The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-08
CRISP RULES THE CAUCUS.
Bynum Fails TO Carry Any Of His
Points.

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est Of Good Feeling-A Determine
tion to Continue in Session Until
Tariff Reform Legislation Is Ac-
oomplished.
Washington, Aug To-day showed
Speaker Crisp to be the absolute master
Of the democratic forces in tho House, as
well rs the master of the present tariff
situation in congress. AS outlined In
these dispatches last night, he entered
the caucus, assumed absolute control of
it and put the entire democratic House
behind the committee in its contention
with the Senate. Never was the power
and the influence Of the man more clearly
demonstrated than to-day. he could
easily have had Representative Living
ston's resolution, which expressed entire
| confidence in the committee, adopted. had
he so wanted, but he refused to do this,
as he did not wish TO humiliatc by ad-
verse action the men who had called the
caucus. In consequence Of his attitude
the caucus adjourned without a dissent
ing vote, resolved in spirit, If not in letter,
to remain in session until next March If
1t took that long to secure a bill which
would be satisfactory to the House. After
the adjournment he laughingly said that
the caucus had been a great success.
Those who called it thought 1t had done
great good and those who opposed it
thought it certainly had done no harm.
MADDox's SIGNATURE.
Representative Maddox was the only
Georgian who signed the call for the eau
Gus, and he is delighted with the result.
He said he merely signed it, not with the
desire to instruct the conferees but to
know what had been done and what was
liable to be the outcome. As he came out
Of the caucus he said: AN is love and
peace; l am willing to stay until March If
| necessary"
Representative Catchings said to the
| MORNING News correspondent: Speaker
Crisp made the greatest speech of his
life to-day ! never saw body of men
handled so completely, and with such
tact and good taste in my life"
Certainly the caucus this afternoon
puts q new aspect on the tariff legislation.
Put with the interview Of Senator Voor-
hees, there is no telling what immediate
effect the two will have.
Senator Smith has come out for free
sugar or anything which will pass this
bill.
Senator Brice in the Associated Press
tonight under the cognomen of "A Con
servative Senator" comes home from the
hunt and Senator Voorhees,, with his usual
agility, has Topped completely over.
Senator German threatens TO offer a
free sugar bill If the question is not de-
cided in forty-eight hours.
YET TO BE HEARD FROM.
Senators Murphy and Irby, with the
Louisiana senators, the latter frightened
out Of their wits, are yet to be heard
from
Senators Harris, Vest and Jones will
stand pat while longer, but their hands
will be called.
One by one the conservative members
seem to be lessening. No one hears the
shot when fired, but one by one they drop
from the roOst. There is no way to ac-
count for Senator Voorhees, sudden shift
except that it is Senator Voorhees,, and
while he has been sick flowers have been
sent to him daily from the white house
Two days ago IL was unity In the
Senate and division In the House To-day
it is unity in the House and strife in the
Senate. The Senate naturally feels in
dignant with Senator Voorhees,. Sena-
tor Lindsay, who is strong for the Sen
ate bill. says Senator Voorhees, letter
has made as much ill-feelng as that of
Mr.. Cleveland, but the Kentuckian is
angry.
One must not think the Senate will
yield at once, but every indication points
TO an early agreement, which, after all is
the main point. The House will yield
what is reasonable, but the Senate can
not reject longer all offers Of compromise
When darkest the light comes, and set
tlement is close at hand.
DETAILS OF THE CAUCUS.
BY the Southern Associa lated Press
Washington, Aug. THE House demo
cratic caucus to-day lasted an hour aud
half and adjourned after deciding that
the House conferces on the tariff bill
| should not be embarrassed by instructions
of any character from their democratic
| associates.
This action of the caucus was disap-
pointing to its promoters, who had hoped
for different result whereby a speedy
| settlement of the matters in dispute be-
tween the two houses might be reached.
Another disappointment awaited those
present, in that Representative Wilson,
the chairman of the ways and means com
| mittee failed to inform the caucus what
progress the conterees had made, what
propositions mad been advanced and ro-
| iected by the representatives of the two
houses, and when, in his opinion a report
could be made.
Nor did Speaker Crisp who spoke at
length, throw any light upon the situa-
tion, for tho most that he said was that
an agreement might be reached at an
early day, while he dampened the spirits
of those who are pressing for an early ad-
journment by saying that congress might
remain In session ninety days, but that
tariff bill satisfactory TO the country
would be passed before 1t adjourned.
BOUND TO PASS BILL.
A feature OF the proceedings was the
statement made by Representative Boat
| ner Of Louisiana, on the authority Of Sen
ator Mills Of Texas, that the House must
recede from its objections 10 the Senate
amendments and agree 10 them If the
| passage OF tariff bill Is 10 be expected
The Characterization of this declara-
! tion by Representative Cooper Of Indiana
as "bluff" seemed likely for a moment
| 10 result in an acrimonious debate IL
| did not, however, 80 result, and the en-
| tire proceedings we're characterized by
| spirit OF harmony and good feeling.
Before the serious work Of the caucus
| began a telegram was read from the
| clerks desk announcing that Col Oates
! had carried Alabama by q majority Of
| $1,000. This was greeted with loud ap-
| plause and put everybody In good hui
| NOR.
! Representative Holman, the chairman
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