The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-10
THE CLEAN OF THE BAYONET.
The Election Bill Passed in the House by
Vote Of 155 to 149-Lehlbach OF Ne"
Jersey and Coleman of Louisiana
Vote with the Democrats.
From the New York Sun.

prOCeSLS Ol every DeiuoCl az '@HA 9 ~
Der of Republicans, Speaker Reed ana
his coadjutors in the House Of Repre-
sentatives tonight passed the Federal
Election Bill. The fight lasted for ten
hours to-day, and the session was then
prolonged an hour by the senselcss an
tics of one or two fresh members. Ihe
Republican managers cracked the party
whip successfully, as usual, and at no
time during this famous session has
Tom Reed given palmer evidence OF
the entire control which he has over
almost every Republican member. AL
though many Of them sulked and at
tempted to throw cold water upon the
effort to pass an Election bill they were
forced to face the music to-day, and
did so as pleasantly as possible under
the circumstances. Only four Repub-
licans rebelled against the order Of the
dictator. These were Coleman Of Lou
isiana and Lehlbach Of New Jersey,
who voted against the passage OF the
bill and with the Democrats in their
obstruction tactics; Mr.. Ewart Of
North Carolina, who was paired with
Republican, and Mr.. Frank Of Mis-
souri,, who spent the afternoon in the
Senate restaurant after the voting be-
gan, despite the efforts Of the Repub-
lican managers to persuade him to cut
short his lunch.
Every single Democrat III the House
voted against the bill or was paired
against it. There was not break in
the entire line North and South, and
certain Republican members been less
under the influence of the Speaker, in
spired in many cases by fear, the bill
would have undoubtedly been de-
featel to-day on the first roll call.
WILL NOT PASS THE SENATE.
The Democrats, particularly these
from the South, were remarkably cool,
and, except, when they were speaking
against the bill, displayed little OF the
bitter hostility and hatred which they
have for it. There is no doubt that
they would have been far more excited
and denunciatory in their language
were it not for the fact that they feel
assured that there is no possibility of
the bill becoming a law, and that it is
only a piece of Mr.. Reeds political
bluff. There is little doubt that the
Democrats are justified in their feeling
of security. The bill will not pass the
Senate, and it is quite probable that it
will never be called up for conside-a-
ton in that body, at least during the
Fifty-frst Congress. y few weeks ago
it was part Of the Republican pro-
gramme in the Senate to pass the bill
when it came over, even if it should be
necessary to prolong the session until
September to do so. That programme
has not yet been formally abandoned,
but it viii be. An informal count OF
noses has been made, and the fact de-
veloped that such large number of
Republican Senators are opposed to
taking I'D the bill or considering it in
any way that it will be allowed to die
quietly upon the calendar. 1t has al
ready been determined that when it
comes over from the House TO let it re-
main in the Committee on Privileges
and Elections until the tariff and silver
questions are disposed of.
A caucus will then be called for the
purpose of determining what course
shall be pursued. The Republi-
can Senators who believe that it is bad
policy to stir up the Southern question
at this time have been making per-
sistent canvass of their colleagues, and
they are firmly convinced that they
are strong enough to adopt a resolution
in caucus sending the bill over to the
next session. This, Of course: means
that the bill will not be considered at
all. It is now very we'll understood
that if the bill is taken up in the Sen
ate it could not be passed at this session.
as it would not be possible to adopt any
rule to cut off debate. Even Senators
Edmuuds, Hoar, Dawes, and the other
old fogies, who would much like to see
the Election bill become law, are de-
cided in their opposition to any plan
looking to interference with the free.
dom Of debate in the Senate. These
men are in favor Of taking the bill up,
however, and allowing the Democrats
an opportunity 70 talk it to death il
they wish. A large number Of Senators
who do not wish to remain in Wash
ington during the entire summer fol
the purpose of listening to senseless
and useless debate will make q strong
appeal in caucus for the abandonment
of the bill, and they feel confident that
they will be successful.
The Senators of this class include
Messrs ingalls,, Hale, Mcmillan, Wash
burn, Hawley, Paddock, Wolcott, Da
Wis, Farwell, and I dozen more. They
say tonight that the prospects are the
passage of the Election bill to-day is
that the end of the subject, so far as the
Fifty-firSt Congress is concerned, and
adjournment will probably take place
by August |.
Soon after the House met, John I.
Davenport, who is generally rcputel tc
be the real author Of the bill, wae in
vited by some Of the Republican mem
bers to occupy seat on the floor, r,where
he could be freely consulted. Wher
his presence was discovered the Demo
cratic members were indignant, anC
insisted that the rules of the House