Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1894 — THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. [ARTICLE]

THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

I [ll ' ■ House Conferees Given Further Time. Chairman Wilson and his associate House tariff conferees scored a victory, Tuesday, when the House Democratic caucus called with a view of terminating the tariff struggle by instructing or advising the House conferees, adjourned without taking any action. The effect of this was to leave the conferees to proceed as they saw best, and to show conspicuously that the effort to advise them had failed. The friends of Mr. Wilson found that they had the caucus so well in hand that they could have passed the Livingstone resolution expressing confidence, but there was no desire on the part of the conferees to take this course. Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilson expressed themselves as satisfied with this conclusion, and among the rank and file of the House the sentiment was general that the movement inaugurated to bring about an acceptance of the Senate bill had resulted in materially strengthening the opposition to the Senate bill. When the caucus had been called to order Mr. Bynum offered a series of resolutions urging mutual concessions, and spoke in favor of the best possible bill that could be agreed upon. Chairman Wilson characterized the calling of the caucus an unfortunate circumstance and thought that the House conferees should be left at liberty to agree on a measure that would be honorable to both Houses. Speaker Crisp followed with a forcible speech, urging fulfillment of party pledges. Finally Mr. Bynum withdrew his resolutions and the caucus adjourned without action.