Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-11
Called by the Speaker and the Tariff
Conferees.
THE SENATE BILL OR. NOTHING
Rumored Deal Made With the
Louisiana Senators.
THE E CRISIS HAS COME

the bill just as they are, IL IL is so desired.
| At the caucus of the House. to meet at 10
| O'Clock Monday morning, IL is expected,
| the question of whether the House will
| take the Senate bill as IL is rather than have
| no bill at all will be settled. The question
Of whether the bill was now in the posses.
sion OF the House or Of the Senate was the
| subject of discussion in the Senate this
morning. Those who want TO defeat all
legislation, even the Senate bill. sought "a
establish it that the bill was stin in the
possession Of the Senate, in a parliamentary
sense. Those seeking the adoption Of the
Senate bill contended that the bill was in
the possession of the House, in fact and
| that the legal possession was vested In the
House
! What Caused the Discussion.
| This discussion grew out of the belief that
IL is the purpose OF the House to simply re-
| consider its non-concurrence in the senate
amendments, and to concur in them ALL SC
| as to avoid the bills having to 20 back tc
| the Senate. This action will probably bt
| taken by the House > a result Of the eau
| Gus Monday. IL will make a very incon,
| grcous bill Even tie date contained in tn,
| measure for the act TO go into effect viii
| be prior 10 its observation-disclosures L. Thif
| Will probably be changed by some special
| act after the bill has become a law, IL II
does become a law.
The President May Not Sign It.
1t is seriously questioned however. wheth
er Cleveland will sign the bin IL sent q
him in this way. 1t cannot be relied upor
as the eEd of the business even IL the
| House gulps the whole bill, and IL would b<
a very uncertain guess to attempt a pre-
diction TO the date of the adjournment
Of Congress.
| The House people have been figuring on
making some terms with the Louisiana
| Senators by which the compromise prOpo.
| sitions agreed to in conference day before
| yesterday morning, and afterward repudi,
| ated by the Senate conferees, might be got
| through the Senate. The Senate conferees
would probably stand in The way of that,
/ however, and the proposition comes back 70
| whether the Senate bill is better than none.
senate Conferees Fail TO Appear.
The House tariff conferees gathered
promptly at 10 O'Clock this morning In the
room OF the Senate committee on Interstate
| commerce. and remained there during the
entire forenoon. but they waited IN vain for
the Senate conferees. They sent messen-
gers about the Capitol for the Senator'S but
| the search proved unavailing. None Of the
| Senate members Of The conference were at
the Capitol, or. IL they were, could not be
| found. Senator Vest walked into the Sem
ate chamber while the morning prayer was
/ a
divsn in a retired corner while the chaplain
lDterceded fer divine guidance in this turbu-
lots time. 1t was announced that Senator
E0rris had not arrived from his home at
the opening Of the session. Senator Jones'
hat hanging In his committee room consti-
tuted the only visible evidence of his pres-
ence at the Capiuot.lt was made very evident
that the senate conferees had put them-
selves beyond call for the conference Cons
sequently there was no meeting and no re-
suits.
administration regards the present crisis
There was a vague report circulated about
the Capitol that Secretary Carlisle had
been an early visitor there but no one
actually seen and conVersed with him IL
| is known, however. that he regards the
proceedings with intense concern, and that
he has exercised his strongest inriuencf to
lring about compromise. His friends saw
that he feels that IL would be disastrous 10
have Congress adjourn without enactiug a
tariff bill, because especially OF the effect
such failure would have upon the revenues
OF the country.
The Parliamentary Tanele.
The parliamentary situation OF the bin is
in a tangle. and there are many views as TO
what should be done. II a report either OF
agreement or disagreement were made. the
report and bill would come TO the Senate.
IL the Senate conferees are withdrawn some
parliamentarians hold that the bill would
remain with the House conferees IL IS
also held that the House can at any lime
pass resolution receding from its disagree-
ment to the Senate amendments and thar
that would pass the bill. no matter where
the copy of the hill may be- as a copy could
be made and signed by the presiding officers
Of the House and Senate and sent 10 tba
President. Other parliamentarians IL should
be said, combat this assertion.
The House conferees have given no indica-
tion of what they will do. They are Waiting
TO see what action the Senate takes ana
the members OF the House say action bv
their side must depend entirely upon what
the senate finally determines upon.
A Democratic Caucus Call.
That the House conferees realize that IN.
crisis has been reached was conclusvely
proved today by cali for a caucus. which
enanated from no less a source than
Speaker Crisp and the House eonferees. "A
socn ss the confcrees returned from
the morning meeting they were clos.
eted in the Speakers room with Speaker
Crisp and Messrs Catchings and Dockerv
Haif an nour after the House met at noon
Speaker Crisp's son appeared on the fioor
with a formal call for q caucus of tha
House democrats on the tariff bill ut 10
o'clock Monday morning. The names OF
Speak er Crisp and Chairman Wilson were
among the fret signed, and the paper was
signed by the members regardless of fac
ton as soon as IL was presented TO them by
young Mr.. Crisp.
1t is recalled that in his. speech TO the re-
cent caucus Speaker Crisp said that when
the matter was resolved into a choice be-
tween the Senate bill or no bill the con-
ferees would call upon their colleagues for
advice.
Meaning Of the Caucus.
The meaning OF the House caucus. as In.
terIreted by those in a position 20 know,
Is resolution TO recede from the disagree,
ments TO the Senate amendments, and TO
pass the bill The caucus was asked for b,
the House conferees. as their friends say
to col slider the situation. Speaker Crisp
says that the situation is critical anC
serious enough TO need the wisdom OF the
whole party. He will bot say that the SEM
ate hill must pass, or there VIII be no legiss
lation, but admits that there is crisit
which reeds careful consideration.
Influential members of the House think
that there are democrats in both bodies
who are anxious 10 defeat all tariff legisla-
ton, and that II. under any conditions. the,
bill should again be placed in the custody
of the Senate II would be doubtful when it
would emerge from that body, II ever. The