New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-10
Won. XXXII.. NO 9,729.
WASHINGTON.
THE FORCE Bu,L CONSPIRACY.
TIE SENATORIAL CABAL-A shAmhLEoS rhO-
CEEDING-PROPOSED COMPROMISE

CFrDING-PROPOsED COMPROMISE.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUERl
w.surNcToN. June 9-The scheme to give the
President power by manipulating the election ma
ehinery throughout the country to secure himself
second term in spite of the will of the people, bids
fair to be carried through Congress- though In
shape so far modified from the original proposition
put upon the Appropriation bill by the Senate rs to
be deprived of a large part of its capacity
for mischief. The vigorous cracking of the party
lash by the Administration whippeTs-in has brought
all the Republicans in the House, with few excep-
tons into the support of the measure Yesterday 1t
looked as If the only hope of defeating the mon
strous proposition to authorize the Presidentto send
his hired supervisors and marshals TO every election
precinct in the country lay IN the determination OF
the Democrats to flibusteT against 1t until NoVem-
Der. if necessary. The agreement of the Conference
Committee, tonight, to modify the measure, puts
however different face upon the question.
The recent history of the scheme is as follows
The Senate put the so-called Supplemental Force
biI upon the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill on
Friday night, by a most palpable and shameless
violation of their own rules. The desperate major
ity finding there was no other way left to pass the
measure which they freely admitted IN converse
ton was the only thing that could save Grant from
defeat determined to break the rule which promD-
tied placing amendments efecting new legislation
NOT rel
bill in order 70 the Force BILL and Obge the House
To take il or lose the whole Sundry Civil BILL The way
this was done was by obtaining a ruling from Mr..
Anthony who was in the chair, that tho Force bill Of
fered by Mr.. Kellogg IN order as an amendment,
When by the plain words of the rule, IL was not IN order
and every Senator knew it was not more shameless
decision was never made 70 secure partisan end Mr.
Anthony could have ruled with equal decency that two
and two made FIVE or that white was black. The rule
reads as follows
esolref That during The present shan be in order AZ
Soe debate on amendments minutes e
Peueus o9 5 bi stirg sitive NOV SONS Other than
directly relate to the appropriations contained the 1l shall be
the last provso Of the rule was put expressly to
Justify the first, by keeping of all amendments making
legislation and calling for fun debate, and thus ex-
pedtng business by combining the Senate to short
speeches or amendments exclusively pertaining to APP
preparations. II the Force bill could be offered as an
amendment under that rule then amendments changing
every law upon the statute books were in order. This
was clearly pointed the Liberals and Democrats,
and their arguments not refuted. But II made not
a particle of difference to the Administration men, Who
sustained Mr.. Anthony's decision by majority Of % to
a. and thus voted fasebood be truth with the most
brazen efIrOntery.
When the bill with the odious amendment loade ed upon
IT, got to the House, on Saturday noon, Mr.. Garfield
wanted It referred at 10 his Committee The Dem
objected TO this because, once in the ApprOpra
tons Committee it could be got before the House and
passed by majority vote, whereas while it upon
the Speakers table, 1t would take twOthirds to get il up
Mr. Beck offered a resolution returning the bill
70 the Senate, setting forth that the amendment
and the principle involved in the attempt Of
the Senate to propose such amendments tnrnged upon
and curtaed the legitimate right Of the House to make
or withhold appropriations for the support Of the Gov
eminent by legislation, unincumbered with pro-
visions not germane 10 the frnlshingor with
holding OF money; and asking the Senate TO take the
mt l., 7tr ota NJ
Garfield made attempts send the bin to the Committee
OF the Whole or to Conference Committee with
concurrence in all the amendments but the Democrats
resisted, and the House came 70 deadlock which
lasted until 10 O'Clock, last night, The Democrats
wanted to send bill back to the Senate shorn Of the
election amendment, and put the responsibility upon
that body Of losing the bill with its important appro-
priaons, and by doing. rendering an extra session
necessary The prospect OF an an mghts session hnaIy
that the bill should 90 20 conference,
CURED in, and that the House should adjourn
until Monday at O'CLOCK leaving but four hours OF the
session that the Democrats would have trouble in
eXhaustng the little remaining time, they should ma
The Conference Committee agreeing to force the amend
ment The conference at once made up, the House
members being Messrs Garfield, Palmer, and Niolack
stevenson Tue opponents OF the Force bin felt pretty
safe with this Committee Mr. Cole was known TO have
opposed loading it upon the Appropriation BIZ and Mr.
GARFIELD had expressed himself against 10. The Commit
tee held meeting last night AFTER the House ADJOURNED,
and again to-day remaining in session all the after
noon.
Beside Grants election amendment, there were over
ninety regular amendments added by the Senate relat
mg properly TO appropriations, which the Committee
had TO pass upon. The Committee sat ten hours in all
After dspOsng Of all the amendments except the polt
zeal one, Mr.. Garfield proposed that the Senate
Bhould rcccde from this and consent TO pass the
mn without it. Messrs. Cole and Edmunds pos
itively refused They constituted a majority
of the Senate cOnferees there nothing left
but TO report a disagreement both Houses, with the
certainty OF the bill failing and extra session as the
result, or, 70 attempt some compromise. The House
cOnfeTec the latter course and set TO work TO
how many Of the ngs the Senate conferees would con
IN hav Force
FINAL result was a very important modification OF the
amendment, Kidding IL OF Of its worst
features. The principal changes made are three.
1t Is provided that ten reputable citizens
IN county request the application Of the law in
stead 81 two, as in the original amendment The pro
vision for the deputy marshals to attend the polls and
voters stricken out and provision made that
there shall be interference with State election laws
election officers. In this shape the measure amounts
little than 70 authorize two Federal supervisors
10 attend such poll TO electioneer for Grant, watch the
proceedings and make report TO the Federal Court
The Democratic members Of the Conference
sign the reports considering the measure objection
able even IN the amended form that they did not wish
CO put their names TO IL.