Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-28
"DEAD FOa \ DUCAT."
No Danger of the Force BII Ever Looming
Up Again.

opeCtdt Iefe1fdH 10 ut HeytettF
WAsmNGrON, January 9,.-The Sen
ate is now quietly considering the APP
portionment bill. When it is finished
some other measure will be taken mp.
There is no probability that the Force
bill will again be under consideration.
The cloture is not apt to be again called
up. These two measures are defunct.
The most radical Of the Republican
leaders want to still keep up the fight.
for no other reason than that 1t Is dis
agreeable for them to be forced to
acknowledge defeat. The reasonable
men among them recognize that they
are beaten, and that further delay
of public business by obStructing it
with the Force bill is ineXcnsable. The
chances are that If Il motion should be
made at any time to again proceed 10
the consideration OF that measure II
would be defeated by fourteen or fifteen
Republican votes added to the votes OF
the Democrats. After all that Mr.. Hoar
and the rest Of the advocates OF force
have said about the right OF the major
ity TO rule: after all the condemnation
they have heaped upon the minority,
who obStruct business, it can hardly be
expected that they will be so illogical as
to attempt to still further OBJ
struct business by pressing tC
the front bill which has twice
been set aside by a majority vote.
While they have been talking Of the OBJ
structive tactics of 1.-THE minority,
they have all the while been in the
minority themselves, and they have
been very obstructive minority. If
they are inclined to dispute this state
ment, then they must acknowledge that
the result yesterday was vindication
of the old Senate rules, still happily In
force, which permit unlimited debate:
for pending this long debate some
changes of heart have occurred. Either
way they are pleased to look ut the sit
uation they must, in Difference TO their
own logic, deSiSt from further effort to
foist their bill upon the Senate. There
are other measures to which there Is
practically no opposition, and they can
not excuse delay in acting upon them.
However, the desire to be logical Will
hardly overcome Mr.. Hoar's obstinate
determination to fight, and he may
again attempt to get his bill into the
Senate. though some Of his strong sup
porters are of the opinion that the mat
ter should be dropped here. One OF his
his principal hackers said to-day that
they would have TO keep bold front
and not yet acknowledge defeat, but
that nothing could be hoped for by the
friends of the bill and the wiSeSt thing
would be- to 60 on with other
business. 1t Is believed that Mr..
Iloar is counting on the death
of Mr.. Hearst to give them another vote
by releasing a pair. They are also try
ing to get Mr. Stanford. who was alb
sent without pair Monday. But Mr.
Stanford has been among the opponents
of the bill from the first, and should
Mr.. Hearst die before the fight is fully
given up, Mr. Stanford might be cOnnt-
ed on by the Democrats TO make up the
loss by his vote. This is not all. There
are a number OF Senators who have
been voting with the friends OF the
measure who are now anxious to get at
something else. II another effort i
made to take the bill up, it will again
/ be- nut aside.