The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07
BAYONET RULES DEFEAT.
rHE FORCE BILL NOT APT TO BE
TAKEN UP AGAIN.

the Democrats, However, on the
Watch to Guard Against Possible
rrnce Between the Republican Fac
.ions-The Enemy May Hurry the
silver Bill Through in the Interest of
the Force Bill
U,sE1NGroN, Jan. 6.-The democrats
.,;nk the prospects in the Senate too good
- No true. They fear even the silver re-
,rbicaus bearing gifts. They show by
tLsir apurehensions that the cast iron agree
nsut said to exist between them and the
rilver eight is figment Of fancy. II there
gore auy such agreement the democrats
v,ould accspt Yesterdays decision as final.
ris because they have kept their own in
dsnendence that they regard the silver
,,gbt as independent. and fear from them
,ayolr as great as that which overwhelmed
Senator Hoar. Senator German, whose
osnaralship shines so by contrast with
senator Hoar's, is firm believer in eau
tion. He has won great victory, but be is
nevertheless on guard, for he
fssrs the possibility that it may
rst he followed by defeat. The chances, OF
course. are all against this unless the war
rno factions of the republicans can be
gotten together at caucus, which some of
sbs force bill men have already plucked up
courage to hope for under the inspiration
of President Harrison's strong feeling when
he heard the news Of his pet measures de-
feat last evening. President Harrison is
nidto have almost wept with emotion at
the sad event.
REPUBLICAN, REGENERATION.
At present the bitterness of recrimina-
ZION IS upon the divided republicans. The
force bill men bave said many disagreeable
things about the silver eight, and especially
tbs two or three who had put their names
on Senator Hoar's paper pledge of support
in the attempt to get vote on the force
bill. Trey are of course dubbed 'doubly-
dyed traitors who broke their personal
word as we'll as their party fealty, loving
silver better than honor. All these things
have been carefully repeated to the silver
eight, to their natural irritation. There is
a great deal of loose and angry
talk among the force bill men themselves.
Senator Spooner and his followers were not
slow in saying the bill had been misman-
aged by Senator Hoar, and that If Senator
Spooner had been in charge it would have
passed long since. In short, the republican
side is all torn up. Nevertheless, it Is not
impossible that its wounds may all be
healed and that 1t may yet agree on policy.
The chances are that the financial bill will
be kept before the Senate until there is no
time left for the force bill. 1t seems i'm
probable that the republicans should
unite in an attempt to adopt a
cloture rule for application to the
financial bill, with the certainty
vii a fraaa
and the democrats will certainly not vote
to close the debate before all danger of the
force bills reconsideration has disappeared.
The free coinage men are more than hope
ful of ge ting the bill to the President.
Speaker Reed, they say, will offer no ex-
traordlnary opposition to it. They even
claimed today thot President Harrison
would sign the bill, making statement of
his objection toit at the same time. This is
but a wild guess. just now, so strong is
the Presidents feeling against the silver
eight that he would hardly sign a routine
and unimportant measure in which any of
them were interested
CARLIsLE's HOPE.
Senator Carlisle is quoted as saying to-
day that he hoped that the action of tha
Senate yesterday would be the end of the
force bill, and that heSEhought it would. but
that he had no idea what the plans of the
republicans were. If the discussion of the
financial measure lasts for some time, be
sad, the force Till cannot pass. 1t NAV he.
however, that the republicans who are op-
posed to silver will conclude that they can
not stop free coinage anyh how, and that they
WILL therefore, permit vote to be reached
speedily. A good deal that was in the bill as
feported from the committee will go out if
slree coinage amendment is adopted, and
taat may shorten the debate on the meas
0re 0ie All that about the purchase Of l2. .O0O.-
WyVounces of silver and that relating to
NlVer coinage in the bill reported, viii be
supported by the free coinage provision.
EGuIthat relating TO the issue of the 2per cent
s, Cnas, ana the rest relating to national banks
VIII not be disturbed by the free coinage
amendment Il think myself that the SEN
syofs who are opposed to free coinage are
spt 70 Keep up the discussion for some time.
sg saa mat 1t will be too late to pass the force
WI when the financial matter is out of the
way, put have no knowledge whatever of
'ne purposes of the republicans"