The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-05-05
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
To Senator Jas. K, Jones, of Ark
ansas, Belongs the Honor of a
Tariff Agreement.

By a vote OF 81 TO /, six of the
forty four Democratic Senators be-
ing absent, the Senatorial caucus
of Democrats, assembled at Wash
ington D. c., on yesterday, adopted
a resolution agreeing to support
the tariff bill of the finance COM
mittee, including the compromise
amendments that have been agreed
upon by the many conferences of
Democratic Senators during the
past two weeks.
The resolution was presented by
Senator German of Maryland, the
chairman of the caucus, and dis
cussed at some length, as the ses-
sion lasted from few minutes af-
ter o'clock until nearly T. The
six absent Senators were Mills, Muir
ply, Lindsay, Irby Butler and
Gibson 1t was claimed that they
we're all accounted for and assuran-
ces were given that they would sup
port the tariffbill The only person
in whose absence there might be
any significance are Senators Muir
ply and Mills, the understanding
being that all others were in accord
with any bill supported by the ma
jority of the Democratic Sena-
tors.
Senator Mills was not in the SEN
ate during the day and the call for
the caucus was sent to his house.
1t is believed that he has some OBJ
iections to the concessions that
have been made, but he has prev
iously announced that he would sup
port any bill that provided Tor re-
ductions in the present law
Senator Murphys caucus notice
was also sent to his residence, as he
was absent from the capitol His
position all along has been one of
doubt, but several senators assert
that he will support the bill, and he
is counted in the forty three which
are claimed as certain to vote in
favor of the bill.
The other absentees are either
out Of the city or failed to secure
notice in time. None of them has
been counted as against the bill,
and it was said that they would in
dorse the action of the caucus. In
presenting the resolution ond stat
ing the object of the caucus Sena-
ator German made a conciliatory
speech. He said it was necessary
to make concessions in order to Sc
cure the united support of the par
ty, and he further asserted that he
would need a Democratic majority
to pass the bill. He stated that
concessions had been made on all
sides, and it was believed that the
measure with the proposed amend
ments would now meet with the
support which was absolutely me-
cessary to pass a Democratic Tariff
bill
Senator Jones of Arkansas, the
member of the finance committee
who has taken the most active part
in the preparation of the amend
ments known as the compromise
BILL made a speech in which he ex-
planned at length the proposed
amendments and told why they
were necessary, He did not discuss
or read all Of them, but selected
the most important and those ef-
fecting the greatest inter
ests.
The vote showed what those who
had come into the caucus had ex-
pected- The conferences that have
been going on among the Demo
cratic Senators for two weeks had
piven the leaders the information
as to how the different Senators
stood, but they wanted official
caucus action upon what had been
agreed to in the conference room.
The roll was called in order to place
all on record and thirty-seven SEN
ators voted in favor the resolution,
and one Senator (HilD against.
The vote was received with genuine
qualification, as many of the Sena-
tors believed it signified that the
tariff bill would pass
The two principal speeches made
during the caucus were those OF
Senator Jones, explaining the rea-
sons for and origin Of the comprom-
ise and giving some Of the details Of
amendments, ard by Senator Hill,
in opposition to the bill as it is pro-
posed to amend it.
THE BIMETALLIC CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Following
is a copy of cable message sent to
the Lord Mayor Of London, apro-