The morning news., 1891-01-06
FORCE BILL MEN BEATEN.
ruv SENATE TAKES UP THE FINAN-
CIAL BILL.

..,etor George Yields the Floor to
senator Stewart to Make the
1ro+;on-ssnator Boar Taken by
srrnr,se Eight Republicans Help
.ha Democrats Pass 1t.
w.sH1NGroy, Jan. 5.-The free coinage
-. surprised the Senate with coup
S.s., this afternoon, which was so sue
...f,l that the force bill was buried and
.es taot Of free coinage firmly planted on
'..rrsve 1t was such a surprise for the
~ Senate as to preclude the idea that it
~.s dsfnitelY agreed upon between the
-. -annbIican senators and the democrats
~ carried it out A definite agreement
h.tvaen them was not necessary, however,
tor tbe free coinage republicans knew that
-. damocrats would vote at any time for
mo.ion to take up financial legislation aud
q, aside the force bill.
THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM.
Tbs Senate was moving rather leisurely
nday. in anticipation Of the republican
..rons tor which Senator Hoar had sent
amt such urgent invitations, and which it
rss Axpected would determine the policy OF
,ba renublcans for the rest of the session.
pevond the swearing in of Mr.. Mcconnell,
tbe second senator from Idaho, nothing i'm
portapt had happened in open session. The
torce bill came up as matter of course.
Mr. George took the floor to continue his
criticism of it, Nr. Teller having given
notice that he would speak upon it to-mor-
rOR.
HoARiS TEMPORARY HAPPINESS.
Mr.. Hoar having in his hands a paper
signed by forty~three republican senators,
promising to help press the force bill to
vote, by cloture. if necessary, regardless Of
how they should vote on the question of Its
massage, and looking forward to the caucus
Of this evening to give him enough addi-
Honal names to make it absolutely certain
that the bill would come to vote was in a
much hapDier frame OF mind than he has
been at any time since the last caucus.
He evidently had no idea that he was walk
ing over dynamite. He was even felicitat-
ing himself upon the addition to the repub-
Ecan roll of the two latest accessions from
the new states which he had striven so hard
to create.
A DEMOCRAT IN THE CHAIR.
Vice President Morton, having sat
through the morning business, went out to
get his lunch, calling Mr.. Harris OF Tenpes-
see, the parliamentary leader of the demo
Gratis, to the char, in the evident expecta-
ton that all the presiding officer would
have to do would be to listen to Mr. Georges
speech. The Vice President had hardly
gone before Mr.. Stewart of Nevada got up
and asked Mr. George to yield to him to
make motion to take up the financial bill
reported by MIR. Sherman, with Mr. Stew
arts pending free coinage amendment.
HoAR SCENTS DANGER.
Strange to say, Mr.. Hoar had not gone
out, as be is apt to do when democratic
senator is addressing the Senate, and scent
Ing danger he was on his feet at once to
make the point of order that Mr.. George
could not yield the floor to Mr.. Stewart for
any such purpose, the force bill having the
right OF way. He was proceeding to elab-
crate this objection when MIR. German
shrewdly called the attention of the chair
the ruling which Mr.. Hoar himself had
induced Mr.. Hale, then presiding pro
tempore over the Senate, to make when he
nrst called up the force bill and moved
70 proceed to its consideration without
regard to the pending eight hour bill
which was to the effect that a motion OF
mat sort was in order before formally Law
l0S aside the pendiag measure, and that it
vas not debatable
HARRIS sUSTAINs GoRMAN.
Mr. harris promptly sustained Mr.. Cor
uan, and Mr.. Hoar, blushing pink with
excitement, had TO sit down while the roll
vas called on Mr.. Stewards motion. Vice
resident Morton, whom, OF course. no one
Sgula suspect of an alliance with the free
SGaase men, returned to his
Esce Just as the roll call began.
.aEoil M call OF this session has been watches
WIZ such intense interest. The uncertainty
VI t1e part of both divisions of the
.splDncans as to how many republicans
moqd vote with Mr. Stewart was SO gen
Sa as 70 make it certain that none of them
aug" III ADVANCE what would be done.
HoAR's EXCITEMENT.
,.S Mt. {, hoar sat In his seat most of the time.
slL slit pushing and playing with his KEYS. as
sS naolt Is when nervous. He realized. as
w, Vey one Gid, that this was decisive hour.
ooi. oos only Tor the force bill, but for a fres
co.n ~.nage Dill, so far as this Senate is con-
tsnns t~asa' Assisted by his agile lieu
shoa4 Mr. Spooner, who ran actively
bs b'Gs ~ Une chamber and in the cloak rooms.
iorvo.sso ~i.soIeu NtS tne last struggle, bringing
;orRaFd all his forces, begging the wayar :
w. .Ts1 oles to vote with him jast once and
Tda Ia promising the free coinage men con-
troo as!Gh @ Ior financial legislation after the
VII should have been disposed of.
iHE EIGHT NOT TO BE WON OVER.
S nut neither his personal appeals nor Mr.
nplrs spovaers pointed illusions to the rossihla
y, nP.uentlal ~ wrath when the news should
siyb. Nv tne white house availed with the
ssn su. republican senators who. as there
ieroo-"er i'eo we're called, voted, as did every
trs eo, 10 take up the financial bill and
Nm Tb1 TIgole SO. or less decently bury the force
Nssvatu suo SlIver senators did not all disregard
IfcSoo, hoar and Spooner. Messrs
poSan pDaeil OF Oregon, Plumb of Kansas and
tb;n. @u9 Sanders Of Montana, to saw
nria nia's OF Messrs Cameron of Pennsvi-
yrt1' p5aanderson of Nebraska, Casey of
AIen ~ psak0Ia, Davis of Minnesota, and
EsSdi.S Washington, yielded to the
"l9nts Oh the force bill senator's.
POLITICAL SUICIDE.
uti@n Messrs. Power and Sanders this
srs,1. n was simply suicidal. As q silver
Ne ,oa nra,ae aeuarked, they cut their throats in
f9srsar' ra'seuce ssL OF the entire country. Mr..
Nto ~. %aS aver very much. excited. He rushed
&sr ns;ts il. Walcott, who was smiling all
nnonnoa, ,aon ,oelight after the vote had been
niDsd and hotly said: "You've
d DIV W!y1 your reputation" Heavens" said
I'd maett. aicott. laughing. ''you had better go
hlowaSd q, one" The republicans who
tsv d. ~, mr. Stewart were all smiling
b Tota uia not seem to find it difficult
tadsr against Mr.. Hoar's wishes right
shon, hl nS eyes, and the Idaho senators,
sers s4 ne mad just crowded Into the Senate,
s,n perhaps, little more independent
any Of the Others.
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