Arizona republican., 1896-12-09
WON'T PLAY IN THEIR YARD
Silver Senators Refuse to At
 tend the Caucus.
Secretary Dubois Resigns in Terse Note-SpeculatiOn as to. the Fu- ture Attitude of the Free Sii- Yer Republicans.


 WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-As was an ticipated, the free silver Republicans bolted the senate caucus today. !
 That their absence was intentional was clearly shown by the following letter, read soon after the caucus was called to order by Senator Sherman:
 Washington, D. C., Dec. 8, 1896. "Eon. John Sherman, Chairman Caucus Republican Senators:
 'Sir-I hereby respectfully resign my position as secretary of the caucus of Republican senators. I also resign my position as member and secretary of the Republican advisory or steer ing'' committee of the senate Very truly yours, FRED T. DUBOIS" Dubois resignation was received without comment and on motion of Lodge, Wilson of Washington was chosen secretary.
 Shoup was placed on the steering committee in the place vacated by his colleague. This committee was also enlarged by the addition of Hans brough of North Dakota
 1 The Dingley tariff bill was referred to the steering committee, with in structions to investigate as to the like lihood of getting the bill through, and to devise means to that end if pos sible It was the prevailing opinion that the best policy demanded the pas to be quite general that this is not within the range of possibility.
 Gear brought up the Pacific rail- road bill. It was referred to the steer ing committee.
 After Lodge explakf.l the status of the immigration bill, the caucus de- cided to stand by it as party measure and to press it's early consideration.
 The caucus also decided for an in ternationaI agreement on silver by agreeing to the following resolution, introduced by Wolcott:
 | Resolved, That a special committee of five members of this caucus be ap- pointed to recommend some plan whereby legislation may be had in this session of congress looking to an in- ternational conference with the leading commercial nations of the world on the promotion of bimetallism."
 The action of the silver Republican ) senators in refraining from attendance upon the Republican caucus today led to no little speculation as to whether the course pursued today is forerun- ner of the future, or whether they will not at some time return to the party [ Some Republicans think it possible that the recalcitrant senators vii come back into the fold after time This supposition is apparently with ? out foundation or justification. = The silver senators are very chary dUOuL uloCuoolh6 CllOll lhIOhClOho Iol
 It the future, but from remarks made by
 some of them there can be no doub
 that they consider that they have at r tended their last Republican caucus
 They say they desire to be in an inde
 pendent position, where they can ac = cept or reject any tariff proposition I presented by their former party asso f ciates.
 y The action of the Republican sen s atorial caucus in referring the Dingle! : tariff bill to it's steering committe, IT and the circumstances under whicl s this action was taken are accepted il e the senate as practically ancnd to tn n interest in this measure.
 $ The debate in the caucus develope, . that there are wide differences as t,
 the advisability of attempting to pas
 the bill, even among the Republicans
 and the opinion was expressed b.
 some who are on the inside that full ' one-third of the Republican senators
 not including the silver bolters, wer IF antagonistic to the bill.