St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-21
CLOTURE is PROPOSED.
SENATOR VOORHEES, WOULD CHANGE
THE SENATE RULES,
THIRTY DAYS OF DEBATE

Is Considered Long Enough Time
on Any One Measure-After
That Fix a Day for Vote
Government Interest in the
Union Pacific-Van Allen Con-
firmed as Minister to Rome.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 90 - Senator
Voorhees, gave notice of an amendment
to the rules when the senate convened
this morning. 1t provides that when a
bill or resolution pending in the senate
as unfinished business shall have been
debated thirty days, any senator may
move to fix time for the taking of q
vote thereon. Such motion shall not be
amendable or debatable, and if passed
the pending bill or resolution Shall7be
voted upon at the time fixed.
The senate then went into executive
session. 1t was devoted wholly to the
consideration of nominations. and there
were about hundred taken up and
passed upon. The only one OF them
which created more than passing notice
was that of Mir. Van Allen to represe mt
this government at Rome. AS was eX-
pected, the debate upon this nom
ination was animate and the re-
suit was a division in vote almost
upon party lines. Senator Hill, vino
had been expected to take an active
part in opposingVan Aliens nomination,
contented himself with voting against
confirmation, but made no speech upon
the subject. Several Republicans, in
Guiding Senators Teller and Dolph,
spoke against the continuation; and
several Democrats. among whom were
leading members of the committee on
foreign relations. spoke in Mr.. Van
Aliens defense.
The vote on the confirmation Of Mr..
Van Allen was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Brice, Butler, Gallery, Camden,
Cameron, Coke, Davis, Dixon, Faulkner,
Frye. Gibson. German, Gray, Higgins,
Jones, of Arkansas; Jones, of Nevada;
Lindsay, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Mills,
Morgan, Murphy, Palmer, Fasco, Quay,
Ransom, Roach, Smith, Stewart. Tur
pie, Vest, Voorhees,, White, of LOuisi-
aha; Walthall. Wolcott; total, 80.
Nays-Allen, Carey, Cullom. Dolph,
Dubois, GaIlinger, George, HanSbrough,
Hawley. Hill. Irby. Kyle, Lodge, Man
derson, Martin, PETER, Pettigrew, Sher
man. Stock bridge, Teller, Vance, Wash
burn; total, %.
The following pairs were announced:
Cockell with Allison, Gail with Proctor,
Gordon with Hale, Harris with Morrill,,
HuntOn with PIatt, Pugh with Hoar,
Villas with Mitchell.
Mr.. Morgan (by requeSD introduced a
bill to facilitate the collection of debts
payable to the United States from gov
eminent aided railroad companies, and
to enforce the accountability of direct
ors of said companies.
The senate opened its doors at s
o'clock. The house bill to suspend for
the year 1898 the law requiring 500
worth of labor to be expended or I'M
proyements made on each mining claim
was paSSed,a after an amendment eXclud-
ing corporations from its benefits. A
conference with the house was asked.
the repeal bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. PETER Pop. Kan.) offered free
COIudSo dulSAuihSuG' w I'LL SOlle SllSu III
exceptions it revives the law Of 1887.
Mr.. PETER then resumed his speech
against the bill. In the course of his
speech Mr.. PETER referred to the change
OF attitude on the silver question on the
part of MeSSrS. Voorhees, and Gordon.
Mr.. Turpie. of Indiana, Immediately
called him to order for referring to sen-
ators by name.
The chair sustained the point of order,
ruling til t Il senator should be spoken
of as the Junior or senior senator from
the state he in part represents.
Mr.. PETER followed the ruling of the
chair and proceeded with his speech
until O'Clock, when, upon motion of
Mr.. Faulkner. the senate took recess
uutil 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.