The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
CRISP PLEADS FOR UNITY.
Impo,tsnt Caucus On the Tariff Bill Last
Night

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-Unusual pre-
cautions were taken to preserve the
secrecy of the proceedings of the eau
Gus Of the Democratic members of the
House on the tariff bill tonight. The
correspondents rooms attached to the
press gallery, which have been open to
reporters on similar occasions ever
since the Fiftietb Congress, were
opened as usual by the officials in
charge, but Immediately after the eau
Gus had been called to order, Deputy
Sergeant-at-Arms Ike Hill, with one of
the assistant door-keepers, closed them
under orders, it was said, Of Chairman
HOLMAN, and the representative of the
press were compelled to place the corri-
Gors in state Of unrest while the pro-
eeedings were in progress.
II was five minrtes after s when
Chairman Holman raped the caucus
to order and Reading Clerk Houghtel-
ing began to call the order. One hun
dred and forty-seven members answer
ed to their names, al unusually large
attendance, and greater than had been
anticipated 1n this occasion. Onehnn-
dred and nine members ale a majority
Of the Democratic membership. 1t was
determined to limit the speeches to five
minutes, and Speaker Crisp was accord
ed the floor to open the proceedings.
He declared that it was the duty Of the
members of the Democratic party to
stand together in support of the tariff
measure reported by the committee on
ways and means. and recalled promises
and pledges Of the past to the public in
regard to this matter. He said Presi
dent Cleveland and the Democratic
majority in Congress had been elected
for the purpose OF carrying out the will
1892, and upon the Chicago platform
and he urged united action by the ma
jor.ty- elf any man objects to the
promises of the BILL" he said, "let him
state his objections on the floor in open
debate, and then if he cannot support
the bill, he can vote against it," He
protested against the policy of tearing
the measure to pieces in caucus, and
closed by Offering a resolution pledglng
the majority to a support Of the bill.
The Speaker was loudly applauded as
he took his seat.
Dir. Sperry Of Connecticut next rose.
He outlined his objections to the bill
in accordance with his we'll known
views. Bourke Cochran then pointed
out what he deemed TO be the undesir-'
able features Gf the proposed legisla.
ton. Cochran spoke in his accustomed
impassioned manner, and at the close
of his remarks he was given round
of applause. Cultivate of Ohio, :
member of the committee on rules. was
the next speaker. He followed in the
same line as Speaker Crisp, and urged
the members to lay aside their differ
erences and personal prejudices and
rally to the support Of the committee
on ways and means in their effert to
meet the just expectations of the peo-
pie. Cultivate evidently struck a
popular chord, for he was also greeted
with applause.
at this point it was said that there
were 1862 Representatives present,
leaving 81 Democrats to be accounted
for.
Speaker Crisp offered the following
resolutions which were adopted by ac-
clamaton.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
caucus that it is the duty of every De.
mocratic membe of the House to vote
for the pending resolution providing
for the consideration of the tariff bill,
in order that the House may have an
opportunity to redeem the pledges Of
the party respecting tariff reform.
Resolved, further, Thatit is the duty
of every Democratic member Of the
House to attend its daily sessions, and
we hereby express the opinion that
those members who are absent, owe 1t
to the party and to those of US who are
here to Immediately return IN order
that pressing public business may be
attended to.