The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24
surrender.
MORAL So SION PREVAILS.
Ho.C the Republican Managers Talked
Ouer the O6strttcttorltsts.

Hosc the Republican Managers Talked
Orer the O6structtontsts.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 23.-It
was only by the exercise of the most
powerful arts of moral suasion that the
Republican managers to-day succeeded in
breaking down the combination formed
TO fillbuster against a final vote Oh the
tariff conference report. Indeed, the con-
sent of two or three OF the more deter
mined Senators was gained only after per-
sonal appeal to their sense OF fairness nd
decency. Allen and Butler for the Popu-
lists and Morgan and Tillman for the
Democrats up to the very last moment
to-day, insisted that they would not allow
the conference report to be adopted. Till
man, ugly and defiant, had list of griev
ances growing out of the fact that twice
within two days he had been thwarted In
his pet scheme. On Wednesday Speaker
Reed refused to afford opportunity for the
consideration of his bill legalizlhg the dis
pensary system, and yesterday his threat
ened speech in denuncistion of Repub bli-
can Senators for pigeon-holing his resolu-
tion for an investigation OF the charge
that Senators had been buying sugar
stock again was made impossible by the
committee reporting his resolution back
adversely.
Tilman, therefore, was in an ugly
mood when the Senate met to-day and
promised to make trouble. He deter
mined to attack the conference report be-
cause 1t placed cotton ties and cotton bag
ging back on the dutiabe fist and sought
to make a combination with those Repub-
licau Senators who were dissatisfied with
The duty on white pine. Tillman had in
his pocket a telegram from his colleague,
IoT n bO-i h II i,,
in any way possible to bling about the
restoration of cotton bagging and cotton
ties to the free list. Tilman's political
power in South Carolina IS on the wane,
and he realizes that he must d o some
thing to save him self from utter defeat at
home.
When AIdrch and Faulkner, however,
representing the Republican aud Demo
cratic sides OF the cham Der, pointed out to
him the absolute impOss blllty of amend
ing the bill and how impossible it would
be to defeat II, and after Aldrich had ap-
pealed to him 10 apply common-sense to
the situation Tlllman yielded. Then
Allen was taken in hand, and it was soon
found that he was simply filibuStering Tor
the fun of the thing.
Morgan was q hard man TO handle, be-
cause his inclination to til1buster asainst
the report was born OF desire to pass his
resolution regarding the debt of the
Pacific railroads. But Aldrich appealed
to him not to oppose the wish of the
Finance Committee-all OF whom are On
the point of a physical and mental col
lapse-by continuing to talk with no pros
p cts whatever of defeating the confer
ence report. Morgan finally yielded, and
in order to prblicly admit that he had
been captured, bag and baggage, he
offered the motion himself that a vote be
taken at O'clock tomorrow.
The last man TO be taken in hand by
the com mittee OF harmony was the Popu-
list leader Butler. He was found to be
very obdurste, and it was necessary to
subdue him by trick. He was chatting
with colleague in the rear of the desks
when Morgan made his motion for unani.
nous agreement to take vote to- m orrow,
and before Butler realized what had taken
place Hobart had declared the motion
adopted and unanimous consent granted
Then the Populist statesman awoke to
the situation, but too late. He attem pied
to point out that thelaged and willy Nor
gan had been caught mapping and sacri-
feed his Pacific railroad resolution. But
Ter urged him 10 include it in the arrange
ment for the vote tomorrow, but Morgan
tangled him up in some of his long, ex-
planatory sentences, and all Butler could
do was to proclaim that if he had not
been off his guard he would have objected
TO unanimous agreement.