The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-13

WASHINGTON, D. O., August t2.-Thia
has becn anything but day Of rest for
tho tariff leaders. They have boen on
the 90 from oarly morning until late to.
night II has beeI q day Of coufor.
ences at the white houec and tho private
residences Of the conforecs, and at tho
hotel. Secretary Carlisle was with
President Cleveland Throughout tho day,
The senate and houso conferces made
no effort to get together and they ro-
main as wide apart as when their meet
ing broke up on Friday night Tho
house conferoes wcre In consultation
informally most Of tho day, although at
no timc wcre they all together at once.
Chairman Wilson spcnt tho day with
Representative Breckenridge, Of Arkan.
cas-, at the Normondie hotel, and was
there called upon by tho other con-
fereca. Mr.. Wilson did not see tho
President through tho day. The meet
iugs Of the house men brought about o
thorough understanding as 70 tho line
OF action at tho cauCue tomorrow and
in tho subsequent proceedings OF tho
souate and house. They reviewed tho
situation from every possible stand.
point aud prepared themselves for all
emergencies. AS ono OF them said to.
night, 1t was like going over tho Geld OF
battle and learning tho topography OF
the ground on tho night before the great
fight,
ITS PARLIAMENTARY STATUE
At tho outset the house confcrces
satisfied themselves of tho parliamcn-
tary situation OF the bill. They had
dono this with tho greatest caro-
toward securing an accurate aud author
itutiye decision. Speaker Crisp had
been asked to examine with caro- tho
procedents bearing on the ca'G and II
was Understood that he had in turn
consulted with Secretary Carlisle. who,
Us ex-speaker Of tho house Of reprsscn-
tatives, Is regarded ne ono Of the best
authorities on parliamentary prcceed-
ura From tho examinations which
had boon made tho conforCos wore fully
satialed that tho house Of representa-.
tipes had tho right TO pass the senate
bill now or at my ttmc. This determi-
nation went much further than has hero.
toforo been understood. It was that the
house, having the actual physical pos-
session Of tho tariff bill, could pass it
with tho senate amendments beforo tho
lIill resolution passed tomorrow or
after the Hill resolution passed. or
af.or tho nill resolution wac defeated.
That Is, 80 confident wcrc tho house
conferees OF their right 10 pass the bill
at any timo thnt thoy regarded their
rights as entirely unaffected by my
thing the senate could do with tho Hill
resolution or with any other resolution.
They recognized that there wore some
preCodpnts against this position. but
they regarded tho Overwhelming iorce
Of authority with them, and they there
fore accepted it as settled that tho
house had supreme authority over tho
bill without reference to whit the sen.
a;e might do tomorrow or thereafter.
AN IMPORTANT CONFEDERATION.
This conclusion was Of tho utmost
Importance in bearing on tho action OF
tho caucus tomorrow. 1t assured
them in tho frat place that thcro was
no nocd Of prccipitatn action toward
accepting tho senate bill before Mr.
llill's resolution had passed. This
resolution cou'i bo taken up In tho
senate at 10 o'clock, and II had been
feared at first that tho house cnucuA,
which begins at 10 O'Clock, would bo
compellod 10 takO hasty action IN ac-
CepLing tho sonato bill In order to pro-
won't tho houae from losing its opportu'
ni.y 10 pass tho sennte bill BY the
adovtion Of the liill resolution. II
agreed, howevor, that no such haste
was necessary, On tho contrary II
wus felt that the housG in having pos.
session Of tho bill and parliamentary
right to pass II at any tImO, had every
thing to gain nnd nothing TO lose by
deliberate action.
Under theso circumstances II was
deemed advisable to inform tho house
fully rs to tho situation, and to oxpiGlh
TINT precipitation in accepting tmo
senate bill would gain nothing, while
deliberate action in waiting to SEQ what
tho senu,c would do might accomplish
much good. 1t wns pointed out IN THIS
connection that tho house noed 10 III
no fear OF tho Hill resolution being
rushed through. Mr.. Wilson and MS
associates have some atrong friends III
the senate, notably Villas. Gray. indgay
and others, who could, if the occasion
required, insist on very complete de-
bate OF tho Hill resolution, which might
last from day to dav. This the house
conicrees regarded US assuring them n
brcathing spell aud rs making II PLAIN
That tho housO ncod not rnah TO us
conclusion. Entertaining these views
tho house conferccs did not believe
tina. il was necessary or prudent Tor
tho houso caucua tomorrow morning
10 ,hon and there pass roaolution 10 at
onCO accept tho senate bill.
HEDGING.
They realize tho situation Ia 60 critic
al that tho question Of accepting tho
penatO bill might conc beioru tho eau
ems Rnd develop such overwhelming
and resistless strength that it would no
usolrss to oppose II. They worTo pro
pared for this emergency ana "ete