The record-union., 1891-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
WORLDS FAIR OFFICIALS SAL
ARIES REDUCED.
Both Houses Adjourn Out of Respect
to the Late Representative
Phelan.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.

WASHINGTON ID. CO., Feb. I'm the
correct an error in punctuation in the
Tariff Act was taken up, but went over
till Monday.
The order for night sessions, submitted
by Edmunds, was agreed to. fl'i'
The House bill for the adjustment of
accounts of workmen under the eight
hour law was taken up, discussed at
length, amended and modified, and
finally, on motion of Wolcott, recon-
mitted to the Committee on Education
ayes n, nays 24
when Blair learned of how il stood, "a to
25. he changed his vote from no to aye,
and moved a reconsideration.
Harris moved to lay the motion on the
table. Pending action, however, the
death of Representative Phelan, of Ten
neSSee, was announced, and as mark of
respect the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE confer
ence report ratitying the agreement with
the Sacs and Foxes and Iowas in Okla
homa was agreed to.
The report of the Raum Investigating
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Payson in the chair, on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
The pending question was the decision
of the Chair on Mason's point of order
raised against Candler's amendment yes
terday. After a brief debate the Chair
ruled the amendment out of order, as
changing the existing law.
Sayers Of Texas offered an amendment,
decreasing from 5000 to $4,000 the APP
preparations for salaries of officers, clerks,
Stenographers, etc., with a provision that
not exceeding $4,000 be used in the pay
ment of salaries of the President, Secre-
tary, Director-General and Vice-Chair-
man OF the Executive Committee.
The Chairman overruled the point of
order raised against the amendment by
Butterworth.
Wilson offered as a substitute an
amendment fixing the salaries of Presi-
dent at 5000, the Vice-President and Ex-
ecutiye Committee at $4,000, the Secre-
tary at 5000 and clerks, stenographers,
ETC., IS 900, in all $4,000.
Butterworth opposed both propositions.
characterizing them as a stab at the posi-
ton and humiliation in the eyes of the
country and of the world.
Wilson denied that there was any feel
ing among the committee antagonistic to
the exposition. Its best friends were
those trying to bring down the expendi-
lures.
Butterworth offered an amendment to
the substitute fixing the salary of
Director General at 81 500.
Washington of Tennessee said the DEM
ocrats wanted the exposition to be sue
cess, but did not want it to stink in the
nostrils of all economic men because its
officials drew extravagant salaries.
Lawler OF Illinois regarded the amend
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the location of the Worlds Fair. Certain
gentlemen had been jealous of Chicago
ever since the site was agreed upon. lie
denied that the fair was turning into a
political machine, and wished to say as a
Democrat that Director-General Davis
was above that class of business, although
he was a Republican.
Lawler had little tilt with Buchanan
OF New Jersey, the latter expressing dis
belief that there was any jealousy, and
Lawler assuring him that he buchanan
didn't know what he was talking about.
Butterworth's amendment to the sub
stltute was agreed to-S7 to 65-and Will
sons substitute, as amended, was
adopted.
Biggs of California offered an amend
ment striking out the word '.ladies''
wherever 1t occurs, and inserting
women"
Butterworth suggested that there was
strong suspicion that the ladies' were
women, and the amendment was ruled
out of order.
On motion of Gambler an amendment
was adopted striking out an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the expenses of one
meeting of the Commission of 1892.
On motion of Frank of Missouri an
amendment was adopted striking out the
appropriation of $4,000 for the expenses
OF one meeting of the Lady Managers in
1892.
The Wosld's Fair clause was then
passed, and without disposing of the bin
the committee rose.
McMillan of Tennessee announced the
death of Congressman Phelan, and the
House, as mark of respect, adjourned.