The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-13
House CAUCUS CALLED
Crisp and Wilson Think 1t Time to
Take Advice Of ALI Their
Brethren
REGARDING THE TARIFF,
Which They Acknowledge to Be in Q
Very Critical Condition Status
of the Matter.

house conferees realize that the crisis
has been reached is conclusively proven
by call for q caucus, which emanated
from no less q source than Speaker
Crisp and the house conferees. Al soon
as the conferees returned from the
meeting they were closeted In the
speakers room with the speaker and
Messrs. Catchings and Dockery. Half
an hour after the house met Speaker
Crisp's son appeared with . formal
call for caucus of house Democrats
ON the tariff bill. The names OF Speaker
Crisp and Chairman Wilson were
among the FIRST signed, and the paper
was signed by the members regardless
Of faction, as it was presented TO them
by young Mr.. Crisp. It is recalled that
in his speech to the recent caucus,
Speaker Crisp said that when the mat
ter was resolved into choice between
the enate bill or no bill, the conferees
would cali upOn their colleagues for ad-
vice.
Meaning or the Caucua.
The meaning Of the house caucus as
interpreted by those in position 20
know il that il is purposed to recede
from the disasreements TO the senate
amendments and pass the bill. The
caucus was asked for by the house con-
1erees. IS their friends say, to consider
the situation. Speaker Crisp says that
the situation IL 20 critical and serious as
10 need the wisdom of the whole house.
He viii not say that the senate bill must
pass or there win be no legislation, bat
admits that there is crisis which
needs careful consideration. Infiuen.
tial members Of the house think that
there are Democrats in both houses that
are anxious to
Deseat An TMriR Legislation
and that IL under amy conditions the
bill should again be placed In the Gus
tody OF the senate ID would be doubtful
when IL would emerge from that body,
II ever. The addition which Mr.. Hill
PLACED upon his resolution preCipitating
controversy over the possession of the
bill and to some extent complicating its
parliamentary status has made the
democrats Of the house uneasy, and it's
influence may be to hasten speedy ac-
tion In order TO prevent the actual de-
feat of the bill.
All Of the house democratic 6onferees
signed the caucus call. Representative
Dockery seemed to share in the general
feeling of the Democrats and said: 'sIt
Is always darkest jnst before dawn.
This was to be the darkest hour of the
tariff but we hope it H. the hour before
dawn
Lonisiamans I'm Lime.
The rumor gained currency about the
senate early In the day that the Louisi-
ana senators had been brought into line
sufficiently to insure their standing with
the body of the Democrats in the senate
in the present crisis. The report cam
not be verified, but il it proves true 1T
win help to save the bill from the fate
which 1t had been thought probable to
mete out to 1t IL il could be gotten back
TO the senate. The rnmor also goes 90
far as to say that the Louisiana men
have been promised that there should
be provision in the bill for the con-
tinuation Of the bounty in some shape
for the present year. The situation has
grown so tense and strained that all
factions Of the Democratic party may
suddenly get together ON some plan OF
action, though no such occurrence has
yet taken place.
Senate AdJourned Kawly.
At Q o'clock the senate went into en-
ecutive session, and In few moments
adjourned. This gives Q breathing
spell. Mr.. Hills resolution was taken
mp and the debate ON it for short time
was very acrimonious.