Grand Rapids herald., 1892-08-03
FATE OF THE FAIR
II Is Still Held in an Unyielding
Deadlock
BY The OBSTINATE DEMOCRATS
Who Vote Down Every PEopos ton Look
ing 10 Settlement-Palmer Called
Down IN the Senate.

IN the house has not changed. All sb-
senIees vIli be notified 10 return and all
leaves OF absence are 10 be revoked II
any absent members shall ta.l 10 return
or notify the speaker that they are en-
route to the Capitol within the ensuing
two DAYS. the sergeant-at-arlns IS to en-
force their attendance. Three recesses
were taken this morning for the pur-
pose OF etfectlng some satisfactory So
luton OF the question. but nothing was
accomplished, although conference
was held attended by about seventy
members, Mr.. Dockery ldemocrat) of
Missouri, presldlng. Several propo-
sitons were submitted, but not enter
tanned and committee of ten mem-
befs was appointed. tive for and five
against the worlds fair Appropriation.
TO consider the matter and report at .
| future meeting. Ii is evenly divided
| on the fair appropriations, its members
being Messrs Bankhead OF Ala bama,
Mcmillan of Tennessee, McCreary OF
| Kentucky, Cummings of New York
ami Culberson of Texas, who are op-
posed to the Appropriation and Messrs
| Duborow of Illinois, Williams of Illi-
| nois, Fellows of New York, Reilly of
Pennsylvania and Shively OF Indiana,
| who are IN favor of II.
All Proportions Voted Down.
| The ants made several propositions
but Eot one OF them was voted on. One
| of these was TO cut down the approprl-
alton TO one-half-0r $2,500, ,0O0-and
| this was vigorously opposed by the
| other SIDE, and even found some oppo-
| sition on the part OF some of the ants.
| Another proposition WAS that vote be
postponed until the meeting of con-
gress in December next, but this. too,
met even more vigorous opposition
/ from the advocates OF the appropria-
ton. They contended for s., ZOO, 900,
and not cent less. A suggestion that
loan instead OF direct appropriation
be made met with like fate. Similar
treatment befell an effort to reach an
| agreement, providing that all the
| worlds fair items be eliminated from
the the sundry civil bill, incorporated
| in q seperate measure and voted on
first by the house and, if possible, sent
TO the senate. The fair people objected
10 this on the ground that the senate
| already expressed itself on the apprO-
prlation, and such . bill would extend
| the session 70 an undesirable extent.
| Otner propositions also failed of agree.
ment and the committee. III their des
peration, adjourned until $50 tOmor-
row morning.
Crisp Held Responsible.
The evident anxiety of the worlds
fair advocates to bring the appropria-
ton Immediately to q direct vote il
proof OF their belief in their expressed
assurance that the proposition has q
clear majority in the house. They
contend that they are willing to have
this vote at any time and express a de
termination to prevent an adjourn
ment unless they have such an oppor
tunlty of ascertaing how the house
stands on the matter. They are In
clined to hold Speaker Crisp RESPONSE
ble for the present position of affairs
and strong effort is now being made
to induce HIM to have the committee
on rules bring in an order providing
for direct vote. This special order
they contend would be justified by the
evident desire of majority Of mem.
bers to vote for the measure and they
cite as precedent Mr.. Crisp's own action
in bringing . rule for vote on the
free coinage bill because a majority Of
his own party expressed such desire
Able parliamentarians in the house
agree that the deadlock can only be
broken IN one or two ways: First, by
q special order providing for direct
vote; and, second, by unanimous con
sent on any proposition acceptable tC
all parties concerned.
A Direct Vote Necessary.
The unanimous consent idea i
looked upon as visionary and so tn,
key to the situation is left in the hand
Of the speaker. 1t is agreed on al
sides that on his decislon depends tn
prolongation or speedy ending of tn,
session.
With the appropriation advocates il
the majority and seemingly solidly il
favor of keeping congress from adjourn
Ing until some disposition is made o
the appropriation clause ana the anti
quite as determined to pursue thei
hlibusterlng tactics 90 long as the ap-
preparation is kept before the house
there Is practically no prospect for
CONCLUSION of the session. The actor
OF the democratic caucus last nigh
was nullified today and the failure O
the caucus committee of ten TO come 4
any conclusion places the speaker IN
position where he must act and Il
coDtended that his only action can be
special order for direct vote. II
must soon take some decisive actio,
and 1t Is conceded that until he doe