Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-06
SHORTEN LENGTH OF DEBATE
PLATTS MOTION TO STOP LONG.
WINDED, TIME KILLING
TALKS AGAINST TIME.
SHORT SESSION IN PROSPECT.
Morgan Urges Consideration of His Bill
to Proceed at Once With
Nicaragua Canal. =

washington, March 6.-Again to-day
when the senate convened the galleries
were packed with people, a majority Of
whom, as on recent days, We're visitors
to the city. The executive gallery was
ablaze with blue, gold cord and epaul-
cites, the visitors being members of the
staff of Governor Yates of Illinois.
Promptly at noon Vice President
Roosevelt entered the chamber. AS he
stepped forward to his desk to call the
senate to order a burst of spontaneous
applause rang through the galleries.
With evident manifestations of his disc
approval the vice president seized his
gavel and raped sharply twice for Or
der. Glancing sternly around the gall
lerles, he said, and the words cut through
the chamber like a knife, IF there is
any disorder the sergeant-at-arms will
clear the galleries.
Ihe chaplain, in his invocation, refer.
red with deep pathos to the sorrow which
mas fallen upon the Junior senator from
Alabama (Mr. Pettus), and his wife in
the death of their only son.
Mr.. Platt Comm, then called up the
amendment to the rules, of which ha
save notice yesterday, relating to The
limitation of debate
After the amendment was read Mr..
Ieller (Colc,s, inquired of Mr.. Platt.
"hether lie expected to secure action up-
oA the amendment at the present extra.
ordinary session.
MI. Piatt replied that he did not do,
sire to disclose the proposed amendments
at TINS time. He wished to have tho
amendment referred to the committea On
rules, but he doubted very much whether
the committe on rules considered If ca
1ully as to enable the senate to take ar.
tloh upon 1T at this session. He had fa1t.
ne said, that the senate ought to chanpa
lts rules and he thought the proper TINA
TO introduce his proposition at the begin.
hlhg OF new session of congress.
lie added that he would be glad to
nave action upon the amendment at this
session but he did not suppose it could
pe mad. lie desired that the amendment
pe referred 10 the committee on rules IN
ofaer tiat the committee might have
opportunity to consi1er it during the re-.
cess.
Il hope said he in conclusion. chat
some fair amendment to the rules can
be eeNised by which q reasonable mot
unreasonable) limit might be placed on
deLate.'
Mr.. Teller said he had no desire IL
enter objection to the reference of the
amendment to the committee ON rules,
mat was the proper place for it. He
inquired, however, whether there was
any expectation on the part of the ma.
sority to do anything more during tha
present session than executive business.
Pending AN answer to that question.
Vice President Roosevelt announced IN
low but distinct tone that the pro.
posed amendment would be referred in
the absence of objection to the commits
tee rules.
Responding to the inquiry of Mr.. Tel-
ler. Mr.. Hale (Maine), disclaimed any
attempt to speak for anybody but him.
self but said the extraordinary session
had been called for the transaction Of
purely executive business. He did not
suppose the senate would be kept in
session many days to be called upon to
any other subjects than purely
executive business.
Mr.. Teller submitted some briefs com.
ments upon the transaction of business
at extraordinary sessions of the senate
holding that the body had a perfect
right in accordance With precedents to
do anything it could do in regular ses.
son.
Mr.. Platt speaking, he said for him.
self only, expressed the opinion that it
would not be wise to enter upon the
of general legislative bust.
ne IS at this extraordinary session. It
would not be the part of wisdom to do
much more than executive business.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) urged that the
rules be observed and that the regular
order of business of the senate laid
down in the rules be observed. He had
submitted a resolution yesterday upon
which he desired action and an oppor-
.unity to submit some remarks. The
resolution to whi> he referred was
one declaring the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty abrogated.
After the routine of morning busi-
ness' had been transacted, Mr.. Morgan
addressed the senate upon his resolu-
ion.
He said he would exclude from his
argument any considera sion of the
Panama canal commission.
The only prospects of the construc-
ion of the Nicaragua canal now by the
Emitted States rested upon the protocols
Which had been entered into between
his country and the governments o1
Nicaragua and Costa Kica~