St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-07
GLOTURE DEFEATED.
Democrats in Caucus Vote
Down Amendment Of Sen
ate Rules.
ORDER OF BUSINESS FIXED
includes Bankruptcy, Nieara-
qua Canal and Currency
Bills.
TARIFF BILLS ARE DOOMED
BY Defeat Of CIoture--Day's
Sessions Of House and
Senate.
TARIFF BILLS ARE DOOMED

WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-Today's Dem
ocratic caucus directed the steering
committee" TO prepare an order of busi
ness which would present for the con-
SideUatIOn OF The senate the following
subjects OF legislation: A bankruptcy
bill, a bill for the construction of the
Nicaragua canal, a currency bill, bills
Tor the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico, a bill involving the interests of
the Indian Territory, for the cOnsIGera-
tiUn Of the joint resolution of the house
OF representatives on the election of
United States senators by the people,
and such measures, including the APP
preparation bill, as the steering
committee" may deem important.
That IN their report to caucus the
steering committee" shall provide the
Order in which the above subjects of
legislation shall be considered. The
caucus was in session from o'clock till
4:30 p. m., and almost the entire time
was devoted to the discussion of the
first proposition of Senator Daniels in.
structing the committee on rules to
bring u an amendment for a cloture,
and the speeches were at times very
spirited. Senators Vest, Villas, Berry
and George made speeches tavoring the
proposition, while Senators German,
Morgan, Palmer, Harris, Pugh and 9TH
erS opposed it with vigOr and warmth.
CIOIure Defeated
The speeches were in the same vein
as those which have been made in the
senate, except that the speakers dis
cuSsed party questions with more tree
dom, pointing out the TACT On one side
that The Democrats would soon be iD the
minority in the senate ana probably in
need Of the protection which the pres
ent rules would afford, while on the
other side the advocates of cloture
urged the Importance Of the supple-
mentary tariff bills, and admitted very
frankly that there was no possibility of
such action without rule for the limi-
tatiOn Of debate. The opponents of a
change evidently had the best of the
argument from the beginning. 1t is
understood that they invoked the
ghost of the force bill, and urged
that if the Republicans should get
into power they would revive this meas
ure. Senator German took the lead in
pressing these views III opposition to
clOture- Senator Palmer, who had here
totOre been an advocate of cloture, in
dlcaied change of position. and made
vigorous protest against the adoption
of The resolution. He said the Demo-
Gratis would lose their majority in the
To x1it h q
would be the acme of fOolishness to tie
their hands at such a critical time.
The protest against the proposed
change was so general that when a vote
was taken no one considered it neces-
sary to ask for the ayes and nays. When
the cloture bill was defeated the friends
of the tariff bill gave up the fight, con-
siGering it unnecessary to attempt to
revive their consideration in view of
the opposition Of amajorlty of the Re-
pub!icans, and because Of the fact that
any determined opposition under the
rules would insure their defeat Hence,
it is that those bills do not appear in the
official list OF bills to be presented for
the consideration Of the senate.
The order for the preparation of the
currency bill by the finance committee
carries with it instructions to take the
recommendation Of the president and
secretary Of the treasury into consider
alton. The order is also broad enough
10 include amy other suggestion of a
financial character which may be pre-
senJed, and the senators favorable to
silver who were present at the caucus,
say that It is also understood that a
J.. Ia T.. Al
Of silver is to be included in any curren.
cy scheme presented to or by the com
mittee.
No meeting of the steering commit
tee has yet been called, and there has
consequently been no agreement as to
the order in which the bills agreed upon
Shall be taken up.