Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-14
CLOSED ON SUNDAY
IS the Way the Senate Wants the
Worlds Exposition.
THERE SHALL BE NO LIQUOR SOLD
N the Ground, if the Amendment Adopted N the
Committee Of the Whole Finds Favor IN the
Senate and the House Sustains It.
Mr. Vest Ridicales BoIh.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 13.-The
friends OF a due observance and the
friends Of temperance have alike mucn
reason 10 be satisfied with the action OF
sbe Sepate to-day on the provision Tor
lssninr in aid Of the Columbian Expo
sltion ten million souvenir half dollars
THE amendment offered by Mr.. Quay
coppling with that provision, the con
dition that the exposition shall not be
oDeped on Sundays was carried 0y a
larre majority, aud one offered by Mr..
PETER prohibiting the sale OF intoxica-
ting LIQUORS within the Exposition
grounds was carried by majority OF
Two. ..s
The main proposition as reported
from the Committee on Appropriations
was agreed TO without a division. All
of thiS action, however, was in Commit
kee NJ the Whole, and will be subject to
change when the bill is reported back
"a the Senate. There Will certainly Dc
I'D effort to defeat, at least, Mr.. PeHer
lmendment.
Without any morning business the
smdry civil appropriation OIL was
taken up. Mr.. Sanders moved to lay
NJ Ouay's amendment on the table.
Peiected; yeas II, nays 45. Mr.. quay S
Amendment was then agreed TO without
ldivisiOn.
Mr.. PETER offered an amendment TO
add to the section a provision prohio-
lting the sale or giving away Of into1l-
eating LIQUORS on the Exposition
grounds, except for medical, mechan-
lcal or scientific purposes. Mr.. Peuer
Rubseouently modified the amendment
by making it apply merely to the sale
Of liquor.
Mr.. Vest ridlculed the amendment,
and said that the eminent refOrmers'
who had taken hold Of the matter ought,
In order 10 be consistent, Include
cigarette smoking" In their denuncla-
tion-it being much more TO be uepre-
Gated than the drinking OF a glass OF
beer or wine. But the whole thlnS
was rank hypocrisy and Senators Ane"
it-rank hypocrisy.
II the Senators wanted TO commence
such reforms, why did they not COM
mence them right in the Capitol. Every
Senator knew that he could go into the
Senate restaurant and get all the liquor
he wanted-if he had the money to pay
for n Tlanghter. The Committee on
Rules did not attack il; the Senator from
Pepnsyi venia, who had recently got up
onys pedestal as a great moral retormer
did not attack 10.
The question was taken and Mr.. PEI
fer's anti-liQuor amendment was agreed
70: yeas, 2S; nays, 26.
AS agreed to finally, the Worlds Fair
amendment provides for the recolnage
from the uncurrent sbraded subsidiary
coin Of S., ,OOO, 900 in half dollar souvenir
pieces. which are TO be paid out 70 the
Columbian Exposition monthly upon es-
Inmates approved Oy the Secretary or
the Treasury for material and labor, ar
ter assurance that the sum of S10.OOO,-
600 has already been collected and dis
bursed and that provision has been
made. or will be made, Oy the
DroDer authorities for the clos
ing of the Exposition on the first day
# the week, commonly called Sunday,
and after further guarantee that any
sum necessary TO complete the ExpOsi-
= tion will be provided by the corpora
ton. The sum Of 500, 600 is appropri-
sted TO meet the expenses Of recOinage;
the sale Of intoxicating liquors on the
Exposition grounds shall be prohibited,
except for medical, MECHANICAL and
scientific purposes and detailed voUch-
ers ana statements of receipts showing
monthly expenditures are required TO
be 6led with the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The Commission is TO meet all ex-
pepses Of the departments Of the exhi-
bitlon, jurtes, judges, all committees
and clerks, the gross expenditure for
medals, diplomas, committees on
awards, judges and jurieS, etc, being
limited to $500, 600. From the net re-
ceipts Of the Exposition the govern
ment is TO receive such proportion as
ths appropriation made by the bill
bears to that OF the stockholders and
the city Of Chicago subscriptions.
Lastly, provision is made for the pro-
curement OF medals and diplomas.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment
(which was agreed tO) for the appoint
ment on the Exposition Commission OF
two additional commissioners and alter
mates from the five civilized tribes Of
Indians. Unanimous consent was given,
that after three o'clock tomorrow all
debate on the Sundry Civil ApPropria-
tion bill and amendments shall be con
Quoted under the ive-minute rule. The
Senate then adjourned.