The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-08
A MUCH DIVIDED PARTY.
The Democratic Representatives
Held Caucus Yesterday.
ARE BY NO MEANS UNANIMOUSLY
IN FAVOR OE CARLISLE'S BILL.

And it Met With Enemies in the Demo-
cratic Fold-A Resolution Passed Linn
iting General Debate and Calling for
Vote This week-Speaker Crisp Sup
ported the Pending Bill.
Washington, January I'm the eau
Gus of the House Democrats this after
noon, MI. Livingston of Georgia made
motion that all those present should be
bound by the action of the caucus. In
an instant a chorus of "No" arose, and
a point of order was made against the
motion.
The Chair Mr.. Holman) sustained the
point of order. stating in effect that the
uniform practicesof thirty years was that
the caucuses were advisory, but not
binding in character.
Speaker Crisp took the floor and said
the Democratic party in Congress had
kept it's pledges. has reformed the tariff.
has repealed the federal election law.
and practiced economy in appropriations.
The party differed in matters affecting
currency and finances. He believed that
legislation should be held and Congress
should respond to the call of the treasury
and of the country. He offered resolu-
tions advocating the passage of the Car
lisle currency bill by the House, and
that.the committee on rules report an
order tomorrow to provide for the con
sideration of the bill one more day for
general debate, and thereafter under the
five-mipute rule, and final vote at the
earliest practicable time this week.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri characterized
| the Carlisle bill as a repudiatlon OF the
time-honored prin oiples Of the Democrat
| ic party from the days of Jefferson.
Benton and other great leaders down to
| the present time. He stated with great
emphasis that he would never support a
measure which extended the power of
the national banks. He said he was
willing to 90 back to the Democratic
doctrine of coming both metals and
abolishing the ten per cent tax on state
| banks.
After sc me debate, Mr.. Sperry of Con-
necticut advocated the bill introduced
by him last week, which PROVIDES 1or
| funding legal tenders and the issuance
of low Understanding bonds. He
moved that the pending resolution be
amended to read that it is the sense Of
| the caucus that the bill introduced by
| him be passed by the House.
Mr. Terry Of Arkansas offered an
amendment authorizing each state treas
l.
coin a dollar for every inhabitant of
the state and to present it to the Unit
| ed States Treasurer, the latter to coin it
| into silver dollars in turn and present
| it to the state treasurers.
Mr.. Coffeen OF Wyoming offered Teso-
luton extending the time for general
debate to three days.
Speaker Crisp made point of order
against it, and the point was sustained.
| Mr.. Crisp demanded the previous qlles-
| tion on the resolution introduced by him
| and the amendment. The previous ques-
| tion was ordered.
The Terry amendment was defeated
| "a nays, 81 ayes.
| The Sperry amendment was rejected
by an overw helming majority, with but
| Is votes in it's favor.
| The second proposition was as to the
| limitation of debate by the committee
on rules. The first proposition was car
rled-e1 ayes to SO noes-as was the sec
ond proposition, without material OBJ
| lection.
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