Senators Sherman, of Illinois, and
?ranee, of Maryland, were the two
Republicans who cast the negative
| Senator Sherman declared the
Republicans would be put in the po
sition or acceding to it because or the
demand by President Wilson In his pub
Ik- statement on the defeat of the neu
j Irallty bill, and in his conference To
day with Democratic members of the
conference committee Senator Franco
. ho ?>PPoaed any kind of cloture
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Ai'Pito\i;o )n (Auuiis
The amendment to the rules ;rn
t proved by the caucus provides:
lsi:,T',iUv if ?*'" ;,,,y a "'notion.
? i,n. I by sixteen Senators, to bring
| ? a cose the debate upon any pending
| measure is presented to the Senate, the
Presiding onicer shall at once state the
motion to the Senate, and one hour
?.[. 'e Senate meets on the follow
calendar day. but one. shall lay
rectnIhaLlnMb0f0r? thf> Scnat? nnd di
, . thal ,ho secretary call the roll
an , upon the ascertainment that a
*h?TV/uPrcacnt' ,ho "^"""5 on,cor
Senate hv "'C' K,,bmit to
to b> aye-mid-nay vote the
question: -fs it the sense of the Senate
j closer"0 'S"a11 1,0 '"""K'u to a
"And if that quostion shall be de
' I '? ? 'o aOlnnatlvc by a two-thirds
c of tho;jC voting, then said meas
ure shaW be the unfinished busineT'to
Zziirjr *n ?"?" ......
" f hereafter no Senator shall be en
. ^ to ar!Cilk 1" ?" more, than one
'?our on the pending measure, the
amendments thereto and motions af
d?u. vn of **'"*' and " *>'?? he the
. ? ,or lhn Presiding officer to keep
the time of each Senator who speaks.
