The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-12

Washington, D. c., Aug. 1.-THE tar
IF bill is in a cloud tonight, and there
are as many opinions both as TO its
present status and as to its future as
there are political groups.
The surface developments today
showed that the Democrats of the
Senate were willing to pull together
again for time, in order to see if the
caucus OF the House Democrats would
offer any kind of a solution for the
perplexing problem.
The call for a caucus of the House,
.lapproved by the speaker and reques-
~ted by the House conferees, shows that
leaders in that body have become
greatly concerned over the fate of the
bill. an acknowledgement that it is in
2 critical state.
But neither the action of the Sen
ate in delaying the Hill resolution, nor
the call of the caucus by the House
Democrats insures the passage or de-
feat of the bill, not yet does it certain
ly mean the Senate bill or nothing.
There are many persons who be-
lieve the Democratic caucus viii result
in the final success of the Senate bill,
and that this action will be taken be-
cause the Democrats of the HokSe, or
majority of them, will not want to
1Ssk any vote whatever in the Senate
FER fear OF killing all tariff legisla-
Lbion.
n This feeling, however, was stronger
at 10 o'clock than at o'clock today.
Y 1t is quite probable the time which
has been gained will be devoted to-
ward reconciling the differences.
making a compromise bill hurriedly
and with the least possible friction and
passing it as quickly as possible. pro-
viding such action will be acceptable
to the House caucus.
Might Easily BE UnraveIIed.
The parliamentary tangIe in which
the bill is now placed, if no report is
made by the Senate conferees, has
caused considerable discussion, and
opinion is divided as to the courses
open TO the House; yet those tangles,
however would all unraYel at once if
the wings of the Democratic party
again tapped in harmony and an
agreement on report was reached
by the conferees. IF this be found i'm
possible, 1t is contended by some that
the House would concur in the Senate
amendments and pass the bill at once,
whether the particular copy of the bill
on which the conference arc at work
IS on the clerks desk or in the con-
House can rescind the action sending
the bill to conference, which would
bring it as amended by the Senate
again before the House
The parliamentary difficulties are
not 80 serious as the other complica-
lions which have arisen, and which
may arise before the caucus on Mon
day and before the Senate meets again
to prevent an adjustment of the diff
ferences. At present the questions re-
Rsaining unanswered are: Will the
House caucus decide to take the Senate
bill, or will a decision be reached to
make one more effort to agree on a
compromise bill?
4 It is conceded by almost all parties
Nnow that fewer concessions are to
Ee expected of the Senate than prob
ably could have been obtained a week
ago; that the outlook at this time is
between no bill, the Senate bill and
the Senate bill modified, but not to a
great degree.
The Monday Caucus.
When Speaker Crisp and Chairman
Wilson determined, after a conference
at moon. that a House caucus should
be Jhe;d on Monday morning, another
4 NV element was added to the tariff
&ItuaIion. The House conferees had
Apreviously concluded that a caucus was
desirable, and Mr.. Crisp quickly as
of Mr.. Wilson heading the petition to
Chairman Holman that the caucus be
called. With this authoritative endorse
ment from the House and the tariff
leaders, signatures were secured as
fast as the paper could be passed
about and the number necessary for
the call was obtained within half an
hour.
Mr.. Crisp went over to the Senate
and told the senators what had been
done, and this was one of The main
causes for the postponing of the Hill
resolution until Monday, as the eau
Gus at 10 a. IN. will give an opportunity
for the House to determine upon its
policy before the Hill resolution is
taken up at y o'clock. Throughout
the day the purposes Of the case were
canvassed from every possible stand
Npoint Speaker Crisp said of it,
There is no pre-arranged pro-
gramme for the caucus. The House
dtonferees thought they would like to
b&form their associates of the difficult
49, encountered and of the position
tRfty had taken up TO the present time.
Mo not know what they desire or in
tethd to ask for any particular line Of
ACTION. 1t is called simply for them
Id inform Democratic members of the
exact situation. What line of action
will be developed I cannot say, and l
think it viii depend largely upon cir
the part of the conferees, so far as
know, to present the question OF The
Senate bin or no BILL but that may
and probably viii come up
For Information and Advice.
Chairman Wilson also treated the
caas,ls as designed for the purpose of
swing and receiving information and
a-dviee He said he would make full
statement of recent difficulties in con-
ference and of certain misapprehen-
sions which had been given wide pub
licity. One of these misapprehensions
Mr. Wilson will clear up is as to the
tender of free sugar and free coal by
the Senate conferees, and he viii tell
his colleagues that the tender was not
made. or at least, was made with
the knowledge that it would assist in
defeating the bill.
Mr.. Wilson has not yet stated what
line of action. if any, he would ask the
caucus 10 take. He said the House
conferees have not as yet decided
among themselves that the zine had
come for the acceptance of the entire
Senate bill. Whether he will leave the
<cancus to shape its views on this
~ Grave question or will ask its continued
1t<.~r H.