The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-06
CONGRESSADJOURNS.
The First Session Of the Fifty
Second Congress Over,
TIE FAIR APPROPRIATION PASSED.

lion Dollars for the Exposition
The Nations of the Earth Invited
TO Be Present.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Pursuant to
an order the senate met yesterday at
o'clock. Some business of routine ma.
-ture was transacted when an executive
session was held. When the doors were
reopened, the Worlds fair bill appro-
priating $2,500,00 was submitted, read.
and without division was passed, al
though several senators emphatically
protested against its passage. Another
conference was ordered on tho pending
sundry civil bill and at p. m. recess
was taken until 8 o'clock. Promptly at
O'clock, in a suItry atmosphere, with
well filed galleries but sparsely occu-
pied floor, the vice president raped the
senate TO order after the recess. There
was nothing for the senate to do but to
await the action of the house.
Mr.. Pettigrew during the lull at
tempted TO obtain consideration of the
vote which tabled his resolution author.
lining subcommittee of the Quadro-
centennial committee to go to Chicago
and TO employ clerk, and on Offering
% strike out everything providing for
the employment OF clerk or involving
expense to the Senate, the resolution was
allowed to pass.
Mr, Cali (Dem.), was emboldened by
this incident to ask consideration of his
Cuban investigation resolution which
was likewise laid over the other day, but
the senate, however, would not assent.
IL was g25 before Chief Clerk Towle. of
the house, announced the house agree.
xnent on the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Allison was Immediately recog-
nizsd by the vice president to present
The senate conference report, which was
received in silence and elected no oppo-
sition. The report of the conferrees on
the sundry civil bill was unanimously
agreed to.
N$5o7. 100000 Appropriated.
Mr.. Allison said the appropriations
for the first session of the last congress
were in round number S4G3, ,00O, 900; fer
this session $5O7, coo, 600, showing an in.
crease of "a 900, coo.
The principal increase for the present
session wa: found 10 the appropriations
for pensions and the postUifice depart
nent. There were some diminutions,
notably in deficiencies, which were $5,-
600, goo less this congress tnan two years
4 ago, and in miscellaneous expenses, Not
q single public building bill mad been
passed by this congress.
committee was appointed to wait
upon the president. Thanks were ten
cered the vice president and the vice
president pro tenn. Mr.. Manderson) by
motions made by Democratic senators,
and at 1850 the senate committee re-.
ported that they had. waited on the
President, and had no further business
TO lay before congress.
The vice president paid fitting tri-
butte to the two senators who had died
anrinR the session (Messrs Plumb and
barber), and appropriately acknowl.
edged the vote of thanks, and then de-
eiared the senate adjourned without day
The Exposition Bill
The 9th Of August, 1902, will be re-
msnbered AS a rsdJetter day in tho an
mails OF legislati6n In tire house and inv
lhe history OF the country, rs 1t chron-
teles tho passage Of the Worlds fair bill
aDpropriatiug 90 SOC, 900 for that enter
prise. The passage of the bill was with
cut special incident, as 1t was fore
gone conclusion. One hour was devoted
70 debate, and the final vote resulted:
yeas, 181; nays, 68. A substitute of Mr.,
De Almond allowing the Worlds fair
2ifsEs to coin bullion to tho extent
in souvenir coins, the seig-
to the management (esti-
300 ,00O and the premium
being rejected. The house
ned till o'clock.
tion of an adjournment yes
ed the galleries of the house
ht session, and the same reason
an unusual attendance of men,
Promptly at o'clock Speaker
'called tho house to order, and
after the Durborrows Worlds fair
was reported from the senate.
Yer the passage Of several bills from
He private calendar Mr., Holman, of
Findiana, presented the report Of the
conferees on the sundry civil bill. Mr..
Holman explained the nature of the
agreement, detailing the items in dis
pute, and the compromises affected.
Concerning the Pinkerton detective
rlause of the bill, Mr.. Holman admitted
that the amendment adopted by the
house was little too broad, and that in
the interest Of speedy adjournment of
the house the eonferees were obliged to
accept the substitute submitted on the
part of the senate.
EnIivening the Proceedings.
Mr.. Simpson (Kan.) denounced 'the
pet OF the representatives of the houss
In surrendering to the representatives
Ds the plutocracy Of the country" His
time expired while he was speaking, and
amid much disorder he concluded with
khe remark that the steel works at
Homestead were properly called "steal."
Mr.. Holman called for the previous
question on the adoption Of the confer
ence report, and after some debate it
was adopted by a standing vote Of 1850
10 IA.
In the interim between the transac-
Hon OF further business the house de-
soted itself to private pension and relief
biils and large number of them were
aR2sssd. AT 1o:40 o'clock the secretary
senate reported that the senate
lMescpted the amendment providing
that ADJOURNMENT should take place at
ii D. IN, tonight.
Mr.. McMillin reported that the COM
mittee appointed to meet committee
pf the sonato and inform tho president
that Congress was ready to adjourn, had
performed its duty and the president
had said that he had nothing further to
communicate.
At 1859 resolution was offered d.
resting the president to invite repre-
lsntatives of the nations of the earth to
attend the international Arbitration con-
kress to be held in Chicago during the
Worlds fair. This went through with
BAT objection. 1t lacked five minutes Of
the eleventh hour when q dozen mem
beFs. shouted wildly for recognition,
waving papers In their hands. But
they Were too late. Speaker Crisp an
hounced that the hour OF II O'Clock had
arrived, and bringing his gavel down on
his desk with bang declared the first
session of the Fifty-second congress ad-
5ourned without day.
The President at the Capitol.
The president arrived at the Capitol
at $50 last night and began the consid-
Grafton Of bills which he approved. The
president signed the following bills last
night: Joint resolution authorizing for
sign exhibitors at the Worlds Colum.
h'An exposition to bring to this country