The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-12

power TO deal with the rights of members
TO their seats. There was no authority
IN the organic or statute law for the pro
posed investigation. And IL there should
De an investigation, he was sure that
nothing whatever would be discovered TO
authorize, Justify or support it, Mr.. Gray
objected 10 Mr.. Chandlers request that
MS resolution should lie and retain its
place Such an Investigation as it pro-
posed would be long step in the right
direction for Capitalization.
Mr. Chandler thereupOn withdrew the
resolution, and Immediately afterward
offered IL anew; and then, under the rule,
II went over till Monday, thus getting the
better of Mr. GraY's objection.
The request of the House for confer
ence on the bill TO prevent Interference
with the collection of state, county and
municipal taxes, was agreed to, and
Messrs. Pugh, Coke and Hoar We're ap-
pointed conterees on the part Of the
Senate
Senator Butler, who has been election
eering in his own state for several weeks
past, was again in his seat to-day, and
was cordially welcomed back by his as
sociates.
TARIFF CONFERENCE GOSSIP.
The decision of the Senate to go into
executive session to-day, pending the con-
sideration of the Hill resolution, and the
early subsequent adjournment, was due
TO the general belief on the democratic
SIDE OF the Senate, that the House demo-
cratic caucus called for Monday would re-
suit In the acceptance by the House
OF the Senate bill entire and without
change of any kind. This belief was
strengthened by personal visit made TO
the Senate wing by Speaker Crisp Just
prior TO the making of the motion for an
executive session. He was closeted in
the room of the Senate committee on ap-
preparations with few democratic lead
ers of the Senate, and it was Immediately
after this conference that Senator Cock
rell entered his executive session motion.
SMILING SENATOR'S.
When the Senate adjourned the demo-
cratic senators were, as a rule, in far
better spirits than they have been for
weeks, and the conservative senators and
the democratic members Of the finance
committee were in an especially amiable
frame of mind
THE CRISIS PASSED.
The transformation was due 10 the fact
that they felt they had passed a serious
crisis, and this feeling was evidently
based upon the assurance received from
the House that the Senate bill would be
accepted by that body without change.
They did not consider that all the dan
gers were passed, but they stated freely
that the best assurances which It was
possible TO secure of future event de-
pending on so many men as there are on
the democratic side Of the House had
been received, and they were very sure
the bill would receive the Endorsement
of the House early next week
This being the case, they concluded that
further debate would be useless and
might comphcate matters, aud that,
therefore, the wisest course was TO put
stop to IL. Immediately after adjourn
ment the democratic steering committee
of the Senate went into session in Senator
Cockrell's room.
The President and his advisers also
have been in frequent consultation over
the situation. The President and Sec
retaries Gresham and Carlisle held a con-
ference to-day and the secretaries also
consulted with Interstate Commerce
Commissioner William II. Morrison and
Senator Mills, both of whom have been
authors of tariff bills, on the best policy
TO be pursued.