The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-24
CLOTURE EPUSHED ASIDE.
MT. PLATT,s RSsOLUTIoY REFER.
RED TO THE RULES COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Stewart Offers Another Foolish Reso
iution-Brief and Unintsresting ses-
sion OF the House.

Stewart offered the following resolution.
and said he would address the Senate
next Monday.
Resolved, that the independence OF the
coordinate departments Of the govern
ment-the legislative. the executive and
the judcal-must be maintained, and the
use of the power and influence Of one
department to control the action Of anoth-
er, is violation Of the constitution. and
destructive of our form of government
The resolution proposing the estab-
| lishment Of cloture rule in the Senate
| was discussed for nearly two hours, ard
was then, on motion Of Mr. Platt, re-
| ferred to the Committee on Rules.
A constitutional argument was made
against It by Mr.. Turpie. He expressed the
| opinion that there was no necessity for
either extreme-cloture or obstruction-and
/ that middle ground could be discovered.
! on which the Senate might proceed safe
| ly, and without any shock TO its tradi-
| tions. He argued that In order 70 estab-
| lish cloture, II would be necessary TO
| reconstruct the whole body Of rules. and
/ also to amend The constitution. because
| the constitution fixed the right OF one
| firth of the senators present to order
| the yeas and nays on any question; and
| go long as q minority counted one fifth,
| no bill or resolution could be forced 10
| a vote He declared the Senate to be the
| refuge and asylum Of miDoritles; and
| argued that that asylum should be kept
| ipviolabla
Mr.. Call also opposed the cloture rule,
| and argued that free deliberation I'm the
/ Senate was necessary TO the preservation
| OF public liberty because the Senate and
| the Congressional Record were the only
means by which the people could see
/ that their rights were guarded
| There was an effort on the part OF Mr..
| voorhees, TO take UP the repeal bill; but
| Mr. Jones (Ar) reminded senators that
| there was a matter pending in executive
| session which would pccupy the remain
| der Of the day. II was suggested by Mr.
voorhees, that It would be time enough
| 10 go into executive session at O'Clock.
and Mr. Mcpherson wanted TO know
| whether any question of appointments 70
Office was Of sufficient Importance 20
| Justify neglect or delay az 10 the repeal
bilE The discussion In the opinion OF
| Mr.. Chandler, was drifting too dangerous
| ly near 10 a revelation of executive Sc
crets; and finally Mr.. Voorhees, himself
| submitted the motion, and the Senate
| proceeded 10 executive business. In which
II remained until o'clock, when 1t adj
journed until Monday at II a. m.
appointment OF Indian Agents.
The subject Of the two hours executive
session this afternoon was linted at
| when Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas, chairman
OF the Committee on Indian Affairs said
| by way of argument. in favor OF the ses-
sion, and to induce others inclined to
| be ahtagonlstic 10 agree with him. that
| there was some business before the SEN
ate upon which one OF he executive
departments desired as speedy action as
| possible. IL was noted, however, that
| when the session was concluded, speedy
action had been denied. The subject
before the Senate was the appointments
made OF Indian agents by the President
I'm the States OF Minnesota, Nevada,
North Dakota and Idaho. The struggle
that has been going on in the committee
was merely transferred TO the fun Sen
ate. bua with poor success. Many or
these appointments are those of men who
do not reside I'm the States where the
agencies are located. and Republicans
have called attention TO the fact that
this is in open violtion Of the home rule
| plank Of the Democratic platform, and
| the argument was made on the floor to-
day that these nominations should be in
| accordance with the platform. Republi-
can Senators laid particular stress upon
the fact that all these changes had been
made in Republican States where Re
publican officials had been removed Win
out cause before their terms expired
and their successors had been men from
without the State. The Committee on
Indian AfYairs Is composed Of eleven mem
IlDrnnHrnfA
FIVE Republicans. The eleventh man IS
Stewart. OF Nevada, who has always
been a Republican, but IS by common
consent now placed as o Populist ana
recognized In the assignment OF commit
tees by the majority as not being an
octive Republican. In this matter, now
o,,ar ne Is credited with having hcted
with the Republicans which gave utelh
q nnatart,y OF the committee. 4 huHlDer
~ speeches are said TO have been mace
IN which some Democratic Senators ue-
Tended the right OF independent aetloh
ON the part Of the Executive, regardless
OF his party platform, while, on the other-
hand this right was vigorously assailed
30 penublican Senator's whose States
were afYected After discussion had
continued for some time, II became evi-
dant that definite action could not be
had to-day. and after confirming a baton
OF other nominations. the Senate adj
journed.
House OF Representative.
The session IN the House to-day was
devoid OF interest, except such as was
given 20 It by Mr.. Bretz Democrat
Ind. who afforded much merrlment 10
the House by complaining against as
slstant Postmaster General MaxweiI Ior
not removing a postmaster In htle
village in his district, because tne posi-
master had offered to make him tbreu'
a present Of SIS II he would nave nm y, re-
tained. He wanted the matter ltiFes.-
gated. and the Republicans WERE pr,
SsctIv willing TO grant his request put
Mr. Tracey, OF New York, objectee.
Tho report OF the Committee on Ac-
counts diving an additional CLERK 70 Tue
Comrnittee on Naval Arairs was posi-
noned until Monday, and IN the colsiI-
sratlon OF the morning hour the house
G, Committee Of the whole proceeded TO
tbe consideration OF the bill renittins @ 'no
rfno1ties on account Of the delay IN ne
pponstrnction OF the dynamite cruiser We
e1,vius. In speaking against the oiii' Mf.
ssyrea expressed the opinion that inc
vesuvh,s was absolutely useless Tor the