The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-25
STEADILY STRONGER.
OPPOSITION TO
THE LODGE FORCE BILL. -.
Indications Increasing That IL VIII Fail
In the Senate-A Modified Measure
Being Prepared Congressional and
General Capital News.


Being Prepared-C Congressional and
General Capital News.
WASHINGTON, July "a Special.-A
careful inquiry as to the status and pros
poets Of the force bill warrants the asser-
ton that it has lost strength, and that the
current Of opposition is daily increasing.
The indications are that the bill will not
pass. The expressions Of business men
and conservative citizens throughout the
North against the bill have had the eject of
holding up the hands of the Republican
Senators who oppose the bill. The Demo |
cratic Senators believe the bill will iail.
but they are not relaxing any of
! their vigilance. II is no longer secret
| that both Senators Quay and Cameron
are opposed 10 the measure. They
have heard from the Republicans of Penn
sylyania who have capital invested IN the
South. Senator quay said when The bill
| first reached the senate that, while he dld
not believe il good policy, he would vote for
it if II were made party measure. Now,
however. there is reason 10 believe that
he will not vote for it under any circum-
stances. Senator Cameron has never COM
mttcd himself in the least. He has been
against the bill from the first. He Is very
| independent, and does not fear To defy
caucus DEGREES when they do not conform
10 his opinion Of what il proper and
right. Senator'S Tcleri and Paddock are
0utspOken against the bill, while Senators
Henderson, Aldrich and Allison confess
that it ought not 10 pass. These Senators.
together with the Democrats, will be strOn.
enough 10 defeat the bill. But the chanceSl
are that IL Will not come up. II VIII hc per- |
mtted 10 die more gently. Mess the rad |
icals who are urging the bill can be assured
in advance Of votes enough 10 carry 1t |
through, they will not risk bringing it be- |
| fore the Senate.
BEHRING sEA GNs1RU CrlONS.
Secretary Window to-day declined to give
out the nature Of tue Instructions ISSUED o. !
the captains of the revenue cutters sent 10
Behring's Sea. He said he did not deem il
eXpedent to make the instructions pub
! lie, but enough has been learned 90
know that they were very conservative. |
The officers of the revenue cutters were in
structcd to use every effort 10 prevent the
| illegal taking Of seals without committing
any overt act or doing anything that would |
afford the British Government rea- |
sOnable excuse or prctcXt To COM |
plain. In other words, no English !
vessels are 10 bee seized, but the revenue !
cutters are 10 use every means 10 prevent |
the Canadians from taking seals. At tie |
same time there il reason % believe the !
Canadian sealcr, have been admon,hed Bog |
the British authorities 10 go slow.
AMoDFIED FORCE BILL.
The Republican members OF the senate |
Committee on Privileges ana Elections nave |
agreed upon form in which the Lodge |
Federal Election bill will probably DE laid |
before the full committee and before the Re |
t.ft tho tIIffITN Ig |
bill has been much simpiiticd, and has been, |
moreover, materially modified by the Hepub- !
lican members of the senate committee. |
The print of the bin. as ordered Yesterday |
does not represent the final action Of the |
Republicans lt may De modified at fu- |
ture conference or IL may Dee modified ln |
caucus. As agreed 20 thus far. the bill |
does not contain the domiciliary Visit lea- |
ture. and the Jury feature which were |
80 objectionable 10 the Democrats |
in the House Of Representatives, and the |
cOuterces have modified very distinctly the |
charter of the Oien-cs under the law ana |
the puni~hmont- prescribed for them. Most |
0f the work 0n tLa substitute has been done
bY senator ll0lr. the chairman Ot the Elec-
tions Committee. who bias taken partlcu- |
larly active interest in the subject.
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
President Harrison, accompanied by Post |
ma-tcr.Gcueral Wnamaker secretary |
Proctor. Att0rncy-Geucral Miller, Ot his |
Cabinet. aud Gcncrai ~chOheid, left Wash |
ingt0n this morning ON special train over |
the Pennsylvania Railroad for MI. Grelna, |
where they VIII visit the Pennsylvania state |
Guard encampmcnt.
The Senate in secret session today con-
hrmcd the nomination of samuel kimberly. |
of Virginia. as Secretary OF Legation I'D the |
Central American states and Cou~ui-Gcne- !
raj ai Guatemala.
TIN TIGHIH DISTRICT TROUBLE.
There is evident danger of trouble i'm the |
EIghth Congressional district. 10 is no |
longer a matter of doubt that Frank Hume. |
urspd by indiscrrct friends, thinks Of rum |
ningas independent for Congress. The rc-
nomination of Lee hy the regular Democracy |
is fOregOnc conclusion. Hume Is very sore. |
and seems 90 feel that Lee should have goi- |
ten Out of the way. rs au attempt 90 bol--
ter mp llumc's independent race. 10 b. said !
the Republicans would endorse and sup !
port him. This is not correct. one of the !
LEADING Republicans Of Alexandria said to
fHE TIMES correspondent Tonight that
they meant to run straight candidate,
and he added. that should Lee and Hume
divide the Democratic vote. the keuubli- |
cans would run Park Aenew. and would
elect him. The truth is. that the Democrats
IF the district prefer General Lee, and IN
! teud 10 re-elect him. lie has given salts
faction. and nue-tcnths OF the people Ol the
district are for nim.
THE BEHRING SEA CONTROVERSY.
The publication of the correspondence be-
tween the State Department and the repre-
sentative of Her Majesty Government, on
| the subject of the Behrn2 sea controversy,
did not excite 50 much interest in Congress
4 4 ffl..r fEtff tor It.tf II
not been held back so long The members ol
the Committee on Foreign Relations OF the
senate refused To- allow their individual
views Of the negotiations tO bee quoted. |
In general. however, they sand thdl
the negotiations seemed 10 them 10 have |
been conducted i'm an amicable spirit, ana
that Mr.. Blaine's course throughout was |
worthy of cOmmendatlon. There was nolh- |
ing tn " said. for Congress To do IN the
matter. The negotiations seemed To be pro-
eressing satisfactorily at the present time. |
me Democratic members OF the committee
Joined with the Republican members IN tins
general expression OF opinion.
ASSOCIATION OF THE RED CROSS.
Mr.. sherman introduced in the senate to-
| day bill (which was referred 10 the Conn |
mittee on Foreign Relations) 10 incorporate
he American National Association of the
Red Cross. The ncOrp0ratOrs are: George
! KEENAN,. J. b. Hubbell, VI. b.. Albert Giea-
| son. Mrs. lion. ID. COngCr Of the city Of
| Washington; Joseph sheldon, OF New lla-
ven, Conn; Walter T.. Phillips, of New
York: Miss NJ. +. AlmOn, Of Newport, K.
w., and Miss Enola Gardner, Of Bedford,
| Ind. The association is to use in carrying
out its purposes the emblem and badge OF
red Greek cross on white ground, the same
Is has been described in the treaty Of
Geneva in 1851, etc. The purposes of the
association are to furnish volunteer aid to
the sick and wounded Of armies in time Of
war in accordance with the treaty Of Go
neya: to continue and carry on system Of
rational and international relief in the time
If peace, etc; 10 devise and carry on
measures for preventing the same, and
,nnDrllIN IN nrnmnfe measnres nf humanity