Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-14
CAUSED A SENSATION
Quay's Scheme to Abandon the Force
Bill and End the Session
EXCITES THE RADICAL MEMBERS.
A Warm Time Expected at the Republican
Caucus Tonight.
DEBATE UPON THE TIN PLATE TARIFF
rnon A srAyr CORRESPONDENCE !

WASHINGTON, August 10. = Senator
Q nay called up his resolution providing for
vote August 80 on the tariff bill, and it
was referred to the Committee on Rules, as
well as the Edmunds and Blair resolution
to limit debate. Senator Hoar's similar
resolution was already there, and that makes
a round four, all intended to help the Re
publicans out of the difficulty into which
they are plunged by the antiquated rules OF
that antiquated body called the Senate.
The resolution of Senator Quay is the
only one which excited any attention, and
that partly because it comes from Quay and
partly because of its clear proposal to end
the sessions of Congress with the disposal of
the tariff bill and the appropriation bills.
It was introduced at 80 late an hour yester-
day afternoon that it became known last
night to but few outside of the few who
were in the Senate at the moment it was
read.
A NUMBER OF KICKERS.
This morning it was all the gossip, and
the opinions regarding it were various.
Members of the House and Senate who
have built much upon the passage of an
election bill professed to be much dis
pleased, but to ask anyone to talk for publi-
cation was to shut him up at once. Senator
Quay himself will say nothing except that
he expressed his views in the resolution.
While at first it seemed like an exceed
ingly bold step on the part of the Napoleon
of the National Committee, and many were
inclined to crit:cise it as almost an intru-
sion, as it was done practically without con-
sultation. the weight of Republican opinion
now seems to be that it Is the only way out
Of the snarl, the only way to secure any
party legislation whatever, and certainly
the only way by which tariff bill can be
passed at this session.
Some concessions had to be made. Any
attempt to limit debate to any extent that
would have amounted to any good, would
have been fought tooth and nail by the
Democrats, and, as has been foreshsdowed
in these kilograms, that plan would have re-
suited in the loss OF both the tariff and cleo
ton bills for this session. Something had
to give way or Congress must sit until next
winter.
FEDERAL ELECTION BILL DowNED.
at best to enact the elections bill in season
for it to affect the election of the next Con-
gress, and the Senator, who seemed to be the
only tactician of the body to which he be-
longs, determined, if possible, to set at rest
as soon as possible the question in which
Pennsylvania Is most interested, and that is
the tariff bill. He had waited weeks and
weeks for the old managers of the Senate to
do something which savored of good man
agement, and nothing came of 1t but waste
of time. dawdling day after day over one or
two items OF the tariff bill, the Republican
majority hopelessly helpless in the hands Of
the Democratic minority
Those who are not absolute cranks on the
subject of an election bill, appear to ne
generally agreed that the Quay resolution is
the first glimmer of practical common sense
that has been exhibited in the Senate in the
way of management. It is expected that
the old Senators will attempt to take the
wind out of the sails of the audacious sena-
torial fisherman Of Pennsylvania. It would
hardly be consistent with their dignity"
to allow him to solve the problem for them
with o nod.
A WARM TIME PROBABLE.
Therefore it is probable, there will be
some warm discussion of the various resolu-
tions at the caucus called for tomorrow
evening. It is said that Hoar, Reed, Lodge
and others. infatuated with the idea of the
election bill, are straining every nerve to
carry the day in favor of prolongation of
the session until the election bill is reached,
but If so it is not apparent that they are
making much headway.