The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-23
QUAY BOSS OF BOSSES.
HIS VICTORY OVER THE ADMINS
TRATIoN COMPLETE.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The Senate re-
publicans spent the day chiseling an inscrip-
ton on the tombstone of the force bill.
Senator Quay, master of the situation and
leader of the leaders, with more power in
his hand than he has ever had before, placed
the vanquished Mr.. Hoar, with character
istic irony, at the head of the committee TO
whom his work with the arrangement of
the programme for the rest of the session
was intrusted by the conference last night.
Senator Quay never cares who does the
work so he gets the fruits of it, and he was
perfectly willing that Senator Hoar should
have the craftsmanship of this committee,
while he assumed the undisputed leader
ship at the conference last night,
with the understanding that no more reso-
lutions should be brought forward in the
Senate, but that, acting as gentlemen and
not as senators, the republicans should be
governed by simple memorandum en-
bodying the propositions favorably regarded
by the conferences: First of all, the post
ponement of the force hill; second, an
agreement to ask the President for an extra
session after the November elections to con-
slider the force bill the regular session TO be
also devoted to the bill until March 4, If
necessary, even il an extra session of the
Fifty-second congress had to be
called to pass the appropriation
bills; or, third, an agreement to take the
force bill up on the first Monday in Deem
Der, apply closure and vote on Dec. 20;
fourth, close the general debate on the
tariff bill Aug. 80 and the five minutes
debate on Sept. or 5, this to be arranged
smicably with the democrats, the force bill
being dead and buried.
AFRAID TO TRUST EACH OTHER.
But after sleeping over it, either because
they are mostly lawyers or because they are
unused to acting as gentlemen and not as
senators, or because enforced harmony has
not created universal confidence, they came
to the conclusion that it would be wiser to
put the terms OF capitulation on the journal
of the Senate, provided the democrats would
let them. OF course they would not put
the extra session into a resolution
to be presented to the Sep
published except in the newspapers. but all
the rest Of the agreement Of last night was
drafted into aresolution, barring the closure
clause, and then Chairman Hoar, under
Senator Quay'S direction, took around a
paper for the republicans to sign, pledging
themselves to support the resolution, which
they were told would not be introduced in
signed to insure a majority in the Senate,
which is forty-three at the most and thirty
nine at the least. The democrats still
sat by quiet spectators until the repub-
licans should finally make up their quarrels
and their minds for the purpose of negotia-
tion. OF course the republicans, however
united, can do nothing the democrats will
not let be done without the closure resolu-
ton, and Senator'S ingalls, and Edmuuds and
sturdy few are still holding out against
Reedism in the Senate.
MANY REFUSING TO SIGN.
Senator Hoar did not meet with complete
success in his hunt for signatures on the re-
publican side of the Senate. Unless he sue
ceeds better tomorrow the pledge may be
dropped and the republicans will have to
fall back on the agreement between gentle
men, If they do not try to pass
a resolution without a pledge. 1t
is probable, however, that they will
not bring forward any force bill
resolutions whatever, but will go on under
their agreement to pass the tariff bill and
go home. The force bill men are announc-
ing that the force bill will be passed at the
next session by closure. if necessary, with
possible appeal to the President for an extra
session.
DEMOCRATS IN CONFERENCE.
The democrats met at Senator Gorman's
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agreeing to wait until the republicans
formally formulated their proposition, and
to accept nothing that Iuterferes
with the full consideration of the
tariff bill or fixes day in the
next session to vote on the force bill.
The democrats in their conference pro-
ceeded on the theory which Senator Quay
communicated to Senator German this
afternoon, that no further move would be
made in regard to the force bill in open
Senate, but that Senator Aldrich would ask
unanimous consent that general debate on
the tariff bill be closed Aug. 30, and that
the five minute debate, closing with three
hours on a side, close with vote on Sept 8,
and agreed that If this programme was
carried out they would interpoSe no objec-
tion to the tariff part of It.
THE CANVASS FOR SIGNATURES.
By the Associated Press,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-Senators Hoar,
Allison, Evarts, Plumb. Spooner, Hale and
Allen, the committee appointed at the
republican senatorial conference last night
to arrange an order of business TO take the
place of the Quay resolution, has reached
conclusion upon an order Of business, but
some details Th rem remain 81, to be be
a date to be fixed, is to be considered nder
the five-minute rule till vote is taken.
The date of this has not been decided and
will be subject to arrangement with the
democrats. 1t is expected that the vote will
be reached about Sept. 5.
THE SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMME.
After the tariff bill is out of the way the
other measures named in Senator Quay's
resolution are to be taken up and disposed
of. The election bill, as stated last night,
will come up the first thing after the
reassembling of congress, but the time
at which vote shall be taken is reserved
for future consideration. The arrangement
for the disposition Of this bill, 1t is said does
not depend upon the consent Of the minor
ity but is wholly republican scheme, and
includes change of the rules By which the
previous question may be ordered.
HOW 1T WILL BE PUT THROUGH.
The plan by which the republicans expect
TO secure the passage Of the election bill at
the next session is 60 secure the written
pledge Of majority Of the senator's 20 be in
attendance early in December aud to vote IN
favor Of change Of the rules SO as to
permit the majority to fix the time for
taking a vote on any measure under CON
sideration. This pledge was generally
signed by the republicans present to-day,
and it is said that the pledge will be signed
by ali the members Of the majority. 1t Is
not asserted, however, that the senator's