Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-20
FIELD DAY IN THE SENATE.
Opening OF q Bitter and, In All Proba.
bfiity, . Prolonged Struggle.

Mr. noAR's OPENING GUN IN FAVOR OF flR
ELECTION DnL-HE DRAWS NIB. PUeH's FMS
ruREE-ooaSERRp REPUBLICAN FIGHr-soMz
SHARP TuRUsrs.
Quay was active in the Senate this morning
as he has never before been. Moving among
his supporters and followers, comforting with
one and then another, sounding the quality Of
the courage Of one and screwfng up the courage
OF another to the sticking point; he wss % III In
political convention, which be 80 we'll knows
how to manipulate.
A scene In the chsmber was expected BY the
public, who turned out In numbers ut the I'M
usual hour OF 10 an. to half ill the galleries
Nearly every Senator In the city, republican or
democrat, was In his seat when the Quay reso-
ton was called up after some minor morning.
bnsinsss was disposed OF. At the very outset
one democrat felt compelled 10 break the COM
pact OF silence and an incident occurred which
promised some interest
TILT OF HxssAs. uoAR AND PuaH
Mr.. Hoar stated on opening his speech. after
after having offered his two amendments to
the resolution, that the only thing that had
been heard about the election bill on the door
OF the Senate was q threat from q democrat
that there would be bioOdshed II an attempt
were made to execute the Law. This referred
to remark made by Mr. Pugh when the bill
was reported from the committee.
Mr.. Pugh ut once interrupted the speaker to
repel the statement that he had made use Of
any threat He said he had made prediction,
one that had been frequently made in the
House and in the press. He had made no
threat: He had expressed An opinion-a fear,
not desire.
Mr.. Hoar said the country would Judge
whether or not the gentleman's remarks were
threat
Senator Morgan stepped over TO Mr.. Pugh
and asked him not to make any retOrt. and
further controversy in that line was dropped.
air. Hoar read his speech, which he had care
fully prepared and had in type. Once while
trying to find his place on the proof alps,
Senator Sawyer broke in with request to be
permitted to introduce bill.
At the close Of his remarks Mr. Spooner
moved to recommit the resolution and that
brought to the surface
THE EXACT STATE OF THE CONTENTION,
Mr.. Fryes speech, delivered with much vigor,
uncovered the attack upon Mr.. Edmunds and
other conservatives who oppose change Of
rules and disclosed a thrse-cornered fight,
which il being vaged with great bitterness
The fight IN which there il the most bitter
ness IL that among the advocates Of
the election bill, equally earnest in its support,
who differ ON the question OF the change of
secrets were discussed was startling. Mr. Frye's
imputation of cowardice to the Senators who
stand whero Mr.. Edm unds does, say
ing that cowardice never won a battle
nor even friend; and the retort of the Yer
mont statesman that cowardice never Won q
battle nor robbed man, accompanied by the
insinuatlOn that the sort OF courage the Sena-
tor from Maine spoke OF was that which as
saulted men and took their property was
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF THE DIS
CUSTOM.
The notice given by several Senators that
there were many yet who wanted to make re-
marks on the subject threatens long struggle
Meanwhile a great effort will be made to bring
about compromise by which a date may be
fixed for q vote on the election bill at the next
session.
The intensity Of the feeling between the
different factions does not give promise Of
harmony or agreement. The discussion after
Mr. Hoar's speech was practically an admission
that the election bill had been killed aud .
dispute as to who had Gone the killing.