The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-30
BAYONETS TO THE REAR.
THE FORCE BILL AND CLoTURH
SCHEME BOTH DEAD.


The Democrats Confident That Neither
Will be Resurrscted-Harri Very
Sore over the Defeat of the Elec-
tions Bin-The Democrats Said to
Have Received Assurances.
WASHINGTON, Jan EX-SENATOR Hoar
has not been able TO bold the republicans in
line until Senator Aldrich should return.
So many of those who voted with him on
Monday have told him that they will not do
30 again to resurrect either the cloture reso-
lutions or the force bill that he is
quite disheartened. It was so ap-
parent to-day that 1t became gem
orally known on both sides of the Ssu-
ate, and spread later TO the House. The
democrats were so influenced by it that
they quite relaxed their vigilance, and leo
everything 60 along just rs though the
force bill had never been thought OF. The
reapportionment bill passed in theSenate lust
as it came from the House, by strict party
vote, and viii now go to the President, and
the army appropriation bill was taken up.
the eight-hour law claims being set aside for
that purpose.
None of these things would have been
allowed to occur ii the democrats had not
hecome convinced that Senator Hoar could
not hold his force any longer Senator Hoar
himself has not publicly acknowledged YET
that be will give up the fight, aud perhaps
| he has some faint hope Of renewing il but,
| so far rs appears, neither Senator Spoonsr
&r any other republican shares, and the
| general opinion is that the cloture rule and
the force bill are buried forever. Thai
being the case. there is no reason or expecta-
| ton OF an extra session.
HARRISON VERY SORE.
Besides Senator Hoar, nobody in the Re.
| publican party sorrows much, except the
President. He has made personal matter
| Of it, and hence feels its defeat as personal
| TO himself, and very bitter ID is to him. he
was perfectly willing to sacrifice anything
| TO secure the passage OF the force bill de
| was perfectly willing to make an extra ses1
| sion necessary. he Is quoted as having said
| TO Senator Hoar just before the cloture rule
| was taken up: 81 want the republicans in
congress to make every effort to pass the
federal elections bill, the apportion-
ment bill and other measures to which tho
party is committed. They should be
kept at the front until they pass
| both houses of congress or until
the term has expired by Limitation.
| even though all the appropriation bills
should fail. The failure Of these latter or
any one Of them would make an extra ses.
| sion OF congress necessary. do not fear
| one, and do not think our party has any
reason TO fear one. II the duty devolves
/ upon me 10 call the FIfty-second congress
| together In special session, | should call 10
10 meet during the first week in May"
| wAsHBURN NOT WORRIED
| Senator Washburn ia not at all concerned
because the politicians got the republican
state committee of Minnesota to ceusure his
| vote of Monday last. Ono Of his friends
said to-day: II do not think that vote will
| hurt the senator or cause him to regret his
| action. That committee Is the one that con-
| Quoted the recent campaign in such brill-
| liant way that we lost everything except
one congressional district. The censure of
| such men highly serves TO advertise their
| own incapacity. 1t can only help, not hurt,
Senator Washburn."
ASSURANCES GIVEN.
(BV the Associated Presf)
| 1t was a matter of talk about the capitol
| to-day that several republican senator's,
| sufficient in number to meet the needs Of
| the democrats, had assured the democratic
managers in the Senate that under no
circumstances would they vote again
| to take up the elections bill this
| session. Inquiry shows that there is a basis
| of truth in the report. 1t cannot be learned
| that anything like formal pledges on the
subject have passed; but it is certainly q
| matter of assurance among the democratio
| senators that the bill Is not to arise again
| to trouble them, and they have notified
| their party friends In the House that there
| is no longer any necessity to let ths
| possibility OF return Of the
| elections bill to the House enter into their
calculations when considering the order Of
business in that body. So. too. 1t Is learned
on the republican side of the Senate cham-
Der that any effort TO resume consideration
OF the bill will be resisted by certain repub.
lican western senators. though those sena~
tors do not care to be quoted in the matter.