The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-14
ACTION OF The CAUCUS.
STORY OF HOW YEsTBRDAT,s RE
SUIT WAS REACHED.
The situation wns Thoroughly Discussed
at Speaker Crisp's House-It was There
Agreed to Accept the Senate Bill.

WASHINGTON. Aug. l3.-The House
Denocratic caucus to-day adopted a reso-
lut,on by a vote OF lSo 10 q, discharging
the House conferrees from further con-
alteration of the tariff bill, and agreeing
TO the Senate bin. The resolution also
provides that sugar. coal. iron ore and
barbed wire should be put on the free
list by means of separate bills, which 1t
is purposed to report from the Ways
and Means Committee at once. The reso-
luton in its full text was a. follows:
Resolved. That il Is the sense OF this
caucus that the order heretofore made re-
questing "a conference with the senate on
the dlsagreeing votes oi the two houses on
a. E l,Bt Ice rr-cludel, that the con-
ferrees heretofore appointed on the part
Of the House be- discharged from further
duty IN that behalf, and that the House
recede from Its Disagreement to the sem
ate amendments to SAID bill, and agree To
same.
Resolved. further That the House shall
at once proceed 10 the confederation OF
separate bills placing the following ar
tcles on the free list, VIZ: Sugar I'm all
It's forms. iron ore coal and barbed wire.
The Committee on Rules is requested TO
report an order providing for the prompt
consideration OF such motion and bills.
lut srr,EsH coNFfHs.
II was not until to-day that the fact
became known that a long conference was
held at Speaker Crlsp's residence, which
was attended by the four COnferees on the
part OF the House as we'll as by the
Speaker himself At this conference the
situation was fully reviewed. the leglsld-
tive status Of the senate BIZ was fully
discussed. and conclusion reached that
Il resolution agreeing 10 the Senate til
shOuid be offered at tO-day's caucus. me
conference did not break up until mid
night. When Il became known L. "A select
few. prominent Democrat whose IN
tuence with the couferees has been very
strong, went 10 the Speakers room 10
urge that action be deferred a day or
two at least IL was then ! O'Clock. The
Speaker arose. and he and his caller dis
cussed this new proposition for more than
an hour, but the Speaker was nrm, ana
refused 10 recede from his position.
Al $50 o'clock this morning the -FOUR
House couferrecs. MI Brecknrllte
ArkJ ana Mr.. CatchinSs (Nliss) joined
the Speaker IN the latter's room al the
Capitol Here. again. the programme 10
be- followed was discussed. with some ut
the number counseling delay. Inc report
Of tho caucus shows that Nh hson sut-
gested tnut the matter of agreeing WIN
the Senate bill D. laid over temporarily
but the sentiment OF the caucus IN faNor
Of unrayellIug the tariff snnrl by accept
ING the Senate measure was SO sttJiS
that The chairmau's request passed un,
headed. and tine resolution was carried
like whirlwind.
now rHE VOTE STOOD.
The propositions Of the resolution were
divided ON the iirst proposition, 10 us
| charge the conferrees and accept the sen
ate bill the vote was l@D 10 y. 40 tl-
vision was taken on the remaining portion
Of the resolutions, which were moved ny
| Speaker Crisp. 49,,
In doing 20 Nj crisp snd lndt ne
believed that the House should continue
fna Neht as long as there remalnet even
! "A de-rerate hope Of success lie brheY-
-d that the House bil, with the SenaIe
amendments. was liter han no Dli Dli
NJ better than the Mckinley bill. which
"a. believed it WINS. Il was the duty or
! the House go accei Il, and get for ths
people what they could a nan ID lohi
was better than no bread. Al-Ii5 AlIfr IL con, I
! ference with Secretary Carlisle a,d
other parliamentary authorities hr
| believed that the bill was IN the
hands Of the House, and, iheIr-
| fore believed that action IN ne az l'ee,1 ee1
tiou of the resolution which ne Mouiu
| Oner could be carried out -
Mr. Warner. or New York, asked II
members should not do the Iuly toi
which they We're sent here ara ltaNe lir
| senate 10 meet its own respohslplIue9
| .,,I iaave the rcoDle TO deal with II and
the members ~ the House. ..,,s-
! lfr Cri-p dil not reply 10 the ques
fgu. but closed 10y saying that retuIilns
49, fhe poople without any bill was hot
cockkAN's OPPOSITION.
Mr. cochran. Of New York. opposed the
resolution. He made the point mat "s
,,at neither the Senate nor the conierrets
! had taken any action 10 lead the House
! ~ surrender The proposition pIacu'a"E
| was on the Qictation or tour uiIlaIl4eu
| men that the House abandon lts duty'
When Alr Cochran SAID this there We're
loud calls and cries Of How about the
! [.w York s.uators?' etc.
U. rcpudlated the action Of any sena-
for from any State, who was responsive
| for sueh "a course as had been suggested.
An ATTEMPT was practically being made,
uof d. afl-agrpc. lut to KICK the House
conferrae~ uut Of The conference Should
the House agree To- thist II four an
named men had the Democratic party by
The throat. then. for GDdS sake, sald
! Sir Cochran. let us know it
The previous question ON The resolution
was then called for while the Louisiana
members We're calling for recognition. The
Committee 0u Rules met immt diately ar
| ter the caucus adjourned, but as MI.
| Outhwaite. of Ohio one of the Demo
cratic members. was not present the Re-
| publicans. by tie vote, prevented ac-
| lion. and the Committee adjourned.
Mr. Outhwaite went 20 CressOn Springs.
Pa Saturday % visit his family. His re-
| turn was delayed. but ne reached the
| Capitol at o'clock. I'm twenty minutes
| after chat the Committee ON Rules had
met AGAIN. and carried into effect the
caucus action rs related In the report of
! the House proceedings.