The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-03
PUSHING THE FORCE BILL
THE SENATE TAKES 1T UP ON
MOTION OF Mr.. HOAR.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2--Senator Hoar had
a final talk with President Harrison this
morning about the force bill, and then went
70 the Senate and called it up. He got it up
nv a yea and nay vote, which Senator
German demanded. and then kept it up by
another yea and nay vote at 2 o'clock,
when the Senate in the regular order
would have gone on with the C )nsideration
of the bill to make good the eight-hour law
10 labolers on government work, which
WAS pending when the Senate adjourned
last session.
NOT MUCH TIME GAINED.
Senator German brought cut clearly the
tact that the republicans had buried this
bill in order to press the force bill, but the
democrats did not gain much time in this
euisode. because Senator German, being
batnpered by interruptions from other
democrats. finally withdrew the point of
order he had thrown out against the force
bill.
AS before, the democrats were embar-
rassed by their richness in leaders. How
ever, the republicans accomplished nothing
more today t an to have the House
dodge bill aud the Senate (Hoarl bill read
and to remind the Senate how different
those measures are. Senator Spooner and
other western republicans favoring the bill
disposed to blame Senat n Hoar for it.
They think Senator Spooner would make a
better leader.
ITS REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION.
There are other republicans who think
aunnnh Thuv ba
nents Of the bill who succeeded in postpon-
lug it last session, aud are still hopeful OF
defeating it in this. They include Senators
Quay, Cameron, Plumb. Ingalls,. Teller,
Wolcott, Washburn. Davis, Mitchell, Pad
dock and the others who believe that the
force bill is inexpedient from party stand
point. They have not changed their etti-
tude at all.
WHAT ONE OF THE BoLTERs SAYS.
Said one of them this evening: 1--WE op-
ponents Of the bill voted to take it up to-
day, because we had agreed with It's friends
on our side in writing at the last session, to
do that much in December as a considera-
ton for their agreement to postpone it, but
we are pledged TO nothing more and are
free to vote against it. l certainly shall not
vote for it. Nobody north or south
except lot of politicians. want i6. 1t was
one of toe chief causes of our defeat in
November. and it will defeat us again if we
make it a law. The business interests of the
north will not stand It, Just what we shall
DO, aud just how many of us will do it, de-
pends upon circumstances. We are oppor-
tunists for the present. But don't think
the bill will pass the Senate. 1t only takes
the united action Of seven republicans to
beat it.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
As in the last session, the silver question
is associated with the force bill. The repub
licans from the silver states want free silver
more than they do the force bill. They
may vote their prefereHce. especially ii
Speaker Reed lets a free silver bill get
through the House before the Senate gets
not doif he can help it. Mr.. Vest proposes
toGffsr free silver bill as a substitute for
the force bill, and so to draw the liver vote
from the republican side. But free silver
would stand better chance
agreed to it, if the proposition
stated now comes from the House, which
mas not yet passed it. There was enough of
DIVISIONS manifest on the republican side of
Ile nenate to-day to greatly encourage the
democrats to fight the force bill valiantly to
the end.
THE FIGHT IN DETAIL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-ln the Senate to.
Jay among the various communications
QUO petitions presented and referred, were
humorous petitions for amendment of the
NrlH Dill by providing for q rebate on
manufactured Tobacco; a so the annual
report Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
among the Ills introduced and referred
"efetWo free col age bills by Messrs. Teller
aqu Flumb, one by Mr.. Daniel to allow a
Fha, fNI. n
nelu 10 ST OK Jan. |, 1891, aud one by Mr..
tugaiIs authorizing the Secretary of Agri-
sasure TO distribute seed to citizsns Of Kan
saS aud Nebraska who have suffered from
~e Drought during the present year.
WF. sherman troduced bill providing
.naI the present tariff act shall not be con-
o,. "nuea To repeal or impair the stipulations
Efa'alned Ea%ai!ed ia the reciprocity treaty with
In, Ihe calendar was taken up and several
XIII iiis were passed, among them the Senate
I'M in. propriating S75, 0J0 for public build
e az 0taunton, Va.
THE FORCE BILL.
o,oti ar Hoar moved to proceed to consid-
Jia1loh OF the House bill to amend and sup
Status u the election laws of the lited
fcros f'-esS and provide for more etfic ent en-
do'lhent of such laws Mr., German
tor 'uIed n the yeas and nays ON that mo-
III. Inc yeas and nays were take !, and
Yso,' we, strictly a party one, resulted:
taIfl' nays 30. So the election hill was
NJ up and the clerk began to read it.
oriai. 5i HQar suggested that instead of the
ranon. ai House i'll being rea the substitute
ilscosl|d by the Senate committee on priv
anu elections be read.
DEMOCRATS DISSENT.
sect He'erai dem )cratic senators express ID dis
ad. % ',- onat proposition, and Mr.. Harris
bs rooa aNo' no. Let the original House bill
rea iiV 30 80 the clerk preceded with the
rsodns Oh the original House bill. The
so,.B vent on mohotonously, and to
the g,,T' GTlairs' up to O'Clock, when, unde:
bpsiro'.ys 'u.ss OF the Senate, the ''unfinisued
jpg tSa y from the last Sc sion came up, be-
me,t t1e - q use bill providing for adjust
Man tne accounts of laborers, work.
eeS. and mechanics arising under the
NJ. HoAR BACKS THE BILL.
sjeraifil1o der, floar moved to proceed with the con
Cor 10. .o4 OF the election law, and Mr..
Nr u rose to argue against that motion.
ton n 11aar atoar raised the point that his mo-
it. bogros,.h "as hoe debatable. The opposition to
N. ever, went on.
Mr. / @ @u,ier Inquired what the effect of
% The lars ar motion. if agreed to, wolld be
Tne unh llshed business
ELECT ds pr sFesldlng officer explained that the
bef "a - ~ IL would be to bring the election bill
ness1 ,'e1 we senate, and the ''untluis ned busi-
st,erroouild would not be taken up at any ti.de
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