The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-24
A VCE ON CLOTURENEAR
A1,DRH MAY TRY TO SECURE 1T
THIS AFTERNOON.

peuoatic Legislatures Expected to
qskAction to Minimize the Effects
of Il Force Bill if it Passes The
DaytDebate in the Senate Rather
Tam,
WAs.NGToN, Jan. 23.-H by any freak
- forne the force bill should pass the
dpmocrs in congress will recommend to
those SITES like Ohio, Indiana and Michi~
can. we're the elections Of 1892 may be
donbtf and the democrats are now in O
roaiorit in the legislature, to enact legisla-
ton With will change the time, manner OF
Mace electiDg presidential electors,
so as tolect them, for example by congress
sonal Gtricts. Michigan will ADOPT this
nsthodit is stated, in any event.
A LULL IN THE SENATE.
Therevas lull in the fight in the Senate
to-day. There were few senators present
after tb opening hour, and the galleries
we're sllost deserted. Everybody realized
that untI Senator Aldrich took some new
step nohing interesting would be apt to
occur, ad nothing interesting did occur.
except elittle brush over Senator Aldricn's
announcement that he wanted the gag rule
voted OF at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
This rosed both Senators German and
Teller nsevere structures upon the unseem-
ingly hste of the republicans in pressing
such rdical change in the rules so rudely.
MORTON SHAKEN UP.
Senate German was not more severe than
Senator reller, but Senator German paid eS-
pecial attention to the arbitrary decision of
the Vice President which brought the
IL hn Aa
OtberWiss the discussion was tame enough,
with only three speakers on the Vice Presi~
dents lisi-Senators Gray, Jones of Ne
vada and Stewart. The force bill men ap-
pear to be unwilling to venture
on argument to sustain their
position. They trust to the
Vice President to carry them through and
simply ignore public opinion. - the
newspapers,n - said one of them to-day, when
he was reminded that all the best repub-
lcan journals condemned his course. Sen
stor Aldrich will hardly go so far as to in
sst on a vote tomorrow, but he will
certainly try it Monday, il hs doesn't to
morrow.
NEW ARRIVALS.
Senator Chandler arrived to-day, Senator
Squire will arrive tomorrow, and Senators
Pierce, Pettigrew and Moody are expected,
but only Senator Pettigrew is at all likely
to be here.
Senator Aldrich does not expect the four
republicans who have been voting against
the cloture rule motions to refuse to vote.
If they vote he has a quorum and will put
the rule through. When he demapds vote
the democrats will object to the Reed Like
move TO close the debate, but Senator
Aldrich, counting on his majority, dees not
care whether Vice President Morton rules
one way or the other. In either case, on an
appeal, he would rule on his majority.
THE DEMOCRATS SATISFIED
Ihs democrats think the situation better
than ever. They gained four days and un-
covered the position Of the Vice President
by their tactics earlier in the week. They
will fight Senator Aldrich at every point.
If the cloture rule should be adopted they
feel confident that the force bill will not
muster quorum of republicans Mean
while an extra session becomes more and
more probable.
Senator Cullom is quoted as saying that no
matter what resolutions the Illinois legisla-
ture may adopt he viii vote for the force
bill. Senator Farwell is not 80 welded to
the latter.
Senator Stewart, who has the floor, and
Senator Jones OF Nevada, who is to follow
MIN tomorrow, are expected to score Sena-
tors Aidrich, Hoar, Spooner and the other
republican leaders severely.