Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-08
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Both the DingIey Bill and b.
metaIIism Touched Upon by
Republican Senators.
SCOTT JACKSON TO HANG
The Atchison Receivership Case
Is now Just Where 1t Start
ed. without Prejudice.
ARIZONA BOND TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dece mber g.
The republican senatorial caucns wa
called to meet at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Messrs. Dubois Pettigrew, Man
tie and Cannon, four Of the five boltinl
senators, are now in the city AMI die
not attend, but held q conference oi
their own in the committee room o.
Mr.. Dubois. There was no discrimi
nation in the matter Of notification il
connection with the caucus. The sena.
tors, in accordance with the usual Gus.
tom, are not invited, but are simply
notified that q caucus will be held at q
stated time and place. These notices
were sent out yesterday to all the bolt.
ing silver republicans and Senator
Jones, of Nevada. The only ex-repub.
lican to whom one was not sent was
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who Is
considered an out and out populist.
Senator Dubois, through a note ad-
dressed to Senator Sherman, chairman
of the caucus, resigned the secretary
ship of the caucus and his membership
on the steering committee. This may
be an indication of the proposed policy
OF the free silver men to refrain from
hereafter aflilisting with their old-time
colleagues.
Senator Wilson. of Washington, was
selected secretary in the place of Mr..
Dubois. There was a friendly rivalry
between Sen 4tor Shoup, of idaho, and
Hansbrough, of South Dakota, for the
vacancy. on the steering committee,
c.uoad by tho raairpatiOn IS nuh1;,
Il was settled by putting both men on
the committee. The chief topic for
discussion was the Dingley bill, with
the result that the matter was referred
without action to the steering commit
tee. That committee will consider the
advsability of taking up the Dingley
bill and the possibility of passing 1T.
A concensus of opinion gathered from
the short speeches made, was, that il
would not be wise to take up the bill
as it would be impossible to get votes
enough to pass 1t.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, in.
troduced q resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted, authorizing the chair
man of the caucus to appoint special
of five senators, whose duty
1t should be to devise such legislation
for action by this session of congress,
as will secure an International none
tary conference with the leading COM
merclal nations of the world. Senator
Wolcott made short speech favoring
the resolution. There was no opposi
tion to the resolution, and it was
agreed to without dissenting voice.
WASHINGTON, D. g., November =
The debate on the Dingley bill, was
participated in by a dozen senators
Hale and Frye, Of Maine, thought it
expedient to take up the measure, and
push it, while Aldrlch, of Rhode Island,
and Merrill, Of Vermont, are opposed
to it. Gear, of Iowa, called the atten
tion of the steering committee. to the
fact that the Pacific railroads refund
ing bill had been referred at the last
session and urged that the committee
make a report favoring the action at
this session. He threw out an intima-
tion that he intended to force the
measure to the front should the COM
mittees report be unfavorable to
prompt action.
WAsHINGToN, D. c., December 8 -
On receipt of message from the house
announcing the death of Ex-Speaker
Crisp, the senate at 1885 p. M,
adjourned until tomorrow.