The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-08

Washington, Aug. 7.-Chairman Will
son and his associates and the House
tariff conferees scored vistory today
when the House Democratic caucus
called with view of terminating the
tariff bill by instructing or advising the
House conferees, adjourned Wlthout
taking any action.
The effect of this was to leave the
House eonferees free to proceed as they
see best and to show conspicuously that
the effort to advise them had failed.
The friends of Wilson found they had
the caucus so well in hand that they
could have passed the Livingston reso-
Tuition expressing confidence, but there
was no desire on the part of the sup
lporters of the confereeS to take this
course.
Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilson
expressed themselves as gratf1ed with
this conclusion and among the rank and
file of the House, the sentiment was
general that the movement inaugurated
to bring about an acceptance OF the
Senate bill had resulted in materially
Strengthening the opposition to the
Senate bill.
The caucus was called to order by
chairman Holman.
The roll call disclosed the presence of
166 members.
Speaker Crisp sat among the mem
bers on the floor of the House. Near
him was Chairman Wilson and Repre-
lsentatives Mcmillan, Bynum and
Springer, who had urged the caucus,
together in conference throughout the
injecting.
By an error the clerk read Mr..
lSpringer's name at two differenB stages
Iof the roll call and great laughter was
Ioccasioned thereby. Enthusiasm was
Iaroused by the reading of telegram
ANNOUNCING the result of the Alabama
ELECTIONS,
Bynum's Resolution.
Then Mr. Bynum offered the follow
ling resolution:
Whereas, House bill 1916 for the re-
Iduction of taxation, and to provide rev
Ienue for the government, passed the
House on February 3, and the Senate
lon the Sd of July and was sent to con-
ference on the 7th day of July last; and
Whereas, The commercial interests
lof the country have been held in sus-
pense awaiting a final settlement of the
lquestion, people Of the whole country
have through the public press and by
petitions and memorials to both houses
lof Congress, demanded a speedy deci.
sion that the industries of the country
, may as soon as possible be adjusted tC
the proposed changes, and,
Whereas, The confereeS appointed
by the two houses to hold full and
free conference over the disagreeine
votes of the two houses have had the
! matters in dispute under consideration
for one month and have failed to come
to any agreement whatever and
; Whereas, The House of Representa-
tiVes, which under the constitution O.
: the United States is clothed with the
exclusive power to originate bills rails
; ing revenue and is, therefore, clothed
: with the right to pass upon all amend
ments proposed by the Senate freely
and without restraint, and
Whereas, The members of the Hous,
: of Representatives have not awaited
a themselves of an opportunity to con
! slider said Senate amendments, or an,
t of them, which right under parliamen
: airy law is superior to all others, and
Whereas, 1t is currently believed
. said conferees are unable to agree
! therefore, be it
: Resolved, First-That it is the sens
of this caucus that the Democrat til
conferees of the House and Senat
should meet in a spirit of liberality, t.
the end that the two houses, by mu
tual concessions, may agree upon
- of each.
''Second-That this caucus stands ad
9 lJourned till 3 o'clock p. M, Friday, tn
10th inst, at which time, in case n
: agreement has been reached, it shall
reconvene to take such further actiol
in the premises as it may deem neces
sary and appropriate, and the chair
4 man of the House caucus is hereb,
authorized and directed to invite tn
Democratic senators to meet with tn
,, Democrats of the House at that tim
lin joint caucus"
In his explanatory statement, whic
was brief one, Mr.. Bynum said tina
e although there had been clamor fror
part of the press for the House bill. h
believed that the overwhelming sent
ment Of the country was for the bes
possible that could be agreed upor
For himself, he preferred the Senat
bill to no bill, and as he interprete
l. the wish Of the party it was for a tart
d bill and prompt action. He had n
sympathy with the stand taken b
some members, that it would be bette
to retain the Mckinley bill than SUI
stitute the Senate bill for it.
h Chairman Wilson Replies.
IS When Chairman Wilson, of the way
IS and means committee rose. he we
y greeted with enthusiasm. In his quit
n way ne Sdlu ne was SlaQ TO meet VIII
e. his party colleagues, although he woul
lie not have selected this particular tin
y for a caucus. He commented upon
:, as an unfortunate circumstance that. +;
60 a crucial point in the negotiations
the conferees this week and at IL
critical stage of the conference as we
= movements had been started to hold
"a caucus over the heads of the conferee
20 so to speak. The House bill seemed
be acceptable to the country, while Il
Senate bill was not. He appreciat e
the necessity for the party in power
81 pass tariff bill, the Democracy he
~ been intrusted with the administratic
i. of the government for that purpose, bl
in the necessity was equally imperati,
st that the bill agreed upon should !
essentially a measure of tariff reform
one that would be in fulfillment of par
pledges, not one that would put Il
nv Iparty on the defensive. He believe
IL that more than month might be we
Is spent toward that end He believe
d, that if the House conferees DIR the
duty and the House did it's duty. a b
honorable for the House and Senat
Il and acceptable to the people, would
the result. Shares would not
w brought about by any action tn
would notify the Senate that if it wou
hold out to a given date the Hou
lm0llld instruct its confarees fn raced