Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-20
WORLDS FAIR BILL.
House Refuses to Concur in SEN
ate Amendments.

ate Amendments.
WAsHINoToN, July aO.--Tn the
house yesterday the ,mmitttee ol
the whole got into a parliamentary
tangle as to whether it was ia order
10 amend the senate amendments,
unless the motion to amend was
coupled with q motion to concur.
The point arose on an effort tn Sc
cure separate vote on the amend
rnent Of Atkinson, of PeDnsyl.
vania, prohibiting the sale of liquors
on the fair grounds. The point was
made that the amendment must be
offered in connection with the mo-
ton to concur in the senate amend
DIent for the issue of 5000, 900 In
half-dolisr souvenir pieces. The
chair decided against Atkinson.
The decision was sustained by viva
voce. Atkinson then moved to con-
cur in the 5000, 600 paragraph, with
en- amendment prohibiting the sale
of liquor. The melton was defeated,
Al TO l59. O'Neil's amendment
making loan and not an appropri-
ton of $5,000,00o was next defeated.
The chair then put the question on
concurring In the senate amendment
embodying the $5,000,00O appropri-
alton, aud the house refused to con.
curi yeas rs, nays 1872. That dis
posed of the amendments. The
house has concurred i'm the senate
Sunday -closing amendment and in
paragraph making appropriations
for medals and diplomas, and he's
refused 10 concur in the 5000, 600
appropriation and every other sub
stantial amendment, the vote, by /!
tellers, when demanded, resulting:
For concurrence, 81: against, 116. |
Republicans generally voted to con-
sur. So the amendment will 90
The senate amendment for the
to the United States of
the proportionate share of the net
'eceipts was likewise non-concurred
n. The amendment binding the
Worlds Columbian Exposition to
'ay all the expenses of The great de-
,artments and to the restriction
hat the gross Expenditures for clerks,
bureaus, awards, e,c., shall not ex-
'eed $500,0OO, was sought to be
by an appropriation Of
100, 900, for an exhibit of the condi-
ion of the American Indians; lost
he original amendment went to
difference. The senate amendment
Or medals and diplomas was con-
nrred in; yeas SO, nays so. Then
anne the Sunday-closing amend
lent. Taylor's amendment to do
his, providing that no machiner,
e run and unnecessary labor per.
'rmed on Sunday, was rejected.
he Sunday closing amendment
'as then concurred In; yeas 78, nays
|. The greater number of votes to
)ncur were cast by republicans.
n the point of no quorum the vote
as taken by tellers; result, yeas ?
y, nays 72.
The committee of the whole adopt
! an amendment to the sundry d
vii bill, making it unlawful for q
~ government official to contract q
ith person or firm which en- O
Oys Pinkerton detectives or any
her associa tiOn of men as armed
lards.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The sem g
e spent two hours discussing Nor o
ms resolution of July Ia, directing >,
e finance committee to report :
II to give all legal-tender paper ;,
oney and standard silver dollars -
g full legal-tender effect given by 70
" to gold coins. Morgan argued =,
the resolution, Sherman and p,
lison against. Sherman moved to vi
er to the committee on finance. ",
went over without action, and at
anti-option bill was taken up.
message was received from the
esident returning without his ap-
oval the bill to amend the act as
the circuit court of appeals in
'es of Indian depredations. The
st provision of the bill, the pres
ant thinks, would defeat the
rpose Of congress in constituting
courts. The chief Oh
tion is to the third section, which .
'vides no appeal will be allowed
such cases. There are $4,000 such
inns, aggregating $50, 900, GOO. The
said he could not approve 2
ill which denied the government =,
peal in such cases. The message \
s referred to the judiciary COM !,
ttee. '
The anti-option bill was again ta- -
n up. Sundry amendments by
ashburn; Jones, Of Arkansas; and
bson, of Alabama, Were ordered >
nted. Stewart then addressed ~
senate on the subject. ~
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