Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-02
DISPOSED OF.
The Demo cratic Caucus Decides TO Lay
the Worlds Fair Appropriation Over
Till December Congress Can Now Finish
Up Business and Adjourn.

The Demo cratic Caucus Decides TO Lay
the Worlds Fair Appropriation Over
Till December Congress Can Now Finish
Up Business and Adjourn.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-The Demo-
Gratis of the House held a caucus to-
night for the purpose OF consultation
and il possible agreement on some plan
By which the present deadlock can be
broken and an adjournment OF Congress
brought about.
The debate to a large extent proceed
ed upon resolution offered by Mr.
Mutchler of Pennsylvania, proposing TO
lay over until December next vete on
the proposition to appropriate S5,0o0,-
600 in aid OF the Worlds Fair. There
were, it is said, about 100 members
present, with Mr.. Holman as presiding
officer.
The resolution was much debated In a
calm manner, most Of the members
present being unusually quiet. Mr..
Mutchler opened the proceedings In
a speech in which he ex-
planned the purposes and objects
of his resolution, and urged the
Democrats to adopt it as the best way
out of the present difficulty, and as q
means whereby the government could
aid the fair if circumstances showed it
TO be necessary to prevent a failure
that would reflect upon the American
people.
Mr.. Reilly, Of Pennsylvania, followed
Mr.. Mutchler, opposing his colleagues
resolution.
Mr.. McCreary, OF Kentucky, support
ed the resolution in a speech which
ended only with the fall OF Chairman
Holman's gavel.
Speaker Crisp made some remarks.
which In part at least, were directed at
the unusual method by which the fair
appropriation had been tackled onto the
appropriation bill. 1t was, he said, un-
precedented to tack onto bill provld-
ing for the ordinary running expenses
OF the government a provision such as
this g, 900. 900 amendment. Mr.. Crisp's
speech was in favor of the adoption OF
the resolution offered by Mr.. Mutchler.
Mr.. Dockery, OF Missouri, took the
same side.
Among the speakers on the other
side who followed up the opening made
by Representative Reilly, were Messrs.
Fellows, Of New York, Barritt, OF Wis
consn, and O'Neill, OF Missouri. The
sentiment was evidently, however, very
largely against the Worlds Fair men,
and after Intellectual efforts TO adjourn,
a vote was had.
The first vote was taken on resolu-
,tion offered by Mr.. Reilly, when he be-
gan his remarks, and intended as sub
stitute for the resolution OF Mr.. Mntch-
Ter. Mr.. Reilly's resolution was as fol
lows:
Rssoiued, That it is the sense Of this eau
Gus that the House shall be allowed TO
vote on the pending motion, namely, the
motion to lay on the table the motion 70
reconsider the vote by which the House
agreed to concur in the Senate amendment
No. 30S without the interposition Of any
further dilatory motion.
The chairman, Mr.. Holman, stated
that the vote would be persuasive only
and would not be binding. The vote
resulted in the defeat Of Mr.. Reilly's
resolution by 60 nays TO 81 yeas, and
then the Mutchler resolution to throw
the Fair appropriation over until De-
cember was carried by practically the
same vote, whereupon the caucus ad-
journed.