The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-08
CARLISLE BILL ENDORSED
By a Majority Of Twenty Votes in
The House Caucus.
TIE ACTION NOT MADE BINDING.
Somc Believe tho Vote Means the Death
Of the Bill, While Others Say IL
VIII Pass tho House.

NASHlNGION, IL. -, JAM e A"ANN
hours were spent in caucus this afternoon
by the Democrats of the House. The
purpose of the caucus was TO secure an
exchange of views regarding the Carlisle
financial bill. which was taken up for
debate a week before the holiday recess,
and which is still before the House.
Mr.. Holman presided and l52 members
answered to their names at roll-call.
Immediately upon the conclusion OF
the roll-call, Mr.. Livingston, of Georgia
made a motion that all those present
should be bound by the action OF the
caucus. The chamber meanwhile mad
been rapidly filling up vita members.
and at the time the Livingston motion
was made fully 10 Democrats were in
their seats. There was an instant cho-
rus OF "No's.' and u point of order was
made against it, The chair sustained the
point OF order. stating in effect mat the
Inform practice of thirty years was that
caucuses are advisory and not binding
In their character.
Mr.. Springer moved that all speeches De
limited to five minutes.
SPEAKER CRIsP'5 RESOLUTION.
Speaker Crisp took the floor and said
that the Democratic party i'm Congress
had kept it's pledges. IL has reformed
the tariff, repealed Federal election laws
and practiced economy in appropriations
The party had suffered In matters al
tecting the currency and finances. The
Secretary of the Treasury has formu-
lated "a bill. The question Is. can the
party agree upon something at this shOrt
session He believed legislation should
be had and that Congress should respond
to the call Of the Treasury and of the
country. He then offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
caucus that the Carlisle currency bill
should be passed by the House of Rep
resentatives substantially as presented in
the substitute ana printed in the Record,
and which will be offered at the proper
time by the chairman of the Committee
on Banking and Currency, and that the
Committee on Rules be requested To re-
port an order tomorrow Immediately al
ter the reading OF the journal which
shall provide for its consideration Tor
one moro day, for general debate. ana
thereafter under the riyc-minute rule ana
q final vote thereon at the earliest time
practicable during this week.
Mr.. Sperry moved tnat the pending res
olution be so amended as to read that
It is the sense OF the caucus that the
bill introduced by him shall be passed
by the House.
UNIQUE AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Terry, of Arkansas, offered an
amendment authorizing each State treas
urer TO buy silver bullion sufficient 10
coin a dollar for every inhabitant of the
state; 10 present Il 10 the United States
Treasurer, the latter TO coin II into sill
yer dollars, and in turn present IL to the
state treasurer.
After a speech by Mr.. Brickner, of
Wisconsin, Mr.. Gotten, OF Wyoming Of
fered a resolution extending the time for
general debate by three days.
Speaker Crisp made point Of order
against It, and the point was sustained.
Mr.. Crisp then demanded the previous
question on the resolution and the
amendments. The previous question was
ordered. The Terry amendment was first
considered II was defeated by vote OF
g. nays 10 54 ayes.
The Sperry amendment WAS then re-
jected by an overwhelming majority,
there being but thirteen votes in its favor.
These were cast by Messrs. Wells and
Brickner Of Wisconsin; Sperry and De-
forest. of Connecticut; McAleer, of Penn
sylvania; Harter and Pierson, Of Ohio;
Fielder of New Jersey. and Lockwood,
Coombs. Hendrix, Tracey and Straus, OF
New ork.
IHR CRISP REsoLUTIoS ADOPTED.
Mr.. Crisp's resolution was finally adopt
ed by vote Of 81 to 80. The vote showed
that seventy-five Democratic members OF
the House were not present at the caucus.
This vote and the speeches for and
against the bill seemed 10 be differently
interpreted. Mr.. Springer, for example,
believes that many of those who opposed
the Crisp resolution to-day will support
the Carlisle bill in the end. the more
especially az some OF them are constrain-
ed 10 believe that II viii be amended so
as to be more III conformity with their
sentiments
lie says that to argue that the fifty
nine gentlemen who opposed the resou-
ton will also oppose the bill would be TO
say .hat the caucus has no persuasive
power a fact which he is inclined strongly
TO dispute. He believes that a majority
of the seventy-fve absentees will also
support the bill. and that it viii be car
ried by a fair majority.
Others regard the spirit displayed by
the caucus as indicating the death of
the measure. They say that the speeches
I'm opposition 10 the bill show that the eX-
treme silver men. as well as the opponents
Of free silver. with but few exceptions,
have Joined hands I'm opposition TO the
measure. and that their opposition VIII
be supplemented by the solid vote Of the
Republicans and Popuiists, and that 20 a
result the measure cannot pass the
House.
TWO CURIOUS INCIDENTS.
One OF the curious incidents OF the eau
Gus was the meagre support accorded 10
the amendment offered BY MIR. Sperry, Of
Connecticut, the purpose or which was
Ia IN a
OF the bill introduced by him last week
TO fund the greenDaCks ana the treasury
notes into bonds.
An ANALYSIS of the vote given for TINS
amendment shows that four OF its thlr-
teen supporters are western men, TWO
from Ohio and two from Wisconsin and
that the remaining rine are from the
east. Equally surprising was the large
vote given TO the Terry amendment.
which authorized the coinage. by the See
retary of the Treasury of a silver dollar
of il2 l-2 grains for each inhabitant On
the forty-four States and Territories.
This amendment received the support OF
dfty-four members, and was defeated by
a bare majority OF ten.
Mr.. Crisp's resolution was divided.
The second proposition was as 10 the
limitation OF debate by the Committee on
Rules. The first proposition was carried
by a vote of 81 ayes to 50 noes. and the
second proposition without material OBJ
lection. The New York members who
voted for the first proposition We're
Messrs. Lockwood. Warner and Straus.
Four others. Cochran, Covert, Hendrix
and Ryan, voted in the negative.
AT 5 o'clock a motion to adjourn was
made, and Immediately carried.
nEs TMk CAHGHN ACTInK