The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
CONGRESS- ADJOURNED.
Worlds Fair Gets $2,500,000 Out.
right.
Closing Scenes of the 6ed Congress
Marked BY Strong Debates.

WASHINGTON, d. c. House. There
was large attendance OF members upon
this last days session of Congress-
Mr. McMillin reported tn, sub treasury
bill adversely and The bill was ordered to
lie on the Speakers table.
Mr.. Simpson, Farmers Alliance, of
Kansas, arose to q question of personal
privilege and after talking an hour, the
speak raped him down and the regular
order the World'e Fair biIl--was de
manded.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the Worlds Fair bill,
rpropria'ing %, 500, 900 of money out,
right, instead of $5,0O0,OOO in souvenir
half dollsrs, Mr. Dockery. Democrat, of
Missouri, in the chair Mr.. Cummings,
Democrat, of New York, was the first
speaker &c o. p sc the bill.
Mr.. Fellows, Democrat, of New York,
was cqua ly emphatic in his support of
the fair.
Other representatives spoke for and
against the bill. and the Durborrow bill
was ordered to a third reading and Mr..
Holman demanded the yeas and nays on
its final passage. The bill was passed.
ayes 1871; nays 83
Mr.. Boatner, Democrat, of Louisiana,
submitted the majority report from tn
special committee to investigate charges
Of drunkenness made by Mr.. Watson,
Farmers Alliance, Of Georgia, and Mr..
Simpson, Farmers Alliance, Of Kansas,
presented the views of the minority.
Mr. Oatos suh,,,i.i- II A. -P-.S Ot ..ic
committee to investigate the troubles at
Homestead, and an attempt was
made to pass the pension bills sat upon
at the Friday evening session, but the
House was restless aud anxious to 60
away aud rec,ss was ffected until Z
p. n.
At the night session the Pinkerton
clause of the sundry civil bill as reported
by the committee, was substituted by the
milder one adopted by the senate
Mr.. Simpson, Peoples party, of Ka".
sAs, denounced "the act of the repre- en-
tatves of the House iii surrendering tc
the plutocracy Of the country" lii
called the Pinkerton employees armed
thugs, robbers and murderers." "You'll
hear from this in the elections in the
fall " said Mr.. Simpson. 'and auy ont
that votes for this amendment should bc
left at home. You should not surrender
to the representatives of wealth.
Mr.. Simpsons time expired while he
was speaking and amid loud taps of the
Staeakcc,, cavel and much disorder he
included with the remark tbat the
greet steel works at Homestead were
properly called "steal."
Cries of rats" aud prolonged his.iap
from the Republican side marked tho
conclusion of Simpsons remarks.
The Speaker directed the official re.
porter to strike out all MI. Simpson had
said after the gavel fell "The reporter
would do himself honor by leaving all ol
it out, shouted Mr.. Johnson, of Indiana
At this point there was much excite
ment in the House. The aisles were
crowded and the babel of voices drowned
Individual utterances
AT II p m the House adjourned sine
die.
SENATE.
The Senate after discussing the Dur
borrow Worlds Fair BILL finally passed
it by viva voce vote.
Shortly before o'clock the Senate tool
recess until 8 p. m.
At the night session. after the confe,
ence on the Sunday civil bill, the Senate
adjourned sine die at II O'clock