The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-14
TIL {, FORCE BILL DEAD.
SHRE 10 WORK OF TIE DEMOCRATS
AfNO The SILVER MEN.

The furce Bill Displaced by tho Silver
aEca ,rs-Nost Of tho Republican Sena-
tors iaken by Surprise at the Result Of
the Action of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 5.-Whlle
the Republican Senators were concoct~
ing scheme to pass tie force bill IN
spite OF Democratic opposition, the min
ority, under the magnificent leadership
of Senator German, side tracked it al
most before their opponents realized
how it was accomplished.
Soon after the Senate convened to-day
Senators German, Faulkner, Cockrell,
Harris, Vest and other active Democrats
concluded that the hour had arrived to
make bold move to stave of, the force
bill and take up one Of the financial
| measures. Senator Vest, Of Missouri,
| was chosen to make motion to take up
the silver bill in preference to the force
bill. In the meantime Senator German
had ascertained that seven and perhaps
eight Republicans would vote for such a
proposition. Finally Senator Jones, OF
Nevada. made his first appearance this
session and Joined his colleague, Stewart,
in opposing the force bill in the interst
Of silver.
| STEWARDS oPPoRTUNE OFFER.
Better still. Senator Stewart volun-
| teered to make the motion. Thus the
proposition came from the Republican
side. Word was passed around on the
Democratic side and every man was re-
quested to be on duty at certain hour.
On the Republican side all save the
eight anti-force bill men were in total
ignorance of thc Democratic pro-
gramme. After the morning business
was disposed Of a conference report on
the local;railroad measure came up and
was being discussed. The Vice Presl-
| dent went out for luncheon, leaving
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, one OF
the ablest parliamentarians in the SEN
ale, to preside.
EXPLODING THE BOMB.
In due time the conference report was
disposed Of and Senator George. of Mis-
sissip ii was about to conclude his speech
against the force bill, but before he pro-
ceeded, Senator Stewart startled his Re-
publican associates by moving to lay
aside the elections bill and consider the
silver bill.
Such suggestion at such time, ard
from such source, completely demoral-
lied Senators Sherman, Spooner. Frye,
Evar:s, Platte, Dolph and other Repub-
lican leaders. ''Grandmother" Hoar al
most exploded with suppressed rage and
astonishment. It was understood that
everything was to be settled satisfac-
torialy to the Republicans at caucus to
be held tonight.
HoAR's VAIN PROTEST.
Finally Senator Hoar recovered sutti-
GENTLY to protest againstSenator George
yielding the floor to the Senator from
Nevada and was proceeding to deliver
general SEQ ding to all who differed with
him.
Senator German could not afford to
deal in sentimentalities in the midst Of a
political battle, so he called the Massa-
chusetts Senator to order, holding that
motion to consider a particular mesure
was not debatable.
Senator Harris PROMPTLY sustained the
noint ot order thrs checking Senator
Hoar,s flow oclanouaoe.
Senator George then wanted chauce
to make personal explanation, but he
too was called down. and the question
of whether the silver bill should be taken
mn was submitted TO the Senate.
rursuRpR1sE COMPLETE.
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