The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-26
SENATE KNOCKS
 OUT FILIBUSTER
RULES AMENDED TO LIMIT DE BATE ON ANY ONE SUBJECT
 TO TEN MINUTES.
Decks Are Now Cleared So That a Vote Can Be Had on the State Fair Bill Which Will Come Up Today
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 Little Rock, Feb 25.-Tha oalo,aor
 IS practically cleared new. and the
 Htate Fair bill is scheduled to come up tomorrow by it's supporters. Tho actioh that was taken today bv the
 senate in amending the rules fimiting
 oeoate and making it so that ma. 1oi1ty' Instead of twotAirds can transact legislation, prevents any nos. sHIlity Of another filibuster.
 It is freely predicted by everyone iamiilar with legislation that the bill VIII pass by nice margin.
 Sliyer-tongue members of the sen. ate VIII have speech brid,ed after they have orated ten minutes. unless the senate, by majority vote. agrees 10 allow them a longer period. as re- suit or adoption of resolution for change of senate rules this morning The rule will have the effect of pra venting a fillibuster by a minority.
 The rule provides that no member snail speak more than once on any question without consent of tbe sen. ate, which means a majority of the senate, and no senator sha1 sneak more than ten minutes on any oues. ton except by consent of the senate which also means a majority.
 The change in the rules was pro- tested, but it was made after an hours debate by numerous members of the upper house The move for the change was made Tuesday by Senator Clyde Going, who gave notice that he would move to change the rules practically as they were changed. His action resulted from a flibuster from 10:30 Tuesday morn. ing until o'clock Tuesday afternoon by minority in the senate to prevent calling up the State Fair bill. The minority could not be "ousted" and A couple of members succeeded in voic. ing their sentiment concerning the bill for nearly an hour each.
 A provision that but two senators could speak on any question was stricken from the resolution. Sena- tor Ruff made a fight to have the limit fixed. at 90 minutes instead of 10 minutes. but his motion was lost Senator Cabaniss, who was one of the speakers against the bill in the nh- buster of Tuesday. said he was op. posed to the fbTid ins of speech" He referred to the State Fair bill and in reply. Senator Futrell said that ne wanted to see the measure out of the way-either killed or passed-for 1t was blocking legislation. The resom ton would have the effect of prevent ing further filibustering against it.
 Senator Bush referred t. the resolu- tion in a statement that he was op- posed to the "gag rule" and he char ac'erized the move to limit speech as tyIannica' President Lundy took the floor and declared that a majority could grant the right to a speaker to talk until the end of the session un- der provisions of the resolution. The vote on it was 2l to 12
 Senator Collins gave notice a few days ago that he would move to change the rules of the senate also. He proposed to abolish the two-thirds vote rule and have the rules provide for majority rule in question where now two thirds vote is required.
 The resolution was adopted on ron call, the vote being IT for and II agaiast