New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-22
RANDALL'S CHALLENGEOUT
THE DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS TO MEASURE
STRENGTH.
A RESOLUTION THAT THE HOUSE PROCEED TO
THE CONSIDERATION OF THE cownEs
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrnusE.l


THE CONSIDER ALTON OF THE cowhEs
BuL-cAUcus RULE INVOKED
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE rRInusEl
Washington. Feb 2l.-Thc stone which Cieveiand'
Carlisle Mills and the other masterbuilders OF inc
| nemocratic marty rejected has become the head OF
tie corner To-day samuel j. Randall. II not sne
Acknowledged leader Of the Democratic party IN tho
House "a virtually it's master, If anybody must Do
read outp of the Democratic party Mr.. Randali II
The man who will do the reading oup-Iot Premier
Mills nor yet Boss Scott nor Grover Cie'eisnu'
Mr. Randall is an able strategist. as wen as WY
tactlcan. and he took Mills completely by SURPRISE
to-day. -,
For three days the Texan had been keenly waten'hs
his antagonist He expected attack In 'front.' an'
P.ndalps flank movement Of to-day threw inc COW
hny statesman and his followers into great conihso
None of them had suspected RandalPs real pufPoso
Wien no offered his resolution to-day Troy wero
thunderstrlck, and when they began to rally theS
were furious Tho resolution provides that on -
Immediately after the reading Of the Journai. .no
House shall proceed IN Committee Of the Whole 70 tnc
consideration of the Cowes BILL and that at O'CLOCK
ON that date the bill shall be reported to the HOUSE,
WITH such amendments may have been agreed 70 III
c.mmittee, ard the previous question SHAH DC cou
sic cred as ordered the amendments the engrosss
ard third reading and the passage OF tho OIL anu
The votes thereon shall be forthwith taken ana M
shah DO a continuing order IN all respects untii ono
legislative day shall have been occrped as herein
steeIGed: and providing that yea and nay vote
shall be taken on the substitute reported by Mr.
Porney of Alabama on behalf Of the minority Oh inc
Appropriations Committee. After the consideration
Of the bill has been entered upon, dilaory motions
shall be entertained By the Speaker.
Mr.. Randall also offered resolution, ordering tna'
the House shall meet at 10 O'Clock a. m. during the
remainder of the session, and that the first hour OF
each sitting shall DO devoted TO the consideration anu
passage of bills to which no objection Is offered.
He wanted immediate action on the first RESOLUTION
but Breckenridge of Kentucky, Directing, IL was re-
ferred to the Committee Rules, was the first one
The Randall resolution Is ron-clad and steelriveed
and If the House adopts the Cowles bill VIII go 20
the Senate next Monday. Mills and his followers VIII
he powerless to prevent IL without breaking tho
Quorum and that they not strong enough TO do
What VIII the Committee Rules do with the resoiu
tonq was a question which everybody began to ASK.
The committee consists OF Speaker Carlisle, Mills
Randall, Reed and Cannon. The two Republican Hein-
bors together with Mr. Randall constitute quorum,
and both Mr.. Reed and Mr. Cannon favor the resoiu-
lion some members OF the Mills faction hoped and
believed that Mr. Carlisle would refuse or neglect TO
call a meeting OF the committees course when ne
has So adopted I'm the past to escape from dsagreeane
consequences. That hope was soon shattered now
ever, when 1t became known that meeting Oh the
committee could and would be held Without the as
sIstance or presence Of either Carlisle or Mills II
necessary A meeting will bo held tomorrow morn
ing and favorable report the resolution VIII DO
adopted The trouble will begin when MI Randall
Offers 1t IN the House.
Premier. Mills and the other Democratic men,
bers OF Ways and Means-wth the exception VI breek
inTdec OF Kentucky, and Turner, OF GeorGia-are eN
pected 10 head ilbusteIing attempt 70 prevent
action upOn tho resolution Indeed, The Premier
to-day openly avowcd such determination. III It
DO adhered to there viii be square trial OF strength
and endurance between the Carslc-Mtls faction and
tho remainder o, the House. Mr. Randall thinks thai
whle the struggle may be somewhat protraeted, II
will end in the defeat OF the flbusteis and last
ditch Democrats. lie Is In fair condition As 10
health, no has lost OF his hrmncss ana ne VIII
carry the fight to the bitter end II necessary lie IL
moro than a match for Mills and all his lcutenants
In . parliamentary battle, even when opposed by
superior numbers. In this case ho believes thst DO
VIII enter the contest with the open support or soefe'
syInpathy OF Of least half the Democratic membership
OF the House, and that he can count upon tns Ma Va
the Republcans in his effort to overcome ana uiScf
milne the free trade faction OF his own party 80
confident Of success Is Mr. Randall that no showed
no interest In tho efforts Of Mr. Crisp ana others 10
call a caucus TO agree upon line OF pohoy. iHs
effort WIS initiated by Mr.. Crisp last night ana iouh"
some favor among Democrats who prefer II possloie,
10 have the Democratic factions lock horns Dehina
he b,rod and guarded doors OF secret rather
than In the public arena Of the House. NILS anu
other Democratic members OF Ways and Means, ard
the CarisleMs contingent generally, suiky dechned
10 sign tho petition circulated 10y Crisp, and many
OF them declared that they would not attend caucus
which, whatever the result, would be regarded as
binding by Randall and his friends. The truth was
that Mills and his friends feared defeat tn the caucus
| RsndaI Cowles snd other Democratic advocates OF
internal tax reduction also declined tn Sign the pet-
cSncus ON revenue questions could be regarded ony
| AS advisory and because, IN their opinion caucus
debate ON the question az THIS ule wOuIa %
,,nnroatnbIe in every sense At o'clock ms AFTER
nam Mr. crisp had succeeded IN obtaining thitty-slN
signatures TO his petition, and soon afterwald >, y
| my chairman Of the Democratic caucus Issued
| tnrnial call for a meeting tonight
Afer long and at Zines exciting session OF nearly
,,r bours tonIght the Democratic caucus adjourned.
Thnr. were several lively passages between Randall
and IN. Brecknridges. II was Randall caucus.
"a .Ithoueb tho Democratic members OF the WAYS and
Means fought stubbonly and tried 70 have the caucus
,dont dIHerent devices TO escape IRON Mr. hanu@lf
,Ist,atm they werc defeated at every point Motions
=" adtcu sine die 10 adjourn until saturday, 10 ap
osnt . harmony committee7 of five members. TO add
H. senstS freo list 10 tho Cowos blu etc. we're sBc-
ceSsiveiv defeated or withdrawn Mr. Randall STOOD
sonarcly on the resolution which he proposed 10 the
House today and upon which he SAID that the Com-
ntttec ON Rules Will take favorable action tomorrow
nIST e lie fell assured that az least four members
~ tbat committee-meaning hmseh, Speaker carlisle,
| Rced ana Cannon-would agreo TO such report. IL
was souaro fight and Mr. Randall won. because the
caucus dd not attempt TO appoint ANYBODY or 10 pass
| any resolution whatever