The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-06


when the proceedings begun 1t was
decided to limit the speeches to five
minutes.
Wheeler made a vigorous speech
against putting coal and iron ore on
the free list.
Speaker Crisp followed, and offered
a resolution declaring it the duty of
Grafton of the tariff bill, and also the
duty of all Democrats to attend the
session of the House and maintain a
quorum until the tariff bill was dis
posed of. In a ringing speech, Crisp
sharply reprimanded the Democrats
responsible for the inaction of the House
during the past three days and said
the proper way to act for those dis
satisfied would be to bring the bill up
and have it considered. They would
be given an opportunity to offer amend
ments, and these amendments, under
the resolution of the committee on rules
could be voted upon.
A majority could decide. No member
would lose any of his rights, and it
would be to the honor and credit of
the party to go forward and legislate.
The party had been given a commission
from the people and it was a DUTY
they had to carry out. The spectacle
of the past three days had been dis
grace to the large Democratic majority
it would not be repeated
The words of the speaker were loudly
cheered.
Sickles, of New York, in replying to
the speaker, declared it was no part
of the duty of any Democrat to vote
for the consideration of the revenue
bill, some features of which had not
yet been reported by the committee.
He directed the assault chiefly against
! the proposition for the income tax,
which he declared was ''un-Demo-
cratic unpopular and impolitic.
Sperry, of Connecticut followed in the
same line, justifying his course in re-
fusing to vote on practically the same
grounds. He carefully avoided men
ton of the tobacco schedule, which
was understood to be the chief ground
of his objection to the Wilson bill.
Cultivate followed in support of the
speakers position, declaring the time
allotted for debate was enough and
more than enough. What the country
wanted was action.
Sibley, of Pennsylvania, contended
there was not time enough.
| Robertson, of Louisiana, who has re-
| Trained from voting for the last three
days, except on the last vote today.
and is opposing free sugar, created
] something of a sensation by a ringing
speech in support of the resolution. He
| WdHt0Q d DeUnOCTdlIC ldTlII OH passed,
| though the Wilson bill Disseminated
against his state. He had started out,
opposed to its consideration, but when
he beheld the Republicans in a solid
phalanx charging the broken lines of
the Democratic party, his Democratic
blood rose and he resolved to support
the Democratic measure with the hope
his party would overrule the committee
on the sugar proposition.
Dewitt Warner KnntIIp1kV a1CO
supported Tire speakers resolution He
had received 1000 letters in the past
few weeks from his constituents. There
were many who opposed certain fea-
lures of the bill, but on one PROPOSE
ton they were unit. They wanted
the House to act, and to act at once.
cloud applause greeted this state
ment)
After further debate, the Crisp reso-
Tuition was adopted, without division,
las follows:
Resolved, 1t is the sense of this eau
Gus that it is the duty of every Demo-
Icratic member of the House to vote for
the pending resolution providing for
consideration of the tariff bill, in order
that the House may have an opportu-
nifty to redeem the pledges of the party
respecting tariff reform.
Resolved, further, 1t is the duty of
10VeTy DeIlOcTdllc lIieIuDer' OIL the Rouse
to attend its daily sessions, and we
thereby express the opinion that those
members absent owe it to the party and
to those of us who are here to imme-
diately return, in order that pressing
public business may. be attended to-"
Another resolution was adopted that
it is the sense of the caucus that If the
proposition for the income tax was re-
ported from the committee, two days
additional be given for DEBATE. After
, the resolutions had been adopted, Har-
ter, of Ohio. and Robertson, of Louis
; lana, introduced amendments provid-
; ing for duty on sugar, but before g
, vote was had on either amendment
: Chairman Holman recognized Black. Of
Georgia, to move an adjournment.
The motion was carried with rush
/ and at 10 o'clock the Democratic eau
! Gus adjourned.
After the adjournment, Chairman
r Wilson said the caucus was entirely
| satisfactory to him.
ut has shown the great Democratic
heart is beating for the people," ht
! said. "The resolutions passed expires!
, the sense of the party in the fullest"