The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-20
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WASHINGTON, July 19.-1he interest IN
the House today had its storm centre in
the Worlds fair amendments TO the sundry
civil appropriation bill. Tho amendment
appropriating 50, coo, coo In aid of the expo
sition was non concnrred in. the enemies
of the proposition having q majority of
twelve. There was great deal Of interest
but not much excitement manifested in the
vote, which was closer than the conserva-
tive friends CT the appropriation looked for
aud which surprised its antagonists by not
being as large as they expected. The
SUNDAY CLOSING AMENDMENT
was concurred ia by decisive majority
and the bill sent to conference.
The fertilization conference report was
agreed to and some routine business trans
acted
When the House met this morning after
some Republican tilibustering 10 prevent
an agreement on a resolution from the
rules committee for an investigation of tae
methods Of John j. Davenport, federal sup
ervIsor of electionof New York city, the
resolution was agreed to- Isl TO nothing.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole on the Senate amendment TO the
sundry civil appropriation bill. 1t lacked
but four minutes 10 twelve and Holman
used those arguing against the Senate
amendment.
Hopkins of ILL.,, moved that the commit
tee concur on the Senate amendment in
creasiug from S3J6, 100 to $500, coo the APP
propriatlOn Tor government exhibit.
Los, IS to l29. The amendment was nom
concurred in.
Durborow of ILL.,, moved to concur in the
Senate amendment appropriating $500, Coo
900 in souviner 30 cent coins 10 aid the
Worlds Columbian exposition.
Atkinson of Pennsylvania called up his
amendment forbidding the payment of the
appropriation until assurances were
given that the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
would not be permitted on tne grounds ex-
cept for medicinal, mechanical or scientific
purposes. The chair put the question upon
concurring in the Serate amendment as
proposed to be amended. Rejected, Al TO
lS9.
Patterson of Tennessee called up the
amendment approDr0priating 500, 0UJ Of the
IS, GOO, 600 TO gather statistics of the pro-
gress of the negro race Lost
O'Neil of Pennsylvania called up the
amendment providing tHat 10 mai1tain
consistency in Congressional aid to former
expositions the amount of $5,000,000 shall
be loan, and be paid In full to the treas
ury OF the United States at the termination
Of the financial affairs of the exposition,
and this payment be made prior TO any
other Indebtedness. Lost.
The question then required on Dur
boroW's motion TO concur in the Senate So
COZ, 900 amendment and it was lost, 81 TO
1l6 and the amendment non-concurred in.
Lynch Of Wisconsin called up the amend
ment requiring the expenditure of 100000
In procuring an exhibit showing the prog
ress of the Indian race. Lost.
The Senate amendment appropriating
S103 600 TO secure fifty thousand bronze
medals and fifty thousand vellum impress
sions for diplomas, was concurred in.
Taylor of Illinois moved TO amend the
Sunday closing clause by stopping the ma
chinery and unnecessary labor on Sunday
and by providing that a hall be procureI
for holding religious services on Sundays
in the fair grounds Defeated
Lind's proposition to strike out the en-
tire Sunday closing paragraph was ruled
out of order.
Stone moved that the committee concur
IN the Senate Sunday closing amendment
and upon division, much TO the surprise Of
both sides, there was majority in favor OF
the motion, the vote standing IS to "a.
Tellers were ordered and ggsin the COM
mittee decided to concur. the vote standing
102 to ~.
O'Neil, Of Missouri, made strenuous eff
forts to add 10 the bill, as new section, a
proviso making it unlawful for any officer
of the government, authorized to make
contracts, or any officer of the District Of
Columbia 30 contract with any person, firm
or corporation which employs PinkertOns
or any other association OF men, as armed
guards. It could not come IN without
unanimous consent and Oates objected
O'Neil then offered It as an amend
melt to the clause appropriating
for capitol police. His purpose
was mainly to prevent the employment Of
Pinkertons in the District of Columbia
during the Grand Army encampment as
we'll as the Worlds fair After half an
hour was consumed in securing a quorum
the amendment was agreed TO, I46 to -.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill TO the House The Recommendation of
the committee in regard to the Senate
amendments were agreed to with the ex-
ception of those amendments pertaining 10
lighthouses, TO geological survey aud to the
Worlds fair. Oates also demanded a sep
arate vote on O'Nells amendment relating
to the Pinkertons.
All lighthouse amendments were nom
concurred in. The question then REQUIRED
on O'NeiPs Pinkerton amendment ana on
this the yeas and nays were ordered. The
amendment was agreed to, yeas 15S /;
nays 80.
The Senate amendment was concurred
in which decreases from the amounts np-
propriated by the House the amounts APP
propriated for geological survey.
The vote then came up on the proposi-
sition to non-coDcur in the Senate amend