The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-29
VISE COUNSELS Ruled
The Three Resolutions Passed
by the Republican Caucus.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PARTY
In Full Sympathy with their Spirit
Mills Little scheme Did not Car
ry-Democrats Forced TO
Show Their Hands.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May 2s.-Wise
counsels ruled in the Republican caucus
Saturday evening. The three resolu'
tions passed unanimously were each in
full sympathy with the feelings of a vast
majority Of the party.
The attention OF the country has been
called to the necessity Of refusing the
proposition Of Mr.. Mills to vote upon
his tariff bill without considering it by
sections, and the caucus in its third reso-
luton determined not to depart from the
regular method Of disposing Of thisbl4;;
that is, to consider it by sections and
paragraphs.
The intention OF Mr.. Mills in making
this proposition was TO secure Republic
can aid TO dragoon his own party into
the support Of his crude free trade meas
ure. Theproceedings in the Democratic
caucus Saturday night fully proved that.
The action Of the Republicans on this
question was eminently proper:
The bill may be so amended by the
time the discussion is finished that MIR.
Mills and his coterie will not recognize
their progeny, which was to be "the first
firm step toward free trade" The DEM
ocratic members, each anxious TO pro-
teCt his own local industry by the aid OF
the Republicans who are anxious to
protect every industry, may transform
the bill into such shape that its free
trade progenitors and their friends will
vote against it, while the prOtectionists
will vote for ii.
At any rate, the Republicans lose
nothing by the discussion, and that the
Democrats are fearful is shown, first, by
the rejected Mills proposition, and now
by the attempt that is being made to
limit dcbate-to adopt the English sys-
TEN of cloture by amending the rules so
as to allow the majority TO order vote
when it sees fit. OF course, il any such
attempt is made, the Republicans will
resist by every device known to parlia-
mentary law.
The first resolution Of the caucus, to
fix day for the consideration Of general
pension legislation was proper one
proper not only in itself, but because Of
its political effect. 1t will force the
Democrats, both in the House and the
White House, to show their hands on
the pension question, besides exposing
the shallow device by which Congress
man Matson expects TO secure a few
soldier votes in his canvass for Governor
OF Indiana.
The second resolution, to force the
consideration of the Blair educational
bill, shows the only method by which
that excellent measure can be removed
from the committee which Speaker Car
Isle, by direction OF President Cleve-
land, stocked to strangle it. II there are
Il dozen Democrats in the House out OF
the large number who favor this bill
that dare thwart the will Of their new
master III the white house, the Blair bill
can be taken up and passed.
1t is well to put the party on the record
rs to this measure. The failure to vote
for it when the opportunity is offered
will make the work OF the expert count
ers in some OF the Southern Congress
sional districts even more laborious than
it has been heretofore.
The work Of the Republican caucus
was very good.