Show TO CONSIDER THE SITUATION house democrats meet in caucus filibustering on the bill must cease the newyork delegation by its Absence Resolutions passed demanding tho recall of all absent members that they vote on tho pending bill and that the silver bill bo kept before abo house until disposed of washington feb 19 the success of the filibuster against blanda silver bill which has blocked proceedings ce in the house for five days today forced the democratic advocates of the measure to invoke a decree caucus and immediately alter adjournment a democratic caucus was held in the hall of the house to consider the situation there were present democrats but not a democratic member of the new york delegation all of whom have joined in the obstructive movement were present nor in fact any others who joined bands with them the presence however of pence of colorado populist was significant the sentiment in the caucus therefore was all favorable to the bill and two resolutions wera adopted one to keep the seignior bill before the house to the exclusion of everything else until disposed of and the other expressing it the sense of the caucus that it waa the duty of every democratic member to be present and vote either for or against the bill the only difference of opinion was as to the advisability of goina even further than this and compelling the members to vote or be counted if they refused to do so boatner presided and advocated a resolution to instruct the committee on rules to bobring bring a rule to compel members to vote or be fined and patterson a resolution instructing the speaker to count a quorum patterson declared thai lie believed after viewing the spectacle of the last few days that reed as right and nonvoting member should be counted to make a quorum pattersons resolution was voted down by about twenty majority the speaker voting against the proposition the caucus adjourned pending a vote on the boatner resolution bryan bland bynum springer williams of mississippi and hatch advocated the passage of two resolutions both offered by bland and in the course of their speeches some very caustic reflections upon the action of the eastern filibustering democrats were indulged in the resolutions which were as follows were unanimously adopted resolved that it is the sense of this caucus that the bonding bill the balver bill shall be alie special business of the house to tle exclusion of all business until disposed of alie second resolution is as follows whereas twenty eight democratic members of the house were present and intentionally failed to vote on the pending silver bill thus breaking a quorum resolved first that it is the duty of every democratic member of this house now absent unless his absence be for sickness of himself or family to immediately return and discharge the duties of bis office resolved second that it is the duty of every democratic member of the house to attend the daily sessions thereof resolved third that it is the duty of every democratic member of the house to record a vote for or against the pending silver bill to the end that a quorum be obtained in order that said bill may be speedily disposed of and the house proceed with alie consideration of other pressing business bu the democrats who were in the city but refueled to attend tie caucus will if if the declaration of tracey is any indication refuse to be bound by its action tracey however asserts now eliat even it the bill is brought to a vote it will bo beaten his opinion is not shared by the democratic house leader who still positively affirm that tho pas sago of the bill is only a question ot time they expect twenty two republican and nine populist votes and with a full democratic attendance democrats which would leave them a margin of twelve over a quorum |