The Portland daily press., 1892-08-05
THEY TALKED OF COLD TEA
A Diversion in Yesterdays Session ef
the House.
THE WORLDS FAIR MATTER STILL
FAR FROM SETTLEMENT.

The sundry Civil Bill Has Gone Again Into
Conference, and the House is Strug
Cling With the Bill Relating to the
Fair propriation-England Makes a
Conquest-An Island Which Nobody
Else Wants.
WASHINGTON, August 4.-The House
the sundry civil bill back into confer
ence. They also fixed up another make
shift for keeping the wheels of the gov
ernment turning for few days. In adj
dition they took up the Duborrow bill
referring to the worlds fair, but made
little progress, debate on the ''cold
tea'' question taking some time.
When the House met Mr.. Catch
ing of Missouri, rose to privileged re-
port from the committee on
rules. 1t provided that today
it should be in order for the Speaker to
entertain motions to suspend the rules
as on the first and third Monday.
This was adopted without controversy.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana, Immediately
moved to suspend the rules and pass a
Joint resolution extending until August
10, the appropriation made by the sun
dry civil appropriation act of last year.
This was agreed to without opposition.
Mr.. Holman then moved to suspend
the rules and pass resolution that the
House shall reconsider the vote by which
the House receded from the Worlds
Fair amendment; that the House further
insist upon it's disagreement and that the
bill be sent to the conference.
The motion was received with good
deal of excitement. The Republicans
wished an explanation of the agreement
reached by the Dem ocratic party yester-
day, and when it was read as published
in the papers this morning there was an
expression of feeling that it meant moth
ing.
Mr.. Henderson of Illinois character
lied it as partaking something of the in
vitation Of the spider to the fly to walk
into his parlor
Mr. Longley voiced the general opin-
ion of the Republicans that the Demo-
Gratis assume the whole responsibility.
He did not believe any action should be
taken towards passing the Durborrow
bill.
The sundry civil bill has been sent to-
the conference by vote of, yeas 14l,
nays 49, r.
A motion to suspend the rules and
pass resolutions providing that a vote
shall be taken on the Durborrow bill at
o'clock tomorrow was agreed to without
any serious opposition and amid ap-
plause.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Durborrow hill and Mr..
Reilley's substitute therefore. The sub
stitute makes an outright appropriation
of 50, 500, 900
Mr.. Picker moved to increase the sum
appropriated for the fair to S5,000,000,
The amendment was lost, as was the
amendment offered by Mr.. Dickerson of
Kentucky striking out the appropriation.
Mr.. Atkinson of Pennsylvania offered
an amendment prohibiting
The Sale of Intoxicating Liquors
on the fair grounds.
Mr. Pickler of South Dakota moved to
amend the amendment by providing
| that hereafter no Intoxicating liquors be
sold in the House restaurant OF the
capitol. Laughter In view of the
late investigation, said MI. Picker, this
amendment was absolutely proper. Self
preservation was the first law of nature.
Certainly members of the House ought
| to preserve themselves. He offered the
al catiorSnncc
Mr.. Butler of Iowa did not like the
gentleman from South Dakota to go on
record in this shape. The gentleman
| had spoken of self preservation. He did
| not think the gentleman required any
self preservation in this shape. He was
tired of this talk about ''cold tea." For
| eight years he had been in this House,
| and never had he been among an assem-
blage of gentlemen who were so little
addicted to the use of intoxicating
liquors. If the gentleman from South
Dakota knew anything about tippling at
| the bar, let him have the practice broken
up.
| Mr.. Picker disclaimed any knowledge
on the subject. He suggested that the
gentleman might look for information to