The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-20
The House Decides by Twelve Majority
Againsta Worlds Fair Appropriation.
1t Also Votes In Favor of Closing the Gates on
Sundays and Puts, an Anti-PinkertOn
Clause In the Sundry Civil Bill.
Chilli Pays $4,000 for Killing and
Wounding the BaltimOre's Sailors.
Minister Egan Given the Amount in Geld and
ReQu'steato Distribute It-George Shiras,
Jr.. Appointed Associate Justice.
NO MONEY FOR THE FAIR.

NO MONEY FOR THE FAIR.
The House Decides So and Also Against
Opening the Show on Sundays
WASHINGTON, July 19.-lf the people Of
the United States are In favor of q world's
fair TO the extent of giving the exposition
100000 they have not expressed their
views through their IN Con-
gress. The advocates of this appropriation
had hard shedding in the House to-day, and
the result of the days work may be summed
up as follows: The amendment appropri-
ating S.. 600 600 in aid of the exposition was
non-concurred in, the enemies of the prop
osition having q majority of twelve. The
Sunday closing paragraph inserted by the
Senate was sustained; the appropriations.
as made by the Senate for the geological
survey, were concurred in; an amendment
was inserted forbidding the letting of any
contract by the government officer TO any
one in the employ of the Pinkerton detec-
tive agency, OF other organization employ
ing armed forces aud prohibiting their
employment by the government or the Dis.
trict of Columbus. The sundry civil bill
was then passed as amended, and the
Speaker appointed Messrs Holman, Sayers
and Bingham as the conferrees
After some Republican filibustering at
the opening of the session to prevent agree
ment on o resolution from the rules com.
mIttee providing for investigation of the
methods of Mr.. John j. Davenport, federal
supervisor of elections in New York city,
the resolution was agreed to by Isl TO o.
The House then went into committee of
the whole Mr.. Lester. of Georgia, In the
chair on, the Senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bills
MIR. HOPKINS, of Illinois, moved that the
committee concur In the Senate amend
ment increasing from $4,000 to S500000
the appropriation for the government ex-
hibit. Lost-65 TO 129 The question then
recurred on Mr.. Durborow's motion to
concur in the Senate e5.000.000 amendment
and it was lost-91 TO 1l6.
Mr.. Lynch, OF Wisconsin, called mp an
amendment requiring the expenditure Of
$4,000 in procuring an exhibit showing
the progress of the Indian race. Lost
The Senate amendment apprOpriating
S103, 900 to secure 10000 bronze medals and
fifty thousand vellum impressions for di.
plOmas was concnrred IN.
Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois moved to amend
the Sunday-closing clause by stopping the
machinery and unnecessary labor on Sum
day, and providing that hall shall be pro-
cured for the holding of religious services
on Sundays In the far grounds. This was
defeated.
Mr.. Lind's proposition to strike out the
entire Sunday closing paragraph was ruled
out or order.
BOTH SIDES SURPRISED.
Mr.. w. A. Stone of Pennsylvania, moved
that the committee concur in the Senates
Sunday closing amendment and upon di.
vision, much to the surprise of both sides,
there was majority in favor of the mo.
tion. the vote standing 7s to "a Tellers
were ordered, and again the committee de.
cided to concur. the vote standing 102 to "a
Tho announcement was received with ap-
plause.
Mr.. O'NeIll. of Missouri, made a strenu-
GUS effort to add to the bill as a new section
o Dr0vis0 making Ii unlawful for any Off.
Ger of the government authorized to make
contracts or any officer of the District Of
Columbia to contract with any per-
son; firm or corporation who employs
Pinkerton detectives or any other associa-
tion of men as armed guards; and no em.
ploye of such agencies shall be employed in
any government service or by any officer
of the District of Columbia. It could not
como in as o separate section without
unanimous consent. and to this Mr. Oates,
of Alabama, objected. Mr.. ONeill then Of
fered 1t as an amendment to the clause sp-
propriating money for the capital police.
His purpose was mainly to prevent the en-
ploymept of PiDkertons in the District Of
Columbia during the Grand Army encamp-
ment, as we'll as at the worlds fair. After
half an hour consumed in securing quo
rum the amendment was agreed to-14e TO
%.
The committee rose and reported the bill
to the Honse The recommendation of the
committee in regard to the Senate amend
ments was agreed to- with the exception
of those amendments pertaining TO light
houses, the geological survey and 10 the
worlds fair. Mr.. Oates also demanded q
separate vote on Mr.. O'Neilps amendment
relating TO the Pinkertons. All the light
house amendments were -concurred in.
The question then recurred on 0'Neill's
Pinkerton amendment, and on this the
yeas and nays were ordered. The noise in
the hail was so great and the inattention
to business 30 general that the amendment
had to be read four times and the Speaker
had to answer r half &C E dozen parliamentary
gin with the call of tho roll.
The laok of attention irritated the
Chair, and when, after the clerk had called
the first name, Mr.. Johnson of Indiana
and MIR. Breckinridge of Arkansas rose to
parliamentary inquiries he ptorily
refused to recognize them and called and
ordered the clerk to proceed an action
which called forth q soto voce Indorse.
ment from Mr.. Reed, of Maine, "Tyrannical
but right" Mr.. O'NeIlPs amendment was
agreed to-yeas. 159; nays, 8S.
The Senate amendment was concurred IN
which decreases from the amounts sppro-
priated by the Housol the amounts appro-
priated for the geological survey.
TWELVE AGAINST IT.
The vote then came MP on the proposition
to non-concur in the Senate amendment
appropriating IS, 600 900 for the aid of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. and il was
agreed to-yeas. 122; nays, Ito. Following
is the vote in detail.
Yeas.
Alexander. Dockery. Mansur.
Bailey, DUNCAN, Martin,
Baker. Dunphy, McCreary.