Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-08
ENDORSED IN CAUCUS.
Eighty-one House Democrats In
 Favor of Carlisle's Bill.
NOT ENOUGH TO INSURE PASSAGE.

The Vote Stood sI to S9. but It Was Undsr-
 stOOd That There Was Nothing Binding
 In This ExpressiOn-PrOposed Bond Issue
 Found Little Favor.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-By Q vote of s1 to 59 the Democratic house caucus voted to indorse the Carlisle substitute currency bill now before the house. Speaker Crisp took the lead in presenting the resolution and in vigorously urging the necessity of its adoption. The committee on rules was instructed to bring in 0 rule today to close the debate. Efforts to amend Mir. Crisp's resolution were voted down, one of the adverse votes showing only | mem bers of the caucus favorable to an issue of bonds to retire greenbacks.
 The result of the caucus is accepted with considerable apprehension by friends of the bill. notwithstanding the passage of the resolution of indorsement.
 The s1 votes which the measure com manded in caucus is far short of the num- Der necessary to pass It in the house. It is the belief however. that many of the 6e votes recorded against the resolution will be changed, now that the Carlisle bill has the prestige of caucus indorsement But there were several prominent leaders who asserted at the close of the caucus that the vote showed oonclusively that the bill could not pass.
 The Vote Not Binding. Representative Livingston of Georgia started the caucus at a lively rate by nov ing that all who were in attendance should be bound by the action of the caucus. From various parts of the hall came cries of Point of orderT' For a time there was considerable confusion. Chairman Holman finally secured order and sustain ed the point of order.
 'For 30 years" said MT. Holman. "it has been the unbroken rule of the house of representatives to consider the action of @ caucus as advisory and not as binding It leaves members entirely free to act &C., cording to their own judgment It was agreed that all speeches should be limited to five minutes. Speaker Crisp then rose in support of the resolution he had offered. He spoke of the profound importance of the situation in which the | majority of the house found itself It called for conservative and careful action and Q united party. The resolution was designed to test the sentiment of the eau GUS on the vital point involved-whether the currency bill now before the house l should pass.
 MT. Bland of Missouri followed in oppo- sition to the resolution. We have now | reached point, " said he when the Dsm- ocratic party for the first time in its his tory is asked to become tho advocate of national banks" He urged his specific objections to the bill. being interrupted frequently by calls of "Vote! vote'' MT. Springer Supports 1t.
 Mir. Springer next took the floor in sup. port of the resolution. He spoke mainly of the importance of A cancns in aAcurIno o the adhesion of members. While caucus less regarded as very persuasive on the judgment of members when party action was involved.
 There was rapid interchange of ques- tions and answers between Mir. Cochran oi | New York and Mir. Springer before the latter closed Mir. Cochran asked if Mfr. Springer did not regard the currency ques- 1 tion as an economic rather than a party | question. and as such a subject which never should be submitted to party caucus | action.
 Mir. Springer replied that the question was both @ party and an economic one, but in the present case the party would be held responsible for the execution of an economic principle.
 There was much confusion as the cross fro between Messrs. Springer and Cock ran proceeded and Chairman Holman tried vainly to preserve order and quiet.
 Brief speeches were made by Represent atives Cox of Tennessee Coombs of New l York, Bailey of Texas. Swaneon of Vir ginia, Colleen of Wyoming, McRae oi Arkansas, Washington of Tennessee. Bryar of Nebraska and Sperry of Connecticut
 They showed very wide divergence o individual views