The truth was that several of those who made such a stubborn fight against the bill had Congressional aspirations themselves and, of course, they did not fail to see that as drawn the bill did not hold out flattering hopes for the gratification of that ambition.

But it was all that Mr.Goar and a few others that he had taken into his confidence expected, or had any right to expect.

In fact, the one Democratic district, constructed in accordance with their wishes, was just about what they wanted.

While they voted against the bill,--merely to be in accord with their party associates,--they insisted that there should be no filibustering or other dilatory methods adopted to defeat it.

After a hard and stubborn fight, and after several days of exciting debate, the bill was finally passed by a strict party vote.