Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-08-02
THE WORLDS FAIR HITCH
THE HOUSE ADJOURNs WITH
OUT TAKING ACTION.
A Number of Recesses and COT-
ferences, but the Opposing Fac
tiOns No Nearer Than Before
Leaves of Absence Revoked.

All Leaves Oh ADSGuCC kNCNOAcu'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The majority
of the democrats in the house are max
ing strong efforts to bring about COM
promise which the Worlds fair repre-
sentatiyes will accept and thus bring
about an adjournment of congress. The
fight has been prolonged, and other fac
tors beside the original fair issue have
entered into the situation, chief of which
is that business interests demand
speedy termination of the session. Sew
cral rcccsscs OF the house were taken this
morning with view to reaching har.
monious agreement. During these re-
cesses about forty democrats assembled
in the ways and means committee room.
Both sides were represented, but many
democrats remained in the hall of the
house, Indifferent to the proceedings OF
the conference.
Worlds fair representatives who had
not SO far made any offers to comprom-
Use, were in conference this morning and
were called on to offer some propositions
as basis of agreement. The outcome is
uncertain. One proposition is that an
appropriation smaller than $4,000, 600
be made, but while this is i'll line with
the views of the economists the southern
men generally are against the principle
of a government donation or loan. The
hour of the last recess expired and APP
parcntly an agreement was almost as
far away as ever and no progress has
been made towards conclusion. Every
thing is still in the air, and there is no
prospect of reaching vote today.
Representative Dockery presided over
one conference and a committee of ten
members was appointed to consult over
the matter and call a caucus it necessary.
The gentlemen appointed by Dockery
we're: Against the Worlds Fair amend
mcnt, Bankhead, Cummings, McCreary,
Culberson and McMillin; in favor, Dur
borrow, Williams of Illinois, Fellows,
and Shively.
Immediately after reading the journal
and the reference of dozen senate bills,
6libust,ring began over the Worlds lar
amendment to the sundry civil bill. The
gestion of Dockery, took recess Tor 10
minutes to give opportunity to the dem
ocrats who were at the caucus last night
to explain to their absent colleagues the
object of the action taken. At the end OF
the recess, at the suggestion OF Bank
head, another recess was taken Tor hall
hour. The second recess terminated at
noon, when the house was again called
to order only to take a further recess tor
an hour. This recess was taken by
unanimous consent at tho instance o
McMillin. The conclusion OF the thirt
recess found not more than 100 member:
in their seats, but in few moments thi:
number was augmented. The democrat:
utilized the short vacation in holding
conference In the committee room; but
unperturbed, the republicans attended tt
their correspondence or indulgcd in dcs
ulcory conversation.
The question came on a motion to ad
liourn until Friday. This was defeated
2 to u, and Kilgore, raised point o
! no quorum. A call of the house was or
dered, and later the house adjourned
after revoking all leaves of absence, ever
those granted on account of sickness.
The attendance of senators today wa:
still smaller than Yesterday or during
most of last week. There were present dur
ing the opening proceedings ten scna
tors on the republican side and six OF
the democratic side. This number grad
ually Increased until it was nearly dou
, bled.
The vice president laid before the sen
ate the resolution reported yesterday 70
the appointment of select commttc
of seven senators on the employment o
Pinkcrton detectives in labor trouble
Mr.. Sherman stated reasons why h
thought the question should not be take
up now. In the first place. the hous
| had already, in fair and dispassionat
way taken up the question and exam
ined into the matter. Then the sublcc
involved, was, to some extent in the dc
main of a foreign state. The offence r'
lcrred to in the resolution had originate
in an old and we'll ordered community
. The discussion was continued by Vest
Palmer, Call and Others.