Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-02
THE FORCE BILL
TO BE TAKEN UP TO-DAY IN The
SENATE.
II IL. Moreover, TO Re Kept Before tho
BODY Named Until Acted Upon
Resppsrttonment.
fBy telegraph to the Dkpascn- J

WASHINGTON, ID. O., December L.
The Republican senator's we're this alter
noon in caucus for an hour and hall
engaged in the consideration OF an order
OF business The main topic OF discus
sion was the national election bill. The
friends Of this measure recalled TO their
fellow senators the implied pledge gwen
at the caucus last session that the bill, IL
allowed to go over until the reassembilng
of Congress, would be taken up and
pressed ~ a final vote without the inter,
yention OF other business They urged
that the time had come TO redeem tne
pledge, and that the Senate should at
once proceed to the consideration OF inc
bill.
OBJECTIONS.
Certain senator's who have in the past
been set down as opponents OF the eiec
tions bill, or who at least were supposed
TO be lukewarm in it's support. objected,
not TO the general principle OF the OIL
itself, but the adoption Of a policy that
in their Judgment would probably result
in blocking all other important leglsls-
ton during the remainder OF this Con.
gress, without guarantee OF n successful
termination Of the attempt to pass the
elections bill. Several western senator's
however. insisted that with q proper
spirit of determination on the part Oh
the majority the bill could be passed.
TO BE TAKEN UP TO-DAY.
After long discussion the caucus
agreed that the elections bill Shall De
taken MP in the Senate tomorrow, WIN
the understanding that it shall be kept
before that body until finally acted upon:
Furthermore, TO guard against expected
opposition from the Democratic minority
in the line of dilatory tactics. commit
tee of five senator's was appointed to co.
operate with tho Republican members OF
the Committee on Rules in the prepare
ton of rule to secure
CLOSURE OF DEBATE
when desired by the majority. The old
caucus Committee on Order OF Business
was reappointed and instructed to pre-
pare a programme to govern the pro-
ceedings of the Senate after the cleo
tions bill shall have been disposed OF.
IL is stated that there were no votes cast
against these determinations OF the
caucus.
REPRESENTATIVES, on REAPPoRTIoNMENr.
About thirty Republican representa-
tives got together in the room OF the
Committee on Appropriations this after
noon after adjournment and Informally
discussed the reapportionment question.
Nearly all of the leading Republicans
we're present including the Speaker,
Messrs. Mckinley and Cannon, Char
men Dunnell and Boutelie, and Messrs.
McKenna, Adams, and Frank, OF the
Census Committee. The latest political
almauacs were sent for and the changes
in population shown by the census, and
the political effect of these changes were
carefully canyassed.
LEFT TO TIE CENSUS COMMITTEE.
There WAS no intention to press any
proposition 10 a vote, and the only con-
illusions reached were that for the pres
ept there was no reason 10 hold a party
caucus, and that the Census Committee
should be left free to deal with tho
matter.
A QUORUM OF REPUBLICANS.
TIE probability of the Republicans
having quorum Of their own members
entered largely into the discussion and
a majority were sanguine that the party
could secure a full attendance Of mem
beers il necessary.
AN APPoRTIoNMEET BILL TO BH PASSED.
Several of those present when asked
if il had been decided that an spportion-
ment bill should be passed said that no
decision was reached, but each one per-
sonallv insisted that the bill would un-
questionably be passed.
A REBATE.
Congressman Waddill introduced IN
the House to-day a bill providing for
rebate on unbroken packages of tobacco.
The measure provides that sixty days
shall be given from the time OF the pas
sage of the act in which to file CLAIMS
and authorizes dealers to use stamps III
settlement Of the rebates.