The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-26
&c LAW AND BAY0NETS
TIE SENATE TO FIGHT TO A FINISH
THIS WICK.

=, Adoption c. the Cloture Resolu-
m Would Not Make Certain the
assage of the Elections Bill Senator
yashburn Looks for the Measures
lefeat.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Wash
I'm of Minnesota is quoted as saying that
adoption of the cloture resolution would
# be an indication that the force bill
mid pass the Senate if vote is ever
ken upon it. 81 do not know, of course,
"a exact number Of republican senators
no will vote against the election bill, said
s'but the same senator's who voted to
pstpope it for the silver bill will certainly
ote against the bill, with the exception of
,e Idaho senators. AS to Senator Plumb,
{ whom you ask me, l cannot say what
psition he will take upon the bill, but it
puld not surprise me at all If the junior
suator from Kansas should vote for it.
b. 1 cannot tell you how Senator
GInsron will vote. If he or any
oaer republican senator, in addition to
toss | have named, should vote against
te bill it would fail. It looks now TO me
a if it might be a tie vote, il it ever comes
I, vote, and that the vote of the Vice
Pesident may decide the question. l hope
tie bill may be defeated for the best inter-
cts OF the Republican party and the coun-
ty."
THE EFFECT ON THE FAIR.
All the southern senators and democratic
representatives. are a unit In favorinR the
Withholding of southern state appropriations
fr the Chicago fair unless the force bill is
permanently inferred. Mr.. McMillln sums
itall up thus: at simply question of no
free bill or no falr. A people whose hber-
tns are subverte1 are not going to furnish
tie fireworks to illuminate their decline.
think, too. that if the south is not repre-
snted at the exposition there will be fall
itg off in the estimated gate receipts that
will be felt. The people Of the south are a
unit on this matter.
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
(By the Associated PreSs.)
The eloture rule will again come before
the Senate tomorrow as the unfinished
business, if an adjournment is not caused
by some event beyond the control Of the
majority in that body. II such an adjonrn-
ment intervenes the consequent beginning
newal of the question of the ap-
proval of the journal, may cause
loss of some time by the majority before
they can secure resumption or the consid-
Grafton of the cloture rule. The programme
OF the majority is as yet largely matter
of speculation, but clearly their dependence
Is upon the presence in the chamber Of sew
eral senators now absent
ALL TO BE BACK BY TOMORROW.
1t is expected that not later than Tuesday
evening the majority forces will be thus
recruited, and when this happens the
decisive movement that is expected to dis
pose of the cloture resolution will follow
Immediately. The time that would be con-
suned by the minority in opposition to the
final vote upon the elections bill, in the event
Of the adoption of the cloture resolution,
cannot be calculated with exactness. A
majority vote of the Senate will be required
to take up the elections bill again, and after
that, if expectations of the trainers of
the cloture rule are realized, about sixteen
hours, more or less, will be required to COM
ply with its provisions, assuming that the
minority resort TO every possible means of
obstruction, and bring the Senate face to
lace with the final vote upon the adoption
Oh the measure as amended by the commit
zee on privileges and elections.
CONTINUOUS SESSION.
Probably it viii be necessary for the
majority, if they succeed in their prelim-
mary movements, to insist upon a contin-
uous session Of the Senats after the cloture
Is applied, as an adjournment, or even a
recess, might furnish the minority with
fresh ammunition to continue their defense.
should it happen that final action is taken
oy the Senate upon the cloture aud elections
OH before the end Of the week it is proba-
Ole that an appropriation bill-possibly the
pensions appropriation bill-will be taken
up.