Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-20

THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Senate Amendments Rejected
by the House.
The Worlds Fair Appropria-
tion Voted Down.
Sunday Closing of the Columbian
Exposition Favored.
The Anti-Pinkerton CLAUSE Inserted.
The Bill Sent to Conference by
Both Houses-wash-
ington Notes.
Rr the AusocIated Press ]


sundry civil appropriations bill. The
amendment appropriating $1,000, 600 in
aid OF the exposition was non-concurred
in, the enemies OF the proposition hav-
ing a majority of twelve. There was a
great deal OF interest but not much ex-
citement, manifested in the vote, which
was closer than the conservative friends
OF the appropriation looked for, and
which surprised its antagonists by not
being as large as they expected. The
Sunday closing amendment was con-
CURED in by decisive majority, and
the bill sent to conference.
The Notifications conference report
was agreed to and some routine business
transacted.
When the house met this morning,
after come Republican filibustering to
prevent an agreement ON the resolution
from the rules committee for an investi-
CATION of the methods of John l. Daven-
port, federal supervisor of elections in
New York City, the resolution was
agreed to--lS7 to 0.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the senate amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill.
It lacked but four minutes to IL, and
Holman used those arguing against the
senate amendments.
Hopkins OF Illinois moved that the
committee concur in the senate amend
ment increasing from $685. 900 to $780,
600 the appropriation for the govern
ment exhibit. Lost-65 to 129, and the
amendment was non-concurred in.
Durborow of Illinois moved to concur
In the senate amendment appropriating
$4,000, 900 in souvenir 80 cent coins to
aid the Worlds Columbian exposition.
Atkinson OF Pennsylvania called up
his amendment forbidding the payment
of the appropriation until assurances
were given that the sale of intoxicating
liquors would not be permitted on the
grounds, except for medicinal, mechan-
ical or scientific purposes.
The chair put the question upon con-
curing in the senate amendment as pro-
posed to be amended, Reiected-l
to IS9.
Patterson OF Tennessee called up the
amendment appropriating $50. 600 Of the
$5,000,000 to gather statistics of the
progress of the negro race. Lost.
O'Neill of Pennsylvania called up the
amendment providing that to maintain
consistency in congressional aid to for
mer expeditions the amount of IS ,000,-
600 shall be loan and be paid in full to
the treasury of the United States at the
termination Of the financial affairs oi
the exposition, and that this payment
. be made prior TO any other indebted
ness.
The question. then required on Du-
borow's motion to concur in the senate
11o
81 to 1I6-and the amendment was nom
concurred in.
Lynch OF Wisconsin called up the
amendment requiring the expenditure
of 100000 in procuring an exhibit
showing the progress of the Indian race.
Lost.
The senate amendment appropriating
$103. 600 20 secure $4,000 bronze medals
and so, 700 vellum impressions for diplo-
mas, was concurred in.
Taylor of Illinois moved to amend the
Sunday closing clause by stopping ma
chinery and unnecessary labor on Sun
day, and by providing that hall shall
be procured for holding religious services
on Sundays in the fair grounds. De.
feated.
Lind's proposition to strike out the
entire Sunday closing paragraph was
ruled out of order.
Stone moved that the committee con-
cur in the senate Sunday closing amend
ment, and upon division, much to the
surprise of both sides, there was ma
iority in favor OF the motion, the vote
standing 78 to "a. Tellers were ordered
and again the committee decided to con-
cur, the vote standing 102 to 72.
O'Neill of Missouri made strenuous
effort to add to the bill as new section
a proviso making it unlawful for any
officer OF the government authorized to
make contracts, or any officer of the
District of Columbia to contract with
any person, firm or corporation which
employs Pinkerton detectives or any
other association of men as armed
guards. 1t could not come in without
unanimous consent, and Oates OBJ
jected.
O'Neill then offered as an amendment
q clause appropriating for capitol po-
lice. His purpose was mainly to pre-
vent the employment OF Pinkertons in
the District OF Columbia during the
Grand Army encampment, as we'll as
the worlds fair.
After half an hour was consumed in
securing quorum, the amendment was
agreed to--l46 TO %.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house. The recommen-
dation of the committee in regard to the
senate amendments were agreed to, with
the exception of those amendments per-
tanning to lighthouses, geological sur
veys and worlds fair.
Oates also demanded separate vote
on O'Neill's amendment relating to
Pinkertons.
All the lighthouse amendments were
non-concurred in.
The question then recurred on
O'Neill's Pinkerton amendment, and on
this the yeas and nays were ordered and
the amendment was agreed to-yeas 158,
nays 33.
The senate amendment was concuYred
In which decreased the amounts appro-
priated by the house for the geological
survey.
The vote then came up on the propo-
sition to non-concur in the senate
amendment appropriating 1000 COO for
the aid of the worlds fair, and it was
agreed to-yeas 122, nays 10.
Following is the vote in detail:
Yeaa-Alexander, Baily, Baker, Bank
head, Bowman, Bentley, Blanchard,
Bland, Branch, Breckenridge (Ark. J,
Brookshire, Brown, Brunner, Bryan,
Buchanan tVa.), Bum, Bunting, But
Ter, Bynne, Campbell, Caruth, Gate,
Clancy, Clarke (Ala.), Glover, Cobb
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