The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-17
SPLIT OF THE RADICALS.
THE FORCE BILL TO GIVE WAY
FOR MONEY MATTERS.

The Caucus to Meet at the Residence of
Senator Cameron To-night-The Eff
forts of Senator'S Hoar and Spooner
to Enforce a Coercive Policy De-
feated
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G.-Senators Quay
and Cameron attended the republican
caucus last night, and liked il so much that
Senator Cameron invited tbs caucus to hold
its adjourned meeting at his house to-
morrow night. BY that time the financial
committee, the republican leaders hope,
will have come TO final and definite agree
ment. Whether it does or not the cau-
Gus is expected to soc aside the force bill.
The motion is expected to be made on Thurs
day, IL il is made, by Senator Hoar or some
other representative of the majority of the
republicans. The reasons assigned 10 the
Senate will be that tho financial scheme
agreed upon in the caacus must be given
preference, while the reason assigned to the
republican organs will be- that the arrival
OF tho Idaho senators must be awaited. IL
the motion is made by silver republican,
1t will betray the failure Of the caucus to
agree, and viii need no explanation. In
eltheT eVehS tno rear reason VIII De tno
same.
NOT TO BE CoERcEp.
Senators Hoar and Spooner cannot
coerce the republican opponents Of the force
bill, or Of cloture or OF a temporary
change of tho rules into doing as they saw:
and without substantial unanimity on the
republican side the bill cannot be passed.
Every days delay has damaged
the bills chance. At least one western
.t..v.h h.uI a IA
upon hearing from home, before he could
deliver it, and the change in Senator In
gals is only typical of the others. The sill
yer republicans are still masters of the finan-
| cial situation, holding, as tOey do, the bali
ance OF power. They sat in the Senate to-
day quietly attending to routlue business,
while they lot the eastern senator's do the
worrying in the finance committee room.
The position OF the silver men is very simple.
1--WE want free coinage" they say, land
| will get it ia the next congress, II not in
this. Meanwhile we will take ali we eau
get and yield nothing"
WORK OF THE EASTERN MEN.
The eastern senators are trying to devise
some scheme for satisfy ing the silver men
and at the samo time postponing free coin
age. The President is trying TO hslp them.
and Is still sending for senator's to that end.
But the eastern republicans say he hinders
more than he helps. As usual, Senator Sher-
man is very active. He has so far failed to
get the silver men to agree to any bond
scheme, either his own 2 per cent bond or
Secretary WINDOWS inter-convertible 2 per
cont. bond, or to accept the propositions for
relieving national banks.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SCHEME.
To-day hereSurrected the idea of an inter-
| national conference TO secure universal
coinage at an agreed ratio. Admitting thai
| 10 has been three times tried without the
slightest success, he asserts that tho confer
enoe scheme would now prove feasible. de
says the nations of Europe now see that
| both gold and silver must be used In order
| to provide money enough, and that they are
now prepared to consider an international
agreement to keep the two metals In gen.
eral circulation. Free coinage by the United
States alone would, he says, d0monetizs
| gold and prove financial suicide.
NOT APT TO ACCEPT 1T.
Whether the free coinage men will accept
| a proposition which would postpone the
| contamination Of their hopes for two years
at least is still problematic. They fear John
Sherman bearing gifts. so far they have
only consented TO the three propositions for
| increasing the number of silver dollars, the
purchase of the surplus silver, the substitu-
| tion of silver dollars for national bank
| notes, and the recoiuage into silver dollars
of the surplus subsidiary coin. They possess
blockading power if they persist In their pug
nacity. The democrats are enjoying the
internal discussions OF the republicans
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