Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-04
THE porrE nrEL
1t is Hardly Likely l.ls 5fearure WIN b
Passed.

WASHINGTON, d. O., Dec 2,-senator
Hoar had final talk with President Hars
rison this morning about the Force bilL
and then went 10 the Senate and called "
up. He got II up by yea and nay vote,
which. German demanded, and then keps
1t up by another yea and nay vote az 2
o'clock, when the Senate in the regular
order would have gone on with the onsid
Grafton Of the bill TO make good the Eight
hour law TO laborers on government work
which was pending when the, Senate adj
journed last session. German brought oul
clearly the fact that the Republicans had
buried this bill in order 70 press the Forcq
bill; but the Democrats did not gain much
time i'll this episode, because German,
being hampered by Interruptions from
other Democrats, finally withdrew tho,
point of order he had thrown out against
the Force bill As before, the Democrats
were embarrassed by their richness in
leaders. However, the Republicans ao-
complished nothing more to-day than to
have the Honse Q.odge) bill and the Senate
(Hoar) bill read, and to remind the Senate
how different those measures were.
Spooner and other western Republicans
favoring the bill think this slow progress,
and are disposed TO blame Hoar for it.
They think Spooner would make better
leader. There are other Republicans who
think this was progress enough. They are
the opponents of the bill, who succeeded
l .
hopeful of defeating it in this They i'm.
clude Quay, Cameron, Plumb, Ingalls,,
Teller, Walcott, Washburn, Davis,
MITCHELL Paddock and the others who be-
lieve that the Force bill is inexpedienf
from party standpoint. They have not
changed their attitude at all. Said one Of
them this evening:
1--WE opponents of the bill voted to take
it up to-day because we agreed with itr
friends ON our side in writing at the last
session to do that much in December, as
consideration for their agreement to post
| pone it. But we are pledged to do nothing
more. Weare free to vote against IL.
~ certainly shall not vote for it. Nos
| body, north or south, except lot of polls
ticians, wants it. 1t was one of the chief
causes Of our defeat in November, and il
will defeat lis again il we make ii "A law.
The business interest of the north will not
stand it. Just what we shall do and just
how many of us will do it, depends on
circumstances. We are opportunists for
the present. But l do not think the bill
will pass the Senate II only takes the
united action of seven Republicans to beat
! il,
AS in the last session, the silver question
| is associated with the Force bill. The
Republicans from silver states want free
silver more than they do the Force bill.
They may vote their preference, especially
if Reed let free silver bill get through
the House before the Senate gets through
with the Force bill-which he will not do
il he can help it, Vest proposes to offer q
free Silver bill as a substitute for the Force
bill, and so to draw the silver vote from
of division manifest on the Republican,
side of the Senate to-day to greatly encour.
age the Democrats to fight the Force bill
| valiantly to the end.