The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-17
Victory for the Senate.
Washington correspondence. !


The long struggle over the tariff bill
came t. a close at q o'clock Monday
evening, when the House by a vote OF
Isl TO l05 decided to discharge the
House conferrees from furth consid-
Grafton OF the bill, recede from its D.
position to the 634 a / endm ents and
agree to the same. 1t was com ple;e
victory for the Senate. The House
made an absolute sur. ender.
the result grew directly out of the
sem at Cnal course of events in the
Senate and in the capitol precipitated
by Senator Hill Friday. Up to that
time the House conferrees had stood
firm against the Sena amendments,
especially on the three disputed sched-
ules OF coal, iron ore and sugar, and
the temper and Voice of the House
was for war-war to the end. But
the indications that the Democrats of
the Senate might be unable to longer
ho.d ma ority OF the votes in line for
even the Senate bill and that the bill
was in desperate jeopardy forced the
House Democrats 10 immediate action.
The Democratic conferrees of the House
at last admitted that they were beaten
and that another vote could not be-
risked in the Senate; that it must le
either the Senate bill or no bill
The whole question was precipitated
at the caucus held .ust before the
House conve cd, at which, after q
thoroy gh review of the situation and
speeches in favor OF receding by
Speaker Crisp, Chairman Wilson and
others, it was decided to take
the Senate / i'll ami Immediate
ly aftsrward pass separate bills
nj oil nd ha lAaA
wire on the free list, anu by so doing
place the House On record and at lea t
partially overcome the humiliation in
volved in its defeat The program
arranged in the caucus was carried out
TO the letter in the House after an
iron-clad special order.
The caucus met promptly. There
was no wait for quorum. When
Chairman Holman banged the desk
with his gavel there we 1873 members
present. Ten minutes later every
Democratic member in the city was in
side the chamber. There was feverish
expectancy on every face. All felt that
the eyes of the country were upon
them. The Senator themselves-cold
and far removed from public touch
betrayed their interest in the outcome
OF the caucus. Fven Senator German,
calm and ever in perfect control of
himself cut his greetings shorter than
usual And Senator Brice twirled his
glasses around his forefinger with
great rapidity.
In administration circles there was
keen anxiety. There, more keenly
than anywhere else perhaps, the i'm
portance Of the caucus action was APP
preciated. Nothing but the Senate
bill seemed probable. In the hotels,
clubs. streetcar and streets What
will the caucus do?" was the sole topic
Some men like John Dewitt Warner
spoke vehemently for continuing the
fight. But the majority favored sur
render and the prompt settlement of
the controversy already much too pro-
longed.
Procpe iinys i'm Secret.
The doors of the House we're tightly
coed and extra guard placed 10 pre-
vent on siders hearing anything of the
proceedings within. No o was per-
mitted in the gallery corridors, and it
wa only after great effort that the
Sergeant-at arms was induced to open
the working-ro IN OF the press gal cry.
AS Congressman came from the caucus
chamber they wers button-holed for
information, and like good sensible
men answered all questions fully and
promptly.
The caucus was exciting, but not tu-
multuous. Wilson, NcMillin Crisp
and Cochran spoke, the last in opposi-
tion to the surrender, and then the
vote was taken on tho all-important
point of surrender or no surrender.
The resolution offered by Speaker
Crisp to accept the Sonat bill went
through with u whOop.
nmediately after the caucus adj
iourned the rules committee withdrew
20 the Speakers room to prepare a
,ule providing for the immediate con-
liberation of the tariff hi / The ma
GRITTY in caucus having decided to SUR
'ender, the lest way to carry out its
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