The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-06
GAG RULE IN THE SENATE
A Proposition to Apply Cloture In
troduced by Mr.. Platt.
The Move Intended to Deprive the
Minority of All Power of OppOsi-
tion-A Protrnctcd Debate Liable
to RcsuIt-A Protest by MIR. Bacon.


senator Fiatt OF connecticut yesterday
signaiized the beginning OF the special
session Oh the senate OIL the fiilS-seNeh'h
Congress ny introducing cioture iuie-
II Is the intention OF the hepuol'eail ieau-
ers 10 ADOPT II II thsy can anu ue"a''
Whieh may last Tor many DAYS mas o'
gun
me rule Is similar 10 'hat wHioH We
reported py senator Ai"iic"
S"ihinlt'ee on huies as d suosti.',u 10
one oHereo by senator i'o'' IA '.'- 80,
nitn congress- put "iich was h'' ~ e''oi
at the lire- IL prov iueS 'ii'' NV
HidJorhS VI tiic oenitc lldF' "oN'uNt ti'.'
queS'ioh mas peeh S"iIcie"'S
discussion shah ne Drought l" an '"c'
aIler edch Sehalor mas H't' 'H oPpV' '''''
" 10 h"iu 'he moor ior 'hLitS iiiiiiN'e'
Inc action Oh senator fiat' was d SUI
prise 10 "u pul lew VI 'iie i'ePu"iiNai'
ieacers anu the Democrats were eausn'
unpreldreu' senator NoeArei' was s1"ou1
TO go 10 the White House win senator
Alfisoh "heh senator Tla't Ih"ue '"e ""
houiice1heht' put ne tooh OIL ms ila' anu
Goat ana s'aSeo III ms se'.- Hena'o'
'unneS was equ"iS 'dNei o'i MS
ihe su"JeSl "''9 mo- Pi'PeiS "P i'i ui
cussioh' as II went over 'ih lou"S' out
1eiid'"I hfieeh 'o"h tue 4io'i az ol4'e 81, r,iu
peSd" 'he "epdte !" oppo9i'i'"' n'
DeiiioVfa's "hi ii"t t'iii'' tit' i'
coiiie 10 vote III 'he Spee'ai ee9S'oii II
Pils sfcsii emu dHce Can pieNd
Inc aniehoineht Is us iolioNs'
"heh any piii' resolution or o.iiei
question small nave beeh uhder cohsluer-
atioh lor reasoilaoie 'ine II shaii De III
oruer ior any senator TO aeihahu thd' ue
pate thereoh De cloSeu. oh such ueihdiu
no oeDate shah DE IN order' anu pen'iiis
sucn ueliianu io oliler inotloi eNo.e' one
ilolloh 10 iuJouIn siiin DC ll'aue: ~ sus.l
oeliih" DC secoiiueu DS . iildJoity VI .no
pi1''' tne quessioi. S,.i'.
VIZ. laAen -. -ta,sa,a
- 'ie 'oe,a'e sii,iii :.
oii any oiii' iesoiu'iol' VI 80 G'ec's', ~
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o.hei e,iiu ,.,V ie
80 "a -, ,i,a ,-,aas,ro in
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l.9 s"es - -,,.,-'tt s,,u.kar
lu,ea VI .iie .,, pue - c,''.a, ,,.,,
ueD'g 80 en.ege as,,, M ho r1itted ~ snsaS
- - 80 ,i,,,,ll;,'as -, ,r,ar,5-
uiot 'iie i',e-ls. 90, 49,
menus NOT more IMAM ohoe' anu iio'
ceedinS thirty minutes.
After the Senate shall have decided to
clos, debate ae herein nrovided no mo-
81, -, n. 4. -. -. . ,.,o,i,,, g., a.,
tioh shdii De IN orueI "u' d i'io'i"n " au-
1ourn or TO take n recess Nheh such mo
tions shall be seconded by majority of
the Senate When eitha. of said snOtions
-, -. -. =. -, - s,t,.,l
',i'" nav "eSn ioS. "A si'''i4 no
OF a second II shaH not DE IN oroer 10
renew the same until one Senator shall
have spoken 1nor the perding measure.
- ,,o 1T, 49,, ~, 90 M, st,au t,,,, a.;
VI ''S f"'S "P'N 'iiS ''40 S'''ii -''' ''
tervened-
Pending proceedings under the forego-
ing rule no uroceedinr in respect of n
-. -, -, - -,
P-0i "in 9ii'-ii 'e III "iopi Ni'tii ~ Siia'i
have appeared on division or on the
taking of the yeas and nays that a quo
run, is nor nresent and voting
-. p.-,'. =
ieiulhe pioceeuiiiss uiiuer the lole-
going rale all questions of order, whe her
unon appeaI or otherwise. shall be de-
cided v,;,bort dehot. opd no obs, ructiya
-,
oI pittoIy niotioh OF Iroceeuihss oi any
kind shall be in order.
For the foregoinc stated nurnoses the
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n"'e<7, ',.-ineiS -, - -, -
XII, NIX, &All, AANli, ANNIlI,
xxx. and XII are modified"
Mr. pIat+ declared that the .i,,a had
.cornt u,ban tha mo iority, ,n,,st IL ~
tbis snendrnent he said vToIld baVa tba
NJ H. ci,;,,od ,b. .,,,,or.h{, -, .to
,raandno@nt N'-~ Va INC
NJ Maen, sta.aa +I,at tho ,,,a ior,,,, r,a
No ripbte tbaf tbe ,ninority 1y"niJ rssnsot
s,nd that The mai fority bai M resnact eor
81 ,,,inori.t- '' '' -e"r'N' -'i
ue insisted that tbo finn. sbo,,1d ho sx
cd in the r,Ilo for the Iirniting Of dehata
W., a. = -, S1,,Ir .I - - : :. .II
- 10 y = - -, ,i,.i, mi ei5',,'a. GU,
for ,t,ai,,e ,r,oY,ha in 80 Sa-a.s sTsa
San.t" h. said rs, az ~ ~, Ia.,i. .i,ie ne
bodv In the world in which H. 1na iori,,,
M N - ~, - ~ IL ~ i;. tie iyi"JoIlty
~, - ehe hi h ny ile ulsSu
,ha h,,sircss nf fbs had,, a, 4, IA -. w W, uo
s,,,o ,ha ras1ans;hii;,v ~ % hta ai,.,, - a.,
tion was or was not taken. Referrinp to
tbs defeat Of the RiVcy and uarhor h;tj
In the cIosing hours ~ The sassioo ;,s, Dtl
asnjred he SacIa rad tbat ,be ~, yIst
,,,a. az, haIn,eS. e., ,1roS'a-t r. i",. ~ %
the mea s,,re as was the IegisIat,Sre Of
kansas
fTba a,,ondroert ba would ,ro,oso ,,o
said. was a modification of The Raed r,Ies
- ti II,,,,+ - iS,.s ~, - - - i,,i u,ss
the opposition to anV measure 10 baye
ample time for it's discussion. hut limit
ing the time of debate To nroner Ienrth
Mr.. Bacon utterly djsapproved of the
proposed change in the rules and declared
his purpose of doing everything In his
power 10 defeat the amendme1t The
methods pursued now hv the Senate in
his opinion. wera the best possible. They
permitted full time for the discussion and
examination of every measure. presented
In connection with the proposition to
adopt a modification of the Reed rules
he asserted that the House of Represent
tatives. operating under those rules. did
merely suggested legislation. which came
to the Senate in crude form and by IN
had TO be put in proper legislative shane
He warned the Senate that If the pro
the whole length and the spectacle world
he presented of Il Congress. NOT only the