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The Lodge Bill narrowly passed the House and faced opposition in the Senate from [[Jim Crow]] Democrats who started a filibuster. Although Vice President Morton, who presided over the Senate, ensured it reached the floor by providing the crucial tie-breaking vote, it faced another blockade.<ref name=ussenatebio/> Morton then did nothing to push for its Senate passage as liberal, opportunist, pro-inflation Western [[Silver Republican Party|Silver Republicans]] sought Southern support for their [[populist]] causes by opposing the Lodge Bill.<ref name=ussenatebio/>

The Lodge Bill narrowly passed the House and faced opposition in the Senate from [[Jim Crow]] Democrats who started a filibuster. Although Vice President Morton, who presided over the Senate, ensured it reached the floor by providing the crucial tie-breaking vote, it faced another blockade.<ref name=ussenatebio/> Morton then did nothing to push for its Senate passage as liberal, opportunist, pro-inflation Western [[Silver Republican Party|Silver Republicans]] sought Southern support for their [[populist]] causes by opposing the Lodge Bill.<ref name=ussenatebio/>

Republican senators concerned with the plight of Southern blacks pleaded with the stubborn, entrenched Morton to vacate his position for another GOP member to preside over the Senate in hopes of passing the Lodge Bill.<ref name=ussenatebio/> Morton stubbornly refused to even temporarily vacate and insisted that his role was to maintain a neutral stance when presiding. Sen. George F. Hoar retorted that the vice president:<ref name=ussenatebio/>

Republican senators concerned with the plight of Southern blacks pleaded with the stubborn, entrenched Morton to vacate his position for another GOP member to preside over the Senate in hopes of passing the Lodge Bill.<ref name=ussenatebio/> Morton stubbornly refused to even temporarily vacate and insisted that his role was to maintain a neutral stance when presiding. Sen. [[George F. Hoar]] retorted that the vice president:<ref name=ussenatebio/>

{{cquote|...asserted their authority with as little show of force as if they were presiding over a company of guests at their own table.|||Sen. George Frisbie Hoar of Massachusetts}}

{{cquote|...asserted their authority with as little show of force as if they were presiding over a company of guests at their own table.|||Sen. George Frisbie Hoar of Massachusetts}}