The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-08

was plain the senate would not yield. and
proceeded to pay high tribute to Senator
| Mills as a pioneer in tariff reform, ana
| said that this conspicuous tariff reforner
| had personally assured him that II was
| the senate bill or nothing. and unless I q
| soon recognized this all tariff legislation
| would fail
Mr.. Cooper of Indiana, said the sena-
tors around Mr. Mills had been trying to
create the impression that nothing but the
| senate bill could pass, and This mighi
| have had its effect Oh Mr.. Mills. These
| claims were being made by the senators
| under cover. Now that the Ammerlcan
people had been informed of thu attitude
| these senators, they hid been publicly plI
| loried. They would have surrendered al
| ready, if hes movements had rot given
! them hops that the house was weakeu-
| ing.
During this discussion Mr.. Bynum of
| fered TO amend his resolution u FIX, end
the time within which it was designed to
bring aLoat action by the conference.
CRISP CAUSES a SENSATION.
Something OF II sensation was stirred by
the forging to the front of Speaker Crisp
when the general debate was Well unGer
way.
The speech of the speaker was temperate
but very torcibir. and its logic was so IRE
sistibie that at its conclusion Mr.. Bynum,
the mover of the resolution, Withdrew his
motion. The speaker declared that u was
and shOuld be the purpose Of the D-mo-
Gratis of the house, as Democrats, o re-
deem the pledges they had made 20 the
people. The tariff bill hHd gone to confer
ence # be met with the most determined
opposition from the senate. He poi It'd
out the working OF conferences, long
struggles which some times took pI zee
over disputed points, aud illustrated 1t
with r,f renee to appropriation bills which
had bren again and again sent 10 c1nier-
euce, the house rsfGsiug to yield 10 { be de-
mands of the senate: the senate protesting
that il never would consent, bus finally
cJu~enting He deprecated the passage OF
any resolution at this time. The senate
had not withdrawn its support from the
senate conierees and tie house should
stand by its representatives. No vote OF
confidence was needed, while on The other
hand the p.ssage of Mr. Bynum's resolu-
ton would be virtual surrender. He
gave it as his opinion that the cOnferees
could reach an agreement within IA couple
OF weeks at most, but they should not be
harassed by back fire" from their own
house.
HOUSE SHOULD BE LOYAL.
The house should be loyal to itself and
its representatives. The proposition for a
joint caucus of the Democrats Of the
house ami senate In case no agreement
was reached, made by Mr.. ByBum, the
speaker characterized as an abandonment.
PISS resolution 10 that effect, he said,
and serve a notice on the senate that you
want To meet them. II YOU do that, said
he, you might as well hold the joint caucus
tomorrow. The speakers speech was re-
ceived with manifestations of approval.
and in conclusion. he suggested that the
caucus should adjourn.
Mr.. Bynum evidently realized that the
caucus had slipped cut of his hands. He
therefore suggested tnat be would be glad
to withdraw his resolution if Mr.. Wilson
would rise and say that an agreement was
in sight. He paused for a reply. Mr..
Wilson made no move. He gave no az
parent recognition To Mr.. Byhum.
WHEN WILSON DID NOT MOVE,
The action of the chairman excited no
little Comment as it was taken to mean
a declinatiOn to have any controversy WI b
Mr.. Bynum. Inquiries were made re-
garding the status of negotiations upon
sugar, coal and iron. but no definite infor
nation was forthcoming. Speaker Crisp
said that the senate bill was more higly
protective in most of its Sc-dules than the
house bill aud that there were being set
tied, but that was as much enlightenment
as the iuQuirinZ democrats obtained
Mr.. Byuum withdrew his reso-
luton, EXPLAINING that he was satisfied
with the representations made, and ON
motion of Speaker Crisp the caucus adj
inurnd