Show rr r n I SENATE REFORM if Y A J n. n 10 Of IN 3 Bruce to Take Initiative in 1 Move i A tt By FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE Written for The Telegram t I WASHINGTON March For ll mal moves moves to bring about n I r i busl buster r changes In the rules ot of the United States senate will be made r at the first session ot of the seventieth seven seven- congress Senator WU lain tt t. Cabell Bru Bruce e. e Democrat ot of P land Il nd will take the initiative In that i 1 direction H He Is In full tuU sympathy fi t to curD curb un- un with the Dawes pia plan t rm ted debate and prevent minorIty minorIty minor minor- Ity rule It was Senator Bruce's Intention to propose sweeping reS re- re S 1 I forms torms In senate procedure during the rec recent nt short session of con con- if gress ress But the legislative jam induced int in- in him to postpone action until t next winter Senator Bruce fees feels ii that the tho delay Is fortuitous because bo- bo cau cause e. e like Vice President Dawes he believes that the late spectacle which the senate made of itself immensely tnt tnt- 1 Increases the possibility of S persuading it to mend Its ways S S Vice President Dawes Dawe since ther the r- r Reed Reed-Reed filibuster has been besieged be- be from all parts of the country coun- coun I try to return to the speechmaking firing line and systematically reS renew re- re T S 3 new his crusade against the senate rules He does not now plan anya anything any any- a f thing of that sort General Dawes is 15 of opinion that the senate 1 itself on March 2 3 and 4 did more with h l its hour forty time killing and business ss blocking or orgy y to promote Ills his cause than a whole year of mis- mis activity on his part patt could do 1 DAWES TO TALK The vice president has consented r i to take the platform on at least one occasion during the next few r r. months month He will deliver the 1 pal address at the commencement exercises of Washington uniV university y 1 Ir In St. St Louis at the special i of Its president I Mr Ir Dawes has not announced the r title of the paper paper he will Present present Pre Pre- occasion But sent on that 1 it is is' practicallY certain that It will wits his ex- ex exclusively deal deat almost almot ex-c ex j In the senate In the tho light lightA of this months month events events A It the members ot of the g r to t p. p ft could earth deliberative body on r communications ons see some of the which have poured Into Washington Washing Washing- ton since the adjournment regarding regard regard- Ing the filibuster farce they would I realize that the senate probably was n never ver in lower repute with the country than It Is today The holding hold hold- of vast and vital public ing up ness on the Eve of the late lato fie fio It f expiration was only list straw I Criticism and resentment n h have ye b been en throughout hout the Coolidge i It piling in up administration nis They are hy by nor no 1 r j t means confined l to th the presidents prE supporters The fact that a Us- Us I I. I a Democratic senator sma tor Is l a about out to lead the movement for betterment ot of procedure Is evidence that the demand for It is 13 san and and bipartisan s Republican progressives will willy be found In the forefront of the cam cam- y h for change In the senate rules though not all of the S t. t of that element go go along with Vice President Dawes the full length of his proposals General GenE r rcA Dawes himself Is strongly inclined s J.- J. to think that a practical remedy o i for filibustering is to be found foun Ino In o the ratification ot of the Norris amendment to the constitution This Is known as the duck proposition It provides for the abolition of short sessions ot of con con- gress WANTS CHANGE Under that amendment congress would meet each year the first week In January and until un- un 0 tn til It could complete Its business would also be in- in f- f ThE president 1 in January and there thereL L- L would be no more moc lame duck conI con con- The Nor Norris ls amendment I 5 has passed the senate three times J Yo f by O overwhelming majorities but leaders ot of the hou house e hitherto have f j refused to permit It to come to a vote In that body The house has gag rules and can pass bills without full disc discussion r Another Democrat who is read ready Y YM M to join the fight for some system r. r I. I ot of facilitating legislative business 1 Is Senator C. C C. C of Washing Washing- ton Mr Dill sees no virtue In ina a adopting and using more stringent t cloture rules The use of cloture by by the senate on one bill shortly I before adjournment said Senator Dill to this wrIter absolutely tied t I. I up everY kind of business Nothing a- a 4 at all could be done No senator ia could make a motion report a bill billS S r or perform any of the minor matters mat mat- of business demanding action in the closing hours because unanimous consent was refused Such a aJ ae J e condition was even worse than the filibuster the cloture vas as designed N to prevent The needs of the country coun- coun 1 try and the work of congress are f h too great to be passed upon Intel Intel- AA in a 3 period of ninety days t as Is necessary under the present constitutional provision compelling adjournment on March 4 every We II other year r On the eve of his departure for fora a vacation in the West est Indies and Panama this week unsuccessful efforts ef ef- J forts were made from many sides r to find out where Vice President Dawes places the greater blame for forthe the effects of the Reed Reed-Reed fiU- fiU sa F busts He could not be drawn on ons s that tha point But his friends under under- 1 stand tan Dawes' Dawes opinion to be Y I that the country stead instead of wasting time apportioning the responsibility ii will say eay A plague on both your l houses houes and will now demand guarantees guar guar- against future filibustering i Copyright 1927 F. 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