Connecticut western news., 1894-08-09
The Caucus Was a Fizxle.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S-Chairman Will son and his associate house tariff confer ees scored a victory when the house Dem- ocratic caucus called with a view of ter. minating the tariff struggle by instructing or advising the house conferees, adjourn ed without taking any action. The effect of this was to leave the house conferees to proceed as they saw best and to show con spiouously that the effort to advise them had failed.
 The friends of Mir. Wilson found that they had the caucus so wcll in hand that they could have passed the Livingston resolution expressing confidence, but there was no desire on the part of the support CTS of the conferees to take this course. Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilson ex- pressed themselves as gratified with this conclusion, and among the rank and file of the house the sentiment was general that the movement iDaugurated to bring an acceptance of the senate bill had re- suited In materially strengthening the op- position to the senate bill.
 When Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee arose, he was greet ed with enthusiastic applause. In his quiet way he said that he was glad to meet with his party colleagues, although he would not have selected this particular time for a caucus. He commented upon 1t as an unfortunate circumstance that at a crucial point in the negotiations of the conferees this week. and at the last critical stage of the conference we'll, move ments had been started to hold caucus over the heads of the house conforees, so to speak The house bill had seemed to be acceptable to the country, hs said. while the senate bill had not. He appre- ciated the necessity for the party in power to pass tariff bill. The Democracy had been intrusted with the administration of the government for that purpose, but the necessity was equally imperative that the bill agreed upon should be essentially a measure of tariff reform-one that should be in fulfillment of party pledges not one that would put the party on the defensive.
 Some; hing of a sensation was started by the forging to the front of Speaker Crisp when the general debate was well under way. The speech of the speaker was ten- perate, but very forcible, and it's logic was so irresistible that at its conclusion Mir. Bynum. the mover of the resolution, withdrew his motion.
 He deprecated the passage of any reso- lution at this time The senate had not withdrawn its support from the senate con ferecs and the house should stand by its representatives. No vote of confidence was needed, while on the other hand the passage of Mir Bynum's resolution would be a virtual surrender. He gave 1t as his l opinion that the conferces could reach an agreement within a couple of weeks at most. but they should not be harassed by back fire" from their own house. The house should be loyal to itself and its representatives. The proposition for ! joint caucus of the Democrats of the house | and senate in case no agreement was reached, made by Mir Bynum, the speaker characterized as an abandonment Pass 8 resolution to that effect" said he, ''and you serve notice on the senate that you want to meet with them. If you do that, you might as well hold joint caucus to- | morrow" !"