Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-11
WORK OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS AT WASHINGTON.
ACTION TAKEN REGARDING THE
TARIFF BILL
Resolution Unanimously Adopted De
claring 1t Every Democrats Duty
TO Vote for Tariff Bill Consider
alton and 10 Maintain Il Quorum.
Words Of kebuke from Crisp.

Washington, Jan. IA democratic
caucus met in the hail OF the house OF
representatives at . clock tonight
10 consider the Wilson tdrin bill. There
was Il good Attendance. Judge Holman
tary of the caucus. Although the roll
cali showed only III members present
many came i'll during the call and it
is eStimatd that There We're HI demo-
Gratis in attendance when the proceed
ingS began. There are 2l0 democrats
in the house and the caucus quorum is
los. The attendance Indicated that
there was i'll the neighborhood OF forty
who are i'll the city who remained
away. No conspicuous absences We're
among the "kickerS.''
General Wheeler, who was Que of
the prime movers in the caucus, took
the floor and made Il vigorous sueecA
against the proposition to place coal
and iron ore in the free list
Speaker Crisp offered L resolution dc
claring it the duty of every democrat
to vote for the consideration OF the
tariff bill, and also the duty of Ill
democrats TO attend sessions of the
house and maintain Il quorum until
the tariff bill is disposed of. In 4 ring
ing speech the speaker took occasion
to rather sharply reprimand the dem
ocratS who We're responsible for mat
tentiOn i'll the house during the past
three days. He said the proper way
to act for those who were dissatisfied
would be to take the bill up and have
it considered. They would be given
an opportunity to offer amendments
and these amendments under the terms
OF the resolution of the committee Oh
rules would be voted Oil. A ma iOrity
could decide. No member would lose
any Of his rights and it would be to the
honor and credit of tue party to &c
forward and legislate. The party had
been given Il commission from the
people and its duty was to carry it out
The spectacle of the past three days
had been 4 disgrace to the large demo
, cratic majority i'll the house and he
sincerely hoped it would not be re
peated. The words of the speaker were
loudly cheered.
! General Sickles, of New York, il
replying to the speaker, declared it tt
be no part of duty for any democra
to vote for the consideration of the
revenue bill as there are feature;
which have not yet been reported by
the committee. He directed his as
! sault chiefly against the proposition
for an income tax, which he declared
undemocratic, unpopular and inpoiiuc
! Mr.. Sperry, of Connecticut, followed
in the same line, justifying his course
in refusing to vote on practically The
same grounds Cultivate followed il
support of the speakers resolution.
Robertson. Of Louisiana, who refrain
ed from voting and who is opposing
free sugar, created something Of {
! sensation by Il ringing speech in sup
port of the resolution. He wanted ;
democratic tariff bill passed and Ia
thought the Wilson bill Disseminated
against his state.
He started out to oppose its con
! sideration, but when he beheld the re
! publicans in Il solid phalanX charging
4
party his democratic blood rose and he
resolved to support the democratic
measure with the hope that his party
would override the committee on the
sugar proposition.
! After further debate Crisp's resolu
| ton was adopted without division.
Another resolution was adopt
ed stating that if the propo
! sition from an income tax be
! reported from the committee, two
! days additional should be given fol
! debate. After these resolutions were
adopted Harter, Of Ohio, and Robert
son, of Louisiana, introduced amend
mentS providing for duty Oh sugar
| but before a vote was had on either
| amendments, Chairman Holman recOg-
| niZed Mr.. Black, of Georgia, to move
adjournment The motion was carried
| with a rush and at 10 o'clock the eau
Gus adjourned.
After adjournment Chairman Wilson,
of the ways and means committee,
said the caucus was entirely satisfac-
tory to him. st has shown that the
great democracy's heart is beating for
the people" he said, ''the resolutions
passed express the sense of the party
in the fullest"
THE BROKEN SPARTA BANK.