The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
ROANOKE VA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY G. /

geFouS, ana Sne eUeot OF which, II 1t
should become law, would be more de-
strsesive than that Of any measure that
had been proposed Tor years.
Stewart and Reagan replied to Sher-
man, and Reagan Advocated tho adop-
tion OF Stewards anendment He
trusted that tho Senate would provide
for tho FREQ and unlimited coinage of
silver. At tho oloae OF Reagans re.
marks Mr.. Teller obtained the floor and
tho Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
The action OF the Senate in displacinx
the elections bill with tho financial bill
WAS complete surprise to the friends
OF the former measure, and several Re
publican silver Senators who voted for
the motion say it was without prior
knowledge on their part. So far as can
be learned, the arrangement to displace
the elections bill was not definitely eff
footed until some time aftsr the Senate
met, though there had been some quiet
consultation prior to to-day on the sub
jeet. 1t is understood that Stewart AID
Teller wore the principal movers in the
scheme. The matter was kept SO quiet
that tho Senators did not know what
motion WAS 30 be made.
Senator Shoup says TINT he was told
not to 60 away, that something Of inter
est to silver was 10 take place; but says
he did not know just what it was that
was going 10 happen. Tho Democrats
are reioicin: over the displacement OF
the elections bill, and think il has
reached it's death blow.
The financial bin must now be dis
placed by direct vote, and has the
ooign of vantage heretofore occupied by
the elections bill. Is has the right Of
way. The resolVtisn to bring the fight
TO an end was reached suddenly by the
silver Senassrs and was preeisitated by
the decision 10 hold Hcpu blicsn CAUCUS
tonight. Mr. Edmunds wap asked later
in tho day how he regarded the position
Of the financial bill. He admitted that
under tho rules that the bill will be I'M
finished buBinerU until disposed OF, and
he added that the motion to-day wae a
tot&l surprise TO him.
Inquiry among other Republican
Senators develops the fact that they
were also utterly taken back at the diU-
placement OF the elections bill. One
Western Senator, who personally re-
CARDS the bill with Indifference, but was
not willing to abandon it now that it
was party measure, said that the
friends OF the bill did not know what to
think OF do now, FOR they had been So
surprised that they had not had time to
consider the situation. The Senator
said he regarded the vote AS decisive OF
tho fate Of the bill, aud that wGs the
opinion OF Il majority Of his colleagues
with whom he had talked. Sfr. Spooner
one OF tho foremost advocates OF the
elections bill, was seen, but would say
nothing.
Mr.. Jones, OF Nevsda, returned TO the
city so day and tho decision to hold n
eSuoue coupled with the arrival oi
Jones, fer whom Stewart had besn wait
Ing, resulted in determination to bring
matters TO an Immediate issue. One o.
the silver Senators said that it had bsoI
deoidsd last week to bring OLE tha aghi
this week, bat that il was kept very
| quiet, and that tho deoiaion az to whex
the 1sht would be ooua Ia eAoo1 and WheH
TO mako the motion, and in what form
Was not arrived at until tho Senate con
vened this morning.