Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-03
SNAG STILL HOLDS.
Democratic Conference
on the Deadlock.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
Propositions Before the Committee
Fail to Receive Endorsement.

WASHINGTON, Aug Il, II said that
the advocates of tho appropriation for the
Worlds fair are inclined 10 accept the
proposition of the flibU iters to taho an
outright appropriation Of r. 10000. aud
thus end the present ST rugglo. The re-
port did not become current unfil this
morning, and cannot be Confirmed
WASHINGTON, Aug A EIilnre eo
agree was tho result of q meeting held
yesterday afternoon OF thc ten Demo
cratic members appointed m "a committee
TO draft some proposition looking toa
harmonious settlement Of the Worlds faii
matter. The committee was appointed nj
a conference Of Democratic mombcrs held
yesterday morning. II Is cvonly divided
on the fair appropriations, its members
being Mcssrs BankheAd. McMillin, Mo
Creary, Cummings and Culberson, who
are opposed TO the appropriation, and
Messrs Durborrow, Williams, Fellows,
Reilly and Shively, who are bn favor Of TO-
The anti-appropriation men on the ooso.
mittee took the initiative ia proposing
schemes looking to al ;'r0ompnt but
they wero met by the ultimutum from the
fair advocates that they were willing only
to accept proposition for direct vote
They were anxious, IL was stated, 20 have
the matter 20 before tho house that n
might be settled Immediately.
The antis made several propositions. but
not one OF them was voted upon One OF
these was To cut down the appropriation
TO g.. 200. 900, and this was vigorously op
posed by the other side, and even found
some opposition on tho part u some Of
the antis. Another proposition was that
a vote be postponed until the meeting oi
congress In December next, but this, too
met even more vigorous opposition from
the advocates Of tho appropriation. They
oontended for
$4,000, 900 and Not . Gent Lesa
A suggestion that loan instead Of
direct appropriation be made met with
like fate Similar treatment befeil an OF.
font TO reach an agreement that all the
Worlds fair items be eliminated from the
sundry civil bill, incorporated In o sop
crate measure, and voted on first by the
house. and II passed. sene uShe senate
The fair people objected % &is on the
ground that the senate had already OF
pressed itself on tho appropriation. and
such a bill would extend the scss.Se, 10 an
considerable extent Other propositions
also failed OF an agreement and the COM
mittee in their desperation adjourned un.
I'll today.
The evident anxiety u tho Worlds fair
advocates 10 bring the appropriation i'm
metiiately to direct vote is proof OF theii
belief in their expressed assurance that
the proposition has clear majority In
the house. They contend that they are
willing to hive this vote nj any time. aud
express determination ~ prevent an ad.
journment unlcss they have an opportu
pity Of ascertaining how the house stands
on the matter They arc inclined
To Hold speaker Crisp Responsibae
for tho present position of affairs, and a
strong effort In now being made to induce
him to have tho committee on rules bring
in special order providing for Q direct
vote. This special order, they contend,
would be justified by tho evident desire Of
majority OF the members to vote for the
measure, and they cite "a precedent Mr..
Crisp's own action In bringing IN n rulo
for vote on The free coinage bill because
majority N his own party expressed such
desire. Able pa rliamentarians in ho
house agree that the deadlock can only ~
broken In one Of two ways. First. by a
special order providing for n direct vote;
and second, by unanimous consent on any
proposition acceptable To all parties con
cerned
The unanimous consent idea Is looked
upon ms visionary, and 40 the key TO tho
situation IL left In the hands OF tho
speaker. II is agreed on all sides that OIL
his decision depends tho prolongation or
speedy ending Of the session.
With the appropriation advocates In tho
majority, and seemingly solid in favor of
keeping 80. -rcss from adjourning until
some deposit. IN is made OF tho appropn-
alton clause, md tho nntis quite as
determ! ID to pursue their fllibustcring
tactics 80 !ong IA the appropriation Is
kept before the house, there is practically
No Prospect for n Conclusion
Of tho session.
The action OF the Democratic caucus
Monday night was nulliiied yesterday,
and the failure Of the caucus committee
Of ten to come 20 any conclusion, places
the speaker ia position where ho must
act, and 10 Is contendcd that his only 40
tion can be special order for direct
vote. He must soon tako some decisive
action and IL lie conceded that antl he
docs. the Worlds fair appropria ton must
hang ia the balance and keep the scale
from tipping IN the din Of adjournment