The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-06
1T Is NOW A Law.
Worlds Fair Bill Passes Despite the Demo
cratic Filibustcrs.

Worlds Fair Bill Passes Despite the Demo
cratic Filibustcrs.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The 5th of August.
1892, will be remembered as a red letter day
IN the annals of legislation and in the his
tory of the country, as it chronicles the
passage of the worlds fair bill, appropri-
ating S2.50O,O0O for that enterprise. The
passage of the bill was without special in
cident. as it was q foregone conclusion
after the compromise had been agreed to.
One hour was devoted to debate. and then
the final vote resulted In yeas 13I, nays 81.
The bill speedily went to the Senate. was
passed there, returned to the House for en-
rollment, and at s:55 o'clock. this evening,
President Harrison affixed his official sig.
nature and the measure became law. For
o brief spell this morning none could say
what would be the fate of the compromise
measure. There were known to be ene-
mics among the Democratic majority-men
who would not soruple to stab the bill in
the back. or, if the opportunity of
fered, blow 1T up with dynamite before
they would let it pass. But fortunately
these characters were few AID they were,
moreover, overawed by the sentiment in
favor of the appropriation which their
very conduct had aroused. There is little
doubt that had Congress not been SO close
to adjournment even the s. OOO. COO PROPOSE
tion would have received favorable con-
sIderation, as the selfish motives of the op.
ponents of the fair were becoming more
and more apparent.
One last effort to throttle the Durborow
bill Was begun Mt noon to-day, when in the
committee OF the whole. Mr.. Cummings,
of Now York, opened the opposition with q
brief speech against the propositlon which
he characterized as one which was in tend
ed to loot tho treasury. He said IL was o
bustered against this looting appropria-
tion.
DIFFERENT VIEW BY FELLOWS.
Mr.. Fellows, of New York. eloquently
supported tho bill. The work, he said, was
a governmental one. The idea of the fair
had been born In Congress; it had it's incep-
tion here. From the start to the finish II
was a governmental work. He had been
appealed to as Democrat to refuse his aid
to proposition which his colleague desig-
mated as one to loot the treasury, but he
could not.
IAcClbCiJ az CiOCk ZIG cOIDInlLIeo OF
the whole arose and the Durborow bill W as
reported to the Houes. The pending amend.
ment land the only one) was the substitute
offered by Mr. De Almond. of Missouri, for
the first section of the bill. 1t proyId ed
that if the Worlds Columbian Exposition
shall deposit at a mint of the United States
q sufficient quantity of silver bullion 1t
shall be coined and delivered to the expo
sition in half-dollar coins. in amount not
exceeding S5,O00000 Mr.. De Almonds
resolution was rejected-nays. 76; yeas. 10.
The roll was then called on tie final
passage Of the Durborow bill, and passed
as gwen above. Mr.. Holman WAS the only
Indiana man voting against 1t. Those vot-
ing in the negative were:
Nessrs Alexander. Anthony, Bacon Bailey
Baker. Bankhead, Beeman, Blanchard, Branch,
Brecknridge OF Arkansas, Breckinridge of Ken
tucy. Buchanan of Virginia, Cate, Clarke of Ala
bama, Cobb OF Alabama, Cobb Of Missouri, Gov
ert. Cowles Cox of Tennessee, Grain OF Texas
Crawford. Culberson, Cummings, Davis, De Ar
mond, DE Forest Dickerson, Dockery. donovan,
Dunphy, Edinunds. Ellis, Epioe, Epes Everett
Forney. Goodnight, Hal yorson Heard, Hender-
son OF North Carolina, Holman, Jones. Kyle,
Lanham. Lawson OF Virginia. Lawson of Geor-
gia. Lester OF Virginia. Lester of Georgia, Lit
tie. Long, Mallory. McCrrary, McKeighan, Nc
MiIlin. McRae. Meredith. Montgomery, Mutchler
Norton, Oates. o. 'Ferrali, OTIS Patterson OF Ten
nessee, Paynter, Pearson, Pierce Richardson,
eayers. shon. Simpson. Terry. Tucker. Turner.