Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-02
-ucv BILL DELAY IN THE
@N"re 7RoVoKEs LEADERS
of THE MAJORITY.
.,y ADOPT THE HOUSE PLAN
Mar Off of Unlimited Debate,
' ~.wsvsr, Would Be strenuousiy
oooosed by Many Senators,
of Both Parties.
~ GEORGE CLINTON.

s,s currency bill may pc the cause
.t.roing an issue on the senate of
' Tnited States, that of the wisdom
y, ,.be adoption of cloture rule SINH
.to tbe one which has been in oper-
,,,n in the house of representatives
:, wears cut of mind.
+, the GIass-Owen currency law, for
.ncb If will be known although it
-,.bt have Wilson" imprinted on it,
!. bring about a change in the pro-
,,nra of the senate of the United
cotosq Is the senate to lose it's
..ro as the most deliberatiye body
tbe world. or is it to be allowed to
:, m in its old way, way Of talk
q times seemingly unending, talk
NO, on more than one occasion has
.,nsed the death of bills which the
,soDle would have preferred to be
gdOved with life?
Leading Democrats in Washington
,rp advocating the adoption of SEN
ito rifles which will give the majority
Ao mower to fix the day on which a
rim must be voted upon, to limit de-
hs,e to any measure and to make GER
tain that March and March 4 in the
Years of short sessions, and the last
Two days Of the years of long sessions,
Asll not witness senators spelling
me another" In speech in order to
compass the failure of some piece OF
legislation to which three or four of
them object.
Once Threatened by Republicans.
Republican leaders are criticising
sharply the plan of the Democrats to
limit senate debate. Republican lead
gs are saying that never did they
threaten or even suggest that the
right of free and unlimited speech
should be denied to any senator of the
United States. The old party men
have short memories.
By coincidence it was the last cur
ency bill which was passed by the
United States congress which brought
from the Republicans a threat that I'M
less opposing senator's should forego
their intention to talk the bill to death
hmight be necessary for the Republic
an majority to adopt the cloture rule
Of the house and to prevent such a
talking to death" occurrence in the
future
twas during the Roosevelt admin
suation that the Aldrich currency bill
was passed. Senators La Toilette, Re-
publican, and Stone and Gore, Demo
Gratis, were opposed to the bill and
they entered into a compact to relay
one another in speech until the close
Of the session, so that the bill could
not be put to vote. This compact
conspiracy, the Republicans called it
tailed only because Senator Gore
vas blind. He thought Stone of Mis-
Soufl vas in his seat ready to take up
ne talk at the point where the Okla
nOman should drop 1t. Stone was not
mere There was a lapse, and the
acepTesident put the bill to vote
aad 1t was passed, only a few hours
before the close of the session would
nave brought its death.
Ihe Republicans on this currency
ul nave been doing just exactly what
uey condemned in La Toilette, Stone
anu Gore on another occasion. Now
ae Democrats are doing the con-
'tnnng and it is the give and take"
u Inc party systems.
Would Arouse Opposition.
inere are Republicans and Demo
aaVS both, who maintain that cloture
wi lie senate would be good thing
HO'laed it could be limited in its
%Vpe out this admittedly is impossi-
W. NO party majority in the senate
SUua dare to rule that certain bills
IOula be voted on at certain date
4lu mat debate should be restricted,
'uLe giving sanction to as much talk
any one chose to engage in on
s'uel measures. Such an elastic rule
pVlu bring trouble in a minute. not
va! from the minority. but from mem
.1S OF the majority, perhaps few in
r-AVet. who either wish for for full
Np'sSSlon on a clotured bill or else
a4I'ed eloture on some bill to which
ny RUE was not applied.
.. -Hefe Is some Democratic opposi-
~ WI 10 the application in the senate
ue house rule for closing debate
- ~ 'Ofelng a vote, but in the main
~. Nsuers seem to be in favor of a
IS which will enable the present
lss ~:C'4'y TO get all of Mr.. Wilson's
S ST through in due season.
,r LUST OF the Republicans will oppose
so~ d ehange in the rules. The ques-
~. W. Is whether the Democrats will
Ns,u upt TO make a party measure of
No. pan and to force it through by
NJ FAY majority. If they do this, Mr..
n sOuS legislation will be. expedited
4 ~ ~ passage, but if they refuse to do
Say o tountry can expect just as long
bas ~ on the antitrust bill as they
hsn " Tue tariff and a longer debate
'aey mad on the currency.
N,, Sumragists Must Wait.
So,aa many leaders of the suffrage
ND LENT lent are camped in Washington
to s,a~ 1--we announced their intention
On ~ mere until congress shall act
oent - subject of a suffrage amend
o \. :" The constitution, there seems