The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-11
Mr.. Hills Resolution Dodged by
Means of an Executive
Session.
Is THE SENATE BILL TO PASS ?
Rumors of What May Happen to
Avert a Tota Failure to
legisIate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE week,
which at its opening seemed to promise
so much In the way of solving the
tariff problem in Congress, closes with
the question In the worst shape that 1t
has yet been In.
The Senate adjourned in the middle
Of this afternoon out Of an executive
session into which II had been plunged
by the members who wished to dodge
vote on Mr.. Hills resolution, calling the
tariff conferrees to account. The open
session was marked chiefly by u dls-
cussion OF what would becorbe Of the
bill In case of disagreement In con-
fercnce--whsther it would so back to
the House or to the Senate.
In the course of this debate, a very
clear intimation was given that the
House Tariff conferrees had the Tariff
bill in their actual possession, and
Senator Faulkner. in the course of a col
loquy, limited at plan, not yet fully
decided on. by which the bill was to
be speedily put into shape for the Pres
ident's action.
Apparently In line with Senator Faux
ners intirlations was the action Of
Speaker Crisp and the House conferrees
ia circulating petition for another
House caucus. Ir connection with the
talk abou, this step. Representative
Dockery said 1T is always darkest Just
before dawn This seems to be the
darkest hour for tariff reform, but we
" hope 1t is the hour before dawn"
The response to the petition came haif
an hour after the House met at noon,
when Speaker Crisps son appeared on
the floor with a formal call for caucus
Of House Democrats on the Tarin bill
at 10 o'clock Monday morning. The
names of Speaker Crisp and Chairman
Wilson were among the first signed. and
the paper was signed by the members
regardless of faction.
1t is recalled that in his speech to the
recent caucus Speaker Crisp said that
when the matter was resolved into q
choice between the Senate bill or no bill
the conferrees would call upon their col
leagues for advice.
In view of this utterance OF the
Speaker. the meaning OF the House eau
Gus is Herprete ed to be that 1t Is pur'
posed to recede from the Disagreement
to the Senate amendments and to pass
the bill.
Speaker Crisp now says that th'
situation ls critical and serious enough
to need he wisdom of the whole party
but he will hot say that the time ha
really come when the Senate bill mus
pass OF there will be no legislation.
Influential members of the Hous'
think that there are Democrats in boil
bodies who are anxious to defeat all tar
III legislation, and that II under any con
ditions the bill should again be place.
IT the custody of the Senate II woul'
be doubtful when 1t would emerge from
mat body, II ever. An addition whic
Senator Hill proposed for his resolution
To-day, providing that the bill should b
returned TO the Senate in case or
disagreement, strengthens this idea.
On the other hand. the ru..or game
currency about the Senate early in tn
Jay that the Louisiana Senators ha
oeen brought into line sufficiently to II
sure their standing with the body OF I'll
Defnocrats in the Senate in the preser
.risls. The report could not be verified
ou' II prove true, II might help
save the bill from the fate which SON
VI us friends fear in case II gets bac
tU the Senate
Inc rdmor also had It that the Louis
qua men had been promised that thel
s"ou'u be provision In the bill for II
continuation of the bounty In SON
shape IN the present year,
me situation has grown go tense ar
ned that all factions In the Dem
e ranks may suddenly get toge tn
oo sumo plan OF action. though no sue
~, has yet taken place.
% was long. dry discussion
fs e location of u bill pending a co
or whether II belonged to Hou
w. SENATE and whether conferen
nsr, made up of two separate and ind
.T, bodies, or had one entity
rha, can be assured" sad Mr HI
LA. me bill will remain In the sena
tev"s'".sd o. SlxtA Pags,)