The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-20
CL0TURE'S CHANCES SLIM
THE REPUBLICANS EVEN SPLIT ON
THE FINANCIAL BILL.

1t Will Not Have the Support of Any
Comes Before the Senate-Only One
Way in Which 1t Can be Passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-The situation in
the Senate is practically just about what it
was yesterday. Mr.. Sherman, who is anx-
ious to have the new financial bill bear his
name, succeeded. after several Intellectual
attempts, in getting quorum of the finance
committee and in securing an order to re-
port the bill. It will not come before
the Senate. however, with the sup
port Of any member of the
finance committee. Mr.. Aldrich, true to
his word of yesterday, refused to even at
tend meeting of the finance committee to-
day. He is opposed to all the features OF
the bill except these for the relief Of the
national hanks Messrs. Morrill, and Sher-
man want 1t amended SO as to provide for
the issue of two per cent. bonds. Mr.. His
cock announced in committee that be was
opposed to Mr.. Sherman's fat money pro-
vision.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada, like the other silver
pTtDa~SQ q LEe0 COlllhkC SuUoOlJAuS,
and all the democratic members of the COM
mittee are in opposition to the bill on one
point or another
ONLY ONE WAY TO PASS IT.
Consequently the reporting of the bill
indicates nothing favorable TO it. If it is
to be-passed the republicans must get to-
gether and ratify the agreement which Mr..
Aldrich says they made in the caucus of
Wednesday night This would be more
difficult to bring about, now that the men,
bers Of the finance committee have spoken
out frankly their objections TO the bill, than
1t would have been IL the bill had been left
in the finance committee. The bill really
has no friend to support it just as it is.
and when the senators begin to talk
amendments free coinage rises right
up In the path. Unless the necessities of
the situation compel the republicans to
hold another caucus and that caucus de-
vises some means fCr binding all the republi-
can senators to stand by the caucus action,
whatever it is, there will be no financial
legislation, unless it be a free coinage
measure passed by a coalition Of the silver
republicans and the democrats.
WOULD BE sMoTHERED BY REED.
Such bill, if passed by the Senate, would
be smothered by Speaker Reed, SO that
failure to agree on some compromise prop
OSlGlOH llho tndb TopOTtou ny Ouo unuuGc
committee means practically no new fnan-
cial law; nor Is there any observable change
with regard to either the force bill or the
cloture rule, except that some Of the north
western senator's, who thiRk that the Senate
should talk less and legislate more. are be-
ginning to get weary Of the force bill de-
bate, and even when they do not favor the
force bill, begin 10 talk of the advantages
of the previous question. But as they want
TO make it permanent feature Of the Sen
ate rules, and others, who favor a cloture
ruIs, insist that it shall be temporary in its
application, an agreement which will carry
cloture through seems as far off ss
ever. especially as the senator who shall
play the part Of Reed in driving forcibly
the new rule through the Senate has not
appeared.
INGALLS, GOING HOME.
Senator Ingalls,. who is the one man to
conduct such a revolution in the same style
as Speaker Reed, leaves for Kansas Sunday
morning to find out who is to be his sue
cessor. Until the previous question is in
troduced in some form in the Senate the
passage of the force bill is out of the ques-
ton, so that Mr.. Hoar's assurances that the
bill is iu a better position than ever, and
that its passage is assured, must be
taken for what they are worth. Unless the
republicans can reconcile their differences
there is nothing before them but discussion
and defeat. The finance bill being before
the Senate, it is now possible for any senator
Of either side to move to lay aside the force
bill and take iJ up instead. This would
percipitate the fight over the real issue now
before the Senate, which is the silver ques-
tion, and on that the silver republicans, with
the democrats, have a majority.