Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-06
The Force Bill Laid Over.

La the u. s. Senate yesterday alter the
morning hour the election bill was taken
up Mr. George re=uuing the floor TO con
ti1us the speech commenced by him last
Wednesday.
Vice President Morton. having sat through
the morning business, went cut 10 get his
lunch, calling Mr.. Harris, CT Tennessee (the
parliamentary leader Of the democgats), to
the cbair, in the evident expectation thst
all the presiding oticer would lave TO 90
would be to listen 10 Mr.. Georges speech.
The Vice President had hardly gone before.
Mr. Stewart could consein himself no
longer. He had brought all he Tree silver
men gelher, aud hesaid to Mr.. Ggos7ehor,
so loudly that pumbeE OF republican sena-
tors hesrd IL
''I've Cos segsn; and as seen as Jones
comes ia we'll start"
Senator Jones camp 10 presently. me
moment fer springing the plot had arrived,
aud Mr. Stewart, with smile OF triumph.
-cse 10 his feet Every democratic eecatof
WAS in hs seat He looked over to Mr.
George, who Immediately stepped. ard
elded lc the Senator from Nevada. BE-
fere MIR. Hoar could exactly grasp the sltu-
H.,
nle Isy aside tbs pending bill. and pToce. d
to the consideration of the financial raii'
bill reported by the financial COMMITTEES, &c
eether with an amendment OHeId BY hlH-
self.
Strange to aay, mr.. Hoar had not gcne
ou>-as he is apt to CO wben democratic
Senator ia addressing the Senate-and,
seeming danger he was Oh mis- fee5 e. once
20 mske the point Of crde. that Mr: George
couli rot yield the floor TO Mr.. Stewart for
any such purpose, the Force Dill having
tbs right of way.
Mr.. Hosr epoeared to be taken by sur
prise, snd asked Mr.. George, with feeling
Of misplaced confdauce, whether chat Sena-
cor abandoned the floor.
FIR. George said t6es no ID not in
'ead to Go that, but That he merely yielded
to have tne notion made. He Vouid
claim the Il ;or, he said, if the motian did
got prevail.
While NJ. Gso.gs WIS saying this. be
WIS berg prompted and encouraged b7
the democratic Senator'S in his neigb5o:-
hco1
Mr.. Eoar was proceeding to elaborate
his otjsc;iop when Mr.. Corr al shraBdiy
called the attention oftbe cneif 10 tho III
ing which Mr. Hear himself had induced Mr.
Hale Chen presiding pro tenpoFe oveE
the s n4:e) 10 nuke when ne hg5E called mp
he Force bill and moved to proceed 10
jts consideration, without regard tn the
peudiog Eight-hcur bill, which wes TO tie
ffscs that motion of that sort wGs IL
order before formally laying asids toe penn-
ing measure, and that il was noG debafable.
rs (Ir. 9sEris) promptly sustained Nh
Gormap, aDd Nr. Hear, biusnirg with e1-
-. - a al -
was called on Mr.. Stewards motion. Vice
President Morton, whom, O. course, 40 one
would suspec: o. alliance Ysh tina free
coiaage man, returning to bis p:sce just as
tie ro-csli 5seGn.
Tho vote was taken by yeas and nsy'. and the
motion was agreed to-yeas "a, usys %. light
silver men voted with the democrats -Joaos. Nc
Jonnell, shoup. Stanford Stesart, Teller, Wesh
burn, Nolcott
with iad cltions Of surprise ard disappointment
on the republic 4 side of the chamber, but with
10 undue eta ion on IA democratic side.
The elections bill having been thus displaced
and the Silver bill iaFen up in IFS stead, the latter
hi wa read By he CLERK, and Mr. Ste%srt moved
TO amend it This amendment. absoluteiy trans
for1.s the committee measure into tree com &c
bill.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the amendment.
Mr. StewarC replied to mr. Sherman argument
insisted that IL was not tbe silver men, b.l
tho gold ring" that had tempered with the
Standard in demonetiziUg silves. MIR Reagan ST.
SO replied TO Dit. Shtrman, and advocated the
adoption Of Mr. Stewards amendUcnt. bic trust
ed lh.t the Senate would provide for tho free and
uniminsted coiusge OF silver.
IT the close Of Mir. Beagan's remarks, MIR. Tell
e. obteinod the floor and the scna,e adjourned.
Senator Harris is not as all sorry he was IN the
chair when the climax reached, hut he desire;
i. understood that thece wss COLLISION between
,hs Vice President and himtcls. In regard 10
tn, parliamentary status of tho force bill as pre-
sept he holds that il hiss zone TO tho cssnisr and
can only be called up By majority of q quorum
of the Senate.
According to the original programme cu'lined
by the opponemen:s of the force bill Senator Vest
of Missouri, was selected to make the motion 10
take NJ the silver bill bat before the critical mo
seat arriyei, Senator Stewart eX1ressei desire
to take the in tiatvo step, SO Mr. Vest gave was
10 him.
So a. as c.n be lea,nei, the senept to
dispiace tho elections bill not definitely .H>ct-
ed until some time after the Senate met 1t 10
understood that Senators Stewart and ! eller we're
the principal movers n the scheme. The matter
was kept so qniet that the Idaho Senator'S even
diI 70. know what motion was to be maze.
Senator Boar feels his defeat most keealy, and
declared in the p:c'ence o; few friends that the
action o. tho senate practically killed the rapub-
llcan party.
The action of the senstc in taking u tho si.v,r
bill is thought TO be fatal blow to the fofco bill!
Court Of Appeals Yesterday.