The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-08
A FRTITLESS CAUCUS.
No Action Taken at the Meeting
of House Democrats.
NO SURRENDER TO THE SENATE,
Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilson Pre-.
vent the Adoption OF . Resolution
which Would Have Made Necessary

which Would Have Mnde Necessary
tho Acceptance Of the senate Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-Chairmau VIII.
son and his associate house tariff cenferrees
scored victory yesterday when the house
Democratic caucus, called with view OF
terminating the tariff struggle by instruct
ing or advising the house conferrees, ad.
5ourned without taking any action. The
effect Of this was to leave the house con
ferrees to proceed as they saw best The
friends of Mr.. Wilson could have passed
the Livingston resolution, expressing con.
fidence, but there was no desire on the
part of the supporters Of the conferrees to
take this course. The sentiment was gen
sral that the movement inaugurated to
bring about an acceptance on the senate
bill had resulted In materially strength
ening the opposition to the senate bill
The proceedings opened by the intro
duction of resolution by Mr.. Bynum
providing for joint caucus of Democratic
senators and representatives on Friday
next In case the conferrees have not by
that time reached an agreement
In his explanatory statement, which
was brief one, Mr.. Bynum said that al.
though there hid been a clamor from a
part of the pross for the house bill, he be.
lieved that the overwhelming sentiment
of the country was for the best possible
bill that could be agreed upon For him.
self, he preferred the senate bill to no bill
and ns he interpreted the wish of the
party 1t wns for n tariff bill and prompt
nction. He had no sympathy with the
stand taken by some members that II
would be better to retain the Mckinley
bill than substitute the senate bill for it.
Chairman Wilson commented upon II
ss an unfortunate ci Renaissance that at a
crucial point in the negotiations of the
conferrees, and at the last critical stage
of the conference rs well, movements had
been started to hold caucus over the
heads of the house conferrees, so to speak.
The house bill had seemed to be accept,l.
BILE to the country, he said, while the sen.
ate bill had not. He believed that if tht
house conferrees did their duty, and the
house its duty, that bill honorable for
both house and senate and acceptable tc
the party and the people would be the re.
sult. Such n result would not be brought
about, he said, by any action that would
notify the ser - that if it would hold out
to given e house would instruct
its confert ecede.
stitute for the Bynum resolution expires $.
ing the confidence of the house in its con
ferrees and leaving the matter entirely in
their hands, Then followed discussion
OF the position held by the senate and the
prospects of an agreement. Mr.. Breckin.
ridge, of the ways and means committee,
rose to correct the impression which
might be maintained, he said if not cor.
rected, that any ultimatum from the sen.
ate had been received by the house con.
ferrees and opposed by them.
One of the Louisiana members argued
that speedy action was necessary; that il
was plain the senate would not yield, and
proceeded to pay n high tribute to Senator
Mills AZ pioneer in tariff reform, and
said that this conspicuous tariff reformer
had personally assured him that it wns
the senate bill or nothing, and unless the
house soon recognized this all tariff legis.
lRtion would fail
Mr.. Cooper Qnd.) said senators around
MIR. Mills had been trying to create the
impression that nothing but the senate
bill could pass, and that this might have
its effect on Mr.. Mills. These claims
were being made by the senators under
cover. Mr.. Cooper said that now that he
American people had been informed of
these senators they had been publicly nil.
lioried They would have surrendered al.
ready, he said, il the caucus movements
had not given them hope that the house
WAS weakening.
During this discussion Mr.. Bynum of.
fsred to amend his resolution to extend
the time within which it was designed to
being about action by the conferrees.
Something of sensation was stirred by
the forging to the front of Speaker Crisp
when the general debate was well under
way. The speech of the speaker was tem.
peratc, but very forciblc, and its logic was
so irresistible that at Its conclusion Mr..
Bynum, the author of the resolution,
withdrew his motion. The speaker de-
olared that it was and should be the pur-
pose of the Democrats of the house, as
Democrats, to redeem the pledges they
had made to the people. lie deprecated
the passage of any resolution at this time.
The senate had not withdrawals support
from the senate conferrees, aud the house
should stand by its representatives. No
vote of confidence was needed, while on
the other hand the passage of MIR. By
NUNS resolution would be n virtual sur
render. He gave it as his opinion that the
conferrees could reach an agreement in
Acouple of weeks at most, but they should
mot bo haras4ed by Il "back fire. from their
ewn house
The proposition for Joint caucus Of the
house and senate in case no agreement
was reached, the speaker characterized as
an abandonment. Pass a resolution to
that effect, saio he, and you serve notice
sn the senate That you want to treat with
them. If you do that you might AZ well
hold joint caucus tomorrow,
Mr.. Bynum suggested that he would be
glad to Withdraw his resolution il Mr..
Wilson would rise and say that an agree
ment was ilAi9ht. Mr.. Wilson gave no
apparent recognition to MIR. Bynum. The
Rction of The chairman excited no little
comment, as 1t was taken to mean decli-
nation to have any controversy with
MIR. Bynum Inquiries were made re
Earding the status OF negotiations upon
sugar, coal and iron, but no definite in
formation was Forthcoming. Finally Mr.,
Bynum withdrew his resolution, explain
ing that he was satisfied with the repre-
pentations made, and on motion OF Speaker
Crisp the caucus adjourned.
The tariff conference was entirely sub
ardinated to the house caucus, and was
aeyoid of interesting features. The con-
ferrees had two brief sessions during the
hay, anu discussed the coal and iron ore
questions, besides reyerting to the sugar
schedule, The talk, however, served to
No purpose, except to emphasize the fact
Mat the disagreement is still unbroken,
and that very little II any progress is be-
Ing rhade. Senate oonferrees have re-ex-
pressed their conviction many times dur
Ing the past week that II an agreement
y pot soon reached the situation demands
MA AF.AA -
Joseph b. Hunt, who shot and killed
hia wife and then shot himself In New
York last Sunday, died yesterday.
Two unlucky gam blers tried to rob a
ciuo house at Madrid. In a fight with
she police one of them was fatally stabbed
and policeman killed,
Mart Wins