The sun., 1894-01-25
CLOSURE IN THE SENATE.
the NET RULES iDUpTED ~ A.
BANr ny 4 STRICLsPLEIr rOrF.


Eira Result OF COncuIauue the Broohbn
RspubiIcsn nsssstors-rhe Bin Cor side.
walk. ~. Either size OF the Harlem
Speedway Reported Fsvorssiy IN the Sen.
ste-A Rri Istroducss to Repeal the Ive,
Poet I.aw-Th. Assembly Pnsse. the BII
10 rcrnit New Tork city 20 spend
81 900 900 Immediately on Pebble works.
ALBANY. Jan. 24.-The Senate passed the
closure rules this afternoon after a long de-
bate. This is the first time that a previous
question has been adopted in the state Senate.
The new rules provide that after six hours
debate the previous question can be moved.
Tho motion on the previous question shall at
once be put. and II = majority decide In favor
OF it, the main question Is then ordered After
the ain question Is ordered any Senator may
speak an hour, or he may assign his time 10
any other Senator. That would give the mi
nOrity a maximum Of sixteen hours OF debate.
No am en- i'm euts can be offered after the pre-
vious question is moved. The new rules also
apply to tho counting Of a quorum. aud they
decrease the power OF the Bieutsnant-Gov-
ernor By providing that he shall not delegate
the chair during his absence from the city.
Senator Saxton stated the Republican nosi.
ton in regard to the change In the ruc. lie
said that while the minority seemed to he act
ing with fairness at present. he believed in
preparing for trouble before the trouble came.
The Republican majority In the Senate wanted
10 put itself in position to pass what legisla-
tion 1t wished. and 1t took up the natter OF tho
rdles early In the session, in order that there
might be an understanding that the majority
OF the Senate would be the sole Judges Of what
legislation should be passed In the Senate.
The change In the rules proposed by him
would permit opportunity for legitimate de-
bate. and at the same time they would mako
mlibusterlnR impossible No other motion eH-
oop' no''Ou w NN., ~, ~. " ;. 80,
After the previous question had been moved.
md that motion could not be made without
Snt.rvanIng d.ha,.
Hn.oIVsnlnk uooa p.,,,,..
Senator Cantor said that the Republicans
proposed to change radically the customs Of
shs s.nats wIthout suaiclent rsason. The
s,.lnOrity had given no cause for such action.
nlIbusterinc. The early Offering OF these rad
Zeal changes in the rulos by the Republicans
showed mat they intended 70 tr, 70 pass lssis.
iatlon "hich they oiu not think 'he eoou sense
,,ipori,x cop,n nosed Of representatiyea OF tho
SI. A .',Ia aI,sV.,o. 80 .aains,. s,,on,,
public sentiment When the majority intro
duce bills which m ade fllibustering necessity
nrsyious ouestion. At present no such Changes
are needed. The history Of tbs Senate shows
Sn Two cases .otton OF re orta a was
tiasJ aud sustained by the people Of the State.
40 hs nspnRllSans ssnntn mean % 20 90 uhdet
seems that they want to have absolute power
60 unseat enough ., Democrats to get a two:
question is OF no value to them to pass par.
Ssa1 lsSsatio1i for that LEGISLATION Il sHnn9t
srSor % Unless they unsest. enough Democrats
thai was S onpossd gag rule in the Senate
r.sson snIs ni soSnipn mGm op S oSestions urourbt
SoTor. the senate. n W 81 N''''' ''''|A'
blI wsS TO ,pabIs the the maiorty to gis % the
Senate. Tho senate had, become a business
attend to business and not make long
ss6t &C., ny senator senator hs pr0p0sioh 70 the oh''eu
senator Cantor replied that Senator Hills
Ia'h ~h,l9 1f RrSpSs0h S wou'a eio'o de-
SpyrIisan poIics Iii Tor S.w SoSk a. We'll Ss 70
Hpn.asf Damoc1auc Ssnators Hs was nnnnseJ
To IN" B"partisan Poiine SiiI the worst T Ineas
ure 10 principle and the most de,noraiizing len In
VIA, sared aOf tn. Ssae by enn
whch Us ireaS9nty& a & sod a. , mems drn6her ,h ent
ate CHAMBER. where there is an audience com.
posed greatly Of women. Nobody laughed at
Senator Lexow said that Senator GUY was
repeating instructions which he had got at the
fIIfsa 80 y. - "a - ~. , - ,'n,'s a ~ - II s.s,I
ioIifS Eapt&ahns AN Sinner t 70 opp2ss& & me o. pati-
san folce Dill. lnls IL tne Dlll Wnlcn SENATOR
lexow introduced. He said that the object OF
tisan and 70 taEe II ont OF poiitics '"'
The Democratic aIlusIons To the Polica hill
showed that Al the Dcmocrat,e senators arc
opposed 10 IL In the snapo IN Which IL was In
troducod by Senator LeIow.
Senator McMahon said that the adoption Of
xha cIosura rtlIa wouId datract from the diUnI
~ AMI sIaev ~ tSa Sansta xssa ranscIian
on the minority and he thought that the he-
pu0licans should delay operating this rule un-
I'll there was some occasion for II
Tho rule was then adopted By q party vote Of
J9to "a ali tha Renu hlioa ma voting toOsthar
This was the first result OF conciliatng the
Brooklyn Republican Senators by senator
EAxton's resignlng the Craftsmanship OF the
Committee on Insurance In favor Ot Senator
Reynolds.
Tho Committee on Cities In the Senate re-
ported fAvorably the bill for two sidewalks,
one ON either side OF the Harlem River speed
way. The Republican Senators got the idea
that there was some patronage in this bill,
but since Ii has been explained to them there