Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-14
WASHINGTON CITY.
oUAYs RESOLUTION SHELVING THE
FORCE BILL A SENSATION.
Republican Senators Divided as to the
Policy of the hills Quay Play
ing Biuff Game?
lrrom oar Regalar corrosponaen,.l

ppiitlcal clFtlt5 tD~udy NoS INC TtSoiuiiH4
of Senator Quay offered in the Senate late
yesterday evening providing for the
shelving Of the force hill until the next
session Of Congress at least. Some Of the
leading Republican papers this morning
criticised MIR. Quay severely for bringing
forward ut this time such proposition,
and these walls from the party organs
have added decided interest 70 the
situation. The New York TrIlu'e
openly accuses the Chairman Of the
National Republican Committee with
working in the interest OF the Democrats,
and the Philadelphia Press, paper That
has had within few weeks column after
column from the South showing that the
force bill is Objectionable 10 both parties
III that section. says that Senator QUAY
ought 70 be ashamed Of himself for Offering
such a resolution. Well. all this sort
Of talk from the organs IL simply amusing,
and Mr.. Quay can probably afford to smile
as he reads the criticisms.
IsTT A DIcKER?
He is generally acknowledged 10 be
shrewd politician. and 1t is taken Tor
granted that he knew perfectly well what
he was about when he drafted his resoiu-
ton. He has not only been in con-
sultation for several DAYS with the
leaders on his own side Of the cham
her, but has also talked carefully
with Senator German and other prominent
Democrats. and the whole thing has re-
suited in a practical agreement. The
same dicker was made two weeks ago
tomorrow and was at the time given
prominence in the Dispatch. CORE
spondence. The offer came in the
first place from the Republicans. and while
the Democrats were IN position that pre-
vented them from freely expressing them
selves in public. it was admitted then by
quite q number that an arrangement had
been made by which the force
bill would not be pressed this ses-
sion. and that in the course of week
or two daylight would break ana a way
would be found to bring TO close the de-
bate on the tariff bill, pass the other i'm
portant measures, throw the force bill
overheard, and adjourn Congress by the
middle of September.
DIVIDED OPINION.
For some time it has been positively
known that there was a division or senti-
ment among the Republicans regarding
the wisdom of passing the force bill. some
do not care TO have any radical change
made in the Senate rules. Others are IN
alterably opposed to such law as the
more radical =, senator's want to
pass. and still others have not
believed that ii could be passed IN time 10
put the law in operation for the coming
election IN November. 1t Is the opinion OF
the leading men that even If the proposed
law were enacted the Government officials
could not set the machinery IN operation
inside of ninety days, certainly not IN sixty
days.
Conversations to-day with senator's seem
to indicate that Mr.. Quay's resolution will
certainly be adopted. II is claimed az this
writing that at least half if not more than
a majority Of the Republicans will favor
its adoption. and that 1t will meet with no
opposition on the Democratic side OF the
chamber. Mr.. Edmunds made no protest
this morning and this is a pretty positive
indication that even he will acquiesce III
the plan as the easiest and quickest way
out of the tangle.
QUAY ALMOST CERTAIN.
The Republican senators will not hold q
caucus until tomorrow night. Then it
Will be definitely decided how many of the
party will sanction the Quay resolution.
1t il believed that Mr.. Quay Is certain
of his strength else he would never
have ventured upon ground that
might slip from under him. II ~
said that Mr.. Hoar and other Radi-
Gals who have been bent on passing
the bill will insist at the caucus that the
force bill shall be included rs one OF the
measures To be pressed at this session, but
the best information now Is that they Will
be outvoted, or If not outvoted that there
will be enough Republicans willing 10 JOIN
the Democrats to carry out the Quay plan.
STIPULATED CLEARLY.
Mr.. Blackburn and Mr.. Harris are the
Democratic members of the Senate Com
mittee on Rules. The Republican men,
bers of that committee are Messrs. Aldrlch,
Sherman. and ingalls,. Mr.. Harris IS ont
hut
tuckian the only Democratic member
of the committee here. Mr.. Blackburn
will endeavor to have the Quay
resolution SO amended "a TO stipulate
clearly that between now and the 30th or
August nothing shall come up In the Sen
ate except the tariff. He Is not certain
that he will succeed. He wants 1t SO fixed
that nothing else can use up the time that
should be devoted solely To the tariff.
WILL IT HOLD GOOD?
There are many doubling Thomases
here who are afraid of Mr.. Quay. They
are fearful lest the shrewd politician may
be PLAYING game of bluff, and that in the
end the Republicans Will trick the Demo
Gratis. and when the tariff bill Is out of the
way the Republicans will claim that there
is nothing binding in the rule or order TO
prevent the taking up, of the force bill
| and passing IT under suspension
of the rules. OF course there would
be nothing in the way except
the Democratic opposition, but If the
conference tomorrow night adopts the
Quay resolution the agreement that will
practically be thereby entered into VIII
hold good. and common decency VIII de-
mand that il shall be lived up To. Things
are generally in such shape now that 1T
certainly seems To be safe to claim once
more that the election bill will not be
dressed this session.
BITTER To REED.
This situation is gall and wormwood to
Speaker Reed. and while ne Is not saving
much there are reports out to the eject
that he has declared that If the Senate
throws his pet measure overheard he VIII
hang up the tariff bull in the .House when
the latter measure 10 sent back - the
lower branch of Congress and do ms Ut
most to keep Congress in session until
| next December This is only mad threat.
Many, il not majority, of the Senate Re
publicans are very tired of the threats OF
Tom Reed, and he has done more 10y his IN
solent manner TO prevent the consideration
of the force bill III the Senate than any ten
| men combined. Senatorsare OF the OPINION
that when be attempted to trick, gag; ana
| bulldoze the House he had about IA big "A
contract as he could handle. and they
| want none of his interference at the other
| end of the Capitol.
PLATT's PRACTICAL ADVICE.
Ex-senator Tom Plat, OF New York, &c
| cording to "A statement made here, IS the
first man who laid the bare facts before
| the Senate managers of the pending
tariff bill. More than two weeks ago be IS
said TO have plainly stated to Sena-
tors Aldrch and Hisc,ock that the
country demanded the early passage OF the
| tariff bin. and that it would be well TO
abandon this session the force bill. 1t was
| then that the first overtures came from
Senators Hiscock and Aldrich looking
practically to an agreement with the
democrats for bringing the debate
to an early close. and the postponing OF
the force bill until next session. These,
facts were telegraphed the Dispatch and
given a prominent place in the columns OF
the paper, and there has been nothing
since to warrant any modification OF the
claim that was then made.
NORTHERN SENTIMENT.
| PENNSYLVANIA and New York, two States
| .onroaa,,,,c ,,nuarfr1l interests both