Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-27
The Closure and Force Bills.

te.dey, on molten OF IuV. TolCos., ieeuoli-
cen. of Colorado, lid sside the closure reso-
,1.ions aud toroa bill and took up the spnor-
comment oil
1t is s:aled taaS Lbe programme carried
out eGs ar,aogsd al the residence ct sena-
tor Harris, OF Tcouessee, Saturday night,
and that soma OF the republicans 1ho sup
ported it were present &C the conference.
Just before the motion by Mr. Wolcott he
anG Mr.. S;eWG:t, OF Nevada, circulated In
a buried manner among the occupants OF
the democratic side OF the chamber, and the
detaia for carrying into effect the corcsrteo
movement were perfected. The repuoii-
cans were for the moment thundersirnck.
While the vote was being tsken Senator Cor
man leaned bmck in his chair, his face wreath
ct; 10 euies, apparently koowing what the
outcome OF the vote would BE-. The six repch-
leans. led by NJ Nolcott, and the eatlre
democratic leadership kneN their exact
strength, acd wera conscious that they had
a roe ority Of one.
Il Il very probable that sone OF the Sens'
tors had Az jnkliug OF this sncVe Tor
more than week. as there were freQnshe
| hurried and secrs. interviews between CO.
tain reput. ;Gns snd democrats on the nJor
of the Senate almost hourly during the lat
ter part OF las. week.
T. ia an uuiienlabe fact that Senator AID
rich and the republican Senator'S we're COM
oIete!v trken by surprise. There wes no
expectation CT their part that any important
vote would DO resched yesterday, and at
least one republican Senator, who was ID the
city, wac told that be might safely leave the
Capitol 10 attend TO some departmental bus
!nees Cons; quentiy, he was not present
h.. = Siu
was With difficulty that pair could be si-
ranged, for Senator Stanford is the only re-
publican recorded as absent aud impaired.
Mr. Stsnferd'5 name gave rice to sharp
Giscuosjon. Nj Stanford went suddenly to
N4w York Oh SUrtiaY without arranging u
oair Ordinarily the,a ia q standing pair
between M.. Stanford add his colleague, Mr.
Hearst, as is generally the case with every
Senator whore cocagGe sits on the opposite
side. Bat soWetime ago Mr. Casey, the re-
publican, hesring that Mr. Heart and Mr..
Moody would not again be in the chamber
f,r o.g time, transferred Mr. SianfoEd's
oar TO hlr. Moody. When his name wss
| called. Mir Il 6rch rose, aGd after e:Giog
| hat Mr. s aaf;ri gas absent, and not pair
I'D. asked leave Of the Senate to pair h!1o
| win NJ. Dauisl, deuoCrat. Mr.. Sanford,
eaid Nj. Aldrich, had assured him that on
| all questions OF cosure be you'd vote WITH
| nis pacty.
Mr S.ewar. vigorously ctjso:td. He as-
7frtsd pgith the utmost positiveness ttas OIL
Saturday Mr.. Stapi,rd had distinctly as
sured him that on all quretion1 Of closure be
was sgsiGst the party. Mr.. Stewart, there
fose, asked laave to pair Mr.. Stanford With
| Mr.. "a lire. republican. To this MIR. AID
rich would nos coEsert. He repeat ID with
considsraLl fi-musss that Mr.. Stafford, II
present, would vote with the loyal republi-
cans, and he led some stress on the wo.3
"loysl." MT. Stewart repeated Sitn conaio-
ersbie warmth that be knew Nj. A:drich to
% wrous. Hence, as no pair could be pasde
Mr. Stanfcrd's vote Was lost Had ne voted
with the republicans. or had hs been paired
I with g. democrat, the vote would bava hesn
tie, and Mr. Me- t n castiog the decisive
vote, wcalG. OF course, have saved TIE day
for tie republicans, for closure scd for toe
Elections bill.
Sanot II Gibson, OF Louisiana. came very
nesg blocking the Democratic gsms by be-
| irr absaas yhan the vote was taken, with
ou5 pair. Eaa not seaator Vest succeeded
| 10 transferring hie pGir with Senator Plumb
| to SsUator ahaop, the vote Wol!d have baoD
>, aud Vice-Pfeaid ant Morton would bave
! ces5 the deciding vote. yery likely 10 feyoT
| oil the republicans. When 1t was ascertaiDe0
| that Sen ~: Gibson was absent, EOna oi tho
republicans preaeat you'd transfer q rajr
| Senators Yes. and Plumb hsva general
pair. bss .3es being warm personal frisods
Whsn Senator Veat 6,st proposed to transfer
| his pair TO Sera:or Gibson, Snaatcr Plumb
refused 70 sccnpt tbs p!opoeisions but he
faa'!y gieidsd 10 personal appeal frcm his
friend NJ. Vest, eiyiag the lstter chance
t, ca.t tie deciding vote.
1t reQuicea con.!d s:abie persuasion 10
convince Senator Cameron that he might
vote against sde gag III 9" and Still be re-
corded 10 layer OF the force bill should Ii
ever reach vote. For several weaks he
| has hsen suspected. sod his republican es-
! soc!ates hsve vaniy erdeavo,ed 10 get bin
| to commit himself dc. Cataeron has told
the democrats thst while he will vote for all
motions like that OF yesterday ff,ciing The
| cloture and force oil indirectly, he mus
| vote 10 favor O! tl1sugs sud TIE force bill on
direct vote.
The move made By Senator Woicott was
thoroughly tiuaiy, for twas Expected in the
course OF fotiy-egh5 hours several repubi.
can Senstora lin addition 10 Senator star
ford who are now absent from Washington,
would return and, If they declined 10 pair,
the result night have been different.
The future course of events. according to
Mr.. Aldtch, will depsnd largely upon SAT-
ator Stanford, whose petition in regard to the
closure rule. it is expected, will be DIFF ,'f-
IL ascertained as coon as he returns. Mir.
Aldrich says that If Senator Stafford
agrees to support the rules, he will ask the
Senate to resume it's consideration imme
diately. o. the other hand 1t is reported
that Senator A!dgich. who had charge of
the resolution for the republicans, says he
regards the vote az decisive, aud that there
| is no uFe pEoongiug the struggle.
Mr.. Hoar thinks 1t WIGS surprise, and
that he con get the closure iu.e and the
force bill on their feet again.
! Mr. German ia OF the same option as Mr..
Hosr. II thinks lhs. the democrats have
gained only little more time snd chance
| for more tina concerning motions. Need
lees to say. however, he, like sll the other
democrats, hopes that Mes'rs. Aldrich and
| Hoar NAV be induced to drop the closure