Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-16
WASHINGTON CITY.
,s SENATOR INGALLS, FOR OR AGAINST
The FORCE sILLi
a,r.nrs Action of the Two Kansas sena'
tors--Motion TO Ditch the Force D'h
Probabie--It Can BE Beat.
From our Regular correspondent

tfr0m OuI hfEhlot
y.sursoroS. January l5.-The politi-
clans here can't understand tho position
that has been taken by Senator Ingalls,
with regard TO the force bill. he seems 70
favor the measure, and yet he doesn't. h's
-enarks Yesterday on the subject wouia
puzzle Philadelphia lawyer. Intelligent
persons who listened 10 that speech have
been heard 10 say "Ingalls is opposed 70
the elections bill" i,
"What makes You think SOP" one OF
these persons was asked to-day. -.
WIN he virtually declared IT IN MS
speech, 10 which listened most attentiveiy
well / heard that same speech myself,
and the impression made on my, nina "as
that he favored the election bill. or nv
ieast he wanted something much more
drastic in ITS effects. His talk about
man not being able TO vote IN Mississippi
would certainly seem 10 Indicate tnat ne
was for some sort of force bill"
NEITHER VOTED.
Whom the vote was taken on Hoar's bill
IN take up the force late last nlghtsln-
ealls and Plumb were both in the Capitol;
but neither voted. They were not paireo
either, though both senators knew that
the motion was about to DO made. PLUMP
was mad because he could not have h's
wav i'm regard TO the greenback ques-
ton and did not like the, dressing
down that Wolcott gave him. ingalls, ulu
vote on the absolute free-colnage ques-
ton and for Vests substitute Dill. lie nss
been bidding for the farmer vote IN tho
Karsns Lerislature, but the latest and
most reliable reports received here from
Topeka ere TO the effect that he will be
beaten and sent TO the shades OF private
life.
THE FORCE BILL.
Altbouch the Senate to-day resumed the
consideration of the force bill and Hoar
pave notice that tomorrow he woiIld IN
sist on a continuous session until the mea-
sure was disposed Of. il can be stated on
what seems to be at this writing excellent
authority that between now and saturday;
possibly tomorrow. another motion Will
be made to ditch the bill. and all the indl-
cations point to the adoption OF tho same.
IL would have been done this afternoon
but for the fact that Evarts held the floor
until nearly O'Clock, and some OF the Re-
pnblicans opposed to the force bill being
kept before the Senate had left the Capitol
IT CAN BE BBAT.
II 10 claimed that enough Republican
votes can be relied on TO beat the force
bill by indirection at least, and it is pro-
posed 10 take up the revenue marine bill IN
order TO displace Hoar's pet hobby. One
pretty rood indication that the rce-blll
advocates cannot have their way IS that
the much.taked-of closure rule has been
practically abandoned. for the reason that
Aldrich hnds he cannot procure votes
enough for the adoption OF gag law.
DISASTER TO HoAR.
The prevailing opinion here is that some
thing sensational! will happen between
now and Saturday evening, and HOar and
his crowd are expecting disaster IN the I'M
mediate future. They are making despe-
rate efforts TO save the force bill. but the
chances are against IT.
Colonel Granville Gaines, Of Warrenton,
who has been prominent i'll military affairs
Of Virginia for some years, stopped day
here Oh his way to Norfolk.
TO WRITE Up Boows.
Mr.. Lambert. one Of the New York Tri-
lntne staff. has been sent from the home
office 10 write up the booms that are now
going on in the Virginia towns. Helet [ here
to-day and will visit many oi the sections OF
the State where the industrial development
is attracting much attention IN New YORK
and other cities. He will doubtless dis.
cover. if he does not shut his eyes 10 the
real situation, that things are going on IN
the Old Dominion which speak louder
than words against the passage OF bsyouet
bills and measures calculated to stir up
strife between the sections.
PosTAAsTEEs.
Postmastcrs for Virginia: Eliza L.
Strother. Twyman's Mills. Madison county,
uice Sallie NJ. Strother. resigned; Mary +.
Bird, Valley Centre, Highland county, Uicc
Mrs. /. 3. Rexrode. resigned.