The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-01-10
How the Election Bill was Side-Tracked'
MIR Hoar Dumbfounded.

to the success of the Election bill. 1t is
true also that had he asked the plotters
which of them they most preferred to
see IN the chair to suit their plans, they
would unanimously have chosen Mr.
Harris, 10: he is the ablest parliament
every word and letter of the Senate
rules and is shrewd enough to interpret
them to suit his plans. Nevertheless, it
is absolutely tue that no Republican,
however much he may regret Mr.. Nor
tons unfortunate error, will believe that
it was anything but an error.
The scheme, though evidently hatched
out carefully, WIS kept a perfect secret.
SO that when Mr.. George, of Mississippi,
rose to speak, Mr. Hoar having yielded
the floor to him for that purpose, every
one expected that he would continue his
speech against the Election bill. Senator
Evar:s. of NV York, was to follow him
and makesa mastery speech in behalf of
the bill. His speech was to be the con
clusion of the Republican speeches, for
it had been determined that the majority
would take the necessary steps to put an
end to the unnecessary debate which had
now dragged over five weeks. Many of
the Republican senators, feeling no
especial ntorest in Mr.. Georges TRADE,
had left the Senate.
Mr.. Morton had left the Senate to at
tend a luncheon, and had called Mr..
Harris to the chair. Mr.. Stewart could
contain himself no longer. He had
brought all his free silver men together,
and he said to Mr.. Grosvenor so loudly
that a number of Republican senators
heard it:
Eve got seven and as soon as Jones
comes in, Well staIt."
Senator Jones came in presently. The
moment fer sPringing the plot had ar
rived. and Mr.. Stewart, with a smile Of
triumph, rose to his feet Every Demo
cratic senator was in his seat. He looked
over to Mr.. George, who Immediately
stopped, ard Welded to the senator from
Nevada. Before Mr.. Hoar could ex-
actly grasp the situation, Mr.. Stewart
had moved that the Senate lay aside the
pending bill, and proceed to the consid-
Grafton Of the Financial Relief bill Ie-
ported by the finance Committee, to-
gether with an amendment offered by
himself. This amendment, it will be re-
membered, absolutely transforms the
committee measure iuto a free coinage
bill.
Mr.. Harris did his part equally well.
He put the question almost before Mr..
Hoar could rise to his feet. It was evil
dent that the senator from Massachusetts,
was utterly dumb founded The cool
audacity of the affair was simply over
towering. He tMr. HoaD who lives
only for the purpose of passing the Elec-
tion bill, had yleldcd the floor to Mr..
George, and that geutloma m had actually
given up the floor to Mr.. Stewart for a
motion to practically Kill the bill. He
was nonplussed. At last he found words
to protest against the manifest unfair
ness of the proceeding. Before he could
say dozen words, no Tever, Mr. German,
who had bsan waiting for him, rose and
made the poiut of order that debate was
out Of order for the motion before the
Senate.
Mr.. Harris promptly ruled the point
well taken, aud while Mr.. Hoar, with
ashen face and trem bling voice, sought
to be heard, MIR Harris ordered the clerk
to call the roll The electric bells
brought every Republican senator to the
chamber to learn the reason for the
sudden roll call.
The galleries were perfectly still,
though crowded. Name after name was
called, till Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, was
reached. He voted "aye"-that is, to
take up the Silver bill, aud thus dis
place the Election bill. Then came a
surprise. Mir. McConocll, the new SEN
ator from Idaho, who had been sworn in
less than an hour before, voted, and cast
his first vote as q Republican senator
dent. Only au hour before Mr.. Hoar
had himself proudly conducted him to
the Vice Presidents clerk to be sworn
in, congratulatiug himself on the fact
that he had added one more senator to
the defenders of the Election bill Here,
at the very first vote, Mr. Mcconnell de-
MES his allegiance and joined the ranks
of the enemy. Mr.. Hoar's indignation
and contempt for Mr.. Mcdonnell trcach-
cry were unmistakable. Aud so the eight
silver men voted-Jones, Mcdonnell,
Shroup, Stanford, Stewart, Teller, Wash
burn, Wolcott.
The silence in the Senate room was
intense. At last Mr.. Harris lose ard
announced that CD Mr.. Stewards motion
to lay aside the Election bill and take up
the Financial bill, the ayes were 80 and
the noes were "a. There was not a
sound of applause in the gallery. The
senators all were silent. The Democrats
all looked towards Mr.. German, who
rose and asked that the bill be read.
Then, as the clerk began to read, the
tension seemed relieved. The Demo.
Gratis shook hands, while many of the
Republicans left the Senate. The silver
men remained.
What the issue will it is hard to saw.
By to days action the Election bill goes
on the calendar, aud can only be brought
before the Senate again in precisely the
same way it was defeated to day. Mr..
Hoar must get enough senators to over.
come the detection of the eight. If he
cannot get that ma ority, then the Elect
tion bill is defeated, and the Republican
senate of the United States has permit
ted itself to be bulldozed by a Democrat
ic minority and handful of free silver
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