The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-13
The Democratic Tariff Leaders
Worked All Day Yesterday.
PresidentClevelan and Clrlisle
Lent Their influence.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Conferences We're Held There
AllDay Yesterday.

WAsnrScTo~. Aug. 13--Ycs&crday
was anything but q day Of rest for tho
tariff leaders They were on the 60
from early morning until late at
night It was dag Of conferences at
the White house. at the private resi-
dences Of the confsrrees AMI at tho
hotels Secretary Carlisle was with
President Cleve and throughout the
afternoon. The senate and house
conferrees made no effort to get
together and they remain rs wide
apart as when their meeting broke up
on Friday night. The house con
ferrces were IN co1sultat on MORN II
" most Of the day, though at no time
were they al together at once
Chairman Wilson sp Mt the day with
Ecprcsent ative Brec kinr q re, OF
Arkansas. at the Norman lie hotel,
and was there called upon by the
conferrees- Mr. Wilson did not see
the president. The meetings Of the
house men brought about a thorough
understanding among them as to the
1 nc Of action at the caucus to-day
and the subsequent proceeI ings OF
the senate and house
They reviewed the situation from
every possible standpoint and pre-
pared themsel YES for all emergencies
As one Of them said, Il was lIlxs going
over the field Of battle and learning
the topography OF the ground on the
z .ght De4 ore the great fight
Al the outset the house cOnferrecs
satisHel themselves Of the parl a
mentary situation of the bill They
had done tins with the greatest
care. Speaker Crisp had been
presidents bearing on the case an
IL was understood he had in
turn consulted Secretary Carlisle,
who. a. ex-speaker Of the house Of
representatives. IS regarded as one Of
tht. best authorities On parliamentary
proce cdure. From the exam nation
which had been made the cJnferrees
were fully satisfied tho house OF rep
cssntatives had the right TO pass tho
scnats bill now or at any me.
L his determination went much fur
ther than has herOtofore bsen under
stool 1t was that the hou 9, having
the actual physical posses sion OF TIE
tarH b 1 could pass It with the SEN
ate ameniments DetCre the Hill resO-
luton passed. or after the Hill resoiu-
tiDn was defeated That is, 50
confident were the house conFerrees
OF their right to pass the bill
ut any time that thy regarded
their rights as entirely Unaffected
by anything the senate could do VITA
the Hill resolution or with any
other resolution They recognized
there w-re some presidents a , inst
this pos ton, but they regarded the
overWheIm ny force Of authority with
them and they therefore accepted it
as settled that the house had supreme
authority over the bill without refer
cnce to what the Sc nate might do.
The house con ferrees did not be-
lieve it was necessary or pruden for
the house caucus to pass a re solution
TO at once accept the senate bill. They
realize the situation i so critical that
the question OF accepting the senate
bill might come b fore the caucus AMI
develop such overvh Ginning and re-
sistle~s siren 9Th that 1t ~Olld be use
less to oppose It. They were prepared
for this emergency and were really to
acce pt it If it came. They would not,
however, counsel it themselves, and If
il cams, 1t would have 70 be the out
growth of this spontaneous sentiment
in the caucus.
Meantime the senate is quiesce Mt
md is disposed to re main in inactivity
until the house shall have had an OPP
ID grtun ty to express itself upon tue
situation There is undou bted1y q
des re on the pirt cf largs major
tty of the Democratic Sena tors, prac-
tirally all Of them, unless il be the
1ouisia ma senators. e. have the house
take possession OF the bill.
Il his is due 20 the general belief
IN the senate that the house Will ac-
ccpt the senate amen1nsnts AMI that
the bill will thus become law, and
to the fear If the bin should again 20
to the senate it would be long de-
layed, viii on the other han il is
believed II the house should agree to
the senate amandra ents the senate
would acquisse ii this action AM
waive ths technical question h.ch
might be raise1 over the disposition OF
the bill