The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-30
No More Efforts to BE Made to Pass the
Closure Rule and Elections Bill,
Though Opportunity May Be Given Cameron
and the Other Boilers to Put Themselves on
Record-Instructions from German.
House Apportionment Bill Adopted in
the Senate by a Strict Party Vote.
Retired Army officers Will Be Allowed to Hold
Office and Draw Double Pay-A Missis-
sippian Aroused by Mr.. Kelly.
CLOSURE AND THE ELECTIONS BILL


Republicans Have No Hope of Passing Them
-Gorman's Instructions.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The report was
current arotnd the Capitol to-day that
Senator German had issued an edict to the
Democrats in the House to cease legisla-
tive obstruction and permit no delay upon
measures merely for the purpose of killing
time. as the Democrats in the Senate had
been assured that no further effort would
be made to take MP the elections bill. Mr..
Mcmillan, of Tennessee, who is one of the
principal leaders on the Democratic side of
the House, when asked if such Instructions
had been received from the Democratic
leader in the Senate. said this afternoon:
Il have myself received no such lnforma-
ton. and / do not believe senator German
has given any of our side such q sugges-
ton. We have put q stop to obstructive
tactics simply upon our own motion. After
hearing Mr.. Mckinley. Mr.. Lodge and
others say that the force bill was
dead beyond resurrection, and that
no further effort would be made
to take it up in the Senate, we
concluded that it would be unwise to con-
tinue our dilatory tactics, and we are now
permitting the journal to be approved ev-
cry day, and unobjectionable measures to
come to a vote without delay. and we shall
continue to do so unless there is q move
ment in the Senate to force the elections
bill to q vote. 1t is our INSTRUMENTATION
the leading Republicans in the House that
the elections bill has been abandoned by the
Republicans in the Senate"
Senator Henderson. who has been re-
Rarded as one of the most ardent advocates
of the closure rule and the elections bill,
said to-day: I'VE shall probably ask to
take up either the closure resolution or the
elections bill for the simple purpose of
placing Senators Cameron, Washburne and
q few other Republican opponents fairly
on record. The frien Dis of closure and the
elections bill would like to see these men
placed squarely upon the record.
Up to this time. they. have SIM
ply voted to consider other measures
in advance of these propositions, and they
might in the future claim that had they
been given an opportunity TO vote for
closure OF the elections bill they
would have stood with their party. / my
self believe that neither the closure resolu-
ton nor the elections bill will come to a
vote, and / doubt very much If, under any
circumstances either one of them could
now be adopted. l think the Republicans
in the Senate have generally discharged
and In our calculations for future work
neither of them Will be taken into consider
alton" These views are very generally en-
tertained by the active men in both houses.
The Associated Press reporter. In discuss
ing the subject, says: 1t was q matter of
talk about the Capitol, to-day, that several
Republican Senators. sufficient in number
to meet the needs of the Democrats. had
assured the Democratic managers in the
Senate that under no circumstances would
they vote again to take up the elections
bill this session. Inquiry shows that there
is q basis of truth in the report. 1t cannot
be learned that anything like formal
pledges on the subject have passed, but it is
certainly q matter of assurance among the
Democratic Senators that the bill is not to
arise again to trouble them. and they have
notified their party friends in the House
that there is no longer any necessity to let
the possibility of a return of the elections
bill To the House enter into their ~calcula-
lions when considering the order of bust
ness in that body. So, too, it is learned on
the Republican side of the senate chamber
that any effort to resume consideration of
the bill will be resisted by certain Repub-
lican Western Senators, though these Sem
ators do not care to be quoted In the mat
ter.