The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-01
TO STAND BY THEIR GUNS.
The Democrats Decide to Keep Up
Their Fight.

ne OGmOCFdL5 OSClu0 10 Keep I'd
Their Fight.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Undaunted by
their defeat to-day, the democratic repre-
sentatives rallied in force tonight in
caucus TO consult over the extent of the in
juries they had sustained as the result of
the speakers ruling, supported and con-
firmed by the republican representative s,
and to devise ways and means TO preserve
such power and influence as IN their opinion
should be exercised by the minority
They were not of a cheerful mien, but it
was determined looking set of men who
drifted into the hall of the House tonight
Mr.. Holman presided, and there was a
large attendance, about l20 members being
present.
Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas, who was among
the first speakers, stated that he had heard
Representative Payne of New York say
that Mr.. Carlisle was responsible for the
delay III the presentation of rules, and that
they would have been before the House ten
days ago if he had done his duty.
CARLISLE DENIES IT.
This brought Mr.. Carlisle to his feet
with vigorous denial. He said that there
had been only three meetings of the COM
mittee on rules, the first being on Jan. %.
There had been no meeting in the commit
tee room, and he had never received notice
in writing of a meeting of the committee
on rules since the beginning of this congress,
but he had been sent for by the spea ker
and had met him and Mesrs. Mckinley and
Cannon at the speakers room at tae speak
er's request. He had been sent for to attend
two other meetings at the speakers request,
lasting only about twenty minutes each.
He had promptly attended every meeting
called. There had been no meetings since
last Monday.
LETTER FROM RANDALL.
When Mr.. Carlisle had refuted the
charge of dereliction of duty on his part, q
letter was presented to the caucus from
Representative Randall. He advised the
democrats to stay in the House and stand
by their guns, to use every effort to stop
absolutely all business in the House until
set CT rules had been presented and
adopted This stirring advice from the
old-time leader, lying on his sick bed, was
extremely welcome TO his fellow democrats,
and was, moreover, in the line of action
that they decided to follow.
TO STICK TO THEIR PRESENT PLAN.
There was much talk, of course, and some
OF the members were bitter in their denun-
citation of the proceedings of the last three
days, but conservative couusels prevailed,
and it was felt that the party had better
IOliOW tna leadership or MsSsrS. Carlisle,
Crisp and Mills No one could suggest any
new obstructive tactic that promised well,
and the general opinion was to the effect
that the programme followed during the
last three days should be continued in
force, and that every parliamentary
move that would obstruct the republicans
in their designs should be made. The reading
of the journal in full is to be insisted upon,
and is expected to consume an hour Of each
day. The yeas and nays are to be de-
manded at every step, and appeals are to
be taken from all rulings regarded as ar
bitrary aud unjust by the minority. There
was no formal resolution to this effect
adopted, however. Mr. Carlisle. with the
aid of the other leaders, will draw up an
address to the country, which will be
published in justification Of the course of the
minority. During the speech making tae
subject of securing the intervention of the
supreme court to attempt to establish the
illegal nature of the republican proceedings
was broached, out no action was taken.