Show BILL it now appears that the force bill will not become law this session of congress the time ie so well spent that to devote the remaining portion to the bill itself would find it still in an unfinished conditi assort this from the fact that democrats will do everything possible in their power to obstruct the bill and under the present rules of the sonata they can dolay it a long time by filibustering should the rules be amended so at to permit this sort of business nos being engaged in it still seems highly probable that the bill will not pass the senate in the same condition as it did the house many members of hi is august body other than democrats feel rather sore over that outrageous measure as it past the house and will never vote for it state in the senate it thou must pass the senate in an amended form if it pass at all 80 it can be realized that much time will be required for negotiations between the different political factions we think we are safe in saying that tho federal election bill will not become law this session and we would prefer to flatter ourselves with the belief that it never will become law it is a measure that will cause serious trouble if it should and may involve the nation iu bloodshed for its provisions to be enforced it hag excited the most intense opposition in the south for the bill to pass the house and many ill conceived plans have been devised to retaliate on the north in case it become law some of these such as commercial boycotting are simply ridiculous redi culous not to say impracticable but all tend to show that a most determined resistance will be shown to the enforcement of such a law PRESIDENT HARBISON is on safe ground when he attacks the lottery concerns of the county they are institutions the majority of americans cannot endorse and we think that that the suggestion of the president is a good one that the mails should be closed against such fraudulent concerns it is as the president says the use of the mails is quite as essential to tho companies as the state license it would be practically impossible tor the companies to exi stif the mails were once effectually closed against those compani efi and it is the of an agency only intended to serve the purposes of legitimate trade and decent social intercourse |