Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-19
SENATOR HILLS WORK.
Trying to Get Enough to Adopt the
Cloture Rule.
He Wants Twenty Democrats and
Twenty-Three Republicans, and
II Confident Of Getting Them.

Mr.. Hill and those other Senators who do
not propose to have the traditions Of the
Senate stand in the way of legislation are
hard at work today on a plan of Mr.. Hills
to force a vote on a change of rules. The
administration sanction Is said to be given
to Mr. Hnrs plan, and he and all those
who agree with him admit of no doubt that
they will succeed. The caucus Of the repub-
licans held last night was for the purpose
of trying to get enough republicans to join
with democrats under the leadership of
Hill to force vote on the change of rules
and thus to secure the adoption of closure
The caucus was in the form Of a dinner
at the residence Of Senator Mcmillan and
seventeen republicans were present. Mr..
Frye was champion of the proposition for
closure, and the matter was discussed at
length. but the action required was not
secured for the reason that there Were not
enough present and those there were not
all In favor of the plan.
Today Mr.. Hill is trying to get signatures
OF democrats to paper pledging them to
give their votes and support in every way
TO an attempt to cut or dilatory moves and
similar paper Is being circulated among
the republicans. Hill wants twenty demo-
Gratis and twenty-three republicans and
..' appears 70 De perfectly confident that he
the votes. II secured, is not disclosed
some. who think, that the Vice President
VIII not go outside of the traditional rules
OF the senate, say 1t could only be on an
appeal from his decision that anything could
be hoped for by HILL
Inc move has caused a great deal of talk
IN the senate and some excitement 1t is
not believed to be possible for the sigma
lures OF majority to be secured in support
OF the project, but the attempt is regarded
as bold and threatening to the stability of
the musty traditions of the Senate
AT the same time talk Of compromise is
renewed and it Is said that this time some
thing Is sure to come out of it, The confer
ence OF representatives Of the several fac
lions who are trying to get together on a
compromise has been in progress on and on
all during the day. The plan now discussed
Is modif1catton of those heretofore consid-
ered, and the projectors declare that its
adoption will in all probability be secured
before this week closes.
Mr.. Hills Plan.
While Mr.. Hills plan to change the rules
by springing into the saddle and riding
straight through the traditions of the Sen
ate with enough Senators behind him to
prevent repulse is not expected to succeed
directly. 1t is apparently having an. in
nuence over the actions Of Senator'S and
a compromise is apt to be hastened by
this danger menacing. Hill Is full of fight
and ready to take all the risk there is in
1t II ne can get the men to follow him,
1t Is probable that even IL a compromise
ts adopted he will still persist in his OBJ
1ect to sweep away the rules and tradi-
Senate in check. After the silver fight is
over, II the settlement now under way is
secured, the question Of rules may be the
subject of a sharp fight.