The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-19

THEIR CAUCUS AGREEMENT AL
READY REPU DATED.

The Finance Bill Will Never Get Out of
the Committee Room Unless a New
Agreement is Reached-No Senator
Willing to Father the Odium Of Pass
ing the Force Bill Under a Cloture
Rule.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Republicsn eau
Gus agreements do not last overnight
nowadays. The agreement given out as
the result Of the caucus last night is practi-
caIly repudiated by the republican senators
to-day. Instead of an agreement to pass a
specified financial bill, and then to pass the
force bill under cloture, the conclusions
of the caucus seem to have been as tenta-
tive and unsatisfactory as the conclusions
Of any of its predecessors. L any of the
financial compromise bill, said to have been
agreed upon last night, ever gets reported
from the finance committee. to which it
was committed to-day, it will be in con-
sequence of new agreement, the founda-
tions of which are yet to be laid. II the
forco bill is passed, and, more than all, if q
cloture rule is adopted, it will be in each
case because new understanding has been
reached.
MISTAKE OF THE MANAGERS.
Apparentlythe managers OF the caucus mis-
understood the opposition last night, Judg-
irg from the report they gavs tossthe Asso-
ciated Press. Having the majority of the
caucus, as they had had in every caucus
they carried their propositions through and
then assumed that the opposition, being in
the minority, were bound to support them
The members Of the opposition do not SO
understand it. They hold themselves free,
first, to vote for free coinage, il any sena-
tor. democrat or republican, proposes it as
an amendment to the caucus financial bill;
second, to vote against the force bill; and
third, &c. vote against cloture rule.
MUST HAVE REED.
Besides, they point out that as to the
latter nothing can be done until senator
is found willing to play the role of Reed
and forcs the new rule through by main
strength. So far no senator has offered
himself as a substitutute fer the unwilling
vice president. Senator Ingalls,, on whom
the choice of the cloture men fell, will get
out of it by going to Kansas. Senator
Hale of Maine is mentioned, but is not ex-
pected to go back on Secretary Blaine, his
political creator, in this way In @ alb
sence of czar the cloture rule would be
conveniently debatabls measure with which
TO fend off a vote on the force bill, and SO
defeatits own purpose.
WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
ITO all this the caucus managers sav that
II this is the state Of affairs they will have
to sit down and wait for something more
like unanimity. Senator Aldrich has an
nounced that he will bring in no financial
bill until he is assured that all the repubh-
can senator's will vote to pass it in its in
tegrity without free coinage amendments
Nor VIII be bring in cloture rule unless
he has reason to believe that it will be sup
ported by all the republicans. As for Sem
ator Hoar, he recognizes the fact that with
out cloture his force bill cannot pass.
DANGER OF A CRISIS.
The obvious danger of the caucus man
ayers Is that the silver republicans, after
waiting few days for the republican man.
ayers to bring out the financial bill, may
spring free coinage bill on the Senate 1t
would, OF course, pass To prevent this the
managers were telling the malcontents in
the constant conferences which anxiety
prompted to-day that Speaker Reed would
never let free coinage bill get before the
mouse, so that they must take the compro-
mise Dill or nothing. The silver senators
are not so sure of this, relying as
sney do on popular pressure. They
nave nave seen reciprocity forced upon an un-
wiling House of representatives
uesplte Speaker Reeds utmost endeavor,
ana they do not see why free coinage may
not De- At all events, knowing that they
are s, masters OF the situation and that they
Will get great deal even if a compromise bill
Bpassed in the end, they are willing TO take
sue cnances. The caucus managers labored
uard all day on the floor and in the cloak
ts t1o,hs 10 get some agreement that would
nolu' using the necessities of the financial
a'uatlon as their chief argument. but up to
@ oae nour OF adjournment they had not sue
ALDRIcH DISCOURAGED.
senator lIrio
sepuoiican majority in the attempt to get
S1e financial legislation, is discouraged
auuer tne dlsappointrnents Of to-day. He
%quoteo as saying tonight: "In view of
y. "DsC some republican senators have said
w. S%,1ay about their unwilinguess to stand
=! Tue caucus action last night l am in
ta'or OF passing resolution Ia the finance
SsS'unlttee S"tee declaring that there will be no
m"a nnauce legislation at this session. The only
n~1S ae1re that could pass is the one agreed
SpVI ias5 might, but Mr. Teller, Mr.. Stewart,
~. t' Mltchell and others say thev will vote
iSan Iree coinage substitute Very well,
csUa Vn, ana those who, like me. regard the
~ 1'ts rs OH as the utmost possible concession
tron, 'ne silver men, are absolvei
TOm "a. our obligation to support it.
b ulu not like 1t, and l am glad not to
d..', ste 70 vote for it, but nothing was more
sssauc9ly understood in our conference last
aSa.n nu. Cnan that we would all support it, as
Sanotte " compromise and ediency."
nsoiiTf suaIofs Aldrich. Morrill, aud Hiscock es-
EssVAAy dislike the Sherman fiat money
lbssTe lbVlre In the bill, but are also opposed to
'AiVer expansion scheme.
ALDRICH'S FAILURE.
Of fSSna1or o Aldrich, who is also chairman
rroonrlittee on rules. will not report the
rroa0Nu rrSpoaeu cloture rule unless he changes his
IA rtoeI tseuI purpose. He tried, In obedience to
III boIs IdV ue regarded as the party decision, to
dar a a meeting Of the COMMITTEES on rules to-
IpoonH. prepare cloture rule, but Senator
rpin,n' member Of the committee fatty
pprnoe peu 10 attend meeting for any such
sboU, ana also announced that ne was
e0pIS 70 go TO Kansas Senator Aldrich
lpcarnao not get e quorum without Senator
le; e1,is, fn and So abandoned the attempt and
'ls Whole matter 60
r THE DAYS DEBATE.
ae '1s ~, election bill was taken up in the SEN
tbs S '.s AFTERNOON, aud Mr. Coke addressed
10 s"id @ e IN opposition to it. 1t proposed.
autbost1., 70 thrust rudely aside the state
The II'l.ies who had for century controlled
Grp,y lions, ard TO substitute for them an
narsbaIl partisan Supervisors and deputy
legsstis, VINO are 10 direct and control
PARIS and the polling OF votes and
ng returning boards to do the count
,oerss ~ cert ification OF the result. OF
Ia y.tus 'ns Dlll involved the conclusion that