The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-12
FORCE BILL MEN BEATEN
THE BURIAL OF THE BILL WILL
OCCUR ON Tuesday.


Alarmed by the Scowls of the
Leaders of the Majority-The Finan-
ciaI Question to Supersede the Force
Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1l.-Senators Hoar
and Spooner looked very solemn to-day.
They do not take their defeat last night
philosophically. They think majority of
the republican senator's favor a force bill,
and they are Indignant with the minority
because they will not yield to the majority.
The minority, made up chiefly Of western
silver men. are not at all abashed by the
angry disapproval. They think that they
have done the state some service by defeat
ing the force bill As for Senators Quay
and Cameron, its chief eastern opponents,
they are not to be inundated
they say, by the seedlings of
organs subsidized with officers, or by the
party leaders, who are following out their
own personal purposes. They think they
know what the people of Pennsylvania
want. and they think that they do not
want force bill. None of the republicans
opposed to the bill seem at all regretful
because President Harrison has been disap-
pointed-in fact some of them seem to en-
joy that fact.
woOLCOTT's CAUCUS SPEECH.
The great speech of the caucus last night
was that of Senator Woolcott OF Colorado.
who in opposing the bill scored President
Harrison as sharply as he did Senator
Hoar. The power of the opposition Is well
shown by the fact that although
on account of absenteeism Senator Hoar
had a large majority of the caucus last
night, he did not carry a single point. His
own followers would not pledge themselves
to anything in the face of the opposition
they knew to exist ia the party. They said
it was nonsense and worse to adopt in eau
Gus what they could not carry in the Senate.
There was. therefore, practically no support
for the bill aud none for the proposed
change of rnles, nor had Senator Hoar been
able TO get any one who could be elected
president pro tenn. to promise to put the
cloture through. Senators Hoar and
Spooner are trying to find way out, but
there seems to be none.
FINANCES HAVE THE CALL.
The republicans talk now about the fiuan-
cial question as the oue really before the
Senate, the force bill being practically dead
and the funeral being announced for Tues
day next. The new caucus finance com nit
zee, on which the silver men are represented,
tried to decide upon some measure of relief
y,
Meetings will be held from day to day until
Monday in the hope of reaching an agree
ment. The trouble is that the silver men think
they have the upper hand and are very ex-
acting in their demands.
DECENTRALIZATION OF THE PARTY.
The demoralized state of the republicans
was SHOWN by the failure of the attempt to
carry out to-day the caucus resolution for
longer day sessions and night sessions, with
Senator Blalr's extraordinary speech, which
kept senators and galleries in a roar of
laughter and excitement as an incident.
Stung by the reproaches upon their silence
heaped upon them in the caucus last night
The force bill republicans relieved the dem
ocFats from oratoricai duty to-day. Sena-
Tor Frye revived Representative Lodges
remark, saying that he was willing,
II necessary, to have a bayonet
behind every ballot, amid applause and
misses from the galleries, which Senator
1oar did not ask to have cleared, as he cid
earlier IN the morning, Whel q democrat
was making speech.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
CBa the associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. LIN the Senate
this morning Mr.. Mitchell offered resolu-
ucn, which was agreed to, lnstructing the
postoiiice committee to inquire into the
feasibility and advisability of a law for
Or certain classes OF postofices throughout
The country
2, The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Liuino for daily meetings of the Senate at
Iv0clock, ana for II recess from $50 to 8
Vciock. was taken I'D.
Mr' Cockrell suggested that IL II o'clock
we're iiXed for the hour of meeting there
you'd be an opportunity to attend to some
Uoulhlittee work. whereas if the Senate
MeI at 10 o'clock no committee
~9EK could be done. He also questioned the
es11tEsolllty OF night sessions and the proba-
my OF the attendance of a quorum. He
reminded the Senate that during the last
session, when the tariff bill was under con-
sue v.ae'{ansion, and when the hour for meeting
"aS ~ O'CLOCK, there was no night sessions,
ani yeI business was done in most pleasant
"'u satisfactory manner.
Ell, Mr, rlumb recognized the force of the
m 0Sk.eSuon, but favored trying the expert
OBJECT OF THE PROPOSITION.
Ar. Reagan thought thst the senator's
a,tsa n' Just as we'll be frank with one an
tbnt. Ihey all understood on both sides
cI 1at 'ue object Of the proposition was TO
n rroAe Oh debate on the elections bill and to
E ESt Its full, free and deliberate con-
miita:toh: II that we're the purpose of the
TSSIijoIlOy 1t had the power to carry iU out.
rao. resolution was the first step i'll that di-
n T,.lou and would be in harmony with the
p gat Jose OF the bill in revolutionizing the
s, o,ar and in taking away from the
| fT0S the exercise Of powers and |
baJ Performance of duties which |
tIo belonged to them since |
H. foundation of the government. |
po ro Oil proposed a change in ths form of |
n lnfhent from one of self-government |
cbo que OF force and coercion. Such q |
csraes'e9 ought not to be made without most |
tioo Vi os elaboration, discussion and exposi-
bv " tine bill; ought not to be stranged |
proposition intended to wear out the |
il ~ and prevent fair consideration of |
tia - 1le protested against the adoption of |
uni1 'esolution as unjust to the Senate and |
KS ,'' a., 70 the American people.
hi. morgan also argued against the reso- |
. two l lie doubted whether there we're |
c-r,J Jepators ON the republican side who |
sir. 'ed The provisions Of the Senate sub |
mn, and he beloved that there we're |
reaI' senator's on that side who had never
e'her the House bill or the substitute. |
=. NOT READ by THE COMMITTEE.
the ~ o "es very evident that the members of |
lsd w.. .niittee on privileges and elections |
be- 'ioI themselves read il, for there had |
e6cs |seighty and serious and solemn differ |
sn mn ol opinion (which was not vet cured) |
/ aI. - luetu Is to what tina en hatituta ectu- |