The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-08-28
The Force Bill Dead.

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It is dead.
However, there is bare chance of it's
resurrection at the next session. The
wings of the Republican Senators Topped
together to-day, and Quay, as expected,
is the master of the situation.
The agreement is, as outlined in these
dispatches last night-that the force bill
shall 20 over until the next session.
On Monday, a resolution, similar to
Mr.. Quay's, mapping out an order of
business for the balance of this session,
will be placed before the senate, and
passed, probably, by unanimous consent.
This was the result of last nights
caucus.
a committee appointed by that caucus
met to day, drew up resolution similar
to Mr. Quay's, which provides that the
tariff appropriation bill, and few other
unimportant matters be considered at
this session that general debate on the
tariff bill be closed on August 90th that
debate under the FIVE minute rule be
! continued until September Sth, on which
day the final vote shall be taken. After
drawing up this resolution the Republic
can Committee drew up paper contain
ing this provision, and added to it was an
agreement that the force bill be taken up
the first thing next session, and that o
vote upon it be taken on the Goth of De.
cember. The paper also provides for
change of the rules of the Senate, if ne
cessary, to accomplish this result.
This paper was circulated among the
republicans for their signatures, and was
quite generally signed. The idea of the
committee was to get forty. three sigma
lures. They did not succeed in this, but
secured enough to make it absolutely
certain that the bill would 60 over until
the next session.
Then the Democratic leaders were ap.
preached and the proposition was made
to them that if they would sgree to vote
on the tariff bill on the date mentioned
in the resolution and agree to adjourn
within few days thereafter, the force
bill would not be considered.
Senator German, the Democratic lea
der in this fight, replied that he had no
doubt but that his party would Willingly
accept such q proposition he would
coufer with his colleagues and give de-
finite answer in time for the order for
business to be arranged on Monday.
Tonight the Democrats are holding 8
conference at Senator Gorman's residence
to consider the matter and decide off.
cially to accept the Republican proposi.
tion. That part of the Republican pro.
gramme relating to the passage of the bill
next session has not been made known to
the Democrats, as it has nothing to do
with the agreement so fal as this session
is concerned. They will, however, fight
the force bill as vigorously next session
as they have this.
While the proposition to pass the bill
next session originated in the mind of
Quay, for the purpose of whipping the
fight without an open breach in his party,
be knows that the bill has little more
chance of passing next session than this.
The agitation of the question throughout
the country has caused half q dozen sen>
ators to change front, and there are now
that many who openly say they are op-
posed to such an infamous measure,
In the frat place, 1t is very doubtful if
the rules can be changed; and in the
second place, even if they are changed,
these are many who believe the bill will
be defeated on fair, open vote in the
Senate.
However that may be, its fate is settled
for this session. There will be no FEEDER.
al bayonets around our polls in Novem.
her. nor will there be federal returning
boards to seat republicans who have no
shadow of title to seats in Congress.
Elections in the South will be as they
have been for the past twenty years.
Congress will ad journ about September
18th. Talk of an extra session was in.
dulged in here this morning, but it is all
bosh. Nobody wants one and there will
be none.
The Democratic conference tonight. at
Senator Gorman's, adjourned at II o'clock,
after deciding to accept the agreement
proposed by the republicans. The agree
ment is that general debate on the
tariff bill shall close on August 30th !;
that the debate under the FIVE minute
rule shall continue until September Sth,
upon which day the 6ual vote shall be
taken. In making this agreement, the
democrats have pledge from the repub.
licans that the force bill will not be called
up this session. Instead Of passing reso.
luton on Monday providing for an order
of business, Mr.. Aldrich will simply ask
unanimous consent for a vote on the
tariff bill on September Sth, which will
be agreed to. This is all that will be
said or done in open session of the Sen
ate.
The democrats gain victory at every
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