Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-11
A BIG JOB FOR THE CAUCUS.
So Big That Il Was Not Finished and
Another Meeting Will be Held.


Another Meeting Will be Held.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S TRYING TO AGREE UPON
THE ORDER or BusiNEss-rME ELECTION BILL
THE PIVOTAL PoINr-rALK or CHANGING THE
SENATE RULES.
Il was big job that the republican sena-
torial caucus took hold Of last night and after
three hours Of interehanging views it was
developed that the job was bigger than the
caucus. The basis Of ali the debate was the
federal election bill IL was the center from
which everything else radiated or to which
everything else tended. All the elements of
the republican party were present and great
variety Of views we're expressed. The more
vigorous-principally men of the west--favored
policy of taking the bill up at the earliest pos
sible moment and staying right with it until it
was passed. Other Senators naturally more
cautious thought it would he better to wait a
little while 80 that the democrats might be
given an opportunity to show their plans.
strenuous efforts were made to secure pledges
from forty three republicans to remain In con-
tlnuous session on the election bill. but whe n
the caucus adjourned the promoters of that
plan we're several names short Of the required
number.
PENDING BILLS
Mr.. Frye, the chairman Of the committee on
commerce, who has the river and harbor bill in
charge, said that he would like to have some
determination reached as to the time when it
could be considered, as he was anxious to get
it into conference.
Mr.. Allison said that the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was on the calendar aud it was
necessary that it be disposed OF at an early day.
An agreement was reached finally by which
the postal subsidy bills. which have been under
debate for several days, will be taken up again
today with view to taking vote on them be-
fore adjournment and that tomorrow the sum
dry civil appropriation bill will be called up.
1t was suggested that the latter bill was one OH
which the discussion could be prolonged indefi-
niteiy il the democrats wished to begin their
obstructive tactics on il. but it would nat
orally be before the Senate for at least two days
nothing would be lost by having il taken up
Saturday, even il the caucus reached no deter
mination before that time.
POSSIBILITY OF PASSING THE ELECTION BILL RE-
sCMED.
The discussion Of the possibility Of passing
the federal election bill was then resumed and
debate was had under the fve-minute rule for
nearly three hours. Senator SpoOner, Senator
Hoar. Senator Frye, senator Evarts, all mem-
bers OF the elections committee, expressed
themselves as in favor of passing the bill.
MIR. Adrich, the chairman OF the committee
on rules, said that it would be possible to pass
IL IN one OF only two ways-eIther by sitting il
out as had been proposed or by changing the
rules OF the Senate 80 as to permit q limit to be
placed on debate. This suggestion gave rise
to long discussion about the possibility of
making a change In the rules.
Mr.. Edmunds bitterly opposed the PROPOSE
ton. and Mr.. Teller. q member of the commit
tee On privileges and elections. also expressed
some opposition to ii. A general debate which
ensued developed the fact that a majority OF
the Senators favored the passage OF the federal
election bill at this session of Congress and
that majority favored change In the rules
which would make this possible.
ANOTHER CAUCUS TOMORROW NIGHT.
The caucus adjourned at l1:l0 with the I'm
Outstanding that another caucus will be held
tomorrow night to come to q final determine
ton on the subject. In the meantime nothing
will be done with the tariff bill. A leading
member Of the caucus said last night that the
tariff bill would probably occupy three weeks
in discussion, but that the federal election bill
would be put through in a weeks time if it was
determined to consider it.
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the Poughkeepsie Bridge. The train runs into
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and all Maine coast resorts avoid transferring
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