The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-13

leaders. They have been on the go from
early morning until late tonight.
1t has been a day of conferences at
she White House, at the private houses
of the conferees and at hotels
Secretary Carlisle was with President
Cleveland throughout the afternoon.
The Senate and House conferees have
made no effort to get together, and
they remain as wide apart as when
their meeting broke up on Friday night.
The House conferees were in consulta-
tion, informally, most of the Cay,
4 though atno time We're they altogether
Y at once.
Chairman Wilson spent the day with
Representative Breckenridge, II APkan-
sas, at the Normandie hotel, and was
there called upen by the o'her con-
ferees.
Mr.. Wilson did not see the prtsieent
today.
The meetings of the House men
brought about a thorough uniers-and-
ing among them as to the line If action
at the caucus tomorrow, and in the sIo-
sequent proceedings of the Senate and
House. They reviewed The slrlation
from every possible standpoint, ara ire
pared themselves for all emergencies.
AS one Of them said tonight, * wes 60
ing over the field o. battle and !et ming
the topography Of the ground q the
might before the fight
Its Parliamentary Status.
y At the outset. the House conferees
satisfied themselves of the parliament
\ airy situation of the bill. They had done
This with tile greatest care Speaker
Crisp had been asked to examine with
care the precedents bearing on the
ca Sc, and il was understood he had in
turn consulted Secretary Carlisle, who,
as eX-speaker of the House, is regard
ed as one of the best authorities on
parliamentary law. From the eXAmin-
alton which had been made the con-
ferees were fully satisfied the House of
Representatives had the right to pass
the Senate bill now or at any time
This determination went much further
than has heretofore been understood.
1t was that the House, having
actual ply steal possession of the tar
iff bill. could pass ii with the Senate
amendments before the Hill resolution
passed tomorrow, or after the Hill res
olutiOn was defeated.
So confident were the House con-
ferees Of their right to pass the bill at
any time, that they regarded their
rights as entirely unaffected by any
thing the Senate could do with the Hill
resolution. or with any other resolu-
ton. They recognized there were some
Drecedents against this position, but
as authority with them and they,
therefore. accepted it as settled that the
House had supreme authority over the
bill without reference to what the SEN
a te might do tomorrow or thereafter.
This conclusion was of the utmost i'm
portance in bearing on the action of
the caucus tomorrow. 1t assured them,
tn the first place, there was no need of
N precipitate action toward accepting
THE Senate bin before Hills resolution
had passed. This resolution could be
taken UP in the Senate at IL O'Clock,
and il had been feared at first that the
Hou Sc caucus, which begins at l
N o'clock, will be compelled TO take hasty
Naction in accepting the Senate bill in
order to prevent the House from los
ing it's opportunity to pass the Senate
bill by the adoption of the Hill resolu-
tion. IT was agreed, however, that no
such haste wa necessary. On the con-
trary, it was felt the House in having
possession of the bill and a parlia-
mentary right TO pass it at any time,
had everything to gain and nothing to
10 Sc by deliberate action.
No Need of Haste.
" Under these circumstances, it was
deemed advisable TO inform the House
| fully as to the situation and to explain
that precipitation in accepting the Sen
ate bill would gain nothing, while de-
Mberate action in waiting to see what
the Senate would do might accomplish
much good. II was pointed out, i'm this
connection, that the House need be in
mo fear of the Hill resolution being
rushed through. Mr.. Wilson, and mis-
association, have some aids in the
Senate, notably Senators Villas, Gray,
Lindsay and others, who could, if the
occasion required, insist on very com
plete debate of the Hill resolution,
which might last from day to day.
This the House conferees regarded as
assuring them a breathing spell, tlnd as
making il plain the House need not
rush to its conclusion. Entertaining
these views, the House GOnferees did
not believe it was necessary or prudent
for the House caucus tomorrow morn
ing to then and there pass a resolution
y to at once accept the Senate bill. They
u realize the situation is so critical the
Tuuestion Of accepting the Senate bill
Knight come before the caucus and de-
Efelop such overwhelming anu resistless
1orce that il would be useless to oppose
3t. They were prepared for this emer-
Sency and were ready to accept it, If
ct came. They would not, however
counsel it themselves, and if il
tcame it would have to be
1.-THE outgrowth of this spontaneous
sentiment in the caucus. 1t was felt,
however, that a dispassionate sta te-
snent of the case showing he House
would lose none of its right 20 pass
the Senate blli ny GelerrlnS acton Tor
a day or so would bring ABOUT a con-
sentative result IN the cauaas. Exactly
what this action viii be- Kill not be
definitely outlined, although Inc House
conferees thought it would be well.
A-1Serhaps. for the caucus to adjourn and
wait TO see what the Senate did. Then,
if need be, another caucus Ioul5 be
held and more intelligent action taken
after the Senate had acted.
in the meantime the House would
lose nothing. IF the Hill resolution was
defeated-and the House coaferees
think there is at least an even chance
of its defeat--thep the conference be-
tween the Senate and House could be
resumed with every prospect, in the
judgment of the House conferees, that
a speedy agreement and report could be
reached. If, on the other hand, it was
passed, then the second caucus could
accept the Senate bill, or take such
other action as it desired. In any event,
the House conferees felt there would
he nothing lost by waiting for the