Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-12
II SATISFIES ALL
WORK OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS AT WASHINGTON.
ACTION TAKEN REGARDING THE
TARIFF BILL.
Resolution Unanimously Adopted De
claring 1t Every Democrats Duty
to Vote for Tariff Bill Consider
alton and to Maintain Il Quorum.
Words of Rebuke from Crisp.

Washington, Jan. "a democratic
caucus met i'll the hail OF the house OF
at 5 O'Clock tonight
to consider the Wilson tarin bill. There
was Il good attendance. Judge Holman
was chairman and Anderson was Secre
tary OF the caucus. Although the roll
call showed only ia members present
many came i'll during the call and it
is estimatd that there We're III demo
Gratis in attendance when the proceed
ingS began. There are 21G democrats
i'll the house and the caucus quorum is
JOS. The attendance indicated that
there was i'll the neiShborhood of forty
who are in the city who remained
away. No conspicuous absences We're
among the 'kickerS."
General Wheeler, who was Que of
the floor and made vigorous sueech
against the proposition to place coal
and iron ore in the free list
Speaker Crisp offered 4 resolution dc
clarins it the duty of every democrat
to vote for the consideration of the
tariff bill, and also the duty of Ill
democrats to attend sessions of the
house and maintain II quorum until
the tariff bill is disposed OF. III Il ring
ing speech the speaker took occasion
to rather sharply reprimand the dem
ocr;ats who We're responsible for mat
tention in the house during the past
three days, He said the proper way
to act for those who We're dissatisfied
would be to take the bill up and have
it considered. They would be given
an opportunity to offer amendments
and these amendments under the terms
of the resolution of the committee OF
rules would be voted on. A ma iority
could decide. No member would lost
any of his rights and it would be to thu
honor and credit OF the party to Sl
forward and legiSlate. The party had
been given Il commission from The
people and it's duty was to carry it out
The spectacle of the past three days
had been q disgrace to the large demo
cratic majority in the house and ht
sincerely hoped it would not be re
peated The words of the speaker were
| loudly cheered.
General Sicllles, of New York, il
replying to the speaker, declared 1t t
! be no part of duty for any democra
/ TO vote Tor the consideration of TIT
revenue bill as there are feature
which have not yet been reported b.
| the. committee. He directed his rs
Sault chiefly against the proposition
for an income tax, which he declared
undemocratic, unpopular and inpolitlC
Mr.. Sperry, of Connecticut, follower
in the same line, justifying his cours
in refusing to vote on practically tn
same grounds Cultivate followed il
support of the speakers resolution.
Robertson. Of Louisiana, who refrain
ed from voting and who is Opposin:
free sugar, created something Of :
sensa ton by Il ringing speech in sup
port of the resolution. He wanted :
democratic tariff bill passed and h
thought the Wilson bill discriminate
against his state.
! He started out to oppose its con
| sideration, but when he beheld the re
publcans in a solid phalanX charging
| the broken lines of the democratic
party his democratic blood rose and HI
resolved to support the democratic
measure with the hope that his party
would overrule the committee on thu
sugar proposition.
After further debate Crisp's resolu
| ton was adopted without division.
Another resolution was adopt
| ed stating that if the propo
| sitiOn from an income tax b.
! reported from the committee, two
days additional should be given fol
! debate After these resolutions wer,
adopted Harter, Of Ohio, and Robert
son, Of Louisiana, introduced amend
mcnts providing for a duty on sugar
| but before a vote was had on either
| amendments, Chairman Holman recog
niZed Mr.. Black, Of Georgia, to move
! adjournment. The motion was carried
with q rush and at 10 o'clock the eau
Gus adjourned.
After adjournment Chairman Wilson
Of the ways and means committee
said the caucus was entirely satisfac
tory to him. 1T has shown that the
great democracy's heart is beating fol-
the people," he said, 1.-The resolutions
passed express the sense of the party
i'll the fullest"