr. Stanford without pair. Had thu
Republicans allowed the California Sena
tor to be paired against the rule, as be
should have done on Mr.. Stewards state
ment, there would have been two majority
, against the measure. Mr.. Allison was SC
anxious to 90 on record in favor Of closure
| that he transferred his pair with Mr.. IL
gals to another Senator so that he coult
| vote
The resolution tor tho amendment OF tht
rules having thus been displaced and rele
gated to the calendar (as the Force bill hae
previously been), the Senate proceeded to the
Consideration of the Apportionment bill