New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-08
OPPOSING THE LODGE BILL.
FREE-COINAGE REPUBLlCAN SENATOR'S
UNITING TO DEFEAT THE MEASt RE.

kM
REsoRrED To-THE CHANCES OF PNS'IN'
THE ELECTION BILL By THIS CONGRESS-
ny TELEGRAPH TO Tx TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON. Dec. The Election plli oco"-
MOD five daNS Of the time of the senate l"'' ""
from three 10 four hours being spent upon u "a"
afternoon Yet the progress MADE 50 i'' 'r ,
this measure has been almost inaPP'''"'"' "'''''
r,c,ic,lIv q vote is AZ far oil now as IT Wa" last
rno-,I,,. T,.o sbort sci speeches have been &c
livercd in onDosition 10 the bill 10y Messr' i"lP'
ood purh and an exceedingly long ana PROM
.rn,,r,o,, AGAINST il. began on friday ana con
.in,o1 yesterday. will be renewed tomorrow ny
S.ro,or Gray All these speakers are minority
..on,bor. If tbc Committee on Privileges ana
rIoo,iors and they with Mr.. N2nc2. who IS 10
follow, ncxt. are simply clearing the way Tor the
rooI obstructive debate on the bill when VIII nc
maintained on the Democratic slde chicly by
Nossrs Morgan George. Can, Damel ana Jew
other choice spirits Of equally folmldaoIc powers
of fupncy and endurance. nder the present
,. such q nrorramme with the necessary re-
nIics from Republican Senators involved III II. VIII
carry both sides through 10 the end OF 'hc SeS-
sion next March. or to some point this side Oh
adjournment at which. for the sake OF C'hcf
business tie Election bill Will have 10 pe
h.nlo,cl unconditionally The intention Of the
minority in the Senate to fight that measure 10 INC
ord hv all possible methods OF obstruction has
not Yet fairly declared ITSELF bat 1t cannot ''
doubted
The only hope of the bills passage lies now IN
. change of the rules. yet 10 actual movement
has been made SO far t. force an amendment 40
thc rules through the Senate. Nor IS the situa-
lion on tie Republican side of tho chamber sach
az IN encourage the caucus committee IN any
Immediate effort TO secure the adoption OF inc
rrcvinus question" The most that IS likely 10
he done for the present in the way oil pressing
The Election bill will hc to lcnethen tie d'iN
session of the Senate hy changing the honr ior
meeting 10 I | each morning. Night SESSIONS may
also I've rcsoItcd 10, hut not at once A'0Ec'"Vr
the prospect is not a highly satisfactory one To
those Republicans who have been looking Tor
ward 10 an carly redemption OF party plc"H"S
in the direction Of honest Congressional ''''oHN'
The Obstacles inst now in the path OF MI.
lIoar and the other advocates OF thc sPcc'H
massage of The Senate substitute gro" emery
on, Of the contention of las, session in the kcpuh-
lican ranks between the trcc-colnage ana anu
frcc-coirarc men. BY a curious coincidence the
few decided opponents Of the tcc'loh WI VII
the Rrpuhlcan side are leading advocates oil Tree
coinage at any cost TO party harmony. ana th'A
have recently been striving To prcludicc anu A"
noesihIe destroy the chances of the pending
bill hv stirring up again all the annoying dl"'i-
cncos of opinion Ot last Summer. McsSrS ii"'""'
Teller Paddock. Stewart. and others are ~"
insisting that the Silver law oi the long seSS'o"
must he displaced 10y ne" irec-c"lha-" measure
and they are arranging 10 strike a bargain ''''
,hc Election bill in such way as u insure
their success with "a lrcc-conagr measure
later in the winter. If the treat
majority Of Republican senators VIII c""'' y
VIVA, thcy demand 10 silver thc% VIII 'dlh III
and holm 70 enforce a rjl'c which will take away
ION the minority in the senate IL veto power over
legislation. II. however, The -rcat body Of kr-
publican, insist e.. q lair chaAcc Tor the present
SILVER i.N Nr. Plumb AID his friends arr sac -
19l.a:cr a renewal &C their "lIi'c 81 ihl SPiIH-
with the minority. thus time not i"T rhcli "M.
political benefit hui simply To pun chrsflu's "uu
of the fire for the impcrIlcl Southern Democracy.
There are perhaps, from five a. seven Krpupilcah
senator, wio are now counted upon as Likely l"
vote against the Election bill. if II comes 70 rs
passage With the prcSon membership 81 tc
senate seven advcgec Republican votes would de-
fcnf the bill. Wien the two Idaho senator -,
take their seats The ~ publican detection WIN
have 10 reach cicit on al" simple l>'ur al ''''
Election hill theSn ',-n' votes como n"'
h. held H. coalition with The m'HoHt}
Knit with me frcc-cnin"g' Question behind the
Lodge measure. a combna'Gn might hr i'rnc1
strouc enough - defeat the Elections "nMi''c
in default of satisfactory pied -cs as u SILVER c-s-
lation. In fact. until the rcW Iaho >c at IS are
sworn In and Sufficiently united IIonl can -
maintained. the CduclS committee VIII pI"'io
decline Ia introiUcc aud press rule for ego li-
dchltc Bot ii is evident to every observer tnal
with the passing of every week the prospect oi
securing a new rule and getting yot" on the
Election bill crows moe distant RcpuhHcaiis
generally hope that the silver question can De
Snrcc sf,illv Ec;i ip the hackerouud aS is should
he. until the new rul" j. lnlI"juccl ana IN" clec
ton measure dIsuOS'd OF.
The free -coiuagr senator's are EoW Inc plN -, j.
ON, obstacle IN the way of tie progress 90 ~"
Toaac hill If they can he brought TO support me
Ecanhlican programme in good lallh. the party :
nromi,c Of "A free and fair vote for Representative
in Couercs, viii bc fulfilled. They VIII have -
shoulder the responsibility if the efforts OF Nr
IIoarand lis colleagues of tic Election Commit {
faiI II seems id, +" look How for any lima
action on the pcndln- hill before the Christina
racp., it, indeed there j. 10 Nc any suspcnso'
for tic holidays \ lingering discussion Of tlr
measure may have in fact. the disag7"cable re
suit Of forcing tho Scnat" g. sit all through DE
cernh,r IN that coSc the three tIll weeks lci
before the beginning IF January vii offer amp'
time for the Republicans 80 get together Il
earnest in support of the election measure. Bu
i, might az we'll he admitted tat good deal o
hard work must he done wit,in that time and
more vigorous and active party spirit developed.
the present Senate substitute i 10 get through
that BODY or an election law Of any Kind b
added IA the statute books by the list Congress