Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-23
WASHINGTON CITY.
REPUBLICAN CONSERVATION AS TO
THE POSITION or INGALLS,.
Ne IL Reported 10 he Opposed to GaR-Lsw
and Force Biii-Four other Repae-
lican Senators with Hin.
IRON Our Regular Correspondent;

lrrom Our Regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON. January 22.--There is con-
stornation among the Radicals over the SUD
den change Of front on the part OF senator
ingalls,. and many Of them in private have
been roundly denouncipg him to-day be-
cause he paired last night with Senator
Allison Republican) against the closure
rule. Mr.. ingalls, took midnight tram
for Bleeding Kansas to look after his
chances of reelection TO the Senate "hen
asked about the arrangement this morn:
ing, Senator Allison admitted frankly thaV
Law INT he explained before his departure
that he wanted 10 be considered as pairedn
favor 81 displacing the force bill with any
neasure that might be moved as substi-
tute for the pending bill. Some OF the
wicked and malignant Republicans about
The Capitol nre wicked enough 20 accuse
The Kansas Senator of changing base ~
order that the Democratic members OF the
Kansas Legislature may be induced 10
vote for his return TO the Senate.
THE DOUBT SETTLED.
twill be remembered that IN this CORE
v,ondence few DAYS ago statement was
printed to show that the recent speech OF
ingalls, in the Senate in which ne inciasnt-
AIN aIluded 10 the force bill was such that
persons who heard Il could not really de-
fermipe bow he stood on the election Dill.
One man who heard him said ne
was for the force bill, and another VINO
listened carefully to the speech SAID ne
thought the Kansan was against the OH,
Well, Mr.. Ingalls, has at last settled tne
doubt. His pair with MIR. Allison puts
him against gag-law, and II the SIX other
Republicans counted on will stand firm the
bill cannot pass. There is still some
doubt, however. about Plumb, Cameron,
and Mitchell. but Teller, Washburn, VOL
colt. Stewart, and Jones of Nevada can De
relied upon. il is thought, and the chances
are that Stanford will finally oppose the
infamous proposition.
TIE wAvERING vICE-FREsIDEST.
OF course it must be admitted that the
party pressure is being vigorously applied,
and the Vice-President is wagering, rem
dering decisions that no one can interpret.
One moment he il fair and the next he IS
as unfair as Reed is In the House. MI.
Morton undoubtedly leans strongly to-
ward his own side, and yet he does not &C
tually always GO 10 the lengths that the
Radicals urge, though once or twice he
has outdone Reed. He is timid man
and appears 10 be playing the cards to win
credit for Levi p. Morton. Several OF the
Republicans have evidently written de-
cisions for the Vice-President, as he pulled
from his drawer to-day slips of paper, and
il was simply ludicrous when he read from
the wrong slip. Theruline in other words,
did not fit the case. The Radicals have
been claiming for several days that Mr..
Morton would go to any lengths; and u
may happen that be will do the bidding OF
the advocates of the bill.
UNTIL THE CRISIS Is REACHED.
From the best information obtainable
the force bill Is far from passing. Indeed.
until the crisis actually is reached there IS
no necessity for becoming unduly orked
mn. Many of the Democrats seem to fear
that the bill will be ultimately rushed
through by trick, but on the other hand
several OF the Republicans claim that the
measure can never pass the Senate. They
say that even should the gag-rule pass the
bill will finally be either shelved or killed
outright. The suspense is terrible, how
ever, and the Democratic speakers. led by
the cool-headed, fearless Senator German,
are making one of the noblest fights in
the annals of legislative struggles. II they
are finally beaten it will not be because of
any lack of diligence. They are watching
every point, and even after the adoption
OF the closure rule they can fight for
long time.
A TEMPORARY CESSATION.
Matters settled down somewhat in the
House to-day, and the Democrats decided
TO temporarily stop the tilibustering so
that the naval appropriation bill could be
taken up. They will renew the fight to-
morrow, Reed has become q worse tyrant
than he mas ever shown himself TO be. and
before the fight is over there will be
stormier scenes in the House than have
been witnessed during the present Con-
gress.
LEGIsLATIoS BLOCKED.
The force bill in the Senate and appro-
priation bills in the House have blocked
all legislation of local interest TO the va
rious States, and the members who want
TO get through bills of Importance to their
districts have no chance to call up these
measures. Valuable business legislation
will undoubtedly fail. and Virginia and
North Carolina will especially suffer. There
are several lighthouse bills for these two
States that ought to pass. but the indica-
tons are that they will all fail.
NORTHERN INTERESTS SUFFER.
The northern lakes will also suffer the
same way. Navigation interests so vital
to the prosperity of the whole lake region
are 10 be sacrificed in the desperate at
tempt of Radical senators TO pass an in
famous partisan measure, to say nothing
of the conspiracy TO stifle the free-coinage-
of-silver proposition.
DISCOURAGED DELEGATIONS.
The city at present is full Of delegations
urging business legislation, and the visitors
are certainly worked up to a high pitch of
excitement. They realize that If this par
tisan legislation is TO hold the attention of
Congress the copyright bill, the bank
ruptcy bill, the pure-food bill, the labor
bills, the shipping bill, and many other
measures will have TO be thrown over
board. The outlook is very discouraging
10 the delegations now here and they are
loudly denouncing the Radicals following
Boss Hoar in the Senate.
PosTNAsTERs.
Postmasters for Virginia: w. +. Shaver,
Almond, Rockingham county, rice q. VI.
Shaver, resigned L. b. Thompson, Bailey
Lee county, Cioe Mrs. A. c.. Bailey, de-
ceased; w. j. Phipps, Fox, Grayson coun-
", rioe W. Bryant, resigned; Lucy @.
Robinson, Rawley Springs. Rockingham
county, rice /. l.. Robinson, resigned;
Matte f. Cox. Saddle. Louisa county, rice
W. j. Phipps, resigned.