The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-09

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circumstance that at critical point in
the negotiations of the conterees this
week and at the last stage of the con-
ference as well, movements had been
started to hold caucus over the
heads of the conferees, so to speak.
The house bill had seemed to be ac-
ceptable to the country, he said, while
the senate bill had not. He appre-
ciated the necessity for the party in
power to pass tariff bill. The De.
| mocracy has been entrusted with the
administration of the government for
that purpose, but the necessity
was equally imperative that the
bill agreed on should be essen
TALLY measure of tariff reform,
one that would be in tulfillment OF
party pledges, not one that would put
the party on the defensive. He be-
lieved that more than month might
be spent toward that end. He believed
that if the house conferees did their
duty and the house it's duty, that q
bill honorable for both house and seu-
ate and acceptable to the party and
| people would be the result. Such q
result would not be brought about by
any action that would notify the SEN
ate that if it would hold out to given
date the house would instruct it's con-
| ferees to recede. If the house Demo.
Gratis could propose any plan likely to
sustain the house bill and assist its
| conferees, the conferees would well
| come it.
Mr.. Bland spoke up with the sug-
gestion that the house should pass a
bill to put sugar on the free list and
then take up the income tax, but as it
was offered in a numerous vein no
notice was taken of it, and MI. Liv-
ingston of Georgia proposed substi-
tute from the Bynum resolution ex-
pressing the confidence of the house
in its cUnferees and leaving the matter
entirely in their hands.
There followed discussion of the
position held by the senate and the
prospects of agreement.
Mr.. Breckenridge of the ways and
means committee, rose to correct the
impression which might be held, he
said that any ultimatum had been re-
ceived by the house conferees and op-
posed by them.
One of the Louisiana members
argued that speedy action was neces-
sary; that it was plsin the senate
would not yield, and proceeded to pay
high tribute to Senator Mills as a
pioneer in tariff reform, and said that
this conspicuous tariff retormer had
personally assured him that it was the
senate bill or no bill. Unless the house
soon recognized this all tariff legisla-
tiOn would tail.
H., 1f Tn Ifnpl nnt
around Mr.. Mills have been trying to
create the impression that nothing
but the senate bill could pass and
this might have it's effect on Mr..
Mills. These claims were being made
by these senators and under cover.
Now the American people had been
informed of the attitude of these zen.
atores. They have been publicly
pilloried.
During the discussion Mr.. Bynum
offered to amend his resolution to ex-
tend the time within which it was
designed to bring about action by the
conferees
Something OF sensation was
stirred by the forging to the front of
Speaker Crisp when the general de-
bate was we'll under way. The
speech of the speaker was temperate
but very forcible and its logic was 30
irresistible that at it's conclusion Mr..
Bynum, the mover of the resolution,
Withdrew his motion.
The speaker declared that it was
and should be the purpose of the
Democrats of the house to redeem
the pledges that they had made to
the people. The tariff bill had gone
to conference to be met with the most
determined opposition from the
senate. He pointed out the
workings of conferences, long
struggles, which sometimes took place
over disputed points, end illustrated
it with reference to appropriation
bills that had again and again been
sent to conference through the senate
refusing to accede to the demands of
the house. He deprecated the pass
age of any resolution at this time
The senate had not withdrawn its
support from the conferees and the
house should stand by its cOnterees.
No vote of confidence was needed,
while on the other hand the passage
of MI. Bynum's resolution will be
virtual surrender. He gave it as his
opinion that the conferees could reach
an agreement within couple of weeks
at the most, but they should not be
harrassed by back fire from their own
house. The house should be loyal TO
itself and its representatives. The
proposition for JOINT caucus of DEM
ocrats of the house and senate in case
no agreement was reached, The
speaker characterized as an abandon.
ment. Pass a resolution to that effect,
and you serve notice on tho senate
that you want to meet with them. If
you do that, he said, you might as
we'll hold the joint caucus tomorrow.
The speakers speech was received
with manifest approval and in conclu-
sion he suggested that the caucus ad-
jOurn.
Mr. Bynum evidently realized that
the caucus had slipped out of his
hands and he therefore suggested that
he would be glad to withdraw his res
Olution if Mr.. Wilson would rise and
say that an agreement was in sight.
He paused for reply. Mr. Wilson
| made no move. He gave no apparent