Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-29
THE ARGUS.
FRIDAY, JULY 20. 1892.
BAILEY'S BOAST.
He Will Filibuster Unaided for
Two Weeks
AGAINST THE WORLDS FAIR BILL,

He and His Fellow FiIibusters Manage
to Waste Another Day in the House
An Adjournment Resolution Adopted
Some Details of the Struggled Sue
cession of Obstructive Motions Tires
Out the Friends of the Fair-Bingham
Offers "A Closure Resolution-Doings in
the senate.
WASHINGTON, July 2y.-Bailey said yes
terday with reference to the appropria-
tion for the Worlds fair: Il myself, and
unaided, will be able to filibuster for at
least two weeks, and longer if necessary
1t may be that my colleagues will fall
away from me and my opponents declare
that then l will yield. L may. l have
never been in that situation; but do not
believe shall give way. The more diff
culties ! encounter the more determined
usually become. 1 acknowledge that fill
clustering is not very laudable method
of warfare but | honestly cannot see how
a government like ours can appropriate
money for the entertain ment of persons
who can afford to pay for the entertain
ment unless it can appropriate money to
supply the poor in time of distress with
bread. l therefore shall filibuster against
the appropriation"
The Situation to the Bill.
AS the situation WAS at the opening Of
yesterdays session of the house the pend
ing motion was to lay on the table Hol-
mans N orion to reconsider the vote con-
curing in the s., 600, 900 appropriation 1t
will require l61 votes to pass il when the
filibusters' ranks are depleted, as, if only
one filibGster remains, he will raise the
point of no quorum. IL is within the
power OF the speaker to shut off all flibus-
tering by bringing in closure rule. but
he will do that only on petition of a
majority of the house Democrats, and
Duborow and his advisors regard such a
petition a altoget her too difficult task.
McMiIlin Opens the Fight.
McAillin of Tennessee began the fight
by bringing in n resolution from the ways
and means committee to adjourn for the
summer recess on Saturday, July 30, at
D. m. Cummings moved to amend the
resolution 10 read Aug. 1, at II o'clock
Cultivate observed that as IL might take
a little time to dispose of the 81, 900, coo
grab" he favored Cummings amendment
Hatch said he hoped that no time would
be fixed for adjournment at present, as he
desired the anti-option bill to have a
chance. He said he should oppose the
resolution. A rising vote defeated the
motion, and not enough called for the
yeas and nays, so they were denied.
Resolution to Adjourn Carried.
There was some more flibustering and
McMillin appealed for vote on adjourn
ment July 80. a rising vote carried the
resolution, so that if the senate agrees adj
journment is in sight. The World fair
people tried to defeat the resolution, but
could not muster the votes. The business
then returned to the Bingham motion to
lay Holman's motion to reconsider on the
table. Cultivate promptly moved to
adjourn, pending which he moved that
when the house adjourns it ajourn to
Saturday.
No Quorum Votes.
Cummings moved an amendment 10 adj
journ to Monday, but when the vote was
reached the point of no quorum was made
and sustained. Dockery, who was in the
chair asked for the closure of the house.
No one spoke. \ few laughed and the
few spectators in the gallery We're RECALLED
by the sight of the house in session with
no business in hand. This condition pre-
vailed for five minutes, when some one
moved a call of the house This was re-
fused, and n ten-minute wait followed
Then some one moved to adjourn. This
was defeated and then there was another
request for a call of the house and the re-
quest was granted and the filibustering
continued.