The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-28
He Will Not Vote for Cloture
Rule or Elections Bill.
WITHOUT HIM THE BILL is LOST.
Democrats Continue Dilatory Notions
in the House.
brier OF the Attorney General in the
Bering Sea Case Submitted to the
Supreme Court-Silver Investigation
Continued With Little Result.

WASHINGTON Cry, Jan. 27.-TSpecial 1-Scna-
tor stanford returned from New York today not
much the worse for his accident Considerable
anxiety was felt as to the extent of his injuries,
but that point being amply settled, all interest
turned on the senator's position the eloture
rule 1t was well known that Senatora Stewart
and Aldrieh had posted off to New York last
night TO settle the point OF veracity between them
mi the matter of pairs on senator Wolcott's
motion TO take mp the appropriation bill. There
was curiosity TO know which gentleman was
right, but beyond all that was the hope of the
Republicans that Mr.. Stanford would stick 10
his party, as his last few votes had indicated he
would, giving them a majority of one with the
assistance OF the yice-president, which
would give them an opportunity of
bringing up the election bills and cloture
rule whenever they desired. Gleat was
the disappointment, therefore, when it was
learned that senator Stewart was right and SEN
ator Aldrich wrong, and while he believed the
principles of the elections bill and coture rule
were right, he thought there were other matters
of far greater Importance to the country, and
wanted to be paired in accordance with that
idea
III Senator Stanford continues to vote as he
has expressed himself, the elections bill is
practically dead, but the fate of the bin de-
pends largely upon the other Californian sem
ator. If Senator Hearst dies, one OF the Re-
puDllcanS palreu WIN De released ana the act
can be brought up for consideration. 1t
was promised that all filibustering in the
House would cease If the obnoxious bill
was shelved, but the promise has
not been kept. as today's proceedings show.
Another prominent Democratic representative,
asked why the dilatory tactics were still pur-
sued, answered that there would be no
cessation of obstruction in the House on the part
of his party until it certain the election bill
was dead.
''We cannot afford to do anything else" he
said, so long as there is danger of Senator
Hearst's death. In that event Hoar would again
have the upper hand, and the force bill be taken
up and passed despite Republican, defections."
When asked II the obstruction methods would
have the effect of driving off death and end in
Senator Hearsts recovery, he said that was not
the point
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. Ex-senator Stewart
today received from Senator Stamford mes
sage regarding his standing on the cloture rule,
ETC., sent from New York yesterday morning,
but delayed by crippled wires. In it he says that
on general principles he favors the cloture rule,
but does not favor anything that would shut
out Stewards amendment to the elections bill
providing that it should only apply to cleo
tions for congress. Without such an amend
ment, with his present views, he was obliged to
vote against the bill. He fayors important busi-
ness, passing the apportionment and appropria-
ton bill whenever the Senate can. He adds, If
necessary, to pair him accordingly.