New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-14
THEY CALL CONFERENCE
,.,, rt1rRE HAS BEEN AS YET NO MEET
ING OF THE COMMITTEE.

VOORHEES, ADMITS THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE
rpv,Ss TO GET TOGETHER TRISTAN
ADDITIONAL. UNAUTHORIZED con-
FERREE FROM THE HOUSE.
lnY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRInUNr
uashington July 1S-The debate in the Senate
.dov on Mr. Hales very pertinent resolution
:, ,rnu,rv. forced from the nominal head Of
w. democratic membership of the Conference
run,ittee Mr.. Voorhees, q rather hating and
rbeuous apology for the extraordinary pro-
,uue adopted by the Democratic cOnferrees
AZ voorhees, when confronted with the prece-
ANTS governing the procedure of conference
committees admitted Enthusiastically his en-
.,-e Ignorance of the course to be taken. and
.a,her nattered himself his inability to remem-
hor .he very different treatment which had been
accorded to him minority member of the
conference on the Mckinley bill in the fall of
,soo While obliged to confess that he had clearly
Numbered in not calling a meeting OF all the
oonferrees for organization early as Monday
last Mr. Voorhees, tried to make some amends
~ nromisng to assemble the conference formally
and legally at early date as practicable
The private and unofficial gatherings Of the
democratic members are meantime 10 go on,
Nth the hope Of reaching some sor, OF an agree
a,," which is to be submitted to the Republican
oorforrees for approval or dlsapproval, the part
:. the latter in the full and free conference
HANG confined, according to the Democratic
theory. simply to voting yes or no on the new
.comnromise" or revise as a whole. That the
penublican Senators and Representatives VIII
rreeklv submit to play the limited role thus as
s,gned 10 them in the conference Is far from
,tslv for II is clearly within their right to in
s,st thai the real work of the conferrees shall be-
81, with the first official and legal meeting of the
conference and to require that the differences
ha,ween the two houses shall be submitted Tor
settlement 10 the full committee before any at
,.mnt is made to vote q report.
Mr. voorhees's virtual admission that so far no
.oo,,rc If the conference has been held in either
a legal or a parliamentary sense clearly en-
sorces and sustains the Republican contention
that the work done in the privacy Of the Inter
,.to Commerce Committees room cannot prop
.-v have the slightest effect on the action OF
the conferrees when they assemble hereafter in
their proper legislative capacity. The course 10
bs pursued by the minority Of the conference was
rot gone into however as the admission or MT
Voorhees, that the trump Democratic caucus
NOW IN sessi IN was not 10 be considered genu-
inc conference made II unnecessary 10 dm.iClpaee
what might happen at'er 'he iea' ''"'''''N0
assembled. J., ,,o.srs
Hale Allison,
nsnai and irregular character Of the Democratic
programme Of substituting purely persona! anu
unofficial negotiations among themselves ioI t'tV
Legal and proper method OF assembling the lu'I
Cenference Committee. the Hale resolution was
allowed TO go to the calendar. MI: NoorneeS
asked this as a favor TO himself ana M ~
nouielv consented. adding that ne might can J.
~ again n the fulnlment of the lndiana senator
promise Of an early official meeting OF the COLI
ferrees should be unreasonaoy delayed.
I, probably was not known by Senator Hale or
the Senatorial Republican conferrees during To-
DAVIS discussion that there had been VolaHionn
of law and custom even worse man lhal 10 mn mn
tha attention Of the Senate had been called. ana
for which Mr. Voorhees, with reluctance ana IL
grace had apologzed. AS is well known 70 read
ers of these dispatches the conuitIon .,
man Wilson's health has been SO precariou .S "a
IN make II exceedingly doubtful whether he wou.d
be physically able TO bear the strain OF woih
An a conference committee which PROMISED 10
ne Ia horiols and exactirg His friends are sorry
20 know that he has already broken down unaer
that strain, even before the first sitting OF tne
Conference Committee. His friends VIII also pe
not only surprised but panied TO know that ne OF
his Democratic associates have assumed the au-
thority 10 appoint in his steaoi OF "a M 49,
stitute another member of the Ways ana Means
Committee-Mr. Breckenridge. OF Arkansas Ii IS
given out that Chairman Wilson Will continue 70
exercise general oversight OF the proceedings
~ ,ba Democratic conferrees so far as the House
"a concerned and that Mr. Breckenridge Is Simply
10 do the work. In other words Mt Brecklhrluse'
who was not designated by Speaker crisp a.
member Of the Conference Committee ana VINO
nrobablv never would have been selected by nun
inasmuch az ne stands very near the lOp' y, ~
list In the Democratic membership or me WaYs
md Means COmmittee-there being -FOUR Nor'neih
Democrats ahead Of him-has been depuuZed oy
Mr.. wilson with the consent Of the senate Deno-
cratic conferrees act as NTH conferree on me
mar, NJ tho House That this was nelther u!-
ernected nor undesired by Mr. Breckinridge Is
shown by the fact that some two weeks ago
he caused room be put in order IN me SUP
basement Of the Capitol and ordered an e!ectric
fan and other conveniences to be placed therein
al the time. saying that the room Would Ia. ns
needed for the Of the conierrees on .t b a's
hill During the last week Mr.. Breckinrldee mas
spent large share Of his time IN this Suo ''a
ranean retreat in which the Wilson Dill was
framed nearly a year ago.