New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-28
THE FAIRS FRIENDS AHEAD.
THEY GET A MAJORITY ON THE $5.OOO,OOO
APPROPRIATION
TIE PRESENT BY FILIBU:TERI Ma MOTION
TO Drro~crDrp pISDrNG
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! Washington. July 27.-The friends OF the worlds
Fair appropriation in the House demonstrated to-day
that they able t. command majority oil the
votes Of that body. Upon motion to agree TO the
Senate amendment providing for an extension OF Gov
eminent aid TO the Fair in the amount Of 5000 0O0
more less they poed III votes to their opponents
1O5. The latter tlerupon, true to Democratic tradl
tons Of rule rin," began flbu'terlng tactics, rem
dering the victory won BY the friends OF the Worlds
Fair for the present ut least, barren one
| The proceedings to-day an instructive Illustration
| OF the inability Of the Democratic majority IN me
IlOusc Of Representatives conduct the public bust
ness They exhibit TO the country large dis
guntlcd and irresponsible faction flibusering against
lis own party. a majority Of this faction OF course
halls from Southern states. where an appeal to the
Constitution and "a constituency ground down under
Cumbersome taxation" passes for craftsmanship Iho
Democrats Of the North rs rule supported the appro
priatiOn. Republicans, with scarcely single eXcep
ton. did what they could to treat the subject under
discussion from a broad, liberal and patriotic point Of
| view. But the friends Of the Worlds Fair were not
strong enough TO command quorum, and when there
fore the libusering began under the leadership OF
| Mcssrs. Cultivate and Bailey, they saw Themselves
reluctantly compelled presently to assent TO adjourn
! ment
| belief that tomorrow will find the opposition less
determined TO prevent notion than 1t has been up to
| this time. Whatever the outcome. the country will
understand that II is Democrats who in a Democratic
House. flibuStcring TO prevent a majority from
saying what legislation shall shall not pass And
1t ought not to be forgotten, either, that the Worlds
Fpr appropriation Is but a small Item involved in this
| controversy. Back Of 1t Is the entire Sundry Civil
| Appropriation bin, which, In Its different features
involves the interest, Of almost every Department OF
| the Government, and which, " II should fail would
seriously and permanently perhaps, cripple more than
OF the branches OF tho public service. When tho
House began consideration Of the bin, b;r ,aruh, OF
| Kentucky, made Of his Characteristic humorous
| speeches In favor Of the appropriation
Mr. Bowers, OF California said that nneen:hs OF
all the people OF California In favor Of the Worlds
| Fair and In favor OF Congress making generous ap
| Precipitation In AID of the Exposition. The men 'yho
were opposing the appropriation making mis-
take. They had got OF touch with the great heart
| Of the American people on this question
Mr.. Houk Of Onto. quoted from the original law to
| eOioce MS argument that II was Incumbent on Con
| gross to make the appropriation for the Fair. The
| Government had appointed It's agents. and II was
now proposed by the opponents Of the appropriation
repudate tho Of those agents lie hoped that
this would not be- done.
Mr.. Hopkins Of Illinois. said that all the gentlemen
who had argued against the proposition had had
pleasant words for Chicago The very members who
now saying that the Fair was not a National
enterprise had said fcw days agL that II was. by
declaring that It should be- closed sundays. II they
proposed 10 shut mp the Exposition on SUNDAYS ana
deprive the men who furnished the $4,000 900 OF the
rgh. to control that money u private enterprise.
how could they justly their votes now In refusing To
mike the appropriated
Mr. McMllln, Of Tennessee spoke In opposition to
the appropriation. baSng his opposition on the depicted
condition Of tn, Treasury The debate th"n closed.
Tho minor senate amendment, were disposed Of
wttlput friction on motion Of Mr.. Holman. The
House insisted on IT, disagreement 10 all Of them.
Then came the amendment appropnating 5000
900. and with II came the fight. There was an
amendment pending to It, offered by Mr.. Bankhcad, OF
Alabama striking out the word million thus leav
Ing the appropriation at g. Ths was lost by the
decisive OF yeas -, NAYS l4l.
Mr. Holman Of Indiana, then moved that The House
Insist on Its disagreement n the Senate amendment;
p..ndlng which Mr.. Bingham. Of Pennsylvania moved
that tie House rcce-e from It, disagreement; and Oh
this motion the yeas ard nays were ordered
Mr. Holman moved to reconsider the vote by which
the yeas aud wcrc ordered
Teliers were ordered this motion but before
the vote was completed he withdrew the motion.
Tie vote WIS then taken Mr.. Bingham mo
ton b rccc,ic. As the call progressed there was
every symptom Of interest manifested BY the mem
l-s Many Il them kept tally. and the area In front
u the >pnllcr', desk was crowded With members
discussing pro-peots AMI watching every re'po''te
with eag-r interest. when the Clerk finished the
calling Of the roll It nolsd arUund That the modon
had secured a majority 81 nearly twenty.
Mr. holman Immediately changed his vote from
the negative Ia the Affirmative In order that he might
be entitled to move u reconsideration. several votes
were withdrawn ard the speaker finally dcclareh the
motion AIRED by vote Of yeas III, nays lOo as
follows
Yras-Mcs.rs. Atkinson. Babbtt Bartnc, I"rwig, Der
M, BrOSius buchanan lNcW
jersey Buscy. Gable. Cadmus, Caldwell. Caruth' Castle,
Csu-ey Chatham. Chapman Coburn' Cooper CURTIS ia"
cell Daniel, Dngey, Dixon, Doan DoniNer, DUNCAN
Uurborror English Fellows, Flick, Forman, Fowler.
Gci.,enhainer Grlswod circuit Hamilton Hare Harrcs.
iIarer Hayes HAYNES henderson Uowa). Henderson tii-
nos Hermann. HIT. Holman Hopkins ullnols) Iouk
ohlo) nouk 1enncs-ecj. Hun Hull. johnson Cndana).
Johnson (North Dakots JOlley, kctchum, Logan.
Lane Lind Lockwood. Lynch McAlcer, Mcclellan. Nc.
,.onn McKaig Meyer. Mitchell, O'Nel (PennsylNana).
ONeln (M-ourD, owens Patton. Payne. Prndcton Per
kns Plckler Post Powers, Price. Kaln"s. Ray Reed,
R.iy Robinson Rockwell. Kusk Russell Scott, Scull,
se.rly shlycly shonk smith, snow Sperry Stephenson,
steward illinois &. ". Stone. w. a. stone. Storor.
Stout stump Sweet, Taylor ullinoiN) Townsend. Wads'
worth Walker Wcadock Wheeler (Mchigan). White,
Whiting Wkc, William, illinois,, Wilson (Wa>hington),
Wright and Youmans-ll7.
Nays-Alessrs. Alexander, Amcrman, Andrew, Bailey,
Baker. Binkhcnd Keenan, bentley, BIsnchaid biouht
Branch Breckenridge (Arkan-a-j. Brett, broohshiir'
Brown buchanan Cvire1na). Butler, Byrnss camp
bell, Cat Clancy. Clcvor, Cobb tAlabama)'
Cobb (NIis-ouriJ. Covert, Grain, Crawford, crosby,
Cubcrson Cummings, Davis, De Almond, De Forest,
Dicker.on, Dockcry, Donovan. Edmund7, Ellis, Enlor'
tpe. Everett Fitch Forney, Gillespie Goodnight GRADY,
Hall Hallow7.. Halycrson, Hoard Henderson
North Cardinal johnson (Oho). Johnston.
fSouth Carolina jones' KEN. Kendall kigorc, krrblS
Kyle. Ianham. Lapham. Lawron GEORGIA. Lester t'ir
cnia, Lester 0,eorea) Little Long, Magner, Mallory
Mensur Martin McCrNry Mex righan. Mcmillan Nc RAJ"
Mrrldth Montgomery Moses Nutcher, oates, ous, Outh
waltz, Page (Maryland. Parrct Patterson CIenn"ss'e.
p,Vncr P,aron Pierce savers She'll Simpson. Stewart
crrxo-, Tar new Terry TIluan, Turner. Turpn. VSu
Horn Warner warwick Washington Watson, Wheeler
Alabama Williams North Carolina. Wilson (Msne,
Wlse-lCj.
ALI the Rennblcans present fifty four, voted 20