Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-29
The FORCE BILL HUNG UP
Brilliant Coup of Democrats
i'm the Senate.
CLOSURE LAID ON THE SHELF
Six Republicans Vote With
the Democrats.
Great CONSERVATION on the Republican
Side--Senator wOlcott Lead the At
tack en- Closure and the Hour Was
Timeiy--Generally Conceded That the
Force Bill Is Dead.


to-day laid aside, on motion Of Senator
| Wolcott, to make way for the immediate
consideration of the apportionment bill.
Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania,
voted with the Democrats and five Re
publicans to bring about the result.
| When the Senate convened this morns
ing but few persons beside Senators
German, Faulkner and Wolcott had any
idea that another blow, perhaps fatal,
would be dealt the Force bill to-day.
Senator Morgan took the floor at noon
to resume his speech commenced last
Saturday, and ii was understood that
he was good for a six-days' talk. In
the meantime the Republicans, fighting
under the leadership of Senator Aldrich,
were specializing upon the probability
| of putting the "gag-rule" through to-
morrow, even if arbitrary measures had
| to he resorted to again. The outlook
for an entire day of debate was promis-
ing, and many senators left the chamber
for luncheon or to 90 to work in their
committee rooms. Vice-president Nor
ton called Senator Plat Of Connecticut
| to the chair, and retired to his private
room. Without attracting any general
attention the Democrats and the anti
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chamber and appeared to be deeply in
terested in the eloquence OF the senator
from Alabama.
wALCoTT MAKES THE FIRST MOVE.
Suddenly Senator Walcott the gifted
young orator from Colorado, arose and
requested the senator from Alabama to
| yield to him to make motion to lay
aside the pending qucstion-"the gag
rule"--and take up the apportionmcnt
bill. Senator Morgan was we'll
aware what was 10 follow, so he grace
fully suspended his speech, remarking
that he hoped he would not be obliged
TO resume II under similar circum-
starces.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
So surprised were the few Republic
cans in the chamber at the time that
they hardly knew Just how TO act. Mr..
Dolph, of Oregon. recovered from the
shock sufficiently to make motion TO
lay Senator Wolcott's proposition on
the table, so as to rive The pages and
messengers time to bring in the absent
senators. MIR. Aldrch was not in the
chamber at the moment, nor was Sena-
tor llour, but before the roll-call had
proceeded far sixty-nne senators were
present Senator Plat, who was pre-
siding, gave the Vice President sly
dig, by declaring Senator Dolph's mo-
ton TO lay ON the table clearly in viola
ton of the rules Of the Senate, but, fol-
lowing the precedent set by the Vice
President few days ago, he would
allow the motion TO prevail The mo-
ton was then voted down, Messrs. VOL
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Washhurn and Cameron being recorded
with the Democrats and giving the lat
ter majority of one.
AN EXCITING RoLL-cALI,
During the roll.call the greatest OK
element prevailed among the senators,
many of whom kept tally as the names
and responses We're announced. The
Republicans were uncertain as to whom
they were to lose, while the Democrats
seemed more confident of the outcome.
Senator German sat at his desk calmly
watching the effect the vote was having
on the other side of the chamber. Scna-
tor Faulkner sat near by, keeping tally,
looking anxious for fear the comhina-
ton made on Sunday might not hold
good on Monday, AS the last name was
called look of triumph lighted up his
face, and he assured Senator German
that all was well.
On the Republican side Senator
Aldrich was so excited he could not
control himself, and became 50 unruly
that Senator Butler called him to order.
Senator Hoar was equally depressed and
could obtain but little consolation from
Senator Hale, sitting next him, who was
eager to get up the apportionment bill.
DIsPUTING OVER PAIRS.
There was considerable confusion in
the arrangement of the pairs-ten in
number-and there was an acrimonious
discussion between Senators Aldrich,
Daniel and Stewart as to whether Sena-
tors Stanford and Squire should be
paired instead of Daniel and Stanford.
1t appears the two latter have a general
pair, but on the closure rule it was
claimed the pair does not hold. Senator
Stanford being in New York, out OF
reach of telegraphic communication
owing to the recent storm, Senator
Stewart volunteered to transfer the pain
of the senator from Virginia to the
senator from Washington, SO that pair
would exist temporarily between the
senator's from California and Washing
ton, thus leaving the senator from Vir-
ginia free to vote.
Senator Aldrich objected to such an
arrangement, and forced Senator Stew.
art to admit that he was not authorized
to make the proposed transfer. 1t APP
pears that Senator Stanford went away
without leaving specific directions as Il
his vote on the Wolcott proposition
perhaps not knowing it would come up
The result was Daniels pair with Stan.
ford had to stand, and Squire is re-
corded as absent without pair.
APPLAUSE FROM THE GALLERIES.
Then came the vote on the Wolcott
motion to take up the Apportionmcnt
bill, which was carried by the same
vote-34 to 35--the same Republicans
voting with the Democrats Us on the
previous vote When the result was
finally announced the occupants of tho
galleries broke forth with prolonged ap
pausc, which so disturbed Senator Ed
munds that he called upon the sergeant
alarms to clear the galleries. Tho
/ Democratic senators and those Republi
cans who voted with them smiled con
tentedly, while the Force bill Republi
cans seemed sad and depressed.
ENTHUSIASM IN THE HOUSE.
The result of The vote in the Senate
was carried quickly to the House, where
Representative rogers of Kansas, inter
rupted roll-call TO tell his Democratic
associates publicly that the "gag-rule'
was laid aside in the Senate. The an
nouncement was greeted by cheers ant
applause on the floor and in the gal
leries, followed by stampede of mem
bers toward the Senate to learn in detail
: how the victory was won. Throughout
the Capitol Democrats generally con