Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The House Considers the sundry Civil Bill
in Committee Of the Whole.
ADOPTION OF THE WORLDS FAIR CLAUSE
Salaries Of the Chief Omcers Agreed
Upon -PhcIan's Death Announced
The Eight Hour Bill in
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb In the house today
the conference report on ratifying the agree
ment with the Sac and Fox and Iowa Indians
III Oklahoma was agreed TO.
The report Of the Raum investigating com
mittee was ordered printed and recommitted.
The house went into committee OF the
whole, Payson in the chair, on the sundry
civil appropriation bill
The pending question was the decision Of
To chair on Mr.. Mason's point of order,
raised against Mr.. Chambers amendment
yesterday. After a brief debate the chair
ruled the amendment out of order as chang.
ing the existing law
Mr.. Sayers Of Texas offered an amendment
decreasing from $4,000 TO $4,000 the appro.
priation for salaries OF officers, clerks, stem
ographers etc. with n provision that not ex-
ceeding $50, 600 be used in the payment of the
salaries of president secretary director gen.
eral and the vice chairman of the executive
committee
The chairman overruled the point Of .order
raised against this amendment by MIR. But
terworth
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia offered as a
substitute an amendment fixing the salaries
as follows President, 5000; vice president
OF the executive committee, $1,000; secretary,
$1,000; clerks, stenographers, etc, $S,0OO-in
all $50, 200.
Mr.. Butterworth opposed both propositions,
characterzing them as stab at the exposl'
tion and at national honor They would de-
nationalze the xpOsiton and humiate 1t in
the eyes OF the countries of the world.
Mr.. Wilson denied that there was any feel
ing among the committee antagonistic to the
proposition. Its best friends were those try
ing to bring down the expenditures.
Mr., Butterworth offered amendment 10
the substitute fixing the salary of director
general at 81, 800.
democrats wanted the exposition to be a sue
cess, but did not want it to stink in the
nostrils of all economical men because its
officials drew extravagant salaries.
Mr. Lawler Of Illinois regarded the amend
ments as repetition of the old fight as tc
the location of the worlds fair. Certain gen
tlemen had been jealous of Chicago ever
since the site was decided upon He denied
that the fair was turning into political
machine and wished to say as a democrat
class of business, although he was repu b
can. Mr.. Lawler had little tilt with Mr.
Buchanan of New Jersey, the latter express
ing disbelief that there was any jealousy, and
Mr.. Lawler assuring him (Buchanan) that
he did not know what he was talking about
Mr.. Butterworihs amendment to the substl
tute was agreed to-S9 to 65-and Mr.. VII
sons substitute, as amended, was adopted.
Mr.. Biggs Of California offered an amend
ment striking out the word ladies' wherever
it occurs and inserting 'womeu."
MIR. Butterworth suggested that there wa:
n strong suspicion that ladies were womer
and the amendment was ruled out of order.
On motion OF Mr. Gambler the amendment
was adopted striking out the appropriation o
$4,000 for the expenses Of one meeting of thu
commission in lS9?
On motion Of Mr. Frank Of Missouri, th
amendment was adopted striking out the ap
preparation of 81 5 900 for the expenses of tn
meeting of lady managers in 1892.
The worlds fair clause then passed an
without disposing of the bill the committe
rose.
Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee announced tn
death of Congressman Phelan, and the house
us mark of respect, adjourned.