The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-08
DON'T NEED ADVISING
House Conference Riled and Adj
journed Without Action.
A SHORT SENATE SESSION.
4 SHORT SENATE sEsslc
The President VetOes Eugene Wells
Relief Bill--The Hawaiian
Commissioners.

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Associated Press.
Washington, August 7.--Chairman
| Wilson and his associates in the house
conference, scored a victory today,
when the house Democratic caucus was
called with a view of terminating the
tariff bill by instructing or advising
the house conferres, and adjourned with
out action. The effect of this was to
leave the house conferres to proceed as
they see best, and to show conspicuous
ly that the effort to advise them had
failed. The friends of Wilson said they
had the caucus so well in hand that
they could have passed the Livingstone
resolution expressing confidence, but
there was no desire on the part of the
supporters of the conferres to take this
Wilson expressed themselves as graf
ifed with this conclusion, and among
the rank and file OF the house the sem
timent is general that movement in
augurated to bring about an acceptance
of the senate bill, has resulted in ma
terially Strengthening the opposition
to the senate bill. The caucus, which
was called to order by Chairman Eoi-
man, disclosed the presence of 166 mem
bers.
Enthusiasm was aroused by the read
ing of telegram, announcing the re-
suit OF. the Alabama elections. Then
Mr.. Bynum offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, First, that it is the sense
Of this caucus that the Democratic con-
ferries of the house and senate should
meet in spirit of liberslity to the end
that the two houses, by mutual consent,
may agree upon a measure which viii
meet the approval of each.
Second, that this caucus stands ad-
journed till o'clock p. m. Friday, the
10th, at which time in case no agree
ment has been reached, 1t shall recon-
premises as it may deem necessary and
appropriate, and the chairman of the
house caucus is hereby authorized and
directed to invite the Democratic sem
ators to meet with the Democrats of
the house at this time in joint caucus.
In an explanatory statement, which
was a brief one, Mr.. Bynum said that
although there had been a clamor from
a part Of the press for the house bill,
he believed the overwhelming senti-
ment of the country was for the best
possible that could be agreed upon. For
himself, he preferred the senate bill to
no bill.
When Chairman Wilson, of the ways
and means committee arose, he was
greeted with enthusiasm. He comment
ed upon 1t as an unfortunate circum-
stance that at crucial point in the
negotiations Of the conference, move
ments had been started to hold the
caucus over the heads Of the conferres,
so to speak. He believed that II the
house eonferres did their duty and the
house did its duty, that bill, honora-
BILE for the house and senate, and ac-
ceptable to the people, would be the
result. If the house Democrats could
propose any plan likely to sustain the
house bill. and assist It, the conferres
would welcome 1t.
Mr.. Bland spoke up. with the sugges-
ton that the house pass bill to put
sugar on the free list and then take up
the income tax. but as 1t was offered
in a humorous vein, no notice was taken
Of it.
Mr.. Livingston, Of Georgia, proposed
a substitute for the Bynum resolution
expressing the confidence OF the house
in its conferres, and leaving the matter
entirely in their hands.
Then followed discussion Of the pos
ition held by the senate and the pros
poets OF an agreement. Cooper, of In
diana. said the senators would have
surrendered already If these caucus
movements had not given them the
hope that the house was weakening.
Something Of sensation was stirred
up by the forging to the front OF Speak
er Crisp. when the debate was we'll
under way. The speech Of Speaker
Crisp was tempered, but very forcibie,
and its logic was so irresistible that
at Its conclusion. Bynum, mover Of the
Withdrew the motion The
speaker declared it the purpose OF the
Democrats to redeem the pledges made
to the people, and gave it as his opIn-
ion that the conferres would reach an
agreement within couple OF weeks at
the most. but that they should not be
harrassed by back fire" from their
own house. The house should be loyal
to itself and its Representatives
Inquiries were made regarding the
status OF the negotiations on sugar, coal
and iron. but no definite information
was forthcoming. Finally, Mr. Bynuml
withdrew his resolution, explaining thatl