New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-23
PROCEEDINGS IN The SENATE.
MEssRS wOLCOTT AND TELLER EXPRESS THEIR
OPINIONS on CLOSURE-AN AGREEMENT
Enp LONGER SESSIONS REACHED.


OPINIONS on CLOSURE-AN AGREEMENT
FOR LONGER SESSIONS REACHED
,,,h,,a,on Con. 92-After n short time devoted
~ routine business the closure resolution was lald
before the Senate, and Mr. Wolcott hep' COLI
took the floor and made a statement. lie couiu NOT
sneak he said for other Senator'S on MS sue Vi
the Repeal bill, but he knew that some OF 'heih
felt as ne did and If the Senate desired vote on
the closure resolution 1t could be had without much
debate For his own part he would not interpose
the slightest objection to fun ana free ana iair
vote upon the question whether closure should DC
introduced Some distinguished Senator's had al
ready put themselves upon record in opposition TO
closure but then. he said bitterly, their former
speecbes may not control their votes now. Former
sneeches do not seem to control present legislative
action" He repeated that. If vote on the preV-
Gus question or on closure were desired the sen
ate could have 1t in a very few days very inuch
earlier than on the Repeal bill There would be no
extraordinary method used TO prevent such vote
He would content himself with voting against It,
II Senators desired to change the rules and prac-
tIce Of the Senate they would have no serious DIM
Guilty in submitting II 10 "A vote. and then the Sen
ate might determine, once for all. as to whether
there should be closure in the Senate or not. But
II there was failure to press such question TO a
vote or If Senators in control OF the bill declined
10 press the closure resolution. then criticism on the
opponents OF the bill would have to cease. Senator's
In the majority might II they liked. stine debate
NV r,e They could not stine II so long az Sen
ators acting in the line OF what they conceived to
be their duty and in accordance with the rules.
saw At 10 interpose such motions as they desire.
CLOSURE MUST APPLY TO EVERYTHING.
7, closure were applied to debate on the pending
question IL would have to apply TO everything
II Senator's desired closure they had only to unite
and press It, and they would find no factious OPP
postion to vote. But In his opinion. closure was
not necessary for there had been no factious
DELAY on the pending measure. But Senator's would
remember that unusual methods and unusual
nrocesses invited unusual opposition. Mr. Wolcott
referred 10 the fact that three seats in the Senate
were vacant 0rom Montana. Washington and
Wyoming) and said that II three seats were vacant
from New England. and tarin Dill were before
the Senate the bill would not proceed until those
seats were filled He had no DOUBT that u the sena"
tors who had been appointed from those States
had been Democrats or had been opposed to silver
their seats would not have been denled 10 them
II there was haste to dispose OF the sherman act
IL would not take twenty-four hou'S' Snouiu the
senators on the other eide carry OUT the con-
yictIons which they said they cherisheu ana give
the Senate "A free coinage measure anu theh repeal
the Sherman act. Mr.. Wolcott espresseu MS solemn
and serious conviction that II the question Of un-
conditional repeal were submitted TO the people
., tho United States nine-tenths OF them would
vote against II.
HAS MR. HILL TALLY
r,rn,,o 70 tho question which Mr.. Hin Dem
~ w had nh, N Mr. Teller the other day. as to
whether he did not believe that there was