The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-04
WAR ON THE FORCE BILL
TURPIE MAKES A HOT SPEECH DO
ING 1T UP.

IL
snooner Still Confident that He Could
PUSH it Faster thaa Hoar is Doing
QUAY Doing His Best to Defeat the
Bill and Down Harrison-The Demo-
Gratis Organ ze.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-One speech, and
that by a democrat, was all that Senator
Hoar could get the Senate to 60 in consid-
Grafton of the force bill to-day. Mr..
Spooner thinks be could have done more.
MIR. Spooner Is candidate for
the Senate two years from now,
and would not decline a suitable Office
from President Harrison meanwhile. Con-
seduently he thinks he ought to be leading
the fight for President Harrison's pet
measure, with view to getting whatever
profit and honor there is in it for himself.
Mr. Spooner is a typical western
hustler, and thinks he could put
the bill through in short order. Conserva-
tive Mr.. Hoar knows that this cannot be
done. He appreciates the fact that the mon
on his own side are all split up over the bill,
and that if he could force vote to-mor-
row the bill would probably be defeated.
HoAR's ONLY HOPE.
lie is trusting to the heat of discussion to
fuse his colleagues on to support solid
enough to build on. He also depends some
what upon the exhortatons Of the party
press, in spite Of the fact that all except
few thick and thin organs. whose editors
have taken Office from The present ad min
istration, are opposing the passage of the
bill Closer investigation of the republican
side, after two days consideration Of the
hill showed to-day that there YVES a very
general indifference to the bill. No one
except Messrs. Hoar and Spooner seems to
take ANY special interest in it. No one was
even ready to speak for it to-day. Even
among the men who were apparently anx-
ious to pass it at the last session this in
difference prevails.
ITS HARM RECOGNIZED.
ut has done us no good and am afraid
it can only do us harm" said one of them
to-day: still they viii follow Mr.. Hoar if he
will not take up too much time vita the
bill. Its republican opponents are still
waiting to see what will turn up. Some of
them held an informal conference to-day,
but came to no conclusion as to
policy. They will meet from time to
time, probably at Senator Quay's house, to
hold counsel together. Senator QuaYS op-
position to the bill is fortified by Senator
Quay's opposition to President Harrison's
uniriendly attitude toward him during the
late campaign, and realizes that President
Harrison is rejoicing at his defeat. Natur-
ally is love for President Harrison, never
great is less than ever.
TO WORK AGAINST HIS RECONCILIATION.
All his influence will be exerted to pre-
vent President HirriSon's renomination.
and meantime TO thwart President Har-
rlson's desires IN congress. All the anti-force
bill republicans want it distinctly under
$1,000 that their written promise TO Messrs
Iioar ana SCoOner vas fully aud completely
kept on Monday when they voted to take
up the bill, and that they are under no obli-
cation to vote for the bill. President Har-
rison has a list OF these weak-kneed republi-
cans, as they are called, and will watch
their action closely. The list will become a
Dack ISL If they do not vote for the BILL
MAKING A PERSONAL MATTER OF IT.
He is making personal matter OF it and
VIII cut OF the patronage of every repub-
mean senator who opposes him in it. Presi-
ueht harrlsonE great danger is the desire of
tne western republicans for free silver coin
age 1t is really more probable that the
oenate will pass a free silver bill than that
~ Will pass the force bill.
ATTITUDE OF THE DEMOCRATS.
Some of the democratic senators ex-
pressed In their caucus the opinion that it
would be good policy for the democrats,
after making enough speeches to thoroughly
yenUla'e the faults of the bill, to let it go
tnroug1, on the theory that it would be
pacucaAy imperative, and would harm
my tne republican majority responsible
t az IT. put msJoTi y of the democrats were
'Or making stiff and stubborn fight.
THE DEMOCRATS FIX a PLAN.
Up TO the present time the democratic
senators, Whlleunanimous is their opposition
~ t1e national elections bill, have not
% ,uu.u IL necessary to unite upon a d stinct
ray polcy of antagonism. Such opposi-
.iol ;g as has been shown, has been of an indi-
aitual character. Yesterdays proceedings
=" Vne senate, where for a time there ap-
@ @p'afeu 10 be difference of opinion between
rt.aln democratic senators as to the best
n'etuou OF procedure, caused the more ex-
t6a'0nced t6a senator's on the minority side of
% o c1amber to realize the necessity for
United party action.
a CAUCUS.
5ticvlhS upon this, Immediately upon the
tSc p4uIhinenJ Of the Senate this afternoon
~ 1duieluocla lc Sc lator5 went into caucus
o+ 1A'cgss @ the order Of business in the SEN
Con- v Inc pending elections bill was of
ton M She principal theme for considera-
M e me cha ces of the passage of the
cn c", Il 1t should reach finaI vote, we're
DIS MS ca, and individual senators expressed
| rnbI.o opinions to the ability of the re-
i1'iicaA h iiA party leaders to keep their forces
msjIL nne, The conclusion reached was to
pssso'Sc o'1ln an unalterable opposition to the
N, AN EXHAUSTIVE DEBATE.
Tnri9; poll inaugurated to-day by Senator
viii wiz a9lil VIII be followed, aud the minority
bill e9Ie 9s'ze every opportunity to discuss the
10 a,r ae1napa.l lively, and fairly, and to strive
rescbn5!d S'li9nd every Objectionable feature as
meostS1 mtgu N the detailed consideration of the
Tbs Us was the case with the tariff bill
GplhIon was expressed that as the
ip'sn,tyy mad not yet signitied ay
bate +. 10 unduly restrict reas juable de
10 r1s - wound be premature for the caucus
graT1roo take an arrangement of pro-
co,,,rne 10 meet the presen alton OF a
boy,oa-,,e5r resolution. It was made apparent,
tend d+'r, ~ That the democratic senators in
end W resist the passage Of the bill to the
= ENSURING HARMONY.
crs-io 'ecure harmony Of action, the demo
lagass NE men oefs Of the COMMITTEES on privi-
viii 10y. a.u elections, which reported the bill,
TIE 80 - charge of the debate and arrange
p1er Of speaking. There was some COM
wbe9 20! ot notes in the caucus to ascertain