The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-28

ers, workmen and mechanics arising under
the eight-hour law. Pending action on
the motion, the senate adjourned.
1t is an undeniable fact that Senator
Aldrich and the republican senators were
completely taken by surprise by the action
OF the senate today in laying aside the
cloture rrso utiOn and taking up the APP
portionment bill. There was no expecta-
ton on their part that any important vote
would be reached today, and at least one
republican senator who was in the city
was told that he might safely leave the
capitol to attend to some departmental bu
slness. Consequently he was not present
when the decisive votes were taken, and
it was with difficulty that a pair could be
arranged forhim. Senator Stanford is only
recorded as absent and impaired. His
vote for the motion to table Senator VOL
colts motion to take up the appOrtion-
ment bill would have defeated the motion,
as the resulting tie would have called for
the casting vote of the vice-pre-ident,
without doubt in favor of the continued
consideration of the cloture rule.
The same result would have followed
the arrangement OF a pair by Senator
Stanford with democratic senator. The
move made today by Senator WOlcOtt WIS
thoroughly timed from his point of view,
for it was expected that in the course of
forty-eight hours at most several repub-
hcan senators in addition to Senator STAN
f1rdl who are now absent from the city
would return, and if they declined to pair
the result might have been different
The future course of events. according
to Mr.. Aldrich, will depend largely upon
Senator Stanford, whose position in reg rd
TO the cloture rule. it is expected, will he
definitely asceTtained as soon az he re-
turns. Mr. Aldri h saws that if Senator
Stanford agrees TO support the rule, he will
ask the senate TO resume its consideration
Immediately. 1t is probable hat the
opposing forces in the senate will main
tain the fullest possible attendance of all
their members from this time forward in
order to be prepared to take advantage of
any changes in the situati n that acci-
dental or other causes may bring about.
The Post will tomorrow say: Senators
Aldrich and Stewart, whose statements on
the floor of the senate with reference to
Senator Stanford's pOsit on were at
total variance with each other. left
Washington on the congressional limited
train at o'clock this afternoon for New
York to see Senator Stanford who is
at the Windsor hotel. "If Mr.. Stan ord
agrees to support the c'oture rule" said
Mr.. Aldrich, II shat ask the senate 10 re-
suue its con>idera ion Immediately. OF
course. if he is against it, the opposition
has the advantage"
The Post gays also that the general belief
at the capital is that the cloture
resolution and the elections bill have
received their death blow, although the
senators favorable to both measures will
not leave a stone unturned to again seek
their reconsideration Indeed, Senator
Spooner began V sterdav afternoon to
sce if ne could muster sufficient strength
to bring up the elections bill again, but
his lahors are likely to be in vain. Senator
Hiscock said Y, ,s,erday that he regarded
the bill as virtually dead.