The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-25
CALLED THE CAUCUS.
CHAIRMAN HOLMAN, OF THE DEM
oCRATlC COMMITTEE,

Sets = Date for Consideration of the CUES
ton, mt Request of the Anti-Silvei
Recommendations Among the Free
Coinage Men.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Mr Holman.
the chairman of the Democratic caucus.
has issued a call for a caucus to consider
the silver question. This was done at
the request of the anti-silver men and
carries with it the presumption that this
element of the party has finallyconclud
ed that 1t has strength enough to side
track that question for the present SEES.
sion. There is much confusion among
the free coinage men as to what course
they will pursue in regard to the caucus.
Some are in favor of attending it and
announcing that they will not be bound
by it, while others oppose attending it at
all. There is no doubt that they are
very uneasy now in regard to their pet
measure. They secured 1870 names &c
the petition asking the committee on
rules to set a day for the consideration
of the bill. This is less than majority
of the Democrats in the house but it has
developed that this number was all that
| could be secured by the hardest work
More than this since the petition has
been signed some of those signing it have
ntimated that they have been converted
to the idea that it is inexpedient to push
the matter at this session. In the caucus
these signers would vote with the indie
pendent element and thus while carrying
the name of free coinage men with their
constituents can obtain delay in the
consideration of the measure through
the caucus, a thing they much desire.
The anti-silver or ''ineXpedient" element
rely on many votes for delay from the
signers of the petition. There was much
hurrying to and fro among the silver
men. Speaker Crisp got back from his
trip and all the committee on rules were
in town. Each of the Democratic mem
bers of the committee, Crisp, McMillin
and Catchings, were called on informally
in regard to setting day for the con-
sideration of the silver bill.
Mr.. McMillin said that he believed a
consideration at this session to be mex
pedient, but this was Crisp house and
if Mr.. Crisp signitied his desire to put
the measure forward he would support
him.
Mr.. Catchings said the bill would be
considered, but when pressed as to what
time he would agree to be fixed for this
he shirked the question.
Mr.. Crisp was urged by an old Demo
cratic congressman not to permit this
bill to come up, as it would be sure to
result in Democratic defeat in Novem
bes. Mr.. Crisp said he was free coin
age man and was elected speaker by fret
coinage votes and that he did not Intend
to shirk his duty to those who supported
him and, moreover, he intended to have
the bill considered and voted on this
session. The refusal of Catchings tx
say what he will do makes the situation
most embarrassing to the free coinag
men.
1t has been said all along that proba
bly, Reed and Burrows, the Republican
on the committee, would aid in gettin
up the bill, because it would embarras
the Democrats This suggestion is nc
good one. They would undoubtedl
vote to get the bill up if they had posi-
tive assurance that it would get no fan
Their than the house, but if it should pas
the house and the senate, which woul
be most probable, and reach the whit
house, it might become more annoyin
to the Republicans thanit is to the Dem
ocrats.
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