The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05
MINORITY NOT
ALLOWED TO
MAKE MOTIONS
Gag Rule in Congress to Pre-
vent Expression of
Opinions.
REFORM LEGISLATION
OUT OF THE QUESTION
DEMOCRATIC FIIlBUSTER UN-
MASKS PRETENDED TARIFF
REFORMING REPUBLICANS.

Washington April 4.-The committee
on rules of the house today frightened
the screws" on the Democrats with the
view to reducing to a minimum the op-
portunity for obstructive tactics. After
Mr.. Williams. the minority leader, had
forced rollcall on the adoption of the
journal, Mr.. Dalzell of PENNSYLVANIA
presented rule. whereby house bills
with senate amendments shall be sent
ft0 conference or the amendments
agreed to. without any intervening mo-
ton of any kind being allowed. This
rule will permit but one rollcal on
either of the two propositions
Without Debate or Amendment.
The rule also contained drastic
provision that for the remainder of the
session motion to take a recess shall
be privileged, and have precedence
over a motion to adjourn, the question
TO be decided without debate or amend
ment
A further provision Of the order was
that during the remainder of the SEES
sion II shall be in order to close debate
by motion in the house. before going
into committee of the whole. which
motion shall not be subject to amend
ment or debate
When the reading of the rule was
concluded, the Republicans broke out
into applause and derisive laughter at
/ the expense Of the Democrats.
Rule Not Debatable.
II think it would be a good thing
shouted Mr.. SulZer of New York. ITO
add that the Democrats can have moth
ing to say
They never have had any," voice
was heard.
will the minority have the usual
twenty minutes to discuss this rule?"
4stf. Williams inquired.
R'They win not CURLY replied Mr.
Dalzell
Il just wanted the house and the
country 10 know that fact" Mr.. VIII
liams remarked.
I'VE know it, we know it." someone
on the Republican side remarked.
Mr.. Dalzell then reiterated his state
ment made yesterday that the purpose
OF the rule was to expedite public
business. to release the house from
the grasp of this idiotic filibuster in
augurated by the gentleman from Mis-
sissippi."
Hoots and Jeers.
The Republicans applauded this
1t with boots. jeers and derisive laugh
ter.
8 Mr.. DalZell said the rule would en-
able the majority 10 enact and make
into law the great supply bills upon
which the existence of the country de-
pended
More Republican applause and Dem
ocratfc hooting ensued.
Let me explain this resolution" Mr.
N hUTE l.. =
by Mr.. Sulzer with the statement that
1T needed no explanation"
Il believe" reterted Mr.. Dalzell, hot
~. i could make an explanation that
would reach the understanding of the
gentleman from New York"
You could not" shouted Mr.. Sulzer,
not on anything like this
DaIzeII Explains"
Mr.. DalzeT then explained the pro-
Isdure and, in referring to the Demo-
8atic f1libuster, said:
Now. the gentleman from Mississip-
p: says he has moi INDUCED i'm a fill
bgster. Does he believe he can fool
the people of this country by any such
statement as that? Does he believe
trat the people can be persuaded that
any principle is involved in a demand
for the yeas and nays on the adoption
VI JC0Ai4dls ltlCH vote LOT It's
adoption?"
Pausing for a moment, he inquired.
amid Republican applause, Can any
man conceive more asinine perform
ance than that?"
No Principle involved.
Continuing, Mr.. Dalzel said:
Does the gentleman believe he can
fool the people of this country into be-
lieving that there is any principle in
volved in demanding the yeas and
nays on motion to consider and pass
tAhe great supply bills on which the ex-
81 ence of the country depends"
speaking with increasing emphasis.
he inquired if Mr.. Williams believed he
could persuade the people that there
is any principle involved in a call for
the yeas and nays on a motion to adj
journ at half-past 0 o'clock at night"
Mr.. Payne, he said mad been COM
planned of because he had spoken of
this performance as "puerile.'
'Pueriie. nay he said; lit is child
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