Arizona republican., 1917-03-09
BY VOTE OF 76 ' TO ] CENTURY
 O[D RULE DIES
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 WASHINGTON March S-AfteT more than one hundred years under rules permitting debate limited only by the physical endurance of sepators and the provisions of the constitution the sen ate tonight. by vote of 76 to 2, put power in the hands of two-thirds of It., members in the future 10 limit discus sion ard to say when d vote shall be taken on q pending measure.
 The organized filibuster as Iecoe- niZed in the senate is dead
 Action came unex. ectediy after six hours debate on the new rule, drafted DN q bipartisan committee. Although b th democrats and .epublicars had approved the change ii caucus. ai.. Senator Martin, the majority floor leader. had given notice that the senate would be kept in continuous session until q vote was taken, nearly everyone looked for a much longer discussion.
 Senators La Toilette and Gr0nna. two of those who opposed the neutral ity and Senator sherman. who favored Il. cast the negative votes. Senators Cummins, Kenyon. Kirby, Lane, Tor ris. Stone and Nardaman. who were against the armed neutrality bill, voted for the amendment Colleagues of most of the senators announced that if they ii-NN i'f'iA piF-'slAs AiAfA ADuli flslht sup ported it.
 The exact use of the rule will not be- come apparent until il is enforced. bat Il probably cannot be successfully used to prevent the spectacular one man filibusters by which senators have talked bills in the closing hours of a session to legislative grave. Such fhlbusters probably cannot be prevent ed unless they are foreseen but an organized affair which must be planned two days or more ahead Of d sessions end. can be disposed of easily.
 In brief. the new rule provides thai on petition of sixteen senators 10 close debate on a pending measure the sen ate by two-thirds vote may limit de- bate thereafter to one hour to each senator. It included provisions to pre- vent dilatory tactics. and the intr0duc- i ton after cloture is ordered of amend rnents not sermane to the pending bI;i | The cloture amendment to the senate rules. approved by both democratic and { frepubllcan caucuSes. was taken up hv ] the senate today under Unanimous coi.- sent
 Senator Martin. majority leader. in asking unanimous consent said that l.y i so doing he had no desire to shut off i full debate.
 Senator Lodge, ranking republican of 1 the foreign relations committee, sad i4e foped there would be no objection Senator sherman, one of the two re ] ilChl:c;sns who voted against the rule in i the party caucus yesterday read {, DOT 1 ton Of President Wilson's statement on ! the failure of the armed neutrality bin ] saving 1t would be nselesS to call SIeclai seSs,on Of congress HOW to pass ! that bill. as. unless the senate r1ies We're changed. filibuster could be sue 1 cesstUlly maintained against it.
 The president" said Senator She.s.- l man. Intentionally seeks to convey io tl" country the impression that only 1 hN q change in the senate rules ean tho. neutrality bill he ps-sed at a special session oi congress. nat is nol prae- i ucally true. However. theoretically. il i may be sought to make it appear true"
 Senator sherman aGded that q DOT l ton of the truth was deliberately : omitted from the presidents state ment.
 'i intend 10 support the armed neu- trality bill he added. but l do object to making q few senators to the object of the presidents wrath in q statement sent out to do the general public"
 The congestion of legislative busi- ness was not referred to in the pres ident's statement, Senator Sherman said, and there was no question in his
 mind that the bill gould he passed
 within thirty days gr the president should call an extra session
 The rules of the senate are sought to be made the scapegoat ia the emergency" he declared. and added
 that he thought 1t unnecessary tn amend senate rules to pass this oil
 Senator Cummins. one of the twelve men who failed to -.gn the senate anifesto faVoring passage Of the arm ed utrality bill. declared in the senate
 toda! that any man in the senate oi. "u; oi it. of nigh CT low degree" who
 q he conspired to defeat that riI.
 de- herately falsified."
 dfbated the amendment which |
 .rs.., ted q little more than one hour. p
 said .dr. Cummins, and then my part
 in this drama-this tragedy as 1t woutd : have been-ceased and any man.
 whether of high or low degree, who intimates that attempted or conspired
 to prevent vote on this bill. deilber-
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