Parliamentary reform
Transcript of a speech given by Senator Hill in the U.S. Senate. Hill wishes to revise the rules for bringing a measure to a vote. He compares them to “a mere rope of sand, without strength or force.” In his view the existing limitations on debate are severely lacking, and should be in the hands of the majority, rather than a very vocal minority of the Senate. The senator states that the rules made sense a century prior when there were far fewer states, but there are simply too many complex issues being debated by too many people for the system to continue as it stands.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1894-12-18