Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-02
DIVIDED DEMOCRATS.
Some Members OF the House Say They wni
Not Stand by the Caucus Action.

Some Members OF the House Say They VIII
Not Stand by the Caucus Action.
The democrats Of the House are irving this
morning to carry out the agreement Of a ma
1ority OF their caucus. The House is now in
recess for the purpose Of conference with those
members who are insisting on the fair appro-
priation. The democrats on that side OF the
question have announced that they will not
abide by the decision Of the caucus, but the
majority of the democrats believe that they
will gain enough votes by reason Of the caucus
to reconsider the vote by which the House con-
CURED in the worlds fair amendment. The at
tempt, however, involves the risk of failure,
and it fails the item will be fixed in the bill
THE CAUCUS LAST NIaHT.
In the caucus last night speaker Crisp ex-
planned that it was on his motion and not at the
instance of either side of this fight that the
caucus was called. His purpose in seeking to
bring the party into conference was, if posi-
BILE, to straighten out the business Of the
House. He referred to the spectacle of the
House being tied up in such a manner over
single item in the sundry civil bill
and said that but for it they should have ad-
journed ten days ago. Without speaking for
or against the appropriation he thought it
ought not to be permitted to hold Congress in
session indefinitely. He called attention to the
fact that more than q hundred members we're
ont Of the city, and suggested that compro-
mise ought to be reached. Inasmuch as the
item in dispute did not properly belong on the
bill, but was put there by the co-ordi-
nate branch Of Congress for the purpose Of
helping 1t through Congress, It was his opinion
that it would be wise and proper for those
favoring the appropriation to lot it 20 over
until the first week Of the next session, and that
those opposing 1t should, in. consideration Of
this. postponement,. agree not to fEbuster
come promptly to direct vote. whoever
might have the right Of the case the fact re-
mained indisputable that this item was the
cause Of the disagreement and the delay in the
passage Of the sundry civil bill and 1t should
not be permitted to stand in the way Of the pro-
ceedings Of the House.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
These suggestions, put in the form Of o reso-
luton by Mr.. Mutchler, providing that there
should be a vote on a separate bill, making an
appropriation Of S5 600 900 in aid Of the world 3
fair, on the first Wednesday in December next
after six hours debate, and that only three
amendments thereto should be in order The
resolution further provided that the House
should insist on its disagreement TO the Senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill, and also
that the Dockery subcommittee Of the commit
tec ou bpprOpTlOuOus De conferred our
ing the recess with power to visit Chicago, in
vestigate the financial condition Of the fair and
report at the opening Of the next session of
Congress as to the necessity for government
aid.
After long conferences between the leaders on
both sides Of the worlds fair fight il became
apparent that no agreement could be had to-
day and an adjournment Of the House followed.
AN INFORMAL CONFERENCE.
An informal conference on the situation in
the House was held in the ways and means
committee room this afternoon with view
to arriving at some satisfactory set
tlement. About sixty members were
present-Mr. Dockery (Mo.) presiding. The
matter was discussed in all its phases and sew
eral propositions were submitted. including a
direct vote on the worlds fair item at this ses-
sion in a separate bill, divorcing it from the
appropriation bill. The chairman appointed a
committee of ten democrats, five against the
fair appropriation and five in favor Of it, to
consider the matter and report TO future con-
ference. The committee is as follows:
Against the propriation-Bankhead Gala. },
McMillin Tenn. McCreary (Ky.), Culberson
(Tex.), Cummings On. Y.).
Favoring the propriation-Williams nl. },
Durborow Qll.), Fellows On. Y.), Reilly Pa.)
Shively Qnd.).