Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-26
THE HOUSE.

Mr.. Chatham tS.Ci. the colored member.
who poured oil on the troubled waters yester-
day. was recognized this morning To ask con-
sent for the consideration of bill appropriate
ing 100000 for the compilation Of statistic,
showing the progress of the eolored race from
January /. 1858. 20 January /. 1898. Mr. Kill
gore Tex objected. and the House went into
committee of the whole Mr.. Lester of Georgia
IN the chair on the sundry civil appropriation
bill
WORLDS FAIR CLAIMS
The pending question was ON the subject of
the Sunday closing OF the worlds fair To the
amendment offered by Mir. tombstone Is. {. D.
providing that no part Of the amount appropri-
ated for the world Columbian exposition shall
be available unless the doors OF the exposition
rhall be closed ON sunday and that III llo event
shaH the exhibit made BY the government be
open to the public SUNDAY. Wa y, ndiuc,
a substitute offered by Mr. W. A
Stone tPa.l. providing that before
any money appropriated by the bill is paid the
managers of the Columbian exposition shall {, e
an agreement To- close tine exposition ON sun
day. and tbs, no part of the appropriation shall
be available until the board Of managers shalI
give satisfactory assurances that no intoxicating
liquors viii be sold on the grounds of the expo
sitiOn-
AGAINST THE NUDE IN ART
Mr.. Butler IowaJ moved To amend the sub-
stitute by prohibiting the exhibition of pictures
or statues of the nude OF the partially nude.
Lost.
Mr.. Scott illinois, offered a. an amendment
prohibiting lotteries games OF chance on the
fair grounds or within a mile thereof and the
sale Of cards. dice. &c. within that limit Lost
The substitute offered by MIR. Stone recurring
the Hing Of an agreement 10 close the fair on
SUNDAYS and prohibiting the sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors ON the grounds Was also lost i3 to
I3i.
TO BE CLOSED on SUNDAY.
Mr.. DOckery Mo- then offered as a sub
stitu;e the following: Provided that the gov
eminent exhibit at the worlds Columbian ex-
position shall not be open TO the public on sun
day." Adopted.
The question then REQUIRED on the original
amendment a. amended BY the substitute and il
was adopted
Mr.. Bowers (CaL offered an amendment pro-
yidins that the government exhibit shall no; be
open 10 the public on he sabbath day. which il
Saturday. llaughter.l Lost.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Atkinson
(fa- that No intoxicating liquors shall at any
time be sold IN any government building Lost
Mr. Bergen of New Jersey offered an amend.
ment providing that the employees in the SER
vice OF the fair during the week shall be re-
heved from service and others employed in
their places ON SUNDAY. Lost
GREAT Confusion IN THE HOUSE
During the disposition Of these amendments
the committee was in a state Of great confusion
growing not oat of any special interest taker
IN the subject, but rather out of lack of in
terest.
The chair was utterly unable TO command
order and the buzz Of conversation and th.
hoise of laughter was great that fully one
third of the members present were ignorant o.
what was taking place. The worlds fair para
graphs were finally disposed OF. The Sunda,
closing provision now reads simply; Provided
that the government exhibit AT the worlds Co
lumbar exposition shall not be open to tn.
publie sn suaAay." e.