The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-02-06
THE THY GIVE IT Up.
FINALLY Abandon all Id"''
The '', 1ra>,;nS the Closure ""'e All"
the Force bsi'
WISE coNcLu 10 N :

u..,<erox. Feb. 5.-Sc"ator A'dr'c"
VA f. Washington from Rhode
f''''|' 1;> morning. During the morn
i'''1a nc consulted with number OF
~ p..ot,jcan colleague upon the co"d'-
~. ., the business of the Senate and
'i'" .-,.og successful outcome OF
~. .t., ,ttcmp, TO secure the passage
:, .oe closure rule and the Elections '''':
:. -. ,oand that there was a pronounce"
,...;tion an the part OF number OF
.D''' ,a.,n senator's to again enter upon
- ~, ,b,r regarded as hopeless struggle
,,.r q. the fact that the Republican
',..,,.r." are still presumably OF the same
-, tov were when they voted to lay
num- ,..nrr rule aside. Consequently it
H. stated With po>i'iycncss that the
49, al the Elections Bill have
s.,,,, decided to abandon the measure IN
,..c,4., OF important public business
~.;,inc 10 he acted upon. As result
,.is decision. it is conceded ON both
1 i..o. tie chambcr that the necessity
,-.o extra session of Congress dlsap-
-. The decision has been COMMUNE
Gated to the Democratic Senators.
,i.c couufry understands that
:. rer, defeated by eight Re
,nbican.. Who refuse to be bound by
r,..., lics or party pledges" SAID sena-
tor Aldrch to your correspondent tins at
tcrnoon.
a., aish, thought OF making another
.aor,,o,akc up the closure resolution,
then The Election, Bill. for the express
purpose OF placing the Republicans in the
opposition squarcy upon record but
md there Is no necessity OF that, and it is
though, there could he no good come
ofsueb a step. and there would be waste
Of Tine !, may be con,cnded by some
o, the caprcious eight that they did not
vote against closure or the Election Bill,
but ,hey did They voted in the first in
stance to lay aside the Elections Bill,
when lhcy bnev it could not be taken up
aoaiu ThcY voted ,Quarcly TO lay aside
The closure when the, knew it meant the
measures death. And what is more,
thew rctu,c to say now that they will vote
a, any time to take up either of these
propositions. HE, are, therefore, against
both If then. u,, the same as if they had
voted SO when tee closure resolution
and the Elections Bill was before the
b Senate ior final adoption.
The eight Senators referred to are
}lcssrs Jonc, aud Stewart, OF Nevada;
g Walcoll and Teller, OF Colorado; Wash
q burur, of Minnesota; Cameron, of Penn
8 s,hania, Ingalls,, OF Kansas, and Stand
8 ford OF California
& VIA, effect will the defca, of the
! Election, Bill have on the Republican
4 qar'y:"
q 1t has alrcad, had the effect Of Great
s ne great deal OF feeling have never
s seen - much feeling among Republicans
s. IL Rhode Island, and learn it is the
q same throughout the country. They are
8 stirred up ana are determined to have an
q organization which will win next year with
"a out The aid hose Who heiray their party'S
8 interest. The feeling against the Republic
i cui- "ao voted against the closure and
81 Elections Bill i, Intense As party men
& the eight have been iahoocd 1t is rough
Z on them, bat one OF the saving features
q oil Tie party Its becoming well under
& Stood that the earnest Republicans in the
s. SENATE did all they could TO pass bill
q winch would guarantee pure elections, or
& Is nearly pure a, is possible, and it is
g becoming understood that the efforts made
b were made ahoriiye by men who were
8 elected 10 the Senate by Republicans.
81 Neither the part nor the majority of Re-
% publican, II the Senate can he held re-
81 soouslble Tor the false actions Of some of
q II, idyilual members.