The Portland daily press., 1892-01-30
Democrats Beginning to Realize that
MIR. Reed Was Blight.
WAR BETWEEN THE FACTIONS OF
THE FAITHFUL STILL WAGED.
The Two Wings of the Party viii Not
Flap Together-MiIls Men on the Ways
and Means Committee Oppose the
Speakers Friends-A Caucus the
Tariff May Yet Be Held Yesterday in
the House.
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the House.
Especial to the Press]
WASHINGTON, January 29.-Still the
two wings of the Democratic party do
not flap together. The action of Messrs.
McMillin, Turner and Wilson today in
voting at the conference of the Democrat
ic members of the ways and means COM
mittee in favor of a general revision of
the tariff at this session and against the
Springer programme of attacking the
Mckinley bill in detail, is highly signif-
can't. Messrs. McMillin, Turner and
Wilson were members of the committee
in the two last Congresses and are strong
Mills men. They represent the Mills
sentiment and regard Mills as the natural
leader of the House rather than Spring
er. Of course, it is officially given out
that while they voted against
Mr.. springer's Proposition,
they will agree with whatever the major
ity of the committee desire. This dec
laration fools no one. In a measure they
will, but only to a limited degree. Their
assent will be half hearted and luke
warm and not thorough. Already there
is talk of having a caucus called to settle
the tariff policy of the majority which
shows that the Mills men are not salts
fed.
There is an additional reason, apart
from his loyalty to Mills why Mr.. Wilson
of West Virginia opposes the Springer
programme of separate tariff bills, and it
shows how
Insincere Democratic Professions.
of tariff reform really are. Mr.. Wilson
is afraid that bills will be introduced
placing iron ore and coal ON the free list
These are the two things, above all 9TH
ers, in which his district is vitality inter
ested, and, should he support measures
with that end in view, his Congressional
career would be closed with the expira-
ton of his present term OF service. HIS
district is very close under the most fay
orable circumstances, and, with free coal
and iron as part of the Democratic poll
CIV. it would be hopeless for him to Try
and carry it. Mr.. Wilson would accept
free coal and iron
In a General Tariff Bill
because he could then claim that he sur
rendered something to gain compen-
sating advantage and also because there
would be no possible chance of general
bill receiving the serious attention Of the
Senate But with these separate bills it
is quite another matter.
After the abuse aimed at the creed
rules in the last Congress, it seems
strange that the Democrats should find
ANYTHING in them which they consider
worthy to pattern after. Yet the debate
on the rules in the House during the
| last two days has brought prominently
forth the curious fact that
Mr.. Reeds Plan
to prevent 1libustering and to enable a
majority to do business and be response
Bile, rather than to allow an irresponsi-
BILE minority to be in control. meets the
cordial approval of the Democratic lead
ers. Mr.. Bynum of Indiana, one of the
Democratic leaders Of the present Con-
eress, has proposed an amendment to the
| rules designed to correct this evil and to-
day Bourke Cochran oflNew York made
a strong speech warning the House of
| the necessity of adopting a rule which
would make filibustering an impossible
| ity. 1t actually seems as if the Demo-
Gratis were at last coming to their senses.
introduced by Mr. Reed.
Mr.. Reed has introduced a bill author
izing the Secretary of War to convey to
school district No. 12of Kittery a portion
of the Fort McClary military reservation
in exchange for other land.
BlCKERING OVER THE CODE.
Mr.. Enloe Discovers that the Reed Rules
Were Not All Bad.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-The House
today proceeded to the further consider
alton of the report on the committee on
rules, the pending amendment being one
offered by Mr.. Hemphill of South Caro-
lima, withdrawing from the jurisdictian
of the appropriation committee the APP
preparations for the support of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. Sayres of Texas,
opposed Mr.. HemphilPs proposition.
While he was speaking, he was frequet-
ly interrupted by Mr.. Hemphill and Mr..
Heard of Missouri, but there was so
much confusion in the hall that their
voices did not reach ten yards. The
| Speaker was finally compelled to call
upon the sergeantat-arms to aid in the
preservation of some degree of quiet.
After debate the amendment was re-
| jected.
Mr.. Deforest of Connecticut inveighed
against the rules of the last Congress and
the decisions made under them. He APP
proved of the proposed code and de-
cclared that if free coinage bill was
passed by this Congress, it would not go
out with the stamp of the endorsement
of the Democratic party upon it.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, said the gentle
men from Illinois MI. Springer] in a
speech delivered in New York, had de-
cIared that this House could not pass a
free silver bill. He also understood that
the gentleman from Texas Mr.. Lam
hami had withdrawn his amendment Civ
ing the committee on coinage, weights
and measures leave toreport at any time,
on assurance of the gentleman from Mis-
souri, Mr.. Bland that it was unneces-
sary. There seemed to be
Some misunderstanding Somewhere
and he wished to call the attention Of the
gentleman from Illinois to the matter.