The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
HABIT SEEMS FIXED
REPUBLICAN, 0ogvEHr1oH sEEA-
ToRIAL BOILERS STAY B0LTED.



national Asrssment Resolution.
| Washington, Dec. S.-The most notice
able feature of the Republican senate
Caucus. which assembled today, as seer
from the outside, was the absence of the
men who had bolted the nomination o.
Mckinley, because Of the gold STANDARD
platform. Those who were absent OF
| this account were Senators Dubois. Pet
! tigrew, Mantle, Cannon. Squire ant
Teller
| All of these except Senator Teller
were in the city, and could Nave attend
ed If they had been so disposed. Indeed
some of them were in their committee
rooms in the capitol while the caucus
was in progress.
DUBOIS RESIGNS.
That their absence was intentional was
clearly shown by the following letter
| which Senator Dubois sent to tlls
| caucus and which was read soon afte,
/ the meeting was called to order by Sen.
| tor Sherman:
United States Senate, Washington, D
| c., Dec. s, 1896.
ITO Hon. John Sherman, Chairman eau
Gus of Republican Senators. Washing
ton, d. c.
"Sir-1 hereby respectfully resign my
position as secretary of the caucus of the
Republican senators. / also resign my
position as member and secretary OF
the Republican advisory, or steering
committee Of the senate.
Very truly yaurs,
(Signed) FIRED T. DUBOIS
The boilers had all received invitations
hoV "a
never left the party, but they had de-
cided not to attend. They had found il
impossible to communicate with Senator
Teller, who has not yet reached the city,
but all expressed confidence that if
here he would not have gone into the
conference.
NINE ARE FAITHFUL.
II the boiling silverites were conspicu-
Gus by their absence, the silvermen VINO
remained within the party were, as a
rule. exceptionally prompt in their at
tendance. Senator Carter, who, while
here, refused to accept the Dingley tariff
bill, and yet refused to walk out of the
ST. Louis convention. was the second
man to enter caucus chamber. and he
was followed closelyAiby Messrs Wolcott,
Perkins, Mitchell, Shoup, Hansbroug1,
Cameron, Pritchard and Clark, who
!.
when the question was before the senate.
There were no long speeches in the
caucus, and very few speeches of any
character. Senator Dubois rendered
resignation was received without a word
Of comment.
1--WE just closed up the ranks and
marched on" said one of the partici-
pants in referring to the incident after
the close of the meeting
There was no formal motion to accept
the resignation, but. taking it's accept
ance as matter of fact. Senator Lodge
moved the election of Senator Wilson OF
Washington in his stead as secretary,
while Senator Shoup was placed on the
steering committee in the place vacated
by his colleague. This committee was
also enlarged by the addition of the name
of Senator Hansbroug3, of North Da-
kota.
DINGLEY BILL REFERRED.
The Dingiey tariff bill was referred to
the steering committee, with instruc-
tons to investigate as to the likelihood
of getting the bill through and to devise
means TO that end, if possible
1t was the prevailing opinion that the
best policy demanded the passage of the
bin if possible to encompass it, but the
opinion seemed to be quite as general
tidl tllS result Was not WlttfIn the range
of possibility. The entire question was
referred to- the committee, with very
liberarl powers.
Senator Gear brought up the Pacific
railroad question. as did Senator Lodge
the immigration bill. The Pacific road
bill was referred TO the steering commit
tee, but after Mr.. Lodge had explained
the status of the immigration bill the
caucus desired to stand by that as
party measure and to press for its early
consideration.
The caucus also decided for an inter-
national agreement on silver by agree
ing to the following resolution, intro
duced by Senator Wolcott:
Resolved, That a special committee Of
five members of this caucus be appoint
ed to recommend some plan whereby
legislation may be had in this session Of
congress looking to an International
conference with the leading commercial
nations of the world for the promotion
OF bimetallism.
AS GOOD AS DEAD.
Washington, Dec. S.-The action of the
Republican senatorial caucus in refer
ring the Dingley tariff bill to its steering
committee and the circumstances under
which this action was taken are accept
ed in the senate as practically the end
OF the agitation in the interests of the
measure. The debate in the caucus de-
veloped that there were wide differences
as TO the advisability of attempting TO
pass the bill, even among the Republic
cans, and the opinion was expressed by