The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-07

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Ih6 Democrats
are having a veritable circus with their
tariff bill and the Senate and House con-
ferrees seem further from an agreement
than ever. Senator German says the
Senate will never pass a tariff bill which
does not protect coal and iron, and Pres:-
dent Cleveland is determined that it shall,
even if he has to keep Congress here all
summer. Those Democrat who are anx-
ious about their reflections are trying
their best to get Wilson and the other ultra
tariff reformers to accept the Senate bill,
as they want to get home as soon as pos
sible. They are sick and tired of the delay.
Bynum Of Indiana is one of these and he
was busy this afternoon circulating tho
petition for caucus. He and his leuten-
ants, Patterson, Enloe and Bailey, secured
ffty-six signatures in thirty minutes. Mr..
Bynum said tonight that Chairman Hol-
man had consented to call caucus to be
held in the hall of the House tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Intense feeling was developed as soon as
the caucus move began. Members gath
cred in the lobbies and talked excitedly
for and against the caucus. Representa-
tives Strauss, Warner and others friendly
to the administration denounced it as
fire in the rear. Neither Speaker Crisp
nor Chairman Wilson had been consulted
as to the caucus. and it was recognized as
directly in opposition to their wishes
Representative Cultivate. an associate
of Speaker Crisp on the Committee on
Rules, said THE caucus is not indorsed
by the Committee on Rules or by the con-
ferrees. 1t is evidentlya move against the
House conferrees. Members Of the Rules
ommittee will probably enter the caucus,
but 1 expect the conferrees will remain
away in view of the fact that the reverse
action by the caucus would be equivalent
to a vote of want of confidence
RepreseD tatlve Strauss, a close friend
of M. Wilson, expressed the opinion that
the caucus would prove boomerang. He
believed Mr.. Wilson and the other con-
ferrees and their friends would attend the
caucus and attempt TO carry it. With
such men as Chairman Crisp, Chairman
urging loyalty to the House conferrees,
Mr.. Strauss did not think antagonistlc
resolu lions would pass. Mr.. Strauss said
also that he expected the caucus woulL
bring out some startling conference
secrets which would insure the conferrees
support from the House.
Messrs. Springer and Bynum make no
concealment of the fact that the caucus is
for the purpose of ending the contest by
accepting the Senate BILL In this connec-
ton they quote statement made to them
by Senator Mills to the effect that further
House resistance meant the killing of all
tariff legislation.
The plan of both sides as outlined to
THE CALL correspondent is this: Imme-
diately after the reading of the journal in
the House tomorrow Wilson will eport to
the House that the conferrees are unable
TO reach an agreement and ask for instruc-
tions. He will attempt 10 have resolu-
tion passed commencing the course of
Wilson and bis co-laborers of the confer
ence committee, who are holding out for
free coal and iron, and instructing them to
persist in their course. If the resolution
Is adopted it will do away with Bynum's
caucus.
If the resolution fails of passage Wilson,
Warner and johnson. leading the ultra
Democrats, will attempt to capture tho
caucus. Wilson will be brought forward
to make one of bis hurrah speeches, which
Is lO So 6uluuS6 bD6
that the bill will be sent back to the con-
ference.
Bynum and bis cohorts want the caucus
to instruct that the Senate bill be reported
to the House again, believing that it will
be passed if vote can be had.
Both sides are hustling around tonight
so as to have their men on hand tomorrow.
1t seems altogether probable that Bynum's
caucus will be forestalled, but If not that
the Wilson crowd will capture it. If Will
son makes his speech in caucus, 1t is the
plan of Bynum and his crowd to put
Springer forward, who wilt attack Wilson
and tell about how. when the Mills bill
was in committee, Wilson favored high
tariff on coal and iron, and the same in the
last Congress when he opposed Springer's
.'popgun" bill putting coal and iron on the
free list.
Representative Cobb of Missouri was at
the White House this morning to see the
President about Judge Thayer's appoint
ment, which was made later in the day.
The President told Mr.. Cobb that suiia-
ble tariff bill must be passed or he wouId