Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-07
SANE OLD STORY.
Assertion That Agree
ment Is In Sight"
HOLMAN ISSUES A CALL.
A Move in Direct Opposition to the
Wishes Of Crisp and Wilson.

WASHINGTON, Aug 7.-when the Dem
ocratic tariff conference adjourned yester-
day there seemed TO be a better feeling
among the conferrees than at the close Of
previous sessions.
Members from both houses announced
that the committee had been working over
schedule, and that progress was being
made, but they did not indicate when
report would be reached, though some Of
the conferrees expressed the opinion that
an agreement was In sight. For q con-
siderable portion Of the day the senator's
were not In the conference room, but it
was stated that no significance was 10 be
attached to that fact, as they were all
working toward an agreement.
These senators occasionally repaired TO
the committee room Of Senator Vest and
sometimes were In consultation with
Democratic managers In tho room Of the
committee on appropriations Considerable
surprise was expressed by the conferrees
when they learned that q call for q house
caucus had been issued, and it evidently
was very distasteful to the house members
who had felt that they wers beginning to
see an agreement.
Mr.. Montgomery said that the caucus
would make no difference so far as he was
concerned, and he would contiue the work
he was engaged In, unless some sction
very different from that which he antici-
pated shorf.f be taken by the caucus. He
said that while the caucus was In progress
the conferrees would be at work.
A Surprise.
The growing impatience of memberp Of
the house over the failure to agree on
tariff bill eliminated last night when
Chairman Holman Of tho house caucus
committee issued the following call:
To the Democratic Members Of the HOUSE:
There will be caucus held In the hall Of the
house on tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 2. at
o'clock p. m. w. o. HOLMAN. Chairman.
The call was In response to petition
signed by 63 members of the house. The
petition had been circulated by Mr.. By
mum Of the ways and means committed,
and the success Of the move was assured
half an hour from the time the petition
was started.
Intsnse feeling was developed as soon 90
the caucus move began. Members gath
cred In the Hobbies and talked excitedly for
and against the step. Representatives
Straus, Warner and others friendly to the
administration denounced 10 as fire In
tha rear" Neither Speaker Crisp nor
Chairman Wilson had been consulted as
90 the caucus, and IL was recognized as d.
reotly In opposition to their wishes.
Strong Opposition.
Representative Cultivate, an associate
Of Speaker Crisp on the committee on
rules, said: "The caucus is not endorsed
by the committee on rules or by the con-
ferrees. 1t is evidently a move against the
house conferrees. Members of the rules
committee will probably enter the caucus,
but I expect the conferrccs will remain
away In view Of the foot that adverse 90
ton by the caucus would be equivalent to
vote Of want Of confidence
Representative Straus, close friend Of
Mr.. Wilson's expressed the opinion that
the caucus would prove boomerang. He
believed Mr.. Wilson and tho other con-
ferrees and their friends would attend the
caucus and undertake 10 carry IL. With
such men as Speaker Crisp, Chairman
Wilson, Bourke Cochran and Others urg-
ing loyalty TO the house oonferrees, Mr..
Straus did not think an antagonists
resolution would pass He said also that
he expected the caucus would bring out
some startling conference secrets, which
would insure the conferrees support from
the house.
Messrs. Springer aud Bynum make no
concealment of the fact that the caucus 10
for the purpose Of ending the contest by
accepting the senate bill. In this connec
ton they quote "A statement made 20 them
by Senator Mills to the effect that further
house resistance meant the killing of all
tariff Legislation.
Against Anarchists
The discussion Of Senator Chambers
Dominion Coal company resolution and of
Senator Hiils anarchist exclusion bill 90
cupied the tine of the senate yesterday
and furnished the texts for two very inter
esting and at times lively debates. The
resolution was sent over without action
by the expiration Of the morning hour and
the exclusion bill was passed. The con
ference report on the river and harbor bill
was resubmitted and agreed 10.
The house transacted some unimportant
routine business, but spent most Of the
dsy debating the senate amsndrpsnts 10
the Indian appropriation Bill, providing
for ne ratification Of ths treaties with tho
Mes Percs, Yakima and Yuman Indians,
but no vote was tahGn. Mr.. johnson Of
Ohio presented the memorial Of ne Cen
0aa labor union of CLEVELAND peaying for
de impeachment Of United btssss Dis
txtet Judge Kicks Of Ohio and IL was re-
feyved 10 the tudiciayy confnitteo