The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-26
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WASHINGTON. July 25.-The edict has gone
forth that the Force bill must pass the Senate.
and the one who placed his sign manual to the
order is Thomas Bracket Reed. The enlarge
ment OF the Speakers parliamentary territory
was brought about by the waverinR and vaoil-
lating action on the part OF the Senate, as EVIL
denced by the fruitless results OF the several
| caucuses held recently. Reed. Mckinley. Can
| non. Lodge and Rowell. aided and Allotted by
John |. Davenport, mot Senators Hoar.
Spooner Frye. and Teller yesterday In secret
conference. The object OF the conference
WAS to mollify those Senators who have been
acting in a recalcitrant manner by striking out
Objectionable features in tho Lodge bill. Every
effort will be made 10 pacify those Senators.
but II the pacflicatory methods do not accom-
plsh the end desired, it was decided that CO.
ercion must be used, and the present session
of Congress Will DO protracted during the re-
mander OF the summer and II necessary. I'D
10 the first OF December. Reed promised
that he would keep the House here:
end would compel the attendaPee Of
said he could easily, do, and would : do.
What the substance OF the bill was he did not
is imperative to the success of the Republican
party that the Senate should endorse In some
was no logical reason. he urged. why the bill
should be abandoned. 1t was Il close and dis
tinct issue and the Senate must act upon the
The riot act, as read by the Speaker. was
heartily agreed to by Senator Hoar. who saw
doing 30 knock gu, the Senatorial aspirations
OF Henry Cabot Lodge. The bill. amended to
t 9 w be Of bS til bs
be hold either on Monday or Tuesday night OF
NEXT week. Tho resolution to shorten debate
one Will necessitate the adoption of
the other. The Democrats are on the
debate are gathering data 10 be used in their
speeches. Senator Faulkner. tho Democratic
ny % sqEg enc a
couraGes all attempts on the part OF his col
leaguesto get away until Oct. 10; senator Gray,
Senators, is to take charge OF the debate on the
Democratic side.
While Heed is reckoning on his success In
coercing the Senate into passing the bill lie is
not perhaps, aware that his own forces threat
hns been eo T2s cpned Mi
opposition, but after this last movo by which
he PROPOSES to keep the House here by force.
Chairman OF one OF tho most prominent COM
OF the Sreaker is calling. ] cant anord TO say
much because J am doing my best to got the
Speaker to ASSIGN mo day to DISPOSE Of I'M
cnn iell you one thing. that as suro as there Is
II God aboyo no lower will hold Congress hero
ton biz, are passed. / think this coerclye
measure Oh the, Part Of tho Speaker and his
conlerrees is deserving Of the sevorest con-
demnation, not only because 1t Is an arbitrary
our party. This uncertainty OF tho probable
consideration OF the bill on tho part OF the Sem
ate should have been thought Of before the
bill passed the House. Every day the opposi;
ton, to 1t Is growing stronger, and IT viii
produce an elect in the South that will
throw our party back at least twenty years.
Tho Farmers Alliance Aud the prohibition
movement, II lott unennstraned by Federal
election law would have surely broken the
SOLID Democratic South. l venture 70 say that