The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-20
The Senate and the Force Bill.


There Is a great deal Of speculation in
/ Washington as = the course the Senate
will pursue with respect 10 the federal cleo
ton bill. The reason there is 50 II 1ch is
that the republican seniors have not yet
decided upon their course, and they do not
seem to be able 10 do 50. They have had
two caucuses, and the committee appointed
to frame a rule for lini.iag debate has had
q meeting, bat as yet there are no clear in
dications rs to what conclusion will be
reached. Senator Hoar, Of course. says
that the election bill will he taken up as
soon as the tariff Dill Is out Of the way, and
he thinks the latter bill will be disposed of
before the end of August. He IS 50 anx-
ious, however, to have an election bill
passed-having a bill which he hopes to
have substituted for the one passei by the
House-that what he says with regard to
the matter doesn't count for much.
A few of the republican senators seem to
entertain the idea that some kind Of an
election bill will be passed, their idea being
that the bill passed. by the House is alto
gether too voluninous and complicated.
The truth, however. is that there are
quite number of the republican senators
who are opposed to the passage Of any
election bill, but they haven't the courage to
say so. They are hoping that public senti-
ment in the north will soon be so I'M
mistakably against the bill that there will be
no occasion for them to make their real sentI-
ments known-that no attempt will be
made to force the bill through the Senate.
OF course they will be disappointed.
There are senators who will insist upon TAX
ing up the bill, even though they are con-
WINGED that the sentiment of the country is
against it, What the wavering senator's
would do should it be taken up it is impos-
sible to say. They might be driven by
party pressure into supporting it.
The hope Of preventing its passage, how
ever. is the feeling among republican sena-
tors against changing the rules. They want
to be considered deliberative body, and
they know they would cease to be that if
they should model their rules upon those of
Speaker Reed. Let the rules remain as
they are and the election bill will never be-
come law. With the power which they
give to the minority, the democratic sena-
tors can prevent final vote upon it.
The northern people are gradually getting
to understand the infamous character of
the bill They see that if it should become
a law Quay, Dudley aud other repu olican
leaders of their kind would have virtually
the whole country within their grasp. With
the money they would squeeze out of the
protection monopolies and the INSCRIPTIONS
agents which money would procure they
could elect a congress and name President
to suit themselves. With such returning
boards as they would be able to establish it
would be possible for them to monopolize
the government and shape the legislation of
the cou ntry.
The more the election bill is considered
the more outrageous and dangerous it ap-
pears to be- 1t is not to be wondered at,
therefore, that there are republican senators
who hesitate to give it their approval
There are republicans in the House who, it
is said, could never have BEEN whipped into
voting for it had they not been convinced
that it would not be passed by the Senate