The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-06

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 5.-The DEM
ocratic caucus met in the hall of the
house of representatives, at o'clock to-
night to consider the Wilson tariff bill
There was good attendance. Although
the roll call showed only 134 members
present, many came in during the call
and it was estimated that there were
147 Democrats in attendance when the
proceedings began. There are ZIG Dem
ocrats in the house and q caucus quorum
is 1OS. The attendance indicated that
in the neighborhood of forty who are in
the city remained away. There were
no conspicuous absences among the
"kickers."
AS soon as the roll had been called
General Wheeler took the floor and
made vigorous speech against the
& proposition to place coal and iron ore
on the fres list. Speaker Crisp followed.
He offered resolution declaring that
it was the duty of every Democrat to
vote for the consideration of the tariff
bill and also that it was. the duty of all
s Democrats to attend the sessions of the
house and maintain a quorum, until
{ the tariff bill is disposed of.
In q ringing speech the speaker took
5 occasion to rather sharply reprlmand
4 Dom ocrats who had been responsible
j for the inaction of the house during the
past three days. He said that the
proper way to act for those who were
dissatisfied wouldsbe to take the billup
and have it considered. 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
I. had been given a mission from the
]. people and it was its duty to carry it
1 out. The spectacle of the past three
days had been a disgrace to the large,
Democratic majority in the house and
! he sincerely hoped that it was not to be
repeated. The words OF the speaker
/ were loudly cheered.
UNDEMocRATIc.
Z General Sickles, of New York, in re-
plying; to the speaker, declared that it
was no part of the duty of any Demo
crat to vote for the consideration of a
revenue bill, some OF the, features of
which had not yet been reported by
I the committee. He directed his assault
Z chiefly against the proposition OF an in
come tax, which he declared un-Demo-
cratic, unpopular, impolltic-
Mr. Sperry, sof Connecticut. followed
in the same line, justifying his course
in refusing tozvote on practically the
same grounds. He carefully avoided
mention of the tobacco schedule, which
+ is understood to be the chief ground OF
4 his objection to the Wilson bill.
ss Mr.. Outhwaite followed in support OF
4 the speakers resolution, declaring that
the time allotted for debate was enough
and more than enough. What the
country wanted, he said, was action.
Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, who re-
i Trained from voting for the last three
days except on the last vote to-day, and
who is opposed to free sugar, created
something of sensation by ringing
3 speech in support of the resolution.
He wanted a Democratic tariff bill
passed, and he thought the Wilso7s bill
Disseminated against his state. he
had started out to oppose its consldera-s
ton, but when he beheld the Republi-
cans in solid phalanX charging the
broken lines OF the Democratic party,
| his Democratic blood rose, and he re-
solved to su pporEethe Democratic meas
uro with the hope that his party would
overrule the committee on the sugar
. proposition.
WANT QUICK ACTION.
Mr.. De Witt Warner, OF Kentucky,
also warmly supported the speakers
resolution. He had received two thou
sand letters in the past few weeks from
5his constituents, many of whom opposed
scertain features of the bill. But on one
proposition they were; unit. They
~ anted the unce rtainty removed. They
wanted the house to act and act at once.
Loud applause greeted this state
ment. II
After. further debate the Crisp res
olution was then adopted without
division.
Another resolution was adopted that
itlis the sense of the caucus that if q
proposition for an income tax was re-.
ported from the committee that two
days additional should be given for de-
bate.
Mr.. @Harter, OF Ohio, and AIr. Robin
son, of Louisiana, introduced amend
& mentsaproviding for duty on sugar,
but before a vote was had on either OF
the amendments, Chairman Holman
recognized Mr.. Black, of Georgia, to
move an adjournment. The motion
was carried with rush. and at 10
TO- clock tho Democraticca caucus adjourned.
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