Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-08
MR.. Wilson ON TOP
The Democratic Causus is a
Victory for Him.
SPEAKER CRISPS LOGIC
Helps Matters Along for the Tariff
Conferees,
NO INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN


Washington, Aug. 7--chnirman Will
son and his house tari0 conferees
acored victory today when ,he house
Democratic caucus. called with view
of terminating the tarln struggle by
nstructng or advising the house con-
ferees, adjourned without taking any
action. The effect OF this was to leave
the house eonferoes as they saw best
and ~ show consplcuously that the
effort TO advise them had failed. The
friends Of Mr.. Wilson found that they
had the caucus So well In hand TINT
they could have passed. the Living
stone resolution 'Nprcsaut confidence,
but there was no desire on the part
O; lht support rs nt i.r snGfegces 10
akv this course speaker Crisp and
Chairman Wilson expressed themselves
rs gratihed with this conclusion. and
among the rank and nlc OF the house
the sentiment was general that tho
movement lnaugurated to bring about
an acceptance Of the senate bin had
resulted In materially strengthening
the Opposition TO the senate bill,
AAt N-AhNNF WIS tNlltl 10 NluNf ny
Chairman Holman. rho roll call dis
closed the presence Or lGg members
Speaker Crisp sat among the mem-
hsrs on the iioOr Of the house, Near him
r1g t'Nri"Wpn Wilson and Reprcsentn-
tive MoMillin. MosHrs Bynum and
Springer, who had urged the CAUCUS.
were together IN conference through
out the meeting by an error the
clerk read Mr.. Springer's name at two
different stages Of the roll call and
great laughter was occasloned there
by.
Enthusiasm was aroused by tho
reading Of a megsage announcing the
result " the Alabama election. Then
Mr.. Bynum offered The following req
oluiinn:
whereas. House bill No, 4sef for the
reduction OF taxation and 10 provide
revenue for tho government. passed
the house on February !, and the sens
ate July Q, aud was sent to conference
July q; and.
whereas The commercial interests
ot the country had been held IN sus-
pense awaiting nnal settlement and,
"Wherena. The people Of the whole
country hnvn through the public press
and by petitions and memorials to
both houses ~ congress demanded a
speedy dcnlglon that the Industries OF
the country mny, as soon rs possible.
be adjusted to the proposed ehangesi
and.
.whereas. The conference appointed
by the two HOUSES to hold fun and
free conference over the dlaaErceing
votes of the two houses, have had
the matters IN dispute under consld-
Grafton for one month, and have failed
to come to any agreement whatever,
and.
"Wherens, tho house ~ repreaenta-
tlves, which. undcr the constitution of
the United States, is clothed with the
exclusive power TO originate bills rails
INK revenue and n therefore clothed
with the right to pass upon all nmcnd-
ments proposed by the senate freely
and without restraint, and
''WhereRa. the members Of the house
Of representatives have not awaited
themselves Of nm opportunity TO con-
slider said senate amendments or any
of them. which right. under parlla-
montary law, is superior TO nll oth-
ers. and
"wherens. It Is currently believed
that said cnnferees are unable TO agree,
therefore be II
"Resolvcd. first that II Is the sense
OF this caucus that the Democratic cons
ferecs Of the house and the sennte
should meet In n spirit Of liberaiity,
to the end that the two houses by mu-
tual concessions may agree upon
measure, which viii meet with the APP.
prevail OF each.
SECOND that the caucus stands nd
journed TN o'clock Friday afternoon.
nj which time, in case no agreement
has been reached. we shall reconYone