The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-13

ready to accept It if it camo. Thoy
would not, however, counsel Il them.
selves, aud II Il came II would hAyo 10
bo the outgrowth Of this spontaneous
sentiment in tho caucus. It was felt,
however, that a dispassionate sen.
timont OF tho case, showing
that tho house would lose mono Of lie
rights 70 pass the senate bill BY deferr.
ing action for day or 80 would bring
about conservative result in tho eau.
Gus. Exactly what this action will bo
was not definitely outlined, although
tho house conference felt that Il would
perhaps bo best for the caucus 10
adjourn and wait TO SEQ what
the senate did. Thon, II need DO,
another caucus could be held and moro
Intelligent action taken after the
senate had acted. In the meantime
tho house would lose nothing. II the
Hill resolution was dpfoalod-and the
house conferoes think there is nt lenst
on even chance Of Its dciGat-thon tho
conference between tho senate and
house could bo resumed with evcrY
prospect in the Judgment Of the house
confcrces that speedy agreement and
report could bo reached. II on tho
other hand it was passed, thon tho
second CAUCUS could accept tho senate
bill or take such other action as II de.
sired. In any oYcDt tho house con.
forces feel thorO would be nothing lost
by waiting for tho senate 10 show what
it intended to DO. As yet, they say, the
Hill resolution and similar moves in
tho senate Aro merely Ineuaccs. and II
is we'll enough to wait TO sec II they bO-
come accompIlshotfacts.
THE sGNArE's PoSrrr on.
Meantime the senate is qulnscont aud
10 disposed 10 remain In inactivity I'm.
til the house should have had an oppor.
unity to express itself upon the sEtua.
tion. Thore Is undoubtedly q dcsiTe on
tho part Of tho large majority OF the
Democratic senators, practically nll Of
thom, unless II may be tho Louisiana
scuators, to havu tho house tako poser
sion Of tho bill. This 10 due to tho
general belief In tho senate that tho
house will acOep. tho senate amend:
monte and that tho eonate bill will
thus become O law. and to
the fear that Il tho bill should
again 90 to the sonute II would bo indo-
finitely postponed, vhilo on tho other
hand IL is beloved that II tile houBc
ehouId agree TO tho senate amendments
the senate would acquiesce In this sec
tion aud %aive tho technical objections
which might be raised over the possos-
sion Of tho bill. II is understood thnt
eyon Senator Hill, Notwithstanding his
opposition TO the bill. would be dis
posed to accept the favorable action OF
the house as final, and to permit tho
bill to go to tho President without raising
anv parliamentary questions concerning
it. Tho LII resolution has had its day
in court, has gone TO the calendar, and
could not bo takun up oxcept upon q
vote OF the senate. Il ia also suggested
that without tho actual possession OF
tho bill, q motion for indefinite post-
ponement would DO out Of order, and
that only process by which tho sonate
could secure possession would DO
through motion to reconsider it's
action granting conference. and
thon TO ask the house TO return to
tho bill. There would bo two dihcul-
Ties in tho way OF tho execution Of this
plan. Reconsideration could not in
WOW Of tho lapse OF timo ainco the
granting Of tho conference. bo bad ex-
Cept by unanimous consent, aud even
with this secured. aud tho reuuoat
mado upon tho house. the return of the
bill would depend upon tho courtesy Of
that body. II would therefore seem
that the SENATE cou do nothing with
reicronce to tho tariff at tho present
ataun