The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-19
FORCE BILL MEN RALLY.
SILVER MEN MAY BE wRIPPED
IN o PASSING IT.

Reed Won't Let the Free Coina7e Bill
Get Out of Committee TIL the Force
Bill is Acted On -- Many Senators
Supporting the Obnoxious Bill,
Though Aware of the Popular Oppo-
sition.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS-Speaker Reed
made one of his very infrequent visits to
the Senate chamber yesterday afternoon to
find out the situation Of AFFAIR.". He talked
with Senator Spooner, as the representative
OF the force bill men, and with
Senator Wolcott, as the repre-
sentative Of the anti-force bill men. He
learned that the situation was practically
unchanged and that he would have to wait
awhile. for the force bill. The story that
he made a bargain with the silver
senators to let the free coinage
bill go to the President if they would let the
force bill go through the Senate is most
positively denied. Speaker Reed tod Sen
ator Wolcott frankly that he was opposed
to the free coinage bill, and would do what
he could to stop its career.
THE COINAGE BILL TO BE HELD BACK.
1t is certain that nothing will be done
with the free coinage bill for the present,
ASWSNoA ohA buab IL lu0 silver ScnhLOIs 90
not vote for the force bill meanwhile
they will find 1t very difficult
to get the free coinage bill
Through the House. Thif probability Is
being pressed upon their attention by the
force bill men as warning, II not as
threat, and 1t Is expected 10 Influence some
OF them. at least, to put no obstacle in the
way Of the force bill. They are opposed to
the force bill. as rule, but they care more
for fha .FN -. al
they do for the defeat of the force bull
This is the weakest point in the anti.force
bill lines.
NOT WANTED BY THE PEOPLE.
Senator Wolcott is quoted as saying: "If
the elections bill could be submitted to the
people for approval tomorrow IL would be
overwhelmed by largo adverse maiority
in every state In the United States The
people do not want it. 1t is pressed only
by the politicians. Every republican SEN
ator knows this, and many Of them, even
while they are supporting the elections bill,
have to admit it."
GOOD ILLUSTRATION.
The curious position of some of the re-
publican senators on the force bill question
is well shown by recent act of the Michi-
gan senators. Senators Mcmillan and
Stockbridge have steadily voted with Sena-
tors HoAr and Spoouer on all force bill
questions, yet both believe that the people
OF Michigan are opposed TO the forco bill,
as they themselves are. They have voted
for it because the Michigan republican ma
chine politicians have urged them to do So.
However this has not prevented
them from helping Editor Dee, who has
been hammering the force bill in tho Detroit
Tribune, the republican organ Of Detroit.
| with the full understanding that 1t shall
| fight the force bill, while still remaining a
stalwart republic IN organ. If they cannot
speak for themselves in the Senate, the
Tribune will speak for them in Detroit.
HoAR sMoTHERING ouAY's BILL.
Senator Quay is getting restive under
Senator Hoar's delay in reporting Senator
Quay's substitute for Senator Hoar's force
bill He says Senator Hoar does not seem
to like his substitute. He understood that
Senator Hoar had promised to report the
substitute before this. AS II is, Senator
Hoar seems disposed to keep 1t in bis COM
mittee until it will be too late to act upon
it In the Senate Senator Quay
may take him to task for
seeking to smother it. II he should do so in
open Senate, it would make a dramatic
scene. Senator Hoar, of course, sees that
SeuatorI Quay's substitute is aimed at the
obvious absurdity of his bill, and wants it
kept out of view. recognizing the embar-
rassment it will cause him.