New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
DISPLACED, NOT ABANDONED
SIGNS WHICH POINT TO THE FINAL SUCCESS
OF THE ELECTION BILL.
THE SITUATION ~ THE sENATE-THE FINANCIAL
AND ELECTION BILLS MUST GO HAND IN
HAND TO MEET WITH SUCCESs-REPUB-
IrcANS N THE HOrSE INDIGNANT
AT THE SILVER SENATOR'S.
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IICANS N THE HOUSE INDIGNANT
At THE SILVER sENAToRs.'
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Washington Jan G.-Thc side tracking Of the Elec
ton bill Yesterday afternoon in the Senate Is not taken
by experienced observers Of legislative method, hero
10 mean In any sense It's abandonment as party
measure. or lis actual defeat. The bill remains Oh
the calendar und,posed Of and NAV be taken up again
at any moment when "A majority Of the senate can be
marshaed to its support. For the present. while
the Financial bill Is pending 10 effort To
return to the consideration Of the Election
bill is likely to succeed. but as soon as a
vote IS reached on the Financial Committees measure
and il converted Of hand into proclamation Of
the senates willingness, TO accept the silver standard
pure$nd simple the osensibe purpose Of the coalition
will have disappeared and both sides In the chamber
will be brought back directly to the question Of passing
or dropping the Election bill solely on s own merits
There are some indications that If free coinage
bill passes the Senate promptly several OF the Re
publicans who were found yesterday helping Mr.. Cor
man in his desperate tight against honest Congrc'-
sional elections will return to the party ranks ana
assist in the pasSag' Of the Lodge measure The pro
aramme Of the Republican managers WILL therefore, be
TO encourage an early vOe on the Financial bill and
then attempt to rally their forces in strength suil
Gent TO get the Election bill once more OFF the cal
cndar Thursday ha, already been set by order Of
last nights conference for tho vote on the free coinage
question, and if the Democrats who are now mask
ing - friend, of silver scent danger IN the air and
show disposition to delay action on measure IN
which they profess vital interest, continuous seS
sion viii b. rcsortcd TO to fore prompt de'lsioh'
The supporters Of the Election bill would be highly
gratincd IT, in the attempt to reach vote by the con
unuous session method. the silver extremists now I'm
open alliance with the opposition reached the point OF
Joining with the anti.coalon Republicans I'm cram
ming the Aldrich resolution To close debate down Tho
throats Of their present Democratic allies.
Mr. Gorman's present position involves. in fact, either
his Welding 10 the demand Of tie eight Republican
de,erers now in the Democratic camp and allowing
immediate vote on the Financial bill or his resisting
any action at all while the Election bill is still IN
.ieht. thu, forcing them To- un.te with their own
colleagues again 10 secure mans of ending htDry
debate Mr. German Is not ont Of tie woods Vet IN
his fight to maintain the present political supremacy
" hi, party in the south. won by bood>hed ana
intimidation. and he'd now hy systematic fand. llo
has gained respite for a few DAYS. bnt he may soon
find himself plunged In a. pcrpleAins dlmcn'ueS q
ever.
The talk AT the Republican caucus last evening
developed the fact that but two or three Of the
eight frcc-coinacc senator's who had voted 10 lay
aside the Election bill were Wiling 70 admit that
they were influenced by anything but the desire 10
forward silver legislation In response to what the
profc-,cd ~ deem the ovcrwlclmn. sentiment II their
-tate> Three # the eight, IL Will b" remembered
Me-,r. Teller Joue- and stanford. are candidates or
70 election tho senate and they have been espc aN
anxiou, 10 pat Themselves on record afrrNh a' TIE
most radical and energetic Of free coinage workers.
that no more zealou, local patriot, might ct any
advantage over them in the race FOR rcnomnaton on
that account. Having helped ~ pass >we"ping ac'
for free coinage they viii be in position 70 defy the
efforts Of all competitors 20 pose better or more
persistent friends # silver A. T. thr TWO Idaho
senators. they both uoculatcd with TIE idea that
the free coinage Of silver f, the only thing the
unmprovcd far West need, 10 Jump ~ once int"
wealth and civilization. and they defend their vot"
II Yesterday not rs ono Of hostility 10 the Election
BILL but OF Difference 10 the paramount importance
their section 81 immediate silver lcei,hon. Nr.
Mcconnell who attended his first caucus lest night.
created sensation there by delivering ~ raptirpuN
q frcc-coiaasc speech a, Republicans ever heard IN
Hictcd upon them IN the senate by John Warwick
Daniel. of Virginia or any Other equally mclhiuou,
Democratic orator. Mr.. Mcconnell told the venerable
Leader, on tnc Republican sdc That hc himself hat
helped ~ roc tc party, cradle and that hc mu,t not
Lc misunderstood 10 ~" color u his RrpublranI~m.
silver ont Of IN" way. hc said. Dc and hir coInsn"
would turn ia 10 aid ~ the passage ~ the El'otou 'l
the Adr,h resolution 10 close debate. or any other
matter. with silver ont II tae way," indeed, Nr.
stanford and possibly Mr. Jones OF Ne, ada, VIII return
a. the Republican rann- and support tlc L0dr"
measure. That would thin down the lit ~ Ecpuh.
ioau- NErly 10 oppose the Election hiIl ON ~ own
merits To- tnr.r four. who have already declared t"ii
hostility e. D. Nc--r.. stewart. teller. Wol'o't and
Wl~hburu. There may Dee ouIrr drirci!on~ N course
hut VIII tah" seven Republican votes 10 defeat inc
measure outright
The member, II the Elections Committee and other
Republican senator, who have boon consistent advo
cafe. If the bin have certainly not accepted y"-tcray'
action a, huaL They arc willing Ia acknowledge that
they have met REVERB. lui they confidently expect
{, be able to renew the fight with better success ~
soon a, the Financial bill Is dispo-ed Of There are
indeed several cous dclaiiou- which micht naturally
induce the friend, Of silver nos n alliance with Mr
German 10 break the coalt on presently and give the
Election hll another chance. 10 refuse to lot ~"
Lodge measure come % q vote In the senate would
simply insure the failure II any additional silver lcS-
ltii1n at This The Hon." would decline 10
take any action financial subjects II the senate
,mDtcrcd the Election h. and tl" only possible way
apparently. to the pa~~as" of silver measure INTO
hw lies through action by the senate AZ the same time
on both the Election and Financial bill,. Hy Dlttug
one AGAINST the other aud accepting compromise III
the end the friend, ~ silver might ho able 10 get the
leg Stallion they prufc-, 10 long for on the 1tutcbpoh
Lut to Lill one measure Al tn outset for the benefit
af tie other. i, simply 10 invite general failure II
ics-Ia t!on. No silver Bill IN -hOrt. rIn become law
AT hi, session unless the Election BIN becomes law
also.
for a marty mca ,n, bill which De IN ~ SENSE
garlcd q, a party measure has excited great indigna
lion among Republican Representatives, who feel that
they at least. were entitled 10 some consideration at
H.. hand, II the House Of Lords" In group Of Re
publican Representative, who were discussing the
mat .r t,Gay ono ind -nant mrmb referred by name
10 one Republican senator after another who voted
with H.. Democrats yesterday as "a Judt',' and
seemed 10 derive some comfort from the cpithct until
another equally Indignant Representative ~td; con.
don't say that. You Ou-ht 10 remember that Judas
sold himself for silver, but he received cash on the
nail. while senator has sold himself FOR silver
ON tick,' and doesn't know when he VIII gee the
piocc,7
YES" chimed in another angry Congressman.
whose parents in HI, early youth had top'd to ~"
him enter the ministry, yes, ana Noh oIglt to nc
member also that Judd, had the conscience 10 20 oIt
and hang himself after the pccuniary transaction al
Iudcd to--which j, more than senator ---- VIII do
In spcaldns Of The matter to-day, one Of the abc,t
aud most Influential ijpItllcans In the House,
Western man who has sympathlzed 10 "A considerable