Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-07
ECHOESOF THE BOLT,
Republicans Call Each Other
Hard Names, While the
Democrats Smile.
COUP OF THE SILVER MEN.
4 Belief That Hoar and Others In
tended to Crowd Out Their Bill.
HARRISON Is NOT AT ALL PLEASED
Cameron and Quay Deny That They We're
in the Secret.
HARRISON is NOT AT ALL PLEASED
Cameron and Quay Deny That They We're
in the Secret.
SILVER BILL DEBATE FAIRLY BEGUN
rrRoN A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. !

at the Capitol to-day. While there was
great deal of elation among the Democrats,
which strongly argued that they looked on
the bill as one which would do injury to
their party, there was less bitterness among
stalwart Republicans against the boiling
Senators than one would have expected in
such circumstances. Those who accuse
Stewart, Teller and their adherents of bad
faith, party treason, conspiracy with the
Democrats to defeat the elections bill, and
other evil things are met with the counter
assertions that the first conspiracy was that
of Sherman, Hoar, Edmunds and others TO
defeat by means o: the elections bill, all
silver legislation which is demanded by the
rank and file of the whole country. and only
opposed by Wall street bankers and their
sympathizers.
One fact nobody who defended the elec-
tions bill was able to dispute, and that is
that ample time mas been given for the
passage of the elections bill, and that not
one practical step has ever been taken to
bring the discussion to a close. Even after
the cloture amendment was reported no
attempt was made to bring it up for discus
sion, but it was proposed TO continue on the
old lines for while to see if the Democrats
would not some day, or some night, kindly
give way and allow vote on a bill against
which they had in private and in public
declared war to the last gasp; and it was
also braYely decided to hold another caucus,
after having held half dozen caucuses
within a month, at none of which a genuine
, attempt was made to devise any practicable
plan Tor passing the elections bill.
A Waiting Policy Ruined Them.
When it became clearly evident that after
all the promises of the managers Of the bill
that prompt action would be taken this
week, thev were still determined to pursue
the policy of waiting Tor something to turn
up, or of deliberate delay for secret pur-
pose, the silver men determined on their
sensational coup. Ii is learned that at the
caucus last night, if an assembly of two
dozen Republican Senators out of 81 could
be called a caucus, it WAS generally ad-
mitted the elections bill had received its
death-blow.
Notwithstanding the talk of speedy vote
on the financial measur, no one really ex-
poets a disposal of it in SIDE o: two weeks.
That will leave ollv six weeks of the ses-
sion, and there will be the appropriation
and other necessary bills TO enact, which
will occupy the remainder of the time.
ETen il it were again brought before the
Senate TO pass, the elections measure would
require the same improved parliamentary
machinery which it has been impossible to
procure, and its advocates would be as
powerless as before.
The President is Disguised.
1t is said b. friends OF the President that
while he is very much disguised at wasting
so much good ammunition in his message in
regard to the elections bill, he blames the
managers of the measure more than he does
the wild Western mustangs who took the
bits in their teeth and ran away from their
party and their President. But, as one said
to-day, eff the President knew way out of
the hole, WHY did not he suggest it to Grand
father Hoar?"
SeEator Cameron is very indignant, and
shows it more than he usually does any
emotion, at the charge already published in
Pennsylvania newspaper that he was in the
conspiracy" He declares that he was as
much surprised as either Hoar or Edmunds
at the action OF Senator Stewart Senator
Quay pronounces similar charge against
himself too contemptible 10 notice He had
not had the faintest intimation that any such
movement was contemplated. A number of
persons outside OF the silver Senators now
declare that they knew of the intended coup
last week. Among these is George Jones'
the famous head, body and tail OF the Green
back party. George saws he knew all about
1t, and is astonished that net one of the
watchiul and penetrating journalists of the
row Caught on TO it," but everybody
knows that if George had known it the
whole row would have known it. 1t NAV be
accepted as absolutely accurate that no one
except Stewart, Teller, Jones and Woicott
r,Frh h nj aud H.
Democrats knew of the trick contemplated
previous to Monday morning.
Bitterness Over the Financial Bill.
1t is expected that a great deal of arrimony
will crop out in the debate on the financial
bill. The good feeling between the silver
aud the anti-siiver men is not enhanced by
the brilliant and successful strategy OF YES
ierday, and not little i'll humor has al
ready shown on the surface. Senator Teller's
declaration to-day, speaking TO Senator
Sherman, that "in certain sections OF the
country where the almighty dollar was all
powerful, and where the grossest ignorance
existed upon financial questions. save upon
questions of discount and exchange, he
iSherman) was a financial oracle" is a
specimen of the singing personalities which
may be expected.
1t is confidently expected that some kind
In the House many of the Republicans who
voted against the Senate free coinage amend
ment to the financial bill of last session hare
been sorely chastened bv the late elections,
and literally pummeled into a condition OF
pro und respect for the farming element,
which is almost universally in favor of free
coinage OF silver. 1t may therefore be
assumed that Tree coinage bin has at least
much better show for enactment than i,
had last session.
Senator Teller Explains.
Senator Teller, in his opening remarks
upon the financial bill, re erred to the long
time that had been spent in considering the
elections bill, the importance of which he
did not question. Yesterday, with full
knowledge of all the criticism his action
would bring, but with full consciousness
however, that he was in the discharge of hi.
duty as he saw it, he had voted to lay thai
bill aside and take up the present measure
He denied that the friends of free coinagt
had entered into an alliance with tht
opponents of the elections bill for its defeat
There never was a more unfounded Islander
published than this. Ii the elections bill
was such an important question, demanding
the undivided action of the Senate on the
1st of December, it was an equally import.
ant question last July, when it was laid
aside by the friends of the measure in ordei
that the economic question might be con.
sidered
Mr.. Teller then proceeded to criticise Mr.
Sherman's speech, which he declared con.
sisted of nothing but assertion as to what
would follow the passage of the pending
bill. When Mr.. Teller had concluded Mr.
Sherman said he would reply ct some othel