Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
FAIR MEN ARE FIRM
Nothing but an uitinatum for
The FilibusterS.
DIRECT VOTE OR NO ADJOURNMENT

All Propositions to Compromise Rejected
A Day Devoted to Conferences That
Were Frui .less-Speaker Crisp Held
Responsible for the Deadiock-An
Members Ordered Back to Duty and
Leaves of Absence Observation-Disclosures
and Watson Have a OuarreI-Pinker-
tonism Discussed in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-If there is any
solution to the deadlock in the house it is
not in sight. 1t is true that, acting under
instructions of a resolution passed by the
house yesterday, Speaker Crisp has sent a
telegram to every absent member an
nouncing that all leaves of absence are
revoked and calling upon them to return
at once to their duties; and that if they
do not obey this call or give giit-edged
excuse the sergeant-at-arms has been or
dered to arrest them and bring them
here. In his telegram Crisp says a
quorum is absolutely necessary to break
the deadlock, but how a quorum can do
that does not appear, as there has been a
quorum in the city and in the house every
day if they would have voted.
What Crisp's Idea May Be.
They have voted number of times
when it would not endanger the plans Of
the filibusters. Perhaps Crisp believes
that if a quorum of Democrats is present
the Worlds fair appropriation can be
stricken from the bill. His speech in the
caucus Monday night showed that such
action would meet with his approval.
And that seems to be the only way such a
quorum could break the deadlock, as the
filibusters would only be deprived of one
method of obstruction if quorum
should vote every time, and that would be
the point of no quorum. They could still
move to adjourn, demand roll-call, ETC.,
ad infinitum.
UnavaiIing Conferences.
Three conferences were held yesterday,
during recesses of the house taken for that
purpose, between the fairs friends and
enemies and each was failure, because
the enemies of the fair insisted on post
ponement to December, and its friends de-
manded a square vote on the motion to
table the motion to reccn sider the vote
by which the house concurred in the APP
preparation. At the last conference n
committee of five friends and FIVE enemies
of the fair was appointed TO see if some
agreement could not b. arrived at that
would permit congress to adjourn. 1t was
a forlorn hope aud the event was what
was expected.
The Committee Meets and DisaGrees-
For n failure to agree was the result of
the meeting of the committee which took
place yesterday afternoon. 1t consisted of
the following gentlemen: Bankhead of
Alabama, McAIillin of Tennessee, Nc
Creary of Kentucky, Cummings of New
York, and Culbertson of Texas, who are
opposed to the appropriation, and Durbor-
ow of Illinois, Williams of Illinois, FLl-
lows of New York, Reilly of Pennsylvania,
and Shively of Indiana, who are in favor
OF it. The INSTRUMENTATION men on the
committee took the initiative in propoa-
ing schemes looking to IN agreement, but
they were met by the ultimatum from the
fair advocates that they were willing only
to accept a proposition for a direct vote.
They were anxious, it was stated, to have
the matter go before the house that ii
might be settled Immediately.