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SURPRISES IN THE SENATE.
THE REPUBLICAN, sENA TORs CAUGHT
IN 1HEIR OWN TRxP.


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WARRINGTON. March There was a series
OF dramatic surprises In the proceedings OF
the Senate to-day. and the friends OF the
Bland SeignioraRe bill carried out success
fully a most clever pioce OF parliamentary
strategy. to the utter discontinue of the Re-
publicans. Last night Senator Aldrich. the
political manager OF the Republican side Of
the chamber. had arranged a trap into which
the Wilson Tariff bill Senators were expected
to fail when the Senate met to-day The Re-
publican plot worked charmingly for while.
and the Democrats we're easily caught In the
snare. Unfortunately. however. Mr.. Aldrich
and his party friends relaxed their
vigilance at a most critical moment and .
combination OF Democrats and free silver
Republicans took advantage OF this careless
ness and quicker than IL takes to say IL they
had snatched victory from the Jaws OF defeat
and placed the SeiRnioraRe bill where IL must
be passed within q very short time. Indeed.
the bill would have passed to. day without .
word Of debate but for tho timely motion Of
Senator Hoar. Who recovering his wits more
quickly than the other Republicans who
stumbled into the ambush Of the silver COM
bnation. made motion to adjourn. and thus
gave the surprised Republican Senators Q
chance to catch their breath.
When the Senate adjourned yesterday Il was
understood on both sides OF tho chamber that
to-day the Bland Seigniorage bill would be
made tho unfinished business" of the Senate
as would have been done yesterday had not
Senator Voorhees,. representing the tariff Sem
ators. appealed to Mr. Aidrich not to force .
vote. but to let the matter 60 over. when the
plan would be carried out by com m on consent
This was agreed to. and last night the Repub-
lican Senators got together and arranged to
inaugurate a financial debate that would keen
the Tariff bill waiting for at least q month.
Their plans worked admirably up to a certain
point this morning but after the bill had
been placed before the Senate and tho
motion to send 1t to the Finance Com.
mittee voted down. Mr.. Faulkner 81 West
Virginia. who unnoticed had assumed the
chair took advantage OF a moment when no
body had the floor. and with the usual num-
bling OF parliamentary phrases rushed the bill
through the second and third reading and no
one awoke to the situation until the question
was nut on the passage OF the hill Senators
Aldrich. Allison and other Republican leaders
had LETT tho chamber, surprising tn the long
discussion had form ally opened. and that 10th
ing was to be feared from the Tariff I'LL for
some time to come. Senator Stewart OF Nevada
had offered an amendment to the Bland bill,
but on n tin from his Dem ocratio associates
he Withdrew II. so. that nothing stood Ia tho
way of vote upon the passage Of the hill The
Republican Senators were so astounded and
demoralized when they realized how they had
been caught that none OF them knew what to
do. Finally. as the bill was about to pass,
Senator Hoar OF Massachusetts, who is per.
haps. not so old "a he looks became absolute
ly desperate and moved that the Senate adj
journ Then Mr.. Adrich and his party
colleagues looked at each other and unsuc-
cessfully endeavored to smile at the remark
able situation In which they found the selves
The yeas and nays were ordered on the m otion
to adjourn. thus giving the Republican Sena-
tors a chance to collect their thoughts. The
motion to adjourn was defeated. and then the
question required on the passage OF the
bill. Senator Allison therefore moved that
the vote by which the bill was ordered
to engrossment and third reading be re-
considered. SO that II would stll be open to
amendment. Senator Stewart promptly Offset
this by moving to lay Mr.. Alison's motion on
the table. but withdrew 1t TEN porarily and
allowed Senators Morrill, and Sherman to call
the attention OF the Senate to the fact that the
bill is very bad one and should not be passed
1t would have been passed right then and
there. however. but that the Democratic Sena-
tors, being doubtful OF their ability to pro 'ucs
quorum. permitted an executive session to
be had. and ap adjournment followed.
These proceedings, following the remark
able statement OF Senator Mcpherson. who.
rising to deny the charge that he was dealing
IN stocks. admitted that he had purchased aud
sold almost every kind OF stock ON the market.
and then announced that he alone was re-
sponsble for the delay in reporting the Tariff
BILL threw the Senate into great confusion and
caused much excitement The Republican
Senators, especially those who had arranged
to keep the Seigniorage bill before the
Senate for q month or SO. in order to
postpone the tariff debate. were very indiR-
nant at tho way they had been misled,
but had no one to blame but themselves. The
free silver Repubiieans aud the Democrats
tainted them with sarcastic references to
their great abilities as parliamentary strats-
OF mind. The Democrats themselves hardly
realized lust how they had managed to outwit
Faulkner, who had so eeyerly taken Adyan-
tage OF the carelessness OF the Republican
child. Al the time that the temporary pre-
siding ofiieer was sliding the bill through. with
Stevenson sat out IN his room reading q Chi
The result q to-day's skirmishinE Isthat the
Bland Seigniorags bill will undou btsdIy be
passed without amendment or extended de-
%hen il shsi be Bought into The Senate Il
net En3Tn t yst mat dry thas Will Gs PIs
the full FiuAncs Committee Tomorrow and
brought into the Senate either on that day or
Friday; IL will be on the table for "A few days
while the Republican msmbers OF the Finance
Committee have an opportunity TO study its
provisions
Senators sherman and Morrill, protested to-
day against rushing such an important hill as
the ssigniorage till pell NELL through the
Senate without opportunity for debate or
amendment and II Is possible that their warn
ing will DO needed to the extent OF allowing .
brief discussion OF the measure. Thanks to
Mr.. Faulkner, however. and the com binAtion
OF Democrats and gse silver Republicans the
bill Is now beyond the stage where an amend
ment can lie offered and will probably pasA
MT. AllisOb's motion TO reconsider the vote BY
which the third reading and snErOssment Was
ings developed the fact that there 10 a clear
majority for the bill and that nothing can now
defeatiG Had the Republican Senators follow
ed up heir yictoTyin getting the measure be fore
the Senate. by arranging 10 O1eT the numerous
amendments which they had already prepared
and starting a long discussion. they could have
easily postponed indefinitely a direct vote upon
the oil aud ps1haps dsiested i 70 The end AZ