Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-01
SENATE CLOTURE RULE
MEANS SPIRITED FIGHT
Chairman Owen Is Confident Rules
Committee Will Recommend
Limitation OF Debate.
PARTY SUPPORT Is DIVIDED
Certain tn BE Some Democrats Who
VIII Oppose Revision and May
Carry Battle to Efloor-PrOgreS-
sive-Rcpublicnn Votes Expected.

WASHINGTON. November 3o.--Sen-
ate Democrats will resume their caucus
tomorrow prepared for a lively dis
cussion over report from the special
rules committee recommending a modl-
ifieu forrl OF limitation on debate.
Chairman Owen, of tho special com
! mittee. said tonight he expected n
cloture rule would be approved by the
caucus.
There arc certain TO be some Demo-
Gratis however, who will not be COM
mitted to support the measure. Among
| the majority OF Senators opposed to
radical revision of the rules are
Clarke. OF Arkansas; Hardwick. Georgia: :
Hitchcock. Nebraska; OGorman. New
York; Bankhead. Alabama; Vardaman.
| Mississippi, and Overman, North Caro-
lima. They are expected to hight the
report in caucus on the ground that
revision of the rules should not be
made 4 party measure and later to
oppose it In the Senate. contending
! that the Senate should not tie itself
down with restrictions similar to those
adopted in the House.
CHAMPIONS OF CIOTURE
ENPECT PROGRESSIVE SUPPORT
party champions of cloturc are en-
deavoring 10 phrase the rule so it
will be satisfactory TO several Progress
sive- Republicans whose votes they cX-
pect TO win. They plan to recommend
n rule along lines suggested by Sena-
tor Norris. Of Nebraska. which would
| limit each Senator to three hours gen"
| cral debate on a given measure and
| fifteen minutes on amendments. no
| time to he extended without unani-
nous consent.
y president pro tempore OF the SEN
ate and a vice chairman of the caucus
will he elected to morrow.
While some opposition has been cX-
pressed TO recollection OF Senator Clarke
! of Arkansas. as president pro tampore
because of his revolt last session
against the ship-purchasc bill. no
candidate has appeared TO oppose him.
and his election seemed assured to-
night. For vice chairman. Senator's
Pomerenc. of Ohio. and Lewis, Of Hi
nos have been mentioned.
Several Senators il is said, plan to
cnlivcn the procedures to- o-rloirow with
speeches on the subject of the party
solidarity.
The Ways and Means Committee OF
the House continued at work all day
endcavoring to rcadiust the commit
tees TO take care of the greatly i'm
creased Republican minority. It's task
not vet half-uonr, must be completed
in time for the House Democratic
caucus on Saturday night.
no ATTEMI"r TO DISTURB
COMPILATION OF COMMITTEES
The committeeman. including Chair
man Kitchin, who is opposed to the de-
fcpSc program. are understood 10 have
agreed that in organizing tho Military
and Naval Committees there should be
no disturbance OF tho values as to army
and navy increases that existed in the
slate each Democratic vacancy except
one left open on the Military and two on
the Naval Committee is filled by n mem
her Of the same views on defense as
the former committeeman whose place
he takes.
The old rule OF equal division be.
tween the North and South between Sc.
lection of committee members was ,ad-
hered. and seniority was, observed all
along tho line in advancemcnts
Assignments agreed upon include
Stephens Mississippi, chairman of the
Elections Committee No. 4; Morgan,
Louisianu, chairman OF Elections Com
mittce No. 3: Egam New Jersey, mem
Der Appropr ions yAshbrools. Ohio.
chairman Coinage. Weights and .Atcas-
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