The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-02
SENATE GAG RULE
BY MAJORITY VOTE
Special Committee Reports
Resolution to stop Filibus-
tering in Two Days.
OLD SYSTEM IS UPSET

WARRINGTON. Dec. 1.-Democfati'
Senators In party conference to-day post
poned action on cloture until Tomorrow
and sent the special committee JACK u
make a report. After being In session
most of the afternoon the committed
reached an agreement on a form OF reso
luton for limiting debate. which Will d.
reported to the caucus.
The resolution WAS unonimousi!
adopted by the cloture committed, com
posed Of Senators owen. chairman. ant
Martin, Stone. Kern II Walsh. II II
- foiiowB:
Resolved, that the rules Of the Sem
Ate Of the ~Sixty-third Congress shall
be the rules of the Senate OF the
Sixty-fourth Congress until otherwise
ordered, except that rule ~ shall be
a. follows. TO wit;
Rule go. Procedure OF motions.
When "a question is pending no mo-
zion shall be received except az here
matter provided. but TO adjourn, to
adjourn to a day certain. or that when
the Senate adjourn 1t shall be to n
day certain to a k a recess. to pro-
ceed to the consideration of executive
business. to lay on the table. to post
pone indefinitely. to postpone to "a day
certain. to commit. to amend.
Which several motions shall have
precedence as they stand arranged /;
and the motions relating to adjourn
ment. to take \ recess, to proceed TO
the consideration of executive busi-
ness. to lay on the table shall be de-
cided without debate.
where the Gag Comes In.
Provided, however. that any Senator
arising In his place and asserting that
in his opinion an attempt Is being
made on the fioor of the Senate to OBJ
struct, hinder or delay the right Of
he Senate TO proceed to a vote the
chair shall. without permitting any
debate thereon. put the question to he
Senate:
rs 1t tho sense OF the Senate that
IN attempt be made to obstruct, hin
der or delay n voter"
And II that question snail he decided
In the Affirmative then II shall be In
order to the exclusion Of the consid-
GRAFTON Of all other questions for ny
eenator to move to FIX a time for vot-
Ing on h pending bill or resolution
and all amendment~ thereto and the
said motion shall be- decided without
debate. The time fi1ed In said motion
for taking h vote On the pending
oil or resolution and all amendments
fhereto shall IA N, ,.a., too ,.,.,A.,
days after the day on which said mo-.
ton 10 made The time for debate
within the hour fixed by the motion
snail bs eQuitably apportioned between
ue proponents and the opponents Of
q pending question by the then pro-
siding officer Of the Senate. who shall
zach opeaker WIZ "
Tha renoIutior 49, 1885,
oAe n mot a cont,n,,1um tn"s ."e Ger
pooe0 N the haSinnins D' y " pr
TIA 0r,t live IT, - seS1'on ~
Senate a comn,e,a 80, ls ;" .u
NJ ,ha, ho, u's Ut. "a
Tor what had n~raxiovsI. - suos'''u'
INV ""'n Assoe'
II In upon this issue as to whether c
70 the Senate is "A continuing Rod
hat a struggle will probably rasui,
h party conference hen Tho n,a,,,
u taken up at 2 O'clock to-morro
afternoon. Others favor "A limited for,
OF cloture, but insist thai II ought N,
20 be imposed In any case by a ma iorit
vote.
These Senators contend that M ,ea,
t%wo-thirds Of the Senate shouId vo,
to impose cloture in any case ri
effect II a rule recurring a tuuo-,b,rd
vote. 1t Is urged by friends Of m
cloture. would NOT relieve thu S.ra,
from flibustering, because n two-thir,
vote could suspend the rules and
that way any matter could be passea
The resolution reported by the seie,
committee provides for bringing a me,,
ure to a vote in two DAYS. bu, n,
earlier, from the time that the clo,u,
motion In made. Many Democratic Sc,
ators are insisting hal AT leas, 10,
days should intervene after adontIr
Q cloture and before a vote.
In explanation OF the action of n
committee Senator Owen ISSUED tho 20
lowing statement tonight:
This resolution proceeds ,,o, N