Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-27 | Page 1 | Senate Defeats Attempt at Gag Rule

lENA E ATE TE DEFEATS EF A T ATTEMPT AT T GAG Ash RULES RULE Bills Bill's i Advocates See Hopes Dashed fiances ances for Passage Fade When When Cloture S. S Proposal Is Voted Down 51 to 37 T Filibuster Will Continue WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Jan 27 Shattering INS-Shattering I a g hopes for pass of the bill the senate today refused 51 to 37 stop stop P the southern senators' senators filibuster against the bill bell by ap- ap of the drastic cloture or gag rule I is crushing defeat for 1 ts ts of the measure measure measure-a a m majority rity io-rity cloture whereas a two- two ds ds majority is necessary ary to limit ate blasted ate blasted th the morale of the camp The labile debate on the bill was ex ex- te ted ed to continue several days ext ex- ex t were it would be side- side ked for consideration of ad- ad measures backed up by 18 days of filibustering against bilL for cloture were 35 Demote DemotS Demo- Demo te tS one Republican and one Pro Pro- sive cloture were 37 Demots Demos Demo- Demo ts s 12 Republicans one Farmer- Farmer Lundeen of Minnesota gone Independent Republican of Nebraska ah's tah's t hs h's two Democratic senators trover cloture William H. H King i ng against and Elbert D D. Thom Thom- f for or r. r he dramatic climax in the Thom Thom-I bitter biller ional Tonal battle that has stalled the administrations administration's program came after Senator Carter Glass D. D II Va delivered a sizzling attack on the bill He called it I infernal He assailed it on constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- conI I grounds vigorously declared declared declared de de- he was not filibustering and promised that the opponents of the sinister measure were able to demonstrate that the bill should not pass Hurling a barb at the Democratic leadership Minority Leader McNary McNary Mc- Mc Mci i Nary of Oregon charged the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- were to blame for failure of the bill to pass He pointed out oui the Democrats have an overwhelming overwhelm overwhelm- ing majority in the senate wit with a popular president in the White House We have only 16 Republicans here and we are all for this bill save one said McNary ironically Prodded by Democrats for re- re Continued on Page Two Column One I SENATE BLOCKS GAG CAB RULE 51 37 i Ito Continued from rom Page Pase One of ot the Republicans to vote for for cloture McNary said the right or Cf free speech was one from which j he would not retreat The move Jor cloture he characterized as an an a by those who do not want to UP press pres 83 forward for for- passage of this bill 2 Cites Previous Vote o r. r Aa As his final thrust before the cloS clo- clo do ure 6 vote S dD pt D. D j rr N. Y came read from Senator the Congressional Wagner lonal Record showing that Glass and other Democrats against cloture clo clo- cloture ture ture today had voted for it in 1933 When a banking bill was pending K Immediately after the vote Majority Mat Ma- Ma t Leader Barkley who voted for 1 cloture denounced the senate for what he described as dilatory tactics and served notice on his col- col j leagues that he would soon attempt t bring the filibuster issue to a ah h hea ad Apparently undismayed by defeat of the cloture motion Wagner served notice he will fight for passage pass pass- wage age age of his controversial bill so long longas as as he believes there is a majority n its favor