Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-14
OUAY AND HIS MOTION.
why He is Not In sympathy with the Eiec-
tion Bill.
Washington correspondence OF the New forl
Harald.l


Washington correspondence Of the New York
Hsrald.)
Senator Quay, as has been repeatedly
stated in these dispatches, is not in sympa-
thy with the elections measure. He re-
CARDS il as bad politics primarily, and in
the second place many of his closest per-
sonal and political friends have moneyed
interests in the South which would. he be-
lieves. be seriously affected by the passage
of the bill. Some of these gentlemen are
Philadelphians and Others residents OF
Pennsylvania who contributed largely of
their means to tie Republican fund in the
last campaign.
1t is also said that other of Senator
Ouay's friends are connected with large
land improvement company controlling
hundreds of thousands of acres in the
everglades of Florida. These gentlemen.
as the story goes. desire to secure certain
concessions from the Florida State Legis-
lature. A long step in the accomplish
ment Of this purpose would be the post
ponement or, better still, the defeat of the
obnoxious force bill through their party
instrumentalty. They have used their in
fiuence with Senator Quay to bring about
this result, knowing that his prominence
IA q political Moses would give strong
impetus to the movement.
WHAT WILL THE SENATE DO?
What action the Senate will take in the
matter is purely speculative, Several reso-
lutions are now pending looking to n
change in the rules, but all of the number
with the exception of that introduced by
Mr.. Edmunds to-day are obviously. in the
interest of securing both consideration
and passage of the force bill.
II is doubtful if the Democrats will give
Mr.. Quay's resolution their support in its
present form. They have strenuously OPP
posed every suggestion of achange in the
rules for any purpose whatever, and their
support now of the Quay resolution. which
distinctly provides for a change. would
draw them into trap from which there
would be no escape. Moreover, their sup
port of the resolution would enable the
Republicans to call up the force bill at the
next session and pass it at their pleasure.
ATRAP.
Neither Senator Edmunds's resolution
nor Senator Quay's resolution could be
considered without the utmost freedom of
debate. To consent to vote on either
proposition at this stage of the session
would be for the Democrats TO surrender
the right freely to discuss political mea-
sures of the gravest consequences to the
welfare of the Democratic party.
The resolution of Senator Edmunds SIM
ply provides for curtailing debate on the
tariff bill. To reach the limit of discus
sion on the merits of the proposition be-
fore a vote could possibly be had would be
that much time taken from actual progress
in debate on the tariff bill.
All such plans as projected by Messrs.
Edmunds and Quay will be fruitless until
the Republicans can command the con-
slant attention of forty-three senators in
their seats or the presiding officer of the
Senate assumes TO count a quorum regard
less of the traditions of the body.
THE ORGAN ON QUAY.
New York Tribune, Republicap.l
Mr.. Quay has taken no part whatever so
far in directing tho course OF legislation IN
the Senate He has absented himself from
all the conferences that have been called
this year to consider the order of business,
and the only caucus ut which he has
been present was that held in June to nomi-
nate a new Sergeant-at-Arms. His propo-
sition TO drop the election bill was the result
of no consultations whatever, except with q
few of the disaffected Republicans and
with Mr.. German. On what ground he
will iustify his assumption of the right to
dictate the action Of the Senate for the
rest OF the session is at present puzzle to
the members of the two committees which
were supposed to be directing the deioera,
t;ons az the Senate--those on Finance and
nm privileges and Elections. Both repu-
date his proposition entirely, and disclam
sny sympathy with its author in his treaty
Of surrender with the Democratic side.
Until recently Mr.. Quay was counted
among the more moderate friends of an
election bill. and he has expressed himself
several times as in favor OF changing the
| rules of the Senate so as to limit debate,
| and thus pass both the tariff and election
measures. Within few days, how
L Ia haa hoo I'D
| the passage Of an election bill {;
and his colleague, Mr.. Cameron, has
| apparently gone oyer to the same opinion.
| Neither OF them. however. can be said to
represent the opinion OF the party In Penn
| sylysnis on this vital question; for the re-
| cent convention which nominated Mr..
| Delamater for Governor gave the Lodge
| bill hearty and unequivocal endorsement
The party press u pennsylvania has also
publican pledges by enacting an election
law.
| Gated IN form, but its plain effect would
be to prevent the consideration Of the cleo
ton bill or any other general legislation at
this session. It would. on the other hand,
allow the river and harbor bill TO get
Through. as, well as various public
building bills. for which, the, peo-
Ing. II would bring the tariff bill
to vote two weeks from next Saturday,
and would perhaps insure an adjournment
BY the middle Of September This is just
| what the Democrats want. and tho Demo-
crstic organs may now be expected to dis
cover that Mr.. Quay il "a extremely liberal
and magnsnimous statesman and Q genuine
political philosopher.
FOR Ovsrwork
Usn HoRsvoRp's AcIp PEosPzArR.
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