The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-23
CLOTURE AND COINAGE.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS AS
BADLY SPLIT AS EVER

Hosr Still Unable to Bring the Election
Bill to vote-A Cloture Resolution
May be introduced To-day by Sena-
tor Aldrich-Tne Silver Men Left in
the Lurch.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-rhe failure of
Senator Hoar's motion for a night session
shows the present opinion of the Senate on
the force bill. All the senator's knew that
Senator Hoar was going TO make the mo
ton. vet only twenty, or less than one-half
OF the republican senators, were present TO
vote for It. OF course, if the force bill
could be brought to vote, many more re-
publicans would vote for 1t, but mean while
a strong minority, which sometimes seems
a majority, is using it as a fender against
free coinage legislation, and caring nothing
for its ultimate success, is really putting
obstacles in its way and making the task Of
the democrats easier. 1t is this opposition,
or at the least, indifference on the part of
republican senators, which Senators Hoar
and SDooner now hope TO meet with the
eloquence of force bill oratory, hence tho
consumption of valuable time by republi-
can senator's.
This time, which seems so valuable to
Senator Hoar, in one way, seems even more
valuable to the silver senators in another
Taking advantage of the strlngency In the
money market the silver republicans IN
dertook to get a good bargain out of the
eastern republicans. If they had been con-
tent with the bill agreed upon by the caucus
financial committee it would probably have
passed the Senate this week and the House
next week. and they would have had some
thing substantial to show for their efforts.
But grasping at the free coinage shadow,
they lost the bill they had SO desired.
BOLT OF THE EASTERN SENATORS.
Now that the outside demand for financial
legislation has abated, the eastern senators,
alleging bad faith on the part of the silver
senators. declare themselves absolved from
all obligations to support any financial bill,
and are doing everything in their power to
postpone the whole matter indefinitely, so
that if worst comes to worst and al Oh
jectionable measure should get through 1t
would be SO late in the session that Presi-
dent Harrison could pocket it with a silent
veto The silver senator's, seeing this
purpose, may turn into violent supporters
of a cloture rule for short session
purposes in the attempt to get q silver
measure through. Senator Edmunds de-
mics that be has been selected as president
pro tenn. for the purpose of forcing a
clOture rule through by main strength. The
story was that during the absence of Sen
ator Ingalls, who is president pro tenn. until
his successor is appointed, Senator Ed
munds would be selected as his successor
during a convenient days absence on the
part of the Vice President. Senator Ed
rnunds is, however, one of the opponents of
any such permanent change in the rules,
although he migbtfavor temporary special
rule
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.
tt does not appear that there is any
material change in the situation in the Sem
ate, and it is impossible to predict when the
financial bill agreed upon by the Senate
finance committee will be called up The
measure itself has not yet been reported back
from the committee, where it is retained
presumably to prevent any unauthorized
person from calling it Up and Offering free
coinage amendment. 1t is apparent that
no success has yet attended the efforts made
to secure harmony of actionslpon the bill,
and continuing divergence Of opinion with
respect TO the measure is having the
effect to strengthen the belief OF
certain western senators that no f1nan-
cial legislations at all will be
had this session. So far As the elections bill
is concerned there are signs of a change OF
some kind in It's treatment, and IL is possible
that tomorrow morning Senator Aldrich
will submit cloture resolution, as in
structed by the caucus, letting it lie upon
the table to be called up when it shall be
deemed necessary or expedient