The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-15
Solution of the Tariff Middle
Rests With Them
The FINAL STRUGGLE TODAY
Thu Senate Is Waiting Until tho House
Shall Have Had an Opportunity
to Express Itself.


90 from early morning until late TO-
night. 1t has been day of conference
at the White house, at the private resi-
dences Of the conferrees and at the no.
tells, Secretary Carlisle was with Pres
ident Cleveland throughout the after-
noon. The senate and house conferrees
made no effort 10 get together. and
thew remain as wide apart a. when
their meeting broke up Friday night
The house, conferrees were in consul.
tation informally most Of the day,
though ut no time were they all to-
aether at once. Chairman Wilson
spent the day with Representative
Breckenridge Of Arkans 10 ut the Nor
mandie hotel, and there was called
upon by the other conferrees. Mr.. Will
son did not see the president today.
The meetings Of the house men were
brought about through an understand
ing among them as to line of action at
the caucus tomorrow and In the subse-
ouent proceedings of the senate and
house. They reviewed the situation
from every possible standpoint and
prepared themselves for all emergen-
ciee. As one of them said tonight. 1t
was going over the field Of battle and
learning the topography OF the field
the night before great light.
The House Holds the Key.
Speaker Crisp had been asked to ex-
anime with care the presidents bearing
on the case, and it is understood that
he in turn had consulted Carlisle, who.
as ex.speaker of the house, is regarded
a. one Of the best authorities on the
parliamentary law. From the exam.
ination which has been made the con-
ferrees were fully satisfied TINT the
house had right to pass the senate
bill now or at any time. This deter
mination went much further than has
heretofore been Understood. II was
that the house. having actual physical
possession of the tariff oil',
could pass it with the sen.
ate amendments before Senator HilFs
resolutions passed tomorrow, or after
the Hill resolution was defeated. They
recognized that there were some prece-
dents against this position, hut they
regarded the overwhelming force OF
authority Us with them, and they
therefore accepted as settled that the
house had supreme authority over the
hill without reference to what the sen-
ate might do tomorrow or thereafter.
This conclusion was of the utmost inn
portance in bearing on the action Of
The caucus tomorrow. It assured them
in the first place that there was no
need of precipitate action TO.
ward accepting the senate bill
before Senator HilPs resolution
had passed. This resolution
could be taken up in the senate ut ii
o'clock, aid it had been feared ut first
that the house caucus. which begins at
10 o'clock, will ue compelled 10 take
hasty action in accepting the senate
bill In order to prevent the house from
losing It's opportunity to pass the SEN
ate bill by the adoption Of the Hill res
olution. ii was agreed, however. that
no such haste was necessary. On the
contrary, 1t was felt that the house, In
having possession of the hill and q par
llamentary right to pass it at any time,
had everything to gain and nothing to
lose by deliberate action. ~
The House VIM Walt.
Under these circumstances it was
deemed advisable to inform the house
fully as to the situation and to explain
that precipitation in accepting the SEN
ate Lii would gain nothing, while de-
Iiberate action in waiting to see what
the senate would do might omplish
much good work. It was pointed ous
in this connection that the house need
be in no fear Of the Hill resolution be-
ing rushed through. Mr.. Wilson and
b Of n
in the senate, notably Senators Villas,
Gray, Lindsay and others, who could.
If the occasion required, insist on
very complete debate of the Hill reso'
luton which might last from
day to day. This the house
conferrees regarded as. assuring
them breathing spell and was making
Il plain that the house need not Tush
to Its conclusion. Entertaining these
views, the house conferrees did moi
believe It was necessary or prudent fol
the house caucus tomorrow morning t.
at once pass resolution to accept thu
senate bill. They realize that the
situation IL 60 critical that the question
of accepting the senate bill might come
before the caucus and develop
such overwhelming and resis,les
force that it would be useless t.
oppose 1t. They were prepared for thi
emergency and were ready to accept ]
ifit came. 1t was felt, however, tina
q dispassionate statement of the case
p, showing the house would lose none o
it, right to pass the senate bill by de
ferring action for a day or 20, woak
bring about u conservative result In til
~ 4 IL ss,ll
be will not be definitely outlined. q
though the house conferrees thought
would perhaps be for the caucus TO &C
iourn aud wait 10 see what the senat
did. -
The Senate IL Waiting.
Meanwhile the senate is acqulescer
and disposed to remain in inactivi'
until the house shall have had an OF
portunity to express itself upon Ii
situation. There IL undoubtedly d
Are on the part of the large majority
the democratic senators, practical
all of them, unless 1t may be the Loui
lana senators. to have the house tai
possession OF the bill. This Is due
the general belief in the senate IT,
the house will accept tho tena
amendments and that the b
will thus become law, al
they fear II the I'LL shou
again 20 to the senate 1t would lie 70
postponed. On the other hand u
belived IL the house should agree 10 u
senate amendnle bts% the senate YOU
acquisscs in this action aud waive q