The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-16
DmgIey Bill Dead
Republican Senator'S willing
to Let the Tariff Stand.

WASHINGTON, Dec S.-Althougb
the Republican senatorial caucus was
called to meet at 10 O'Clock this
morning. it was half an hour late be-
fore quorum of Republicans az
rived Messrs. Dubois. Pettirew,
Mantle and Cannon, the four of the
five boiling senators now in the city,
did not attend, bat held a conference
of their own in the committee room
of Nj. Dabois. There was no dis
elimination in the matter of noti6ca.
tion in connection with the caucus.
Senator's, according to the usual Gus
tom, are not invited, they are simply
notified that "a caucus will be held at
stated time acd place These MO
tices were sent yesterday to all the
boiling silver Republican senstors
and to Senator Jones OF Nevada The
Only ex Republican to whom notice
was not sent was Senator Stewart of
Nevada, who all through the last ses
sion was regarded as an out and out
Populisl.
Senator Dubois this morning,
through note addressed to Senator
Sherman, chairman of the eau
Gus, resigned the secretaryship of
of the caucus and his membership
On the steering committee. This may
be an indication of the proposed
policy of the silver men to refrain
from hereafter afiliating with their
old-time colleagues. Senator Wilson
of Washington was elected secretary
In place of Mr. Dubois. There was
a friendly rivalry between Sena-
tors Shoup of Idaho and Hans
brough Of North Daka,a for the va
cancy on the steering committee
caused by the resignation of Mr.
Dubois The question was settled
satisfactorily by putting both men on
the committee and to that extent in
creasing It's membership.
The chieftopic for discussion was
the Dingley bill with the result that
the matter was referred without &C.
tion to the steering committee. That
committee will consider the advisa.
bility of taking up the Dingley bill
and the possibility of passing it if
wisdom suggested that such effort
should be made Senator Sherman,
who has hitherto been one of the
chief advocates of this measure, re-
Trained from discussing it The con.
sensus of opinion gathered from the
short speeches made. was that it
would not be wise to take up the bill
owing to the entanglemenis thatwere
sure to arise and the more potent fact
that it would be impossible to get the
votes wherewith to pass it. Re-
publicaus who attended the caucus
say they are firm in the conviction
that the Dingley bill is now without
the hope of passage.
Senator Wolcott introduced reso-
luton which was unanimously adopt
ed authorizing the caucus to ap-
point special committee of five sena-
tors whose duty it shall be to devise
such legislation for action by this
session of congress as will secure an
International monetary conference
with the leading commercial nations
Of the world. Senator Wolcott made
short speech favoring the adoption
Of the resolution arguing that this
session shall enact the legislation
necessary to authorize the coming
President to invite the other nations
to join in such conference and ap-
point the American delegates thereto.
There was no oposition ard the reso-
luton was agreed to without dis
-senting vote.