Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-18
THE BAYONET BILL.
CONCEDED THAT IT CAN'T Be PASSED
WITHOUT A GAG-LAW.
Radical Fears That It May ne Disched on
Tuesday--Reai Objects OF the FRO
posed Closure Rule.
lrr our Regular Correspondent

WASH So1ox, ID. c.. January 17.--The
situation W th regard to the force bill Is no
clearer for the Radicals tonight than il
has been for several months. They cannot
pass the measure until there is change in
the Senate rules. and they will have long
and weary fight before that can be accom-
plished. Aldrich gave notice tonight that
he would on Tuesday call up the resolu-
ton TO change the rules, but he is by no
means sure that he will succeed in his 81.
fort next week, the week after, OF next
month.
THE GAo-LAw.
Il is safe 10 say that the force bill can't
be pnssed between now and Tuesday, and
n can never be passed in the Senate unless
cao-law il applied and the minority men,
bers are ignored by the Chair.
RADICAL FEARS.
Senator Stewards motion 70 recommit
the bill is alarming the Radicals. and they
also fear that on Monday move VIII 20
made by some one on their own SIDE 10
again ditch the bill and proceed with the
pressing and important business on the
calendar. There is still no apparent cause
for alarm. The Radicals arc desperate,
and the whIpping-iu process IS being. yio-
lently resorted to, but the bill is long
way from passage.
FRIsBIE WANTED A DINNER.
"OId Uncle Frisbie" Gioar was willing to
have the Senate adjourn this evening IN
order that he might attend at 2 O'Clock q
dinner that was given to foreigner by
Senator Fyarts. Hosr Will be roasted in
the Senate on Monday for giving away to
the fiesh-pots of Egypt and going TO this
dinner instead of exhibiting his zeal IN be-
half of the poor down-trodden darby"
THE DEMOCRATS FRESH.
Theaverage senator was strengthening
statesman to-day. The all-night session
pretty well tagged out some OF tho more
venerable members of the upper branch OF
Congress, but Messrs. German, Daniel,
Faulkner, Gray, and Others on the Demo;
cratic side looked fresh and appeared
ready to keep up the fight just as long as
the Radicals trying 10 pass the infa-
nous force bill care TO prolong
il. no matter whether 1t may be
DAYS or weeks. Mr.. Faulkner held the
floor for more than twelve hours, though
no did not speak ell the time. hut he talked
for at least nine and half hours. This
beats Ex-Governor Wilson, of his state.
who once spoke for nine hours. When the
West Virginia Senator yielded Senator
Daniel took up the argument, and spoke
for about two hours.
THE STEALS.
The Radicals want gag-law not so much
| for passing the force bill "a to put through
| some steals that cannot be accomplished
unless they can shut off the debate. Nota-
| blv among the Jobs may be mentioned the
! Nicaragua-canal steal. Sherman of Ohio
! is behind this bold-fGced Job, and If 1t gets
! through Congress from $40, 600, 600 to Sl2,-
! OO0. coo will go into the pockets of the most
| brazen set of robbers who ever visited the
nations capital. =,
Then there is the shipping subsidy job
now pending in the House, which the
robbers want to pass, to say nothing OF
| four or five other stupendous robberies
! The men behind these steals want to pass
the bills in q hurry, being afraid that they
can do nothing unless there Is Gag-laW
| TO limit debate.
FREE COINAGE ys. THE FORCE BILL.
The New York Tribune proclaims boldly
each DAY, and so do other Radical organs
that Harrison will interpose n veto
| Whether he will or will not veto. the bill
it is fact that his henchmen are begginl
hard tor him to be spared the embarrass
ment OF having to consider tree-coin
age measure this session. As long a
there is O disposition to press tn
infamous force bill some OF th
eastern Democrats who last session OPP
posed free coinage are now disposed T.
favor the proposition, and the business
men of the East are pointing to this situa
ton and urging the Radicals not to insis
on the bayonet bill, when they are certain
to bring about free coinage If this course
followed. SO it is the free-coinage cues
ton against tho force bill, and one sid
threaten that there can be no free coinag
unless there is an election law, and riC
| rersd