Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-22
CLOTURE BILL is IN
introduced BY Mr. PIAtt Who
Advocated is Passage.
SENATE LOSING AL RESPECT


A@&@ advantage o. tu<n-
wksHExGrox. sept 2l-Mr. pcfer re-
introduced the bin @ provide for =
bursan q loans. and ASKED that Il lie ON
the table Tor the present IL =. with
soms mo.iifcatians the same a. hs In
tfodoced N May. ls[s1
Mr.. Platt offered the resolution for \
eIoture. q which he gave notice last
Tuesday.
The rules of the senate. Mr.. piatt said.
ought % facilitate the Transaction Of
besinesa That PROPOSITION would aot
ts denissL That the rules u the senate.
- thsy stood today. msls IL almost or
enfireiy impossible to transact business
The senate xas fast losing the respect
of The people. n was fast being con-
siderud body that existed for tho pnr
p<su q fotarding and otstrocting legis
lafion. The countFy dad rot under
stand Why the senate dad not vote.
Ihs trouble was that the sen-
ate rules permitted unlimited lie
bale IL was the right under the
rules u any member q the senate 10
speak When he pleased. a. long a. be
picascd and a. nften a. be pleased on
ahs pending proposition-
I've Mays Under the Ruies-
There werr just tao ways under the
rules % which vote could DO secured
One was by getting unanimous consent
to take q vote az a certain time. thad
been demonstrated that that means Of
obtaining vote. could not be made.
Next came what Vas sometimes known
a. the process of -sitting il out" That
vas forths frien1s of the bill To remain
b. continuous session until its sopponents
~ese physically exhausted 80 that they
could not struggle any longer. There
were senators IA favor % the bill who
cs,uld not AZ . matter u physical ability
continue ia session day after day and
night after night IA order % get q vote.
iio odersa hss resolution IN good faith.
As : men.ber q the minority side of
the chanler. ne would stand by it
through thick and thin. lie did pre-
cent u by authority Of the minority.
l,e ofIerea II in good faith. believing
that 4 was practically the only way by
which a vote could be reached on the
repeal bili
Mr. Hoar thought that Mr.. Plstt's
resolution vas open o. criticism. In that
u gave the vice president twho was not
even q ncinoer q the senatel the power
81 determining action u the senate A.
self power q fixing day 10 close
debate and a day % take vote.
yoorhse- and Lodge Endorsed
Nr. Toofhses said that he felt that the
senate and the country were under oh
hxations AZ he hiuself wasl 10 the srn-
atsr from Connecticut for the clear. FAIR
and nslsblc statement q the true situa-
tton of the matter.
Mr. Lot<e said that the senator from
Iaaho ~ho had command of the silver
forces m the senate mir. Duboisl had
stated the DAY before yesterday IN his
hugnor rs way that he mr.. Losigel hal
been -Dcatiox the drum Tor forces oi
repeal lie was perfectly willing that
that should l.. 50. f1r believing that the
tins. Tor action had arrived. u seemed 10
him that. AZ the moment II action. a
slrun heat was more Appropriate than
conversation. re believed strongly IN
the principle 81 Mr.. Platts resolution
senator Hirs Amendment
Mr lfili suggested an amendment %
tie proposed change Of rules, providing
that wlea a biil has been debated on
dlsers dagA amounting IN al - thirty
dagS. Il shali he Ia order for any senator
a. move a. tx a date for taking vote,
that 10 motion shall not be amendable
or iiebataole. and II carried BY a major
iff the vote IN tho blii aud pending
aneudmrnt@ shall bo taxes without fur.
ttsf debate &C amendment.
STE Stewart announced himself as
ref 10 prove. ~ many precedents. the
inuanse adv8ntaxs II deliberation IN
the senate ant gag rule should not be
adopted
N Teller alao explained himself n
tlsairtlis of speaking 10 tue resolution
iat he aid got wish now "a interfere
With the senator from California tMr
White ~ho wished to address the sen.
ate
Tho r~polution then vent over til TO
nafrow. although it ha1 been previously
referred D. the eommittee ON rules
wants Monetary Commission
Ths. repeal hill wa@ then taken up arc
Nr f,aifuxsr gave notice of an amend
renf which he intcnsted e. ofer 20 u
lrakinx 3D. the appoaniment - a none
fsry commission = three experts froa
rrivatr ne. % BE- appointed by ths
presi.ieef. fhrpe senatfsrs and three re
prsaufauves
Ne said that he had characterized tn
act ~ i<11 demonetixiug silver. az {
rIffuItwT rather IHtH Eftolf- ~
fnitei States was responsible Tor IN
psexaiiing c,nditisn with reference .
silver. Ihe United states had sfrucs
tha hrss blow. The powerful and per
ri4fant eFarts of the aenioF senator frou
uhin aad borne much fruit IL vas
sribrtr =, that senators ability tuat -
day. IN financial 4uestloos, he not enil
dsfntuafr4 his own party, but Saa foi
ioxea ~ mary eminent iemocvats
Repeat of flectioa laws
Referring b. the federal esevtion lav
~ said that The democrat party Ia
rie.irsd itself 81 their repeal ts "a
rumorel that there wss an tnfuene'
teinx sxerted - prevenf the repeal o
these avs ard % sacrifice the revision
- the tariff m oriar that 4 favurit
measure might - carried oiit n
rnaid MT believe this yssr,or untd -
rf.sf reached the character e certain
gfe could never k~iieve that The ~
eanirafion - Nhich he betuugesi sonh
reru,iIate PiesiEss
4 tier ~ Rad spoken - three hour
aea half Ar White sugzrsted that
A. r.urheee desirst - make any M
t,..o n. s,,ahl fiels3 The ho.ar and a. q
.aa,n trnnfre~s but Mr koefbee- pr
f.~r.,f thaf Mr. White shruid rprtiru'
and Mr white said that - would .