The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-08
THERE WAS NO QUORUM
And the Columbus Exposition
Bill Failed to Pass
AND MUST BE HELD OVER.
AnInteresting Debate-senators shcr'
man Speaks Against the Fisheries
Treaty in the scnatc.-some
Very Strong Points.

WAsHISGToN, D. c., August Mr.
Cultivate, OF Ohio, in an earnest speech
appealed to the House to permit him to
call up for immediate consideration the
Senate bill making an appropriation to
enable the several executive depart
ments to participate in the Ohio Centen'
nial Exposition to I'D held in Columbus
in September and October next.
Mr.. Herbert, OF Alabama, who, on pre-
yious occasions has introduced an obiec-
ton, said, while he objected on Consti,
tutional grounds to the Government 60
ing into the show business, he would
not now object, but would content him
self with voting against the bill.
So there being no objection, the bill
was taken up for consideration,
Mr.. Wise, OF Virginia, offered an
amendment providing that il there shall
be any surplus Of the appropriation
made 10 enable the Department to par
ticipate in the Ohio Valley Centennial
Exposition, it shall be used to enable
the Department to he represented at
the expQsitioEs to be held at Atlanta,
Ga, and Richmond, Va.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa, offered an
amendment appropriating 1000 to
aid the exposition to be held by the
cOlored race at Atlanta, Ga, in lSSO and
1890, under the auspices OF the COIOrcd
Worlds Fair Exposition OF America.
lie argued that il Congress was to give
Government aid in this class Of cases it
should certainly he afforded to u strug-
Cling race which wishes 70 show its ad-
VaHCcmGnt after generations OF slavery.
Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas, opposed the
bill and thought it was time that Con-
gress should draw the line and stop this
whole business,
REFLECTION on ono.
Mr.. Warner, OF Missouri, said that the
people OF Ohio were as prolific in asking
appropriations for expositions as they
were nimble in asking for Office. While
these appropriations were going around,
the fifth State of the Union should not
be forgotten, and he would at the proper
time offer an amendment to enable the
Departments to be represented at the
Kansas City Exposition.
Mr.. Herbert, Of Alabama, thoNght that
il the Government was going into the
circus business, is ought to do it system
atically. Old John Robinson, the king
Of circus men, had recently died, and ii
the Government wished now to take his
place it ought to be done in something
like regular system. was not lair to
give aid 10 one State or city and TO refuse
i to another. The Government ought
to establish regular travelling exhibit.
Mr.. Brumm, OF Pennsylvania, advoca-
ted Mr.. HendersOn's amendment, con-
tending that the Atlanta Exposition was
Of u National character,
Mr.. Oates, OF Alabama, said there was
mreit in Mr.. HendersOn's amendment
than in the original bill. He was op-
posed to this show business, but il the
bill were to pass, he would favor the
amendment, ,.,
Mr.. ButterworLh, of Ohio, thought that
each proposition should
STAND OR rALL
on its own merits, and 1t was hardly fair
to weight down the Columbus bill by
placing upon it local propositions.
Mr.. Cultivate declared that there was
nothing of n local character about the
Columbus Exposition. Itwas essential
ly National and was designed TO COM
memorate great event. 1.-THE Govern
ment, ina picayunish policy, chose to alb
sent itself from Exposition it would de-
tract nothing from the patriotic charac-
ter of the occasion.
Mr., Warner offered an amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 to enable the Depart
inents to be represented ut the Kansas
City Exposition, to be held in Septem-
Der and October. Adopted.
The amendments offered by Messrs.
Wise and Henderson were adopted.
The question then required on the
third reading OF the bill rs amended aud
the yeas and nays were called and re-
suited: Yeas Is, nays OIL no quorum.
The House then adjourned,