The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-08
His Friends Arc TRYING to Arouse
sympathy Among South
ern Senators.
THEIR STATEMENTS DISPROVEO
say He Opposed the Force Bill, but
the Record Shows That lie Ia
vOrcd 1t on a Test
Vote.

Washington, Jan 7.-Fofm,r Sera,or
Quay In his light fo- a scat in The Senate.
IS ~ closely pressed that he ard his friends
are trying e. secure votes among H., SOUTH
ern Senators 10y the claim that he was OBJ
posed TO the force LTl. which the Rcpuh-
licans sought TO enact in the Flfty-fcst
Congress. Il Quay could move tina: IL
stood against that measure. his frien,is
feel, he would be entitled 10 and would
receive the sympathy o: the Senators from
the Southern States. against which the hill
was aimed. But ouay's aim will fall s':crJ.
The story VIII be exposed as baselesa.
The force bill was fathered in the rIorse
by Henry Cabot Lodge OF Massachusetts.
He IS nOw a Senator and Is in favor OF
seating Quay. Aided by Speaker Reet.
Ledge pushed the hill through the House
under party whip and spur. In the Senate
IL was chnmrioned by Senator Hoar Of
Massachusetts. who IL now, Ike Lodge. in
favor of seating Quay. This was in the
first session Of the Fifty-frst Congress. THO
bill got the right or way In 'he Senate
ahead OF the Mckinley tariff bill. inner
the management of Senator German 1t te-
came apparent to the Republicans that The
Mckinley tariff Till could not reach Il IG:o
unless the force bill WAS siie-trach"d. An
Arrangement was entered into by which tho
further consideration OF the torcc bill Was
POSTPONED until the second session OF thaG
Congress.
Pro,n1tly on the first Monday IN Deem
her. 1880. Senator HOar brought the force
bill up and did everything In his power
10 bring II 10 81 vote, confident that IL
would pass. Tn Democrats. under Senator
Germans lead. continued their opposition.
- --.A g.l sIra-..,..l
pleaded and begged In his efforts TO reach
a vote. He would have succeeded, but Cor
the fact that certain Republicans were
quietly opposed TO III. bill.
Finally. OF, January -. 1891. one OF these,
Senator Wo!cott Of Colorado, asked Senator
Morgan Of Alabama, who hold the floor
making a speech in opposition TO the force
bill. TO Yield 10 him 10 move that the SEN
ate take UP the bill TO ~reapportiOn Repre-
Sentativrs In Congress in accordance with
the census OF 1890. Senator Morgan was
prepared for this move and knew what il
was Intended 10 effect. lie gave ready con-
sent, and expression Of his fervent hope
that he would never have the opportunity
To resume
Dolph of Oregon moved to lay Wolcotts
motion on the table. The yeas and nays
We're ordered. The vote resulted Is follows:
yeas 81: nays. B..
The question was then on the adoption OF
WulCottS motion. TIL result was: yeas.
So. nays, "A. So Wolcptt's motion was car-
ried.
The effect Of this was TO displace the
force bill az unfinished business before tho
Senate and replace 1t with the rrapportion-
ment bill, the force hill going back to Its
place Oh the calendar. tt" long tight
against the force h!ll was won, hat in
i~quitous measure not coming up again for
debate.
Quay voted both times. He voted yea
on Doiph's motion to table Wolcotts reso-
luton and voted nay OF NClCDttS motion
20 take up the reap3Ortionmert bill. These
Were the only yea anG nay votes taken in
the Senate that had any bearing on the
fate OF the force bill. They We're test votes.
They killed the force Till. QIly's vote of
yea on Dolph'S motion was equivalent u
a vote for tn" force bill. QuaY's vote of
nay on WolCott's motion was equivalent 10
a vote for the force bill. lie DID as much
by his two votes To faStCn the fOrc. bill
on the South as he possibly could do.
Quay's claim for Southern sympathy and
the votes Of Southern Senator's TO seat him
on the ground that he was their friend in
1880 and 1891 In their light against the force
bill. ~. therefore. shown to be false. Ii"
supported and sustained IL by the votes
just quoted. given on January -, 1881.
The Democrats are asking how, IN the
face OF this record. any Southern Senator
can vote to seat him, especially In Welt
ton of Senatorial pytcedentS, and. as the
Senatorial m reports, contrary to
constitutional provisions.