The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-05-02
VINO Killed rHE FORCE BILlf


TCOmmerciai lierald-i
Ne are eredilably advised that no Z
man contributed more TO the defeat u .
M Force Bill than ex-senator Jno. . 7
Ingalls,, Of Kansas. L.. : :
N, fully understand his connection \
with the overthrow oflaat unpS'f'oue
and intensely partisan measure, ~
must 90 back TO the first session ol ',le
isst C9,ngress. Ii had been fully de-
,ermined by the majority Of the ne,
nubIican Senators, to put tue uui
Ihrough the Senate at that session
This could only be accomplished oY
nroenring its presiding officers 10 y
pors Inc ancient and well UNDERSTOOD
rnles Of the Senate, just as Reed hsu
contemptuousN trampled upon tne
rnles of the House. At that time the
eonsnirators did not believe that Ice
President Morton would leud hlmseu
~ their revolutionary project uu'
they did not doubt that ingalls, Mno
a. President pro tempore, preslueu
over the Senate in the absence OF the
Vice-President, would readily cooper
; s,e with them. Awaiting themselves
of Morton's absence during tne n's
Session they called caucus oil kepuo-
l Iean Senators and announcedt 10 oeha,
tor ingalls,, that they had de'erhllne" ~
: ~ rnsh the bill through, anu tha' ue
I would be expected to aid theih "
Il running rough .shod over the rules'
y 10 their dismay, Senator ihgali'
d absolutely declined to comply VIII
'r their requests. lie stated that wnei
hc had accepted the position oi lios, !,
$ dent of the Senate, be had uouo 7
OF with the fixed purpose to admln's.e
ry Il, duties honestly, fairly and inpa'
ng tally: that so long as he held III
ne nosition he would enforce the rules
mt The Senate just as they were wti,'e, ,,
ne that ne presiding officer oil una, Wy
ltb hnd ever done otherwise, aud that
nd aid not propose 10 break the reeo'
me which his predecessors had mauc
.ry Ills respect. lie stated moreover 10
OF he was unalterably opposed 70 =
ect hin AS matter of principle.
ety The surprise and consterna.loh !
ated by MIR. ingalls, eau well oe
wer aoiped. lie was appealed 70 =
.lth, threatened by turns but nothing co'
law shake his determination. !,
wills n was then suggested TO mn :.
'ow- he owed II to his party to resign, SO
n Of they could elect presiding oh'
leiit who would rule IN accordance v
'allh their wishes. lie replied 'ha' ~ =
e to should do that, he would DO Jus
more cplpablc. us # he should hiIhseii
imo- raaara the rules. lie then told u
ughl Int if they were tired OF his oecup'
land, II .he chair. they could easily
m by themselves Of him by passing res
Gated lion removing him ana eiec
bulk another presiding officer.
,stion az co,lrse they could not have
eople 70 such an extremity as tha', 81
ke up scheme had to be abandoned
heart Then il was, seeing that they,
Ice to not pass the bill without q proio
he Re- struggle. they yielded to tho mp
i laws .',,,as ~ the manufacturers AMI
IN the ,acted interests, and laid 1t ASIDE
the next session, under an asrc.
with the Democratic SENATORS senators
graphs they would interpose no oos,ru
. bill Is 40 tho massage of the tariii piil'
Prcsi- When Congress assemoieu y
,nalsm short session, the force bill was
lignity taken up and pressed, as all Tue
cement knows. with almost savage ene't
in his Mr. Ingalls, went out TO ha''
Craw- aaL after his chances for rec
, stated 10 the senate, having first palre'
. Force senator Allison against inc iof'
rinciple When he returned to Washlnl
form in was well known that he woulu
second roturned to the Senate. onl
to labor more vote was needed by tie IL
sistently can majority to insure the pas
W aillict the bill, it having by that IN
ID States demonstrated that Vice-iresiuc
country ION stood ready to make any
has ex- necessary to that end, provlu
! monop- there were enough votes 10 II
abyssmal his rulings when made,
oor from Al this vital crisis the cons
attitude told senator Ingalls,, that II NJ
vote with them, or woulo aus
ch of its self without a pair, so 'hat all
len of the men would be at liberty 10 '
rs charac- thus enable them TO pass the
!. AS to would guarantee that he sho
to banks, any Office in the gift oil the
I'VE to say that he might desire iie ,n'
Fifiy.irst spurned the offer, anu .nu m
hd out OF hand the infamous measure
n increase It's death blow.
,art of the We write this 10 inform
It's in the readers of the inside hls''
do some" memorable event, ana 70 10
ctioni we distinguished and famous
doption oil the Republican party, o.'
+ silver, OF is due Senator German a.,
c silver act, Democratic Senators. put WI
Sson, III the skill and uutinng energy,
IS party, Is never have defeated .he
Ilianee sup measure, but for Senator !
lwest But termined and persistent Cpl
Republican