The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-07
WASHINGTON, Aug, G.

w ASiilNblON, aug, U.
n CAUCUS Of the house Democrats
IAN will be held at 3 o'clock tomor-
Il\ row to consider what action will
Ii u be taken to secure the early pass
age of the tariff bill. Immediately
after the house adjourned today, MIR.
Holman, Of Indiana, issued the follow
ing notice
There will be a Democratic caucus held
in the hall of the house tomorrow, Tues
day, Aug. Z, at O'clock p. H.,
(Signed) w. S. HOLMAN,
Chairman Of the Caucus Committee.
The call for the caucus was circul
ated precisely one hour this afternoon
and it received in that time the signat-
ures of fifty.three Democrats. The
first who signed the call were Messre.
Springer, of Illinois; Bynum. of Ia
diana; Black. of Illinois; Hooker,
of Missouri, and Bother. of Louis
lana. Other we'll known sig
natures are those of Nessrs.
Bailey, of Texas; Patterson, OF Tonnes
see; Money. of Mississippi; Sperry, of
Connecticut; Mcclure, Of California;
Lynch, of Wisconsin; Enloe, Of Ten
nessee; Washington, of Tennessee; AL
len. of Mississippi; Talbort, of South
Carolina; Henderson. of North Caro-
lima; Shell, Of South Carolina; Martin.
of Indiana; Geary. of California, and
DeForrest, of Connecticut.
A STORMY SESSION EXPECTED.
1t is significant that the names of
the none of the couferees, the speaker
or the other Democratic members of
the committee on rules, Nessrs. Chach.
ings, of Mississippi. and Outhwaite.
of OHIO, appear on the call. MIR. OutE.
waite said this evening it would proba.
bly, be a stormy caucus. 1t is
expected that all the Democrats in
the city will be present and
that it will result in a contest
between those of the Democrats
who desire prompt settlement Of
the issues in question between the two
houses and those who are willing to
await the action of the house confer.
rees. no matter how long the confer
ence may be prolonged. Mr.. Springer
was asked if resolution would
be offered in the caucus instructing the
house conlerrees to make the best terms
possible with the representatives, OF the
senate without regard to what the
nature of the compromise might be.
He replied that he could not tel what
action the caucus might take, but he
for one, and there are many others
who felt as he did, thought that some
agreement should be reached and that
the Democrats ought to get together in
caucus and talk over the better plan of
reaching the agreement.
HOUSE CoNFERREES INVITED.
An effort will he made to have the
house conferees attend the caucus and
acqusint those present with what they
have done and what they hope to ac-
eomplish. The gentlemen who had
been instrumental in securing the can.
Gus insist that they have no purpose of
embarrassing the conferees, but the de-
lay in reaching conclusion on the bill
must be shortened if possible. Those
who oppose the suggestion of caucus
insist that 1t is inspired in malice and
that it is practically fire in the rear
on the true friends of tariff reform.
OPINION OF MR. VOORHEES,.
Mr.. Voorhees, has given out the fol-
lowing authorized interview as eX-
pressing the position he holds upon the
questions over which his colleagues are
now wrestling:
1T seems to me, said Mr. Voorhees,,
'there ought to be but little, if any.
difficulty in reaching an agreement be
tween the two houses. The concession
which the president advises the house
to make on sugar is liberal and ought
to be satisfactory to every Legitimate
sugar interest. | can entertain no
doubt that it will furnish the basis of
a successful sugar schedule.
THE only other points of serious
trouble are embraced in the question
whether coal and iron shall be free or
have a tariff duty laid on them of forty
cents per ton, These are exceeding
small and insignificant items of con-.
troversy on which TO defeat great
national system Of revenue reform.
"There' is SO little ground in my
mind now, for final disagreement.
that those who continue to insist on
small things and thus compel such dis
agreement, will be held as criminals by
all just minded people"