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Show PRIM RIDER DOOMED TO DEFEAT Senate Decides Two-Thirds Majority Would Be Required to Suspend Rules Washington, Jan. 13. Prospects of a prohibition rider being attached attach-ed to tho pending District of Columbia Colum-bia appropriation bill wero dimmed today when the Senate voted 41 to 34 that a two thirds majority should bo required to suspend tho rules of that body. A voto probably will bo taken tomorrow on Senator Shep-rnrd's Shep-rnrd's motion to suspend tho rules to consider tho District prohibition amendment. Senator Stono warned tho Itopubll cans that if they supported tho proposal pro-posal to suspend tho rules by simple majority voto they could not complain com-plain If that precedent wero Invoked later in tho session. Senator Owen however, nrguod that the i majority had n plain right to rule, since it was charged with tho responsibility of legislation. Ho urged thnt the Senato declare its powor to stop "tho filibuster now proceeding on this floor against administration bills." Ho said his commttteo had not reported re-ported a rural credit measuro bo-causo bo-causo it knew it to bo a hopeless task to attempt to get such a bill thru against tho obstructive tactics employed em-ployed by tho minority. Seventeen Republicans voted in favor fa-vor of tho majority rule. |