The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-27
THE GAG RULE SHOWED ASIDE.
The Republican Senators Suf-
fer !gnominious Defeat.
Gorman'S-Astut Management Makes Vic
tory for the Minority Senator wnlcott
Moves to Lay tho Gag Rule Aside for
the Apportionment Bill md Six Repub-
-. @licans Join with tho Democrats-Car-
ricd by Majority of One.

The Gag Rule was incontinently and
firmly laid aside to-day. The fate Of
the Force bill is sealed by this. 1t can
never pass the Senate.
The Senate met at noon in continue
ton of the day of Thursday last, the
pending question being resolution to
amend the rules by providing method
of closing debate. Mr.. Morgan re-
sumed the floor and continued his argu-
ment, begun Saturday, in opposition to
the proposed rule and to the Election
bill, both of which measures he claimed
to be for the advancement of the Harri-
son project for reelection
AT l:20 Mr.. Walcott asked Mr.. Nor
gan to yield the floor to him, SO that he
might move to take up the Apportion-
ment bill. Mr.. Morgan said that he
would do so, although he was at very
interesting point in his speech, which
he would never have an opportunity to
resume. Mr.. Walcott then made that
motion, and Mr.. Dolph moved to lay it
on the table. A point of order against
the latter motion was made on the
Democratic side. but tho presiding OIL
Ger, Mr.. Platt, overruled it and held that
tho motion was in order. The vote was
proceeded with amid great excitement,
and there was much confusion and somo
illfeelingan relation to pairs. Mr.. Daniel
said that he had been paired with Mr..
Squire, but as he was informed by the
Senator from Nevada, (Mr. Stewart)
that the Senator from California (NIr.
Sanford) was in favor of proceeding with
business he would transfer Mr. Sources
pair to Mr.. Stanford and would himself
vote.
Mr.. Aldrich objected to the proposed
transfer and insisted that there was no
authority for it. Mr.. Stewart admitted
that he had no direct authority to pair
Mr.. Stanford with Senator in favor of
the proposed rule. but said that Mr..
Stamford told him before leaving the
city for Now York that he was in favor
of taking up the apportionmcnt bill.
Mr.. Aldrich asserted, on tho contrary,
thatMr. Stanford had told him distinctly
on several occasions that he was in
favor OF the pending resolution and its
consideration, and he (Mr. Aldrich) in
timated that the proposed transfer
would be taking unfair advantage of
Mr.. Stanford's absence.
The controversy developed somo
acrimonious feeling on both sides, but
the matter was settled by Mr. Daniel
saying that if there was any doubt or
dispute about it he would let his pair
with Mr.. Squire stand and that was the
upshot OF 1T. Some questions also arose
as to the pairs Of Shoup and Moody, but
the final result was that pairs stood as
follows: Pierce and Brown; Plumb and
Gibson; Pettigrcw and Pasco, Squire
and Daniel: Shoup and ColQuitt San
dcrs and Ingalls,; Chandler and Blodgett;
Moody and Hearst; Higgins and Voor-
hecS. Stanford stands as absent, not
paired. The result was announced as:
Yeas, 81; nays, 50. So the motion to
lay on tho table was rejected. Tho an
nounccmcnt was greeted with applause
on the Democratic side and in the gal
lcries This was resented by Mr.. Ed
nunds, who insisted that the chair
should enforce the rules OF the Senate
and that If there was any repetition of
disturbance the galleries should be
cleared.
Following is the vote in detail
Ycas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison Blair,
Carey. Casey, Cullom, Davis, Dawes,
Dixon, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts, Far
well, Frye, Hale, Hawley, Iliscock,
Iloar, Mcconnell Mcmillan, Mander-
son. Mitchell, Morrill,, Paddock, Plat,
Power, Quay, Slayer, Sherman, Spooncr,
Stockbridge, Warren, Wilson Oowa)-
"a. Nays = Barbour, Bate, Berry,
blackburn, Butler. Call, Cameron, Car
Isle, Cockrell, Coke, Eustis, Faulkner
George, German, Gray, Hampton, Har-
ris, Jones (Ark.), Jones New Kcnna,
Mcpherson, Morgan, Payne, Pugh,
Ransom. Reagan, Stewart, Teller, Tur-
pie, Vance, Vest, Walthall, Washburn,
Wilson (Md.), Walcott-35.
~ vote was then taken on Walcott's
motion to take up the apportionmcnt
bill. and 1t was carried bv a like yOtp.
yeas, 35; nays, 81; the only divergence
being that Pettigrcw's pair was trans
fered from Pasco to Call. There was
no distinct outbreak of applause at the
final success of the movement against
the elections bill and proposed gag rulc,
but the feeling Of jubilation was not
less great on the Democratic side, and
Mr.. Blair interposed Il remark that
when man was down that was the
time to get up, and so now this was the
time to take up and pass the educational
bill (calls of Order from the Demo
cratic side.
The resolution for an amendment of
the rules having been thus displaced
and rclegatcd to the calendar, as the
elections bill had previously been, the
Senate proceeded to consideration of the
apportionment bill
The reading of tho bill and report con-
tinued till 3 o'clock, and the bill was
then laid aside till tomorrow at 2 o'clock
when it comes up as unfinished bust
ness. Tho next question was on Cor
mans motion to amend the Journal of
Tuesday last by striking out the words
at was determined in Affirmative" 1t
was agreed to without dissent, and then
the journals OF Tuesday and Wednes-